DOTS: Lamed Ford Pickup Rust

"Nom De Plume" (unlistedusername) 08/21/2020 at 22:27 • Filed to: None

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I rode past this a half block before the deteriorating structural foam convinced this was worthy of Oppo.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Nom De Plume 08/21/2020 at 22:35

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That is, well, ummm, wow. Is this in a state that does i nspe ctions? I've never seen something approaching that. 

Nom De Plume > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 08/21/2020 at 22:39

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This truck had a few interesting defects but was otherwise nothing special. Next time I see a good example of a vehicle approaching the advanced stages of rust I’ll try to take photos.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Nom De Plume 08/21/2020 at 22:44

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Occasionally you might see thru rust on a transplant. Usually an older pickup truck. But this? Nothing like that. Absolutely horrifying to think of sharing the road with that. 

MM54 > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 08/21/2020 at 22:53

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The bedsides on that era of ford rot like that, there’s a non-zero chance that the remaining structure of the truck is passable

Nom De Plume > MM54 08/21/2020 at 23:10

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3-4 months from now you start seeing frames snapped in half or wheels ripped off from doing 30 mph or lower through minefields of potholes.

Did  you see Dash-doorhandles entire series of body work posts?  Maybe that was too connoisseur level for most peoples tastes.

Noodles > Nom De Plume 08/21/2020 at 23:11

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That's a solid dose of pickup rust

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > MM54 08/21/2020 at 23:16

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What con fuses me us that it seems as though the chassis isn’t totally rotten.

I never have noticed rusted out beds o n that gen though. Huh. 

Nom De Plume > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 08/21/2020 at 23:36

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There are, I kid you not, dunes of road salt shifting with the winds by Mid-Winter.  May not have snowed in the last month and you’d still be riding through piles of salt.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Nom De Plume 08/21/2020 at 23:39

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That sounds like my worst nightmare. I don't think I'd ever want to live in a very snowy clime. Fun to visit, but I'm not cut out for harsh winters. 

Nom De Plume > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 08/21/2020 at 23:46

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I feel the same way about your anything but Winter months. You can put on warmer clothes  against the cold . Can’t do much about heat.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Nom De Plume 08/22/2020 at 00:08

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Wrong. You can take off clothes.

I’d much rather have a hot day. And that means the Georgia definition of an average hot day as in 95 ° and enough humidity to drown in. I just can’t take the cold, and that’s fine as long as I’m living here. Even gloved up with two jackets on I am just miserable outside after about an hour during a cold day. Maybe it's the fact that I'm freakishly thin.