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Nice! White powder coat is a really close match. I had my rear bumper powder coated (was chrome) on my oxford white XLT. I'm happy with it!
So you're going to keep your truck now?
Precision Powder Coating (Anchorage, AK) has done a really good job. Waiting on the brush guard still as it doesn't fit in his oven (all one piece). Then the truck will go back together and the lights will go back on.
As for keeping the truck...? Yes. I've put way to much into it not to keep it and I'm confident in the repairs made after speaking with the body shop. I'll probably put another 40K on it and then it will be gone. Wife is up next for a new rig as hers is a '08 with almost 80K. It doesn't fit the car seat the best, either.
Well...not long after getting it all back together, I was in the mall parking lot and another driver hit me.
Bumper & wheel...kid wasn't even paying attention. After dealing with the insurance after my wife was hit, I wasn't out for it again. It was his lucky day...
Was able to scrub 99% of it off of the powder coat. Used a Magic Eraser and a whole lot of elbow grease.
This little guy takes up a lot of my time now...well, until I came back to The North Slope to work.
Dirty winter running...
Moved the front plate to the plate carrier to help my Uber & Lyft guests see it better.
You can see the Uber/Lyft decal up in the window....haha. I've since made a new one!
The truck went back into the body shop before I came up to work. I am still incredibly pleased with what they have done, and cannot fault them for what it went back for. Some minor fit/finish and some rattling issues. They did a lot of work to it.
Truck is rolling on towards 100K, and now wholly belongs to me (no co-ownership with the bank).
As there is now quite a bit of termination dust in them thar mountains, it's time for new tires after 2 years. Going to go with two sets again. Blizzaks are currently headed this way to be installed through Costco. I'll run what's left of the Coopers over next summer and get new ones the following summer.
I'm no longer gone as much, as I've left the oilfield for Tourism. I work as a Safety & Compliance Supervisor/Dispatcher for the summer (which is never-ending fun!) and Motorcoach Operator over the winter.
I replaced the transmission at 143K. Torque Converter was displaying code P0741 - Torque Converter Clutch Circuit Performance or Stuck Off. When I took it to the transmission shop, they added P1744 - Torque Converter Clutch Solenoid Performance - converter slipping and making noise. Fluid smelled burnt and the converter was slipping and making noise.
Backed out of the shop at my in-laws. This truck pulled a lot of the stuff that went into building the shop.
Also, my sister in law bought another ‘13 F150. I sold my other set of 20” Wheels to her and bought a set of Raptor wheels. Running 265/70R17 Bridgestone Blizzaks.
Towed the truck to Fairbanks (350 miles) for my brother to do the work. Saved about $2K. Yanked a UHAUL to Seward as a favor. Their tow rig quit on them in Anchorage. One of the trips north. Winter ‘22.
09-13-2017, 05:53 PM
