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Don't Let The Strap Dangle


Subdeacon Joe

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2 minutes ago, Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 said:

 

That's what I was thinking.  A little duct tape and it will be like new.

JB Weld for aluminum. ;)

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I used one of those straps to lift a complete small block Chevrolet engine and automatic transmission!!

 

They’re stronger than you think!

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Yeah…. If you look carefully just to the left of the shaded area you can barely make out “Coors” behind the paint…  :rolleyes:

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I agree... that would have to be one of the new Fords made out of recycled Coke cans. No way a steel panel would slice open like that without so much as bending that hook.

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8 hours ago, Subdeacon Joe said:

That's my guess on how it happened.   

 

 

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Looks like it tire wrapped. My son complained years ago the the s10 was hopping sometimes. 

Rode with him and never experienced it til one day I was helping him plug a tire and saw a bald strip about a strap wide and a frayed strap end hanging out from under the tailgate. Had an AHA moment then.

 

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I don't think that is a newer Ford with the aluminum body.  It looks like an older F250 to me.

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Wait!  Don’t total the truck!  Some people save their aluminum foil.

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23 minutes ago, Doc X said:

Give it some time. When the rust starts you'll know it's not a newer Ford.

 

If that's a steel body panel then it's got to be the thinnest, softest garbage-grade steel around.

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On 10/30/2020 at 12:16 PM, Sixgun Sheridan said:

 

If that's a steel body panel then it's got to be the thinnest, softest garbage-grade steel around.

The 70's vintage Toyotas & Datsuns had very thin panels.  Of course the truck in the picture isn't one of those.

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