Yet another guy from Colorado

[Steam Power]

Well, actually just across the border in northwest New Mexico.  But I still work in Colorado, and I grew up there.  Just can't afford to live there anymore.

Just bought a 1985 f-150 from a guy who had owned it since 1988.  Mostly I needed a truck to haul trash to the dump and occasionally haul big stuff from the store... That sort of thing.  I don't plan for it to be a daily driver or a committed "project"....  But I do want to keep it going and fix some of the little stuff with it.  And who knows?  Maybe someday I'll catch the restoration bug.

My name is Ian. I notice there's another new guy named Ian.... Hopefully nobody gets confused.

[Steam Power]

Forgot to mention, this isn't my first F-150...  I had a 1991 shortbed for several years which was my favorite truck ever.  But I had to get rid of it in a hurry, and I still regret it.  But "Old Blue" (the previous owner's name for my new truck) already feels like family too.

[ArdWrknTrk]

Welcome Ian!  

I sometimes refer to Dave G's 300 project as 'the Garbage Truck'  😁
Even though it's a beautiful reimagining of what a Flareside could be for him.

I like to see that some of us can still look at an older pickup as a useful implement.

[FuzzFace2]

Welcome Ian

Yes I bought my 81 flare side to haul the weekly trash to the dump.
Thing is as soon as I got it home and checked it out a little better I ripped it apart and did a cab off frame rebuild.
From this

To this in 4 years almost to the day

and loaded with some trash LOL

Dave ----

[grumpin]

Welcome!

[Gary Lewis]

Welcome, Ian!  Glad you joined.  

Love the name Ian.  It is my favorite grandson's name.  Come to think of it, he's my only grandson.  

Where in NW NM?  Around Farmington?  I ask because we have a map (Bullnose Forum/Member's Map in the menu) and we can add you with a city or zip.

[Steam Power]

Not in any town, I live way out in the tumbleweeds.  But my mail comes from Aztec, so I guess you could stick the pin there.  Or in Durango, that's where I work.  Either or.

It's funny, I think the whole time I was growing up I met just one other kid named Ian.  Now the name is pretty common.  Guess maybe it skipped a generation.

[Steam Power]

Wow, that's a real pretty truck.  Looks like you put a lot of time, bread, and effort into it.  I'm glad to see you still haul trash with it.  Like a "useful implement" as Jim called it, and not a pampered princess.

[Gary Lewis]

Ok, you are on the map.  And you appear to live very close to where they took us out on a float trip out of Durango.  I know we crossed into NM as I saw the state line sign as they took us back in the van.

But that was 25 years ago or so.  About 1 1/2 years ago my wife and I stayed north of Durango in a B&B for a week.  Road the train one day, shopped in town another day, rented a Jeep in Ouray, etc.  Love that country.  Have ridden the train probably 4 times, been back to Ouray with Big Blue last fall, etc.

As for my Ian, he's half of a set of twins.  His sister's name is Isla.  Not sure why the kids picked those names, but they are pretty cool names.  

[taskswap]

Welcome from Lafayette! I have a buddy who hunts down near Durango so we're in the area about once a year. Maybe I'll find an excuse to drive Rocky down there some day. (Rocky is an '81 F-250 with the same red/white-stripe paint scheme you have but done totally ghetto, with rattle-cans. It's a hunt rig...)

[85lebaront2]

Welcome from the other side of the country, Eastern Shore of Virginia. Nice to see people still appreciate these trucks. I bought Darth from a fellow who bought it to pull a big 5th wheel, to pull our somewhat smaller 5th wheel.

Any special significance in the name Steam Power?

[Gary Lewis]

85lebaront2 wrote

Any special significance in the name Steam Power?

From the fact that he works in Durango, I'm going to guess that's with D&RGW.

[Rembrant]

Welcome aboard! Great group here, from all over.

I have to ask, what is the Steam Power name about?...

[Steam Power]

Rembrant wrote

I have to ask, what is the Steam Power name about?...

I wrench on steam locomotives for a living.

[Gary Lewis]

Ding, ding, ding!!!  I win!  D&RGW!