Building a new "Mighty Grape"

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We looked at a '95 Ford F250, which was simply awesome. It
sat nine feet in the air, and everything was made out of solid chunks
of steel. Shifting was a chore, the seat was 12 feet across, it had
manual lock-outs -- in short, I loved it.

Gee, Jay - I wish I had known. I just sold my '87 F250 4WD, with 85,000 miles on the clock, to my neighbor for $2,300. One owner, TW , PS, PB, AM/FM, 4 sp., 2 fuel tanks, canopy, HD trailer hitch, camper mounts, Warn hubs, 460 c.i. V8, Gun safe behind the seat, oil changed every 3,000 miles, *no* dents, fair tires, needed brake shoes (originals are 90% worn), new battery, loves airplanes. That's the truck on which I had the high-volume electric fuel pump mounted under the hood and used to fuel Esmeralda the Emeraude.

The neighbor was disappointed that the body was so straight - he said he likes the respect he gets in traffic when he drives a vehicle that's all beat up. He thinks he can fix that after he uses the truck to pull out a few trees on his property.

Now, does anyone know where I can find replacement hydraulic pistons to
replace the ones that used to hold up the back and side windows on the
topper? I'm tired of them hitting me in the back of the head!

Any NAPA store.

Rich S.