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Ask him what he thinks of my "Grabber...

Looks like they brought back the old 70's Maverick logo that was on the gas cap back then! Wonder if a Grabber Package isn't far behind... I got my Grabber in my garage...

Aparently our Utes are a good choice for crooks intending to run from police! I know mine gets up and goes but I doubt I'll be using it in this manner any time soon, or ever! My heart goes out to the owner of this one. I hope you're made whole after all this. Story from one of our local news...

Always glad to help! BTW, I am an avid user of Cruise Control as well. My wife says I drive with my thumb! Love the adaptive feature though I have to be up on the wheel where there are a lot of trucks. It is so smooth I'll be matching the truck speed. before realizing I've slowed down!

My experience with my 24 Lariat has been Normal mode in calm or tailwind conditions, especially on the highway. When rolling into a strong headwind, say above 15 mph, tow haul mode is the way to go. I've tried Eco, but it actually cost me some at highway speeds. Haven't tried it in town cuz...

As a retired Advance Auto Parts guy, I've replaced a bunch of em! As easay as the air filter box is to get out, we went ahead a did em as long as the customer agreed if anything broke it was at their expense. Have you ever seen where the battery is on some late 90's/early 2000's Chrystler...

I feel your pain but not with my Maverick. Hit one in 76 with my first new car. Damage then was a little over $800. Ironically, 33 years later I hit another one with my truck coming back from the race track and, yup, the same car was on my trailer! Fortunatley the deer tried to pivot just...

Just about the time I start thinking that something comes up like yesterday when I needed to haul a filing cabinet out of Mom's apartment. Cabinet and dolly used to move it fit perfectly in Bret's cargo box. Did use a couple tie straps to keep it from sliding out on takeoff. I recon I'm stuck...

You've been lucky! I retired as a Commercial Parts Specialist at our local Advance Auto Parts Store in 2018, topping off a 50 year career running from gas pump jockey to tech rep for a major performance parts manufacturer. Spent the final 8 years with Advance supplying local repair shops with...

Ouch! Word of advice. Your fuel pump needs gas in the tank as coolant. It pushes gas up to the hot engine compartment, the engine uses what it needs and the rest, after picking up not only heat from the pump pressure but now the engine compartment, heads back to the tank. With low volume in...

I've carried lots of different weight loads along with the flatbed trailer loaded light to heavy. Ride was smoothest with this tractor back there. Not sure what it weighs but I can't pick up either end by hand! Also, twice now I've hauled this trailer at an estimated 3500 lbs and it pulls...

That's Illegal in all states as it is a Federal law. I retired as one of those guys in the parts store that scanned your codes. We were strictly forbidden to reset anything. I know some did, but not this guy! You can also disconnect the battery for a few minutes and that will reset the light...

And a Hemi!

Rubber gaskets are impervious to water. Methanol will soften it but Ethanol leaves it alone. Automotive hoses and gaskets are now made of materials like EPDM and neoprene which are resistant to ethanol deterioration. Prior to converting my Cuda, I soaked several parts including hose segments...

Anyone else have a heat issue on the charging pad? Mine would get so hot it would go into overheat mode. I tried removing the Otter Box cover and it seems to be much better. That's kind of a pain to do so now on longer trips I just use a USB charging cord plugged into the back port and put...

My 24 isn't a Lobo, I made it a "Grabber" and that included painting the calipers and rotor outer perimeter and hubs. Not that difficult, though removing any overspray from the braking surfaces is recommended. I used Duplicolor Caliper paint and it is holding up quite well. Last photo was...

Looks terrific! I painted mine on the day after taking delivery in July last year. Added the outside stripe too as part of the Grabber graphics.

Back during the hurricaine Katrina week when gas was increasing in price exponentially, I began researching E85 as a fuel for my drag racing Plymouth Barracuda. Confirring with a couple top level alcohol racing collegues, I confirmed my upjetting and tuning calculations were in the ball park...

Any increase in octane will do that. Also, ethanol absorbs more heat than gas in the evaporation process and burns slower than gasoline as well. I don't have a boost gauge in mine but did in my F150 3.5 twin and 2.3 Mustang. When running a higher ethanol content, up to 40%, the Mustang woke...

I'll bet I've "sold" 6 of these just by talking to people at the car shows and cruise nights. Had a couple when I hauled my tractor to the last cruise night just drooling all over it not realizing I could actually haul something like that!