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notsobigjoe

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Posted: 03/09/23 11:07am

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I read the schedule, I know some of you guys are friends with Specta. Just curious if anyone heard anything?

specta

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Posted: 04/05/23 12:42pm

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I thought I had better check in
I got the stitches out a week ago and everything seams be be healing great. Doctors happy and I feel great.

I wont be replacing the truck or the camper.
I will start looking for another nice older "vintage" TT to fix up like the one i did years ago.

I bought this 1976 Ford F-250 4x4 back in November 2021 and I've been fixing it up ever since.

I was very fortunate to find a complete rebuilt 1966 Mercury Marauder 410 4V engine. Mercury took a 428 crankshaft and put it in a 390 stroking the 390 out to a 410 and only produced them for two years - 1966 & 1967.

It was rebuilt back in 1972. The rebuilder used domed pistons to retain the factory 10.5:1 compression and bored it 0.030" making it 416 cu in and installed an RV cam. It was never started until I fired it up back in July last year.

Since then I've assed a set of Hedman Hedders, dual exhaust, an Edelbrock Performer intake and a Holley mechanical secondary carburetor.

It shouldn't have any problems towing a 19-21 ft TT.

Kenny
1996 Jayco 376FB Eagle Series TT
1997 Jayco 246FB Eagle Series TT
1976 Ford F-250 4wd Mercury Marauder 410 - 4V
Regular cabs. The best looking trucks.

notsobigjoe

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Posted: 04/05/23 06:04pm

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good to see you are doing well. I'm having cochlear implant surgery in a couple of weeks and it is considered brain surgery and I'm very nervous. Seeing you are well is making me less nervous. Good luck to you and continued happy trails.

specta

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Posted: 04/05/23 07:28pm

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notsobigjoe wrote:

I've been able to teach myself to look past the procedures and think more about how much better things will be afterwards.

I've been killing stage 4 cancer for over 11 years. Countless treatments, clinical trials, radiation treatments and surgeries.

I always look forward to the day after that the day or the day before.

I'm sure that you will be another winner.

specta

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Posted: 06/24/23 08:48am

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I bought a TT to replace the camper I totaled. This was not what I was
looking for. I was looking at newer 19' TTs. My daughter had mentioned
to one of her HS friends that I was looking and he sent me a link to
this one, it belonged to one of his good friends.

I looked at the pictures and told him I was 99% sure I was going to
buy it but has to see it in person first. It was 200 miles from where
I live.

The morning I was goin to go look at it I changed my mind and called
him to let him know. A few minutes later he text me and said If I
wanted it he's knock off another $100, it was too good to pas up.
That made $1500 less than he was asking.

I went up last Saturday to look at and bought it. Wednesday a good
friend took my to SLC and towed it home for me. My old truck isn't
quite ready to start towing.

I got all my new bedding and towels in yesterday and still working on getting it ready to go camping.

I was not looking for another Jayco TT. I find it pretty funny that's
what I ended up with.

I live in a Jayco TT that's just one year older than the one I just bought.

This is the one I live in.

And this is the one I just bought.

I do have the important stuff loaded and ready. [emoticon]

* This post was edited 06/24/23 09:06am by specta *

happycamper1942

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Posted: 06/24/23 07:08pm

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Very nice. Good luck with it.

2008 Ford F350 crew cab short box PSD, 2021 TravelAir 90W camper

specta

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Posted: 06/24/23 11:17pm

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happycamper1942 wrote:

Very nice. Good luck with it.

Thank you. So far so good. [emoticon]

run100

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Posted: 06/25/23 11:22am

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Looks like a great find! Best of luck in the future. Wish we could share a toast together to commemorate your new beginning.

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notsobigjoe

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Posted: 06/25/23 02:18pm

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Look at the room under that hood!!!! WOW that brings back memories. How many sensors you think are on that motor? Maybe....... ZERO... LOL. Just having some fun. I'm glad your up and about and back on the road. If your interested, I had to push back the cochlear a few months because we had to go to NY and get dad out of assisted living and into full time care. We were going to bring him here to Florida but I'm the only one here and my sisters are in NY. It was a better choice. Ironically we are doing the exact same thing with her "wife's" mother about 6 miles down the road. I'll be 61 on July 6th and it will be my turn soon enough. Got out one time this year to the beach the rest has just been crazy.... Anyway, I'm so glad you are able to get another shot at life I hope the rest of us are as lucky. Take care and God Bless.
Joe