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One project down... (56k death)

...about a million to go. I figured I should hurry up and get this one done, though - winter is coming (the fact that it was 68 degrees yesterday and the day before notwithstanding).

It's a snow plow for the Kodiak. It's still got a bit to go to be finished (such as wiring the winch, you can see the booster battery I used to test it, some tpuppies along the top from where I welded the two halves together, and paint) but it's ready for snow otherwise. I made it out of some old bed rails, a lawnmower handle, and a large propane tank (forklift fuel tank). It cost me about $5 to build not including the $69 for the winch - not bad considering Canadian Tire's got ATV snowplows on starting at $500 this week. I built it for easy removal, too - remove two lynch pins and unhook the winch and it's off. The problem is my father likes it so much he wants me to build him one for his Fourtrax.

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2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

One project down... (56k death)

Reply #1 –
is it heavy enough to dig down to the road?
RIP 1988 and 1990 Lincoln Mark VII LSC
I welcomed the dark side and currently am driving a 2000 Dodge Durango SLT plus, with a 5.9, Code named project "Night Runner"
Shes black on black, fully loaded, with headers, 180 tstat, e fan, straight exhaust into a cherry bomb vortex ler, full tune up, ported intake and T/B, MSD coil, and round aircleaner.
Mods to come: Fully rebuilt and heavily modded 46RE, and a richmond rachet locker.
my $300 beater ;)
R.I.P Kayleigh Raposa 12/18/90 - 2/24/07
 

One project down... (56k death)

Reply #2 –
If not a cinder block or two will make it so :D
2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

One project down... (56k death)

Reply #3 –
You'll never see one of those around here......ever.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

One project down... (56k death)

Reply #4 –
$500 is insane, we sell kimpex blade kits for $350. It would probabally be a good idea to install sliders on the sides of the blade to keep it up off the ground a bit or hinge the blade and install heavy springs to hold it so that if you hit something solid it wont bend the blade or rip it off.

Sure beats shoveling though!


Scott
1980 birds X 3, 1982 bird, 1984 XR7, 1988 TC

One project down... (56k death)

Reply #5 –
I'm going to install sliders - I was thinking the same thing (or how to stop it digging into the ground)
2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

One project down... (56k death)

Reply #6 –
-we just bungee strap a leaf blower to ours around here...:rollin:
-'87 turbo coupe with only 740 ORIGINAL miles.... :dunce:
-'86 turbo coupe, 5sp. Cali Car.......:cool: