Gentlemen,
I just recently got my beautiful new F-150 out of the body shop after crushing the bottom of the passenger door while 4 wheeling. The door needed to be replaced but the work was excellent and my new aluminum truck was perfect again. :banana :banana :banana :cheers
But not for long. :facepalm: :frown :willy
Driving home from Payson tonight on the Beeline Highway at 70mph a frigging Mountain Lion sprang out of the desert at warp speed directly in front of my truck. The hit was violent and it sounded and felt like a bomb going off in my radiator. The lion flew 35 yards and landed in the middle of the road with other cars swerving around it. My bumper was crushed back against the right front tire rendering the truck undrivable, the front of the bumper was caved in, the lower grill was blown out, fender liners shattered, and upper grill supports broken.
I ran down the road and gathered up the male lion that looked about 3 years old and 125 pounds and put him in the back of my truck. then got out my shop tools and attacked the bumper end jammed into my tire. It took nearly an hour to cut it off and pry the fender liners away from the tire and made it home.
Tomorrow......back to the body shop. :frown
I've had better nights.
Chip
I just recently got my beautiful new F-150 out of the body shop after crushing the bottom of the passenger door while 4 wheeling. The door needed to be replaced but the work was excellent and my new aluminum truck was perfect again. :banana :banana :banana :cheers
But not for long. :facepalm: :frown :willy
Driving home from Payson tonight on the Beeline Highway at 70mph a frigging Mountain Lion sprang out of the desert at warp speed directly in front of my truck. The hit was violent and it sounded and felt like a bomb going off in my radiator. The lion flew 35 yards and landed in the middle of the road with other cars swerving around it. My bumper was crushed back against the right front tire rendering the truck undrivable, the front of the bumper was caved in, the lower grill was blown out, fender liners shattered, and upper grill supports broken.
I ran down the road and gathered up the male lion that looked about 3 years old and 125 pounds and put him in the back of my truck. then got out my shop tools and attacked the bumper end jammed into my tire. It took nearly an hour to cut it off and pry the fender liners away from the tire and made it home.
Tomorrow......back to the body shop. :frown
I've had better nights.
Chip