Taking John Rock's Trac back to my place

[TxPlates]

Very special thanks to Kris and Randall for all their help today.

 

[reapereviltwin]

Kris and Randall are great peeps!!!

We know it is in good hands!!!

 

[Stic-o]

what is the future of this? What will happen to it?

 

[tubaexplorer]

I'm glad you have it. I never met John Rock but he seemed really cool. He was the big reason I got a sport trac.

 

[ncranchero]

That's a pretty big seat you have to fill there !!

I read Julia's FB post and wondered who the new owner was. That's bound to be an emotional situation. My Dad and I were building him a Nissan KingCab 4x4 when he passed away back in 1984. It was several years before I could finish it. But I eventually did and drove it several years. Good luck!

 

[TxPlates]

Well I had posted a picture there of it on the trailer with Kris and Randall, but for some odd reason it's not showing up. As far as the fate for the trac, I'm not sure at this point. I feel like I've grown up with it along side John, and I have a 2002 mirrored after his (less all the battle scars) ha! So for right now, it's in my garage with all it's misc parts and we'll see where it goes from here....

 

[Fredness]

Awsome, glad it is "staying in the family", so to speak.

 

[TxPlates]

No matter what happens, it will stay with in the explorer forum community, that I can promise.

 

[Joe Dirt]

 

[Stic-o]

No matter what happens, it will stay with in the explorer forum community, that I can promise.

good enough for me

 

[ncranchero]

Well I had posted a picture there of it on the trailer with Kris and Randall, but for some odd reason it's not showing up.

Well IDK about anyone else but I see your trailer photo.

 

[TxPlates]

Very strange, it wasn't showing up for me earlier haha. I know, I know kill me for my Tahoe, but no way my Sport Trac wouldn't have done well on that long of a haul pulling the trailer and John's Trac.

 

[becker69]

I'm stoked it's with you... you seem like you were one hell of a friend to him. I enjoyed every moment wheelin' my track with him and later knowing he was on the wicked trails and I was on the 'modified' ones. Take care of it, I know you'll enjoy it. A part of many of us are with it and with you as it's custodian.

 

[TxPlates]

Becker69 - he was a very important person in my life and I'll always treasure the time I got to spend with him. He'll always live on in my heart, as I'm sure for many people that way. I'm extremely happy to be able to have his trac along side mine. I've got it in the garage right now, cleaning it, and I've run into a snag with the old alarm on it!!! But I'll get it figured out and then put the front end back together and go from there....

 

[corkey]

Like what was said earlier ,

big seat to fill,

but so far keeping your end up,,

glad it stayed in the family,,

 

[Keeper0311]

Glad to see the ST stay in the EF family.

 

[MidnightRebel07]

That's not the odd alarm, it's just John messing with you.

 

[TxPlates]

Well I took the underneath of the dash off, followed all the wires, nothing was cut or undone, so I just sat and stared for a while and found the magical small valet switch. Held it down and boom, truck started right up. Now to replace the fan clutch...

 

[BigRondo]

Good luck. I have to figure John is looking down and smiling!

 

[Randall]

Glad you found that switch, I was at a loss one that one.