Do you ever feel bad?

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Do you ever feel bad?

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I have been working on my truck again, and to finish it up I traded a gun for a 79 full size Bronco. The Bronco was rough but fixable if a person had the money. Well I only have the money to finish one project so I have sentenced the Bronco to it's doom as an organ donor. As I pull the parts out of it, I can't help but wish that I could just put them both back together! But I guess it is a good thing that parts will live on in my old truck!
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I used to feel bad,but after wasting time and money trying to save the un-saveable a few times the pain is alot less as i take parts from a dead soldier to keep my ol'pig alive
- still got my first first car 20+yrs later : 69 f100 sorta kinda pretending its a Mercury M100 w/a 70 f350 sport custom cab (factory buckets) 67 grille with 69 ranger cooneyes 68 merc box and hood,some supercool fiberglass fenders i scored way back when, 76 f150 disc brake frontend..currently running a 90 5.0HO 4bbl/c4 auto & 3.50 posi...originally a 360/c6 f100 Ranger with dealer added towpack (incl. kelsey hays trailer brake),boxside toolbox,behind the seat stowage & belly tank...only original parts left on 'er are the frame,rear end,rear springs,and rear bumper...
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It's hard not to feel that way especially if the bronco is running or Atleast not far from it. I'm in almost the same situation as you because I bought a 78 bronco that needs a little body work and it would be beautiful. I had plans of fixing it all up but now that I have the bump plan the bronco may be sold and that is a hard feeling knowing it could go to someone that is just gonna part it out or worse hauls it to a junk yard. Since you are useing the parts for a good cause I wouldn't feel bad Atleast the parts won't be melted down and turned into a Prius engine!
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Billy, how dare you do that to an old Bronco man...just kiddin! Felt the same way bout' the Ranchero that sat beside my truck for years. :(
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