Just the begining...

It's been three long years working on a frame-off restoration of a 1987 Ford F250 into the Ultimate Volunteer Firefighter's Emergency Response Vehicle. The truck is nearly complete and will soon be ready to travel to various 4x4 and firefighting shows around the US including SEMA in the fall. The truck has over a hundred sponsors and I'm sure many of them are anxious to see the truck completed and out in the public.

The big hurdle right now is the engine. The truck has a 460 motor and it seems to be getting too much fuel. The problem seems to be the carburetor. Holley is helping us out by providing us with a new Truck Avenger Carburetor, a 770cfm model which we'll be bolting on this weekend. Hopefully this will resolve the running problems and then all that's left is a lot of detail work and getting the vinyl graphics installed.

After all the work is done and dust settles, the last major obsticle is finding insurance. It seems that the truck is so unique that almost no insurance company want's to offer coverage. The one or two firms that will, want an arm and a leg it seems. We're still looking and hope to find something soon. No matter what, the truck has to be done and ready to roll for the 7th Annual Chicagoland Emergency Vehicle Show in Chicago on August 7th. So if you live anywhere around the greater Chicago area and you'd like to see Project Responder live, make plans to attend