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What Makes Your Friend's Dreams Come True?

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There are not many better feelings in life than making one of your dreams come true. However, I have found that making one of your friend’s dreams come true can be even more rewarding. My friend Ryan and I have always shared a passion for cars and trucks. We have spent many hours lying under, on top of and inside of our own vehicles trying to fix and modify them to better suit our needs and make them truly unique. After rolling his last vehicle, a heavily modified 1996 Toyota 4Runner meant for off-roading, he was looking for a new project. He spent over a year trying to find the perfect truck,but never could find the right vehicle. His neighbor ended up offering him a great deal on a 2000 Ford F-350 with the beloved 7.3L Powerstroke diesel, for a price he couldn’t pass up. This is where the adventure began.
Ryan was never a huge Ford fan and contemplated selling the truck almost immediately. The mechanic who performed the inspection the day after he had purchased the truck offered him 30 percent more money than he had payed. However after some convincing on my part he decided to keep it for awhile. Ryan and I spent a lot of time discussing which way he wanted to go with the modifications to the truck, it seemed like every week he wanted to do something different. He decided to add on the modifications that he knew he would be performing either direction he ended up going with the truck. We added on a new bumper, grille and headlights from the newer body style trucks and had

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