I was think more of all the silt and dust that jammed the pins on the lock I had.
I left it off after I had to cut it.
If someone is desperate enough to try and swipe my spare I hope they get away and I don't catch them in the act.

Using your jack and a block of wood is a good way to take the pressure off so it's easy to loosen that bolt enough to slide it over into the slot.

 

Assuming you don't have a hitch where the draw bar prevents the spare from being removed - and the draw bar is rusted in. That was the situation on Dad's truck when I got it. I remember so well how hot it was the day I decided it was coming out, and it took most of the day.

 

I like the black/grey color. I did the same thing with my kick panels, mine were originally blue, but they faded to tan. I painted them black with vinyl and fabric paint, which isn't the best stuff to use. I'll try to get a couple more years out of that stuff then chip it all off (chips off in chunks real easy) and use SEM black on it.

 

Gary,
The side plates of my class IV hitch got in the way of the lowering socket.
I stacked two pieces of box tubing and welded them onto the crossbar.
Now I can use my lug wrench again to lower or raise the spare.

 

Good idea. It just occurred to me that I put that hitch on the red-headed step-child so will have to check things out when I get the rear spare carrier from David. I may have to make some changes like you did.

 

I want those floor mats.

 

My son's 1984 [tan] F150 has a set just like these but more of a tan/brown.

 

No idea where they're made, they were in our Galaxie when we bought it in 1999.

Shaun, I'd be willing to sell them for $100 a piece.

 

Put new wipers on it last night, greased the front suspension today.

 

Got the driver's door reworked today, as described further in Rusty. But, I thought I'd show y'all what Dupli-Color's Desert Sand looks like vs the Ford's Fawn, which is code U. What you may or may not be able to see depending on your monitor is that Desert Sand has a green tinge to it when compared to Fawn. YUK!

With some searching I think I found that SEM's Palomino is supposed to work for Fawn, so I have some of that on order and hope to repaint the door panels in a few days. But here's what it looks like now:

 

Gary, I like the sand better than the fawn. But, I like dark interiors because they don't show stains as bad. Bad part of small children.

I cleaned the garage again. Moved more parts. Trans still sits in the garage.

 

Critter - If the Sand weren't greenish, which doesn't show in that picture on this computer but does in real life, I wouldn't mind. But I don't like the green. And it isn't dark enough to hide much of anything.

 

Today, like most days lately, reading old posts on this forum is what I will do for my truck. Besides bring it to work with me. We have gotten pretty attached, I don't go anywhere with out her.

 

Is it just me or is your dimmer switch mounted in a different spot then mine? Mines up further towards the back IIRC and its never been moved.

 

Ah, I see the problem. But that's why I'm going with black and grey.