Custer rides again! Congrats (and stay out of that tree or it might be your last stand). The ground is hard and the sudden stop tends to hurt.

 

Smoken, paint code colors


1973-1979 Ford Truck VIN Tag Codes (Exterior Paint) - FORDification.net

 

thank you blue04.5 if only i had a clearer image i can't tell if its a T J I 7 or whatever my eyes are tricking me into

 

That paint code looks like a 7 to me, as best as I can make it out.

 

Yes, Ill second that, its a 7 for me too.

 

Bright Yellow Gold Metallic is what your decoder says if it is a 7 and that sounds about right... too bad you don't see many more this color

 

i have been doing more work to my dd and just now getting back to Mr Custer i rigged up a toggle switch key system since i dont have the one key i need to make it work.... i just need to find a master cylinder with brake booster,get new bolts in the bed, and put the new carrier in the front end which i am not looking forward to but it needs to be done

 

fired Mr Custer up and let it run for a little bit just to make certain all the antifreeze had circulated through due to the cold weather not much has been happening but i have been slowly dealing with all the wiring on Custer one at a time so maybe one day i will have tail lights and turn signals if she ever leaves the farm again