Truck is Finished
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12-19-2008, 06:18 AM
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I guess finished is a relative term. I need wheels, and maybe a few other things. The color is dark candy apple red from a 2008 Mustang. It is a ford color. The front end is original with rack & pinion steering kit mounted to the straight axle. The hinge pins are the same as stock but are polished stainless steel.
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12-19-2008, 10:30 AM
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12-22-2008, 06:18 PM
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I am very happy with the way it turned out. My wife and my wallet says it is finished but i do need different wheels. I hope i didn't mislead everyone but i had a friend of mine do the paint and what little body work that needed done. I did the steering, brakes, wiring etc.
When i bought the truck almost 5 years ago i wanted one i could drive and work on as i got the money. It worked out very well doing it that way so i had time to think about what i wanted to do next. The wiring was the first major thing i did more out of necessity than desire. While i had everything tore apart i decided to add the new gauges and electric wipers. After that i had the upholestry done, then i did the steering and the brakes. After i had all of these things done my wife and i decided to get it painted before i am to old to enjoy it. We were looking around on the new car lots on a sunday afternoon and saw a new mustang sitting on the lot with the color we both liked at the same time.
The bed floor is a steel plate laid down over the old original floor and the stainless strips are bolted thru both new and old steel floor. I really wanted to do something different and still keep somewhat to the original style of the bed since the 48's didn't come with the wood floor.
Terry
When i bought the truck almost 5 years ago i wanted one i could drive and work on as i got the money. It worked out very well doing it that way so i had time to think about what i wanted to do next. The wiring was the first major thing i did more out of necessity than desire. While i had everything tore apart i decided to add the new gauges and electric wipers. After that i had the upholestry done, then i did the steering and the brakes. After i had all of these things done my wife and i decided to get it painted before i am to old to enjoy it. We were looking around on the new car lots on a sunday afternoon and saw a new mustang sitting on the lot with the color we both liked at the same time.
The bed floor is a steel plate laid down over the old original floor and the stainless strips are bolted thru both new and old steel floor. I really wanted to do something different and still keep somewhat to the original style of the bed since the 48's didn't come with the wood floor.
Terry
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12-26-2008, 08:45 PM
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It's BEAUTIFUL!
But...."the truck is finished." Wow, that's about as impossible a statement as seeing a woman standing in front of a mirror and saying " Ya know, I think I'm thin enough - if not a little too thin." tee hee. Even if you can't find anything else to do to it, it will probably adopt a beat up little brother or something that follows it home some day.
Congratulations!
Julie!
But...."the truck is finished." Wow, that's about as impossible a statement as seeing a woman standing in front of a mirror and saying " Ya know, I think I'm thin enough - if not a little too thin." tee hee. Even if you can't find anything else to do to it, it will probably adopt a beat up little brother or something that follows it home some day.
Congratulations!
Julie!
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