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Project Old Blue

Well Project Old Blue is officially underway the hood is sanded down and is sealed yellow primer. I have a line on a 89 f150 parts truck if i get that i will have the two fenders,core support,grille,headlights,and so on and so on. I will post pics of the whole project while i work on her

Lets see of i can make old blue look new again
 
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Heres the hood
 
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looking good Dennis
I got almost the same dent in my front bumper
 
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Ol' blue looks like a new truck to me.
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lol Old Blue has 362,000 on her shes been around the world a few times
 
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lol Old Blue has 362,000 on her shes been around the world a few times
she's a diesel right? just getting broke in
 
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nah old blue has a 4.9 in her
 
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4.9 almost as good as a diesel
now the comments begin from the diesel lovers
you guys have to give them old in line 6-s credit they are TOUGH
and why did they stop making them again?
 
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Programed obsolescence...they lasted too long without needing repairs!!! Didn't fit FORD's future!
 
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Programed obsolescence...they lasted too long without needing repairs!!! Didn't fit FORD's future!
NOW that I believe
 
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hahaha they came out with the 4.2 because fords technicians tools were rusting
 
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ok heres the parts truck i picked up its a 89 f150 im going to gut it but if anybody needs a good 4.9 300 or a c6 transmission let me know first $300 takes em heres the donor truck pics
 
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Ok today i gutted the donor truck poor thing it hurt my feelings to do this
 
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and here is the interior after i gutted it i took the vinyl floor, heater core and all kinds of nuts and boltshttp
 

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