hello all . new guy around here starting a new adventure in life . i picked up this 1987 ford f150 xlt laraite 4x4 with a 302 that my grandfather bought brand new in 1987 . when he passed the truck was giving to my uncle and when the abs hydraulic unit went out 3 years ago he parked it . well i got tired of seeing the truck sit there and wast away so i made a deal and got the truck and towed it home .my wife calls the truck a limo but me and the boy love it . once home i gave it a complete tune up new fluid and luckley i work in a auto parts store and no not autozone lol and was able to get the abs unit around a hundred bucks when ford wanted 350 .00 for it . the truck runs like it is new and in real life has over three hundred tho miles on the og motor and trans . its all og lol. anyways here is some picks i took the day i brought it home . it no longer has the running boards on it i hated them and its been cleaned up so i will have to take some new pic here soon . hope to get to meet some good guys and gales here

 

If its been sitting a while you may want to get to changing out the hoses and all before running her too hard.

Welcome to FTE

 

thanks for the advice . i did that when under the hood went threw every line and replaced any one that looked old or worn out

 

Nice looking truck. The color combo works very well with the rims.
I had those rims on my 69 Mach 1, but they look much better on the truck.

 

Welcome to FTE bigpapa! i hope you enjoy it here and don't come too often with truck issues but with advice.

 

Mopar wheels?!? Ewwww...oh, wait. I ran them on my '89 for a while, but I could never keep wheel weights on the outer rim. Took them to the recycler. They're still a good-looking wheel, though.

And am I seeing things, or does it have one too many clearance lights?

Nice rig!
Pat

 

lol thanks for the welcomes and complements . the rims on the truck came off a old bronco my friend got rid of . i put them on there cuss i was always a fan of dukes of hazard . as far as the paint goes i am replacing the cab corners and the rear wheel wells and then panting the truck purl black where it is white and gun metal gray where it is brown . going to put a 4 inch lift so i can run 35 tires on it . as far as the lights on top my uncle put them on . why i am doing body work i am removing them and welding up the holes and putting a visor .

 

nice looking truck i always liked them rims. keep us posted as you work on it