Saving one from scrap
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Saving one from scrap
I found this 86 extended cab f150.
4x4 auto air, pw, pl, 5.8 liter.
we already have an 81 f150 standard cab, and an 83 f350 crew cab in the family. What's one more?
4x4 auto air, pw, pl, 5.8 liter.
we already have an 81 f150 standard cab, and an 83 f350 crew cab in the family. What's one more?
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That's a good looking truck.
What was wrong with it that it was going to scrap?
Looks fine to me, but looks aren't always the case...
First thing I'd do is ditch the running boards and sell 'em to someone who wants 'em.
What was wrong with it that it was going to scrap?
Looks fine to me, but looks aren't always the case...First thing I'd do is ditch the running boards and sell 'em to someone who wants 'em.
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My truck (F350 with factory-supplied lift) has got running boards, I find them quite convenient for climbing around - getting into the cab, changing wiper blades, cleaning the windshield, stuff like that.
I'll agree they give it a "vintage" look, though, and would look out of place on modern trucks.
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too old for his kid. 92,000 miles. He isn't asking much, but there are enough good parts that I could easily get my money out of parts if something major was wrong with the motor. hope to look at it tuesday.
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Drive it.
can't let something that pretty just sit around. if it needs a motor, I have one. I would trade it to my daughter for her 81 f150 and then give the 81 to my oldest son.
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That looks good! I like that even as a 4wd it actually sits lower then my 2wd F150, it confuses me, but I like it.
I still don't get how people get the idea that Old truck = Unreliable...
I still don't get how people get the idea that Old truck = Unreliable...
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my daughter's truck eats accelerator cables. so since my boy still has to wait two years for driving, I would bump her truck to him and then work on getting it to stop eating those cables.
My daughter loves old trucks. She wanted the old 64 Chevy I had that I sold to get the 81 f150.
Then last fall I bought the 83 crew cab. slowly it is becoming reliable. it has been a challenge though.
My daughter loves old trucks. She wanted the old 64 Chevy I had that I sold to get the 81 f150.
Then last fall I bought the 83 crew cab. slowly it is becoming reliable. it has been a challenge though.
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The only place I like running boards are on trucks from the 50's and cars from around the same era. For instance, there was a 1950 Chevy truck come down the road yesterday that was painted matte black. Of course, the running boards are made into those trucks and you can't take 'em off, but still. That or an old F1.
I don't like running boards on factory trucks from the 70s on up though. On a 4x4, I do like a tube step that bolts to the bottom of the cab that looks a LITTLE more stylish. Plus, tube steps can help keep rocks from beating up your truck, like rock sliders or skid plates (depending on how hard you wheel your vehicles).
But yes, running boards are handy for reaching stuff. The nice thing about all these old trucks is you can climb all over them to do stuff.
carlyoung, when you pick it up, I'd check her out inside and out and then just drive the thing! 92,000 miles is a find!
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I dunno...I'm 42, and the best thing I ever did to my truck was dump those running boards. It looks six inches taller, and I didn't have to buy a lift kit.
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I am disabled so will take them off this truck and put them on my crew. make it easier for me to get in and out of it.
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Great looking truc!!!
As for the running boards I like them. The "tube" style rust off in a few years, and will get ripped off easly if you wheel hard. Also I wouldn't want anything bolted to my cab mounts that coukd break the bolts and cause my cab to be loose. I have a set of each and the running boards are all that are left on my trucks.
As for the running boards I like them. The "tube" style rust off in a few years, and will get ripped off easly if you wheel hard. Also I wouldn't want anything bolted to my cab mounts that coukd break the bolts and cause my cab to be loose. I have a set of each and the running boards are all that are left on my trucks.
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I too, am disabled. I find the running boards on dad's 74 (been on there since the late 70's) make it much easier to get in/out, compared to my 80. Having that "step" under the doors can be very handy to those of us who *actually* need it.