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Sep 5, 2012 | 08:42 PM

V10man

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going old school

The time has come to get out of truck payments and into something else. I have been looking for a older Ford for a while now. 73-79 have always been my favorite. 67-72 a close second. I found a 1977 Supercab F250 Camper Special long bed. It has a 460, AT, XLT, a/c, cruise, pb, ps. It will need some love and care. Kinda like that dog you see at the shelter.. lol All the trim is there and in good shape. No major rust, faded paint(not original) Interior is bad. Headliner is gone(have the trim) visors are there but in poor shape, dash is cracked, seat needs rebuilt and covered, the back seat is original! Door panels are replacements(one piece style with round holes for the speakers), carpet is original and shot. The dash is in great shape. Wood grain not pealing. The previous owner put a new fuel tank in the rear, new sending unit, pump and carb(edelbrock 600cfm) New master cylinder, shoes and pads. It needs all the rubber, doors, windows. LMC is gonna love me! Last time I had a bump side was in 1996. I am going to have a lot of questions in the future.

Sep 5, 2012 | 08:48 PM

76Hauler

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can't wait to see the updates on this!

Sep 5, 2012 | 10:09 PM

spikinfool05

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save yourself some trouble and dont buy to much from lmc. i used thier door seals and they are horibble. after 2 years they still dont want to stay in place or line up right.

Sep 5, 2012 | 10:22 PM

HIO Silver

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From: NorCal

2x with LMC.. LMC is hit and miss...unreliable. I've order stuff and received duplicates and stuff I didn't even order. I prefer NPD and Dennis Carpenter for the most part. However, sometimes only LMC lists the part.

Here are the common vendors for our old skool rigs:

Jeff's Bronco Graveyard
National Parts Depot:Ford Truck Parts & Accessories | 1948-1979
LMC Truck - Ford Truck Parts and Truck Accessories
MAC's Antique Auto Parts
Blue Oval Truck Parts
Dennis Carpenter Ford Restoration Parts
Speedway Motors, Street Rod & High Performance Parts

RockAuto Auto & Truck Parts
Barry Rabotnick's Survival Motorsports - Ford FE Engine Specialists
Carolina Machine Engines-Rebuilt Long & Short Blocks
Summit Racing
Jeg's
Shock Warehouse
Inline tube The brake plumbing experts
Benchworks Steering
Red-Head Steering Gears, Seattle WA
Borgeson Universal Steering Components
Moog Suspension & Steering Components

Kano Labs - Kroil Lubricants & Penetrants
TCP Global Autobody Paintguns, Primers, Paints & Supplies
Del City Quality Automotive & Electrical Supplies

Sep 5, 2012 | 10:23 PM

kevin316

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From: Grande Prairie, Alberta

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Originally Posted by spikinfool05

save yourself some trouble and dont buy to much from lmc. i used thier door seals and they are horibble. after 2 years they still dont want to stay in place or line up right.

You do know you need to glue them in right? I used their door seals on 2 trucks so far and have a set for this one, no problems yet.

Sep 5, 2012 | 10:24 PM

NBC-Steve

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From: San Carlos, CA

LMC parts are made overseas. I would only suggest using them if no one else had the part you are looking for. Instead use Dennis Carpenter Ford Car, F-100 Pickup Truck, 8N, 9N Tractor and Cushman Scooter Restoration Parts (1st pick) they make some of their parts in house. You pay a little extra but the money stays home and it's good quality parts. Also try Early Bronco Restoration Full Size Bronco Restoration Classic Ford Bronco Parts For Sale

Your new truck looks great! Post up some photos when you have the chance.

Sep 5, 2012 | 10:25 PM

kevin316

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That should be a sticky HIO. Thanks!

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Sep 5, 2012 | 10:32 PM

V10man

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That is a great list HIO Silver

Sep 5, 2012 | 10:52 PM

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spikinfool05

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i did glue them in.

Sep 5, 2012 | 11:07 PM

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HIO Silver

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Quote:

Originally Posted by kevin316

That should be a sticky HIO. Thanks!

Quote:

Originally Posted by V10man

That is a great list HIO Silver

Yall are welcome. 'Glad to help..... I got tired of searching, copying, and then pasting sites into threads so now I maintain a text file on my desktop.

'Maybe I'll get around to maintaining tech links from all over the web in a single file...

Sep 6, 2012 | 02:28 PM

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NumberDummy

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LMC parts are made overseas.

90% of the reproduction parts are made in China, including Dennis Carpenter's. Most parts bought from autoparts stores are also made in China.

If you shop at chain department stores (Wal-Mart, Target and etc), most of the goods are made in China. Same jazz applies to Home Depot & Lowe's. THREE TRILLION DOLLARS (and counting) is the US trade deficit with China.

LMC doesn't reproduce much of anything since they're a middle-man operation. Most of what they sell, they buy from other repop sellers, local autoparts stores and if the parts are still available, from Ford Dealers.

Sep 6, 2012 | 06:36 PM

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lafermedavid

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From: darlington

LMC

the chinese wont even buy from lmc just kidding,We all have probably bought something from LMC and if it wasnt for this site and the good helpful folks that point us in other directions