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Cargo Master
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good morning guys ! down with a cold again ! stayed quite and rested. my Young helper showed up he should start the bondo on the front fenders next week. i was afraid he wouldn,t come. radiator sent last week ,and i sent my crab distributer to charlie.
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Cargo Master
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thanks mark ! what i,m tring to figure out , is if theres some kinda of eyelid molded in the fender. looks like its smooth on the pictures you posted. . my better side has an eyelid ,but it was dented there to.
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Cargo Master
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with a slide hammer and a round piece of iron. i managed to pull it out. we should be able to get the park lens right. i thought i would bolt the park lens ,but theres no room for the bolt head. the glass got a small indentation,but not large enought. i welded a stud, and made a cork gasket between lens and light. sandblasted and painted my head lamps.had to do a bit of welding on them. on the bottom of my fenders where they bolt to the running boards ,there was a reinforcement flat bar. i,m not sure thats original, it helps to stiffen the fenders. the bolts on the fenders were not spaced the same so i welded the hole and made one similar to the other side. on my left fender the crack between the fender and cab was not right it was to large. i probably didn,t weld the cab correctly ! i made a notch in the running board to bring fender in about 1/4 inch, no its even. and during that time my yonng helper been applying bondo.
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From: East Wenatchee
Here are some pictures of a front fender on ebay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/FORD-TRUCK-...QAAOSwPtBcn5Ja
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Cargo Master
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when i drove my truck in the shop ,the steering would not come back straight by itself. i had adjusted the steering box with wheels straight ,and removed almost all slack. when i turn the wheels the steering Wheel felt tight on left to right full turn. i suppose the gears ware more in the center ,because thats where you drive most of the time. i had installed bushing and seals thinking it would be ok. i guess i will have alot of slack in the ,middle to get the left right full turn right. yesterday i played on the adjustment and didn,t remember exactly which way to adjust.
craig46 had made a good write up on repairing a steering box.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...-question.html
craig46 had made a good write up on repairing a steering box.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...-question.html