Went to get tail light lenses and cluster and all this stuff followed me home. I don't know why this always happens



I'll need to dye these before I put them in. I mainly wanted them because of the shoulder belts.

 

Nice finds! The "Ford" tailgate decor panels retail for around $250 from DC. The other upper tailgate panel, undented, is relatively rare.

Today, I went to the Good Guys show in Pleasanton, CA and picked up a pair of 70 Mach 1 seats for $100... needs foam and upholstery but the bones are there. They're going into my 70 Bumpside project.

 

Good info, HIO Silver. In that case I did pretty well. I ended up with just over $300 in the whole trip. I've never been to this yard before, but there were quite a few dentsides and a few bumps too. All within 30 miles of my house.

Will you do the console with those Mach1 seats or something else? That seems like a good price.

 

Do you know if the junkyard owner will post to Australia? I need a few bits of trim to replace and out here, they're really expensive.

 

I have my favorite yard that is in between SF and Sacramento. There are lots of trucks and it seems hardly anyone goes there because there are already yards in those metro areas. The decor panels (Bump and Dent) cost a total of $18 because they only differentiate between "large" and "small" exterior trim.

Good question on the console. There was a fellow FTE'er who recently installed Bronco buckets in a Dentside using a bracket from Corbeau. Here's the thread:
FTE: Bronco Bucket Seats in a Dentside

I bookmarked the thread cuz I'm thinking of doing the same for my 73 and using a Bronco console. For the Bump, Fordification has shop drawings for the OEM bucket seat option to which these Mach 1 seats will bolt to. I just might make those and then, maybe, use a Bronco center console or whip up my own design. I dunno yet for sure yet .. too many ideas bouncing around my head and I'm dealing with two ongoing projects.. the Dent is pretty much done but the Bump is just beginning.

Yeah, I thought $100 for the pair was a fair price. Add $170 for upholstery and $220 for new foam. The total is about $250 each which is acceptable to me for "new" vintage highback seats.

 

I'm pretty sure the owner won't do much to help. They seemed a bit unfriendly to me. But I may be able to help. I will be back there again in the coming weeks. Tell me what you need and I'll try to find it when I go back. I can send it to you myself.

 

I would be interested to see what you end up going with. I may get some ideas for future projects.

 

Here's my 70's build thread. It's a slow slog due to a house remodel: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...ide-build.html

I recently received the EFI kit....

 

Lucky! WhenI go to the j/y I can't even find a dent.

 

Good score on those trim panels! Like HIO said, the undented ones are a tough find. I managed to get one of the uppers, with a light silver/white paint (looked stock to me) with only a minor dent.

And you're not the only one who comes back from a junkyard with more than you went for. Happens to the best of us


-Jameson

 

Yeah I pretend to whine about it but I secretly like it.

 

Yeah, it's always been that way for me too. There are a few yards around here with a few dents but they're all so picked over they're pretty much bare. This yard was different. They had tons of new stuff and almost no older stuff, except Ford. I think the owner does mud bogs with older Ford stuff, maybe that's why he holds on to them. He doesn't seem interested in selling drivetrain (axles, trans, etc) but the pretty stuff is apparently fair game.

Still can't find a bed though.

 

is that seat a direct bolt in by chance? what did it come out of?

 

For sure not direct bolt in so far. They came out of a 2005 F-150. My truck didn't come with shoulder belts and these seats were almost free, so I'm willing to do some extra work to "make 'em fit". I've tinkered around with them and it 'looks' like I can drill out the rivets that hold the mounting feet on the rails and just swap the feet from a bench over. It also looks like I may get away with just changing the outside rails. I'm sure ill have to weld some supports to the cab for safety. I'll be sure to take plenty of pics and document this process thoroughly. I'll be starting this process this week, so stay tuned.

 

What is in the top right hand corner by the rear windshield?