I think that I need to buy myself a Christmas present. (the only way to really get what you want) I want to get new steel, ribbed running boards. Who makes the best ones? I was thinking Carpenter, but they are a little pricey, however the budget got blown long ago so I guess that price is not the main issue, just want nice, no problem running boards.

 

I bought some from Sac Vintage Ford, they were made in Canada and excellent quality.

 

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I got a flyer from Obsolete and Classic today, they have steel running boards on sale
http://www.classicautoparts.com/spec...FordPickup.pdf

 

Hey Chuck,
We picked up our steel running boards from Midwest Early Ford.
They were pricier than fiberglass but I was concerned about stepping on fiberglass. $500/pair.

We treated our's with a bedliner product as I didn't want to worry about scratching paint, etc.

Good luck over there! We broke the bank a long time ago as well.

Ben in Austin
1950 F1

 

Thanks for the information guys. The price of steel boards seems to be running in the 500-650 range and that everyone seems to be happy with the 500-550 ones so there is no need to spend extra money. I guess that I need to shop freight rates and get a set ordered. Merry Christmas to ME.

 

I'm amazed by how many vendors there are out there for parts for these old trucks. I've been on here a couple months now and it seems like everyday someone posts information about a vendor that I've never heard of before. I have now started a document where I'm saving all of the vendors names and websites so I don't have to try and remember where to look for parts.

 

There are good ones and bad ones. I bought a cheap set and they're not all that nice. The first set were stamped poorly. The ridges weren't well defined.

You can see very little definition at "A". Between "B" and "C" the ridge rolls all the way into the side. The vender replaced that set. With 3x shipping, I'm sure they lost money on me.

Both sets were poorly assembled. The arc where they fit around the cab isn't 90 degrees. I decided to live with that. It's going to be for go, not for show.

But it doesn't mean I like it.

 

Santa is going to be nice to you this year... I agree you been a good boy saving that truck and working so hard on it!

 

I've never been to AZ so I don't know if Prescott is close to Golden Valley, the home of Mid Fifty. It might be worth the drive, not to mention a lot of fun, to pick up a set of running boards and whatever else your budget allows.

 

Abe, I wish it was that easy,I will be in Golden Valley tomorrow and drive right by Mid Fifty, they only have 53 on up.

Has anyone heard of Rock Valley Antique in Il?

 

Oh, sorry. I wasn't thinking. I saw the pics of Effie truckers boards and was thinking 53 to 56...

 

Has anyone tried they're fenders they sure seem to be reasonable here.

 

Chuck
Haven't heard about Rock Valley Antique previously. May want to solicit input from Chris56 and JeffandNicolle who are in that part of the world. They may actually be producing the running boards.

DW