http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ford-Other-Pickups-Custom-/181695898599?forcerrptr=true&hash=item2a4deb63e7&item=181695898599
I like a lot of it, a few nits that surprise me, but overall a darn nice truck! Gotta love the color, too!

 

X2 on the color........50k though? I dunno. Nicely done truck either way.

 

Nicely done, awesome paint.

 

That is sweet! I'd love for mine to look like that. Always been a fan of grabber blue. For me, it sits just right. Everything is simple, tasteful and well done.

 

I was even more impressed by the cars in the background... 'Stangs, 69/70ish Vettes, wow some shop!

The truck ain't bad either.........

 

Very well done restomod by a shop that clearly knows its stuff.

 

I meant to add, I think it's great that he included a fair number of the build pictures.

I also like his approach on the T5 rear mount/crossmember cut. The ends of the remaining crossmember are tied back to the new trans support. The trans support could be a little stouter but at least the ends of the old c.m. won't be flopping around when you put on the brakes. Still allows the trans to be dropped, too.

 

I agree. The build pics were interesting and added great documentation. I saw the crossmember treatment and agree there, too. It seems like a lot of thought went into the build. The 49K buy it now may sound like a lot, but one couldn't duplicate it for that. I did notice of the 27 bids bringing it up the the 33 mark, almost all of them are from a zero feedback bidder.

 

I had to add braces to the old X member stub. Way too much flex when pushing the pedals. I think this might get over looked in some T5 swaps.

 

and what about frame flex when you cut that xmember

 

Just don't step on the running boards!

Tinman addressed it in his build, a lot of people don't. I don't think this truck's arrangement (in the auction) addresses it adequately, but it's better than some.

 

Im selling a quad right now on ebay, all but one bidder has 0 feedback.
Im a little worried about it. However, most of the high priced items I sell strangely come from the 0's

Also, when I'm selling something, I usually put my nice cars in the background to show people I'm not hurting for money, I'm not a junk collector, and I take care of my stuff. Realistically, none of those are entirely true.

 

Very nice. I like it. I was thinking of putting the exrta grill teeth on mine. Looks good. Maybe next project. I love the price. The more they're worth, the happier I am.

 

Very clean


And with those extra teeth you could really spread some manure!! (sorry, I just had to get a dig in there somewhere)


Bobby

 

I found the same thing when my truck was down to the bare frame. I added a piece of angle iron to connect the two parts.