Tru dat, Perry!

The gas that poured out of the old filter was nasty. Looked like rusty water. Once I get the carb cleaned (yet again, hopefully the last time for a while) it should run like a top.

 

I changed the auxillary tank in my 78 f350 a couple of weeks ago and everything went okay, until I tightened the straps. The new old tank that was in the parts shed was about 1.5" deeper than the old one. Extended the rear bolt and extended the front strap and the it fit just fine.

 

Was it a higher capacity tank or just not the same as the original?

 

The other 3 dimensions appeared the same but after it was in place it definitely was deeper, think its a higher capacity but only by about 5 or 6 gallons. Straps lined up and sat flush to the side and the curve area that wraps under the tank had to be moved further down the strap in order to sit flush with the bottom of the tank. Tank was in place on top same as the old one and everything lined up the same. It was when I went to put the straps in place that I noticed it was different.

 

Step bumper receiver hitch was on sale at Princess Auto for under $15.

 

Had some wrench time on the truck today.

Swapped the front bumper for a (marginally) better spare. It's a little more banged up than the old one but doesn't have the peeling chrome.

Added some bumperettes I had lying around.

Tuned in the carb a little better - running pretty good.

Swapped in an intermittent wiper switch (shout out to FTE member Muddy74Ford for the part )

Wash and wax. Shines up as good as you might expect for 38 year-old paint.

All-in-all pretty happy with this ride.


Old bumper still has the license plate on it:

 

That "Summit" tag on the tailgate: What does the rest of it say?
There used to be a Ford dealer somewhere around Ohio called Summit Ford.

 

This Summit Ford is in the Toronto area and still exists:
https://summitford.com/

 

Yup, your truck is looking good. I had a custom once with the thin chrome on the sides. I like it better than the wide stuff my truck has.

 

Great thread - really enjoying your work. Did you save the bed topper your truck had when you bought it? I wonder if nice condition vintage toppers are now becoming desirable.

Also, like someone else mentioned, these late 70's trucks - Ford & Chevy - are rapidly disappearing off farms and are also being "liberated" from being "stored" on people's driveways down here. I drove down and back to Austin over the weekend, and the amount of them being towed somewhere on I-35 was amazing.

 

Thanks. Yes, still have the topper. I put it back on the truck before it goes into winter storage. Put all the patio furniture in the bed (and whatever other summer paraphernalia I can fit in).

 

I have been meaning to paint my wheels for a while now. Ever since I saw a set of wheels on line and thought "those would look fantastic on my truck!". When I looked closer I saw that they were the same wheels I already had on my truck, with the same hub caps. They just had been painted black and chrome trim rings added.

So yesterday I did this:









I still have the rear ones to do.

 

I also repainted the headlight bezels. Figured this would make the bumper guards pop even better:

 

I have an anit-rattle / window rubber kit that I hope to install next weekend. If I do I will pull the mirrors and paint them as well. I might finally even get that new windshield roped in!

 

The headlight bezels look great...I see another project in my future...

Anyway, how did you prep the plastic, and what did you paint them with?