Official NCFTE Works Thread
Cargo Master
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From: The Ole' North State.
Since I had the wheels off anyway in the front thought I would throw the aluminum ones on to see what they look like. Not sure if I like them yet, and they are 16.5, so tires would be expensive.
FTE Legend
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From: Norlina NC
nice looking truck... havent seen that color scheme before... theres a dually of the same body style down the street from the house for sale.. (thinking its a diesel but havent stopped to really look at it).. where yours is silver this ones white... and where yours is blue this ones a tealish color... think they called it calypso green?? looks more like a faint blue than green to me...
Cargo Master
Joined: Jun 2005
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From: The Ole' North State.
nice looking truck... havent seen that color scheme before... theres a dually of the same body style down the street from the house for sale.. (thinking its a diesel but havent stopped to really look at it).. where yours is silver this ones white... and where yours is blue this ones a tealish color... think they called it calypso green?? looks more like a faint blue than green to me...
I do love the calypso green they had, but I don’t think it came out till the 92-96 body style.
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From: Norlina NC
thanks Shaun. The body work took months, with a lot of help from the guys on here. It’s the first vehicle I’ve painted and it’s certainly not perfect by any means. But I’m happy with it. I think body molding will hide some of the imperfections when I get to that.
I do love the calypso green they had, but I don’t think it came out till the 92-96 body style.
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: May 2013
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From: NC
I need to fix the timing, runs but 4 dead cylinders. Theres alot around, we'll see how this one is when it's running right. I like the truck, and beyond swapping a 5.0 from an explorer, no other engine options.
Cargo Master
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From: Taylorsville, NC
I watched all 4 parts.
Cargo Master
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From: The Ole' North State.
Is\Was the tool you are using the same as the one he has? Did the piece lay flush when you timed it?
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From: NC
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From: NC
Mirror switch came in, fixed the power mirror issue, cruise switch came in, fedex threw it over the fence unlike the other boxes and my "little" Tasmanian devil puppy shredded it. They are sending another.