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Good point it ain't much of a restoration. I really used that because I want it to look retro. Like something dat would have been around in the 90s I don't think the led lights and billet grills on the modern show trucks you see match this body.
Next I bought patch panels the psd was not a donor the donor fell through and it was just tossed around as an idea.
Either way on to the good stuff trans got painted and I snagged some pics when I removed the throw out bearing linkage.
Next weekend I gotta get the rear of the frame painted as the body mounts are on their way and I need to get the cab pulled for the cab support repair
Good point it ain't much of a restoration. I really used that because I want it to look retro. Like something dat would have been around in the 90s I don't think the led lights and billet grills on the modern show trucks you see match this body.
Next I bought patch panels the psd was not a donor the donor fell through and it was just tossed around as an idea.
Either way on to the good stuff trans got painted and I snagged some pics when I removed the throw out bearing linkage.
Next weekend I gotta get the rear of the frame painted as the body mounts are on their way and I need to get the cab pulled for the cab support repair
Got a bit done today new rear tank is in and frame is finally black. I have some more painting on the frame to do. I also cleaned the fuel lines. Turns out one is blue one is yellow. Then I removed some of the extra stock wiring dat was not needed anymore and ran loom over the remaining wires. The truck already has a painless harness as the oe one was cramp and was replaced a few years ago.
So after a little more painting I will be making wood rails for the flatbed then moving the cab back to do the front end.
It's nice to get all this done but there's a ton more to do before the trans goes in and the cab back on.
Cleaned fuel lines
Liquid awesome It's a cleaner called awesome from the dollar tree this stuff worked great
The sand blaster with glass media worked wonders getting the plastic clamps cleaned up
Cleaned frame
The black paint and the fuel lines and wiring back in place
New tank in. I used ratchet straps to hold the tank up then put in the skid plate pieces dat hold it up
Added mustang fender bolts and u nuts to hold up the skid plate. The oe nut and bolt thing did not work well and was hard to get off with the bed on. This will be much better in the future
Got some more done. the wood to support the flatbed is cut and in place. The rear part of the frame has been painted. And some small things.
Wood cut and in place for the first side. Just duplicate for the other.
Holes drilled to clear rivets in the frame
Cut going up the bump above the axle
Cut for the weird flange near the back of the frame
Very back flange area. The cut pics are in order from front to rear so you can see what to do where
Looking down the frame you can see it bumps in above the axle.
This was done with a sharpie, circular saw, straight edge, and a drill nothing fancy. So it shows you can put wood under a flatbed on a home mount.
This will allow the flatbed to move some as the frame flexes many people weld or bolt right to the frame but this will greatly stiffen the whole assembly.
All commertial trucks do this with wood these days and that is why I went this route also.
Progress has been slow but I got a lot of little things done. Top of the front tank is cleaned and painted. Rad is cleaned up and painted. I started on the firewall connectors so I can remove the cab but I have 40 wires going through the firewall and 22 slots in the connector so I think I'll need another connector. I'll try to get pics once I fix the phone which will not take pictures at this time.
Also forgot I'm picking up a $300 ranger next weekend that will hopefully be flipped to support the engine. At that point things should progress pretty fast as I will be more motivated once the engine arrives.
Looking good 88beast! You are correct about wood being used to space between the steel flatbed and the frame. We alway cut a several short pieces of 3/8 plate and use to weld bed to frame. Looking forward to seeing everything come together!
Chad I was debating either plate straps bolted or those giant u bolts with the springs. The u bolts will have more give and flex but I would still need something to locate. Who knows I may do a dump bed if I can get my hands on a hydraulic cylinder and pump.
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