50th gift
1) A FoMoCo tailgate (e.g. from the factory or dealership parts stock)
2) An aftermarket manufacturer licensed the right to have the letters on their reproductions
One can purchase el-cheapo reproduction tailgates but they won't be built to Ford's specifications nor will they have the FORD lettering.
U guys will know it. the more parts you remove from the Truck, the more work U will see.
start'n with a little dent repair/painjob turns out in a big overhaul.
but outside's nasty, I can stay in the shop.
It takes me more than a monts to get the big panels, such as roof and bed prepped.
the hood was hopeless, so I buy a better one.
like another one said: one step forward, two steps back.
finding some cracks in the radiator support and fender, I was forced to remove the fenders as well.
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Incited from "augsburger" after his thread "how not..." I look closer to my kickpanel.
after the fender was removed I found a "rubbermouth" in the lower kickpanel section.
on the driver side sidepockets was compledly filled with debrit/dirt. the other side was a little "better" .
luckly all inside is bone dry, so no rust is inside.
wondering how to clean this "pockets" without removing the hole fender?
still looking for a good RH lower front quarter panel molding...hardy
I don't think you can get to the rubber-mouth as you call it without pulling the fenders. However, there is a remote chance that you could do it via the kickpanels, meaning the trim panels beside the driver's left foot and passenger's right foot. Behind those panels there's either a vent or a blocked-off hole that may allow access to the rubber-mouth. I'll have to look at Dad's truck, which is apart, and see it that is possible.
to fix that
and find that
a crack in the exhaust manifold on passenger side...F***K.
hitting the laptop, seaching for a solution and find a used manifold.
it looks pretty much the same:
the seller said he dont know from what car is it. he buy a 460 FORD motor with that manifolds.
the casting has a number D5TE 9430 CC.
my question is, will it fit to my Truck?
hardy, cracked
I also looked in the parts catalog and, unfortunately, they didn't include the ID or casting numbers on the earlier manifolds. However, the part numbers you need are E5HZ 9530-B for the right side, and E5HZ 9431-D for the left. Note - That's the part numbers, not the casting numbers.
Perhaps Jim or Bill have the numbers off their manifolds? I have headers and no manifolds.
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Let me look at my Dorman catalog after breakfast and see what they show for casting numbers or part numbers.
U guys will know it. the more parts you remove from the Truck, the more work U will see.
start'n with a little dent repair/painjob turns out in a big overhaul.
but outside's nasty, I can stay in the shop.
One fellow forum member is known to say that this is: "peeling the layers of an onion".
Right, Gary Lewis?
U guys will know it. the more parts you remove from the Truck, the more work U will see.
start'n with a little dent repair/painjob turns out in a big overhaul.
but outside's nasty, I can stay in the shop.
One fellow forum member is known to say that this is: "peeling the layers of an onion".
Right, Gary Lewis?











