Extra long wheel base?
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After looking at your pictures again I can tell you that your rear driveshaft looks different than mine. At the front of yours you have what looks like an adjustable length section where it gets thinner. Mine doesn't have that, it's the same diameter the whole length.
Like I said, the yoke has the adjustable part to compensate for suspension drop, yours looks like that part is in your driveshaft. Maybe your carrier bearing yoke is solid? That would also be different than mine.
Like I said, the yoke has the adjustable part to compensate for suspension drop, yours looks like that part is in your driveshaft. Maybe your carrier bearing yoke is solid? That would also be different than mine.
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One thing that hasn't been brought up yet is the possibility for that driver's door not being original. And therefore not the original warranty plate. If it was Ford that turned it in to 150" because the original purchaser ordered it special, the "original" warranty plate would be blank under W.B. or say 150. And there would be a 6 digit number under D.S.O. Have you checked both the frame Vin number and the warranty plate's Vin Number to be the same?
Please post a pic of your warranty Plate.
Note, I wonder what a Marti report would say about this rig.
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Please post a pic of your warranty Plate.
Note, I wonder what a Marti report would say about this rig.
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Please note: A Marti Report is not a substitute for an in-person evaluation of a particular vehicle, it is a data report for a particular serial number. For more ...Marti Auto Works · Original Invoice · Reproduction Window Stickers
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Not a bad idea!
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2X. While others are shortening their 8' beds you'd be doing the opposite. 
You know how there were some 9' Flareside bed Bumpside trucks? You'd have the only 9' (approx.) Styleside! 
I smell a new and Cool build thread.
You know how there were some 9' Flareside bed Bumpside trucks? You'd have the only 9' (approx.) Styleside! I smell a new and Cool build thread.
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Since this truck hasn't had a bed on it in 50 years, I was thinking about building a flatbed for it anyway to haul my ATVs.
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I think an extra long long box would look way better than a flat bed. ....it might present a problem with the side trim but, if you did extend a long box and didn't plan to install any bedside trim, that wouldn't be a problem.
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Originally Posted by ultraranger
I think an extra long long box would look way better than a flat bed. ....it might present a problem with the side trim but, if you did extend a long box and didn't plan to install any bedside trim, that wouldn't be a problem.