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Old Jan 13, 2017 | 12:51 PM
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Well dewd, at least your still workin on a Dent. Kind of.
Indeed. I hope the engine goes into the big truck as easily as it did in the little one!
 
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Old Jan 13, 2017 | 01:46 PM
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Time to order lots of free catalogs. DC, JBG, LMC, NPD.

Build you own shop lap top computer folders with info from here.

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...then-some.html

Rest easy that the road salt is not eating its way into your bed sides.

Get deep in to this thread. https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...mpilation.html

Immerse yourself in the "Ford-ness". lol Go to the shop and build a distributor bolt reach tool.
 
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Old Jan 13, 2017 | 01:58 PM
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Hey Mountain Dewd where did you find that model? I can only find earlier and later Fords.
 
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Old Jan 13, 2017 | 02:11 PM
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Here is the common one found. https://www.amazon.com/AMT858-AMT-19...ord+truck+kits

Hobby Lobby. 1978 Ford Firestone 4x4 Pickup Truck Model Kit | Hobby Lobby | 104612

B10 JUNKYARD BUILT AMT 1978/79 FORD PICKUP MONSTER TRUCK 1/25 MODEL Car Mountain | eBay

AMT 1/25 Ford Bigfoot 4x4x4 The Original Monster Truck, 6791

You would be amazed at what some people have in there storage sheds....
 
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Old Jan 13, 2017 | 02:19 PM
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Thanks for findings these but I was hoping to find one with the earlier style grill like on my 76 F250.
 
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Old Jan 13, 2017 | 02:29 PM
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I think I have seen one out there with a 73-77 grill....
 
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Old Jan 13, 2017 | 02:32 PM
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This place has 73s in various colours: https://www.megahobby.com/products/1...ale-atlas.html
 
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Old Jan 13, 2017 | 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by mountain dewd
Feeling the blues bad here. My baby went from this:




To this overnight:




The feller who his helping me build the engine is sick as a dog, so progress is slow. This is the best I could do for the time being:




Totally sucks.

Where did you find a model of a Dent Side???

Unk Bob
 
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Old Jan 13, 2017 | 03:53 PM
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Where did you find a model of a Dent Side???

Unk Bob
Bob I found it at my local hobby shop. Been good fun to mess with. I'm trying to make it match the big one as close as possible and keep it on the dash.
 
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Old Jan 13, 2017 | 04:07 PM
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Sometimes I wonder about my ancestors, it had to have been tough. We get very cold winter temps in Iowa, not Canadian style, but damn cold routinely. But, we also get brutal humidity and high heat in the summer. 90F and 90% will really put the whammy on outdoor exertion, believe me. There really is only a small window of nice dry weather every year, maybe three or four months. I rebuilt the lawnmower (indoors) this year to feed my mechanical need for a "fix".
 
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Old Jan 13, 2017 | 08:03 PM
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Since we have a holiday on Monday (Elvis' birthday, right?!), I can take a day off from working on the rental house in SF. Plus the weather forecast is for sun with temps in the high 50s.

On holiday weekends, Pick N Pull has a 50 percent off everything deal today (Friday) through Monday. I checked their inventory online and while the yard has Dents and Bumps, they are the same ones as when I visited on Thanksgiving Day when I scored a clean and complete '67 grill shell. Gonna pass this time around.

I'm think I'm gonna take my Lil Pony and do a "Cars and Coffee" at the Cobra Experience: The Cobra Experience - HOME and chill for a few hours. It's open to all makes, models, and years. Then spend the rest of the day fiddling with the '70 Bump and figuring out where I left off with the '73 4x4.

Which lil pony do you recommend?

 
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Old Jan 14, 2017 | 12:37 PM
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I live in the Portland Oregon area. It is 27 degrees right now I am just looking at my replacement cab wanting so bad to pressure washer it and start working on it. But with no garage or shop to put it in all I can do is wait . I have been building a fire in my cabin and working on my wiring harness. And my dad's dart block 383 stroker engine for his Chevy so all is not lost
 
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Old Jan 18, 2017 | 03:16 AM
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Hey F250 I see you have the 4xford vans too. have that one and also the 2wd version ******** van i think they called it from back in the day.
 
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Old Jan 18, 2017 | 01:55 PM
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Yep, full on winter blues. Cold and snowy as **** here. Both trucks have been sitting in the shop and even with a torpedo heater it's been too cold. Hoping it gets warmed up here a bit enough to clean up the shop and get the wing window seals done on Bruce. Wanting to get the windows tinted in the spring
 
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Old Jan 18, 2017 | 02:52 PM
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Yeah, it snowed a bit here in the central mountains of CO. We've had nearly 7' since January 1.
This is my Newfie, Hugo. He is on our deck, which is about a foot off the ground. He stands 30" and weighs in at 165.


Got 1/2 the garage roof cleared. Only took 2 hours. 40" slab up there.


My '76 Hi-Boy, Frank, is in there somewhere. He was clean when I left on January 2nd.


Started right up, though.
 
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