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Old Dec 31, 2021 | 04:50 PM
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Got the passengers door back on.
Heres a picture of the backup LED.
Official Complete. All of my listed tasks are now done and it feels awesome! Better yet everything works as it should and this truck is a pure delight to drive!!


 
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Old Dec 31, 2021 | 06:29 PM
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Now back to the next-generation project.
 
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Old Dec 31, 2021 | 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by JohnNewb
Now back to the next-generation project.
Ha Ha True That!

Red gets his turn in here too. New fusebox (the one on This project came out so nice gotta do that again!) with keyed 80A relay and the other backup LED of the pair!
 
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Old Dec 31, 2021 | 06:48 PM
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Two of those lights you could probably light up the high school stadium.
 
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Old Jan 16, 2022 | 10:53 AM
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Hello Red, my respect for your work on this beautiful truck. I read the whole story today. I'm also in the middle of restoring my 49 mercury truck. Are you starting another project? I still saw some vehicles in the pictures just waiting to get back on the road.
Greetings Bernd
 
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Old Jan 16, 2022 | 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by bernd61hd
Hello Red, my respect for your work on this beautiful truck. I read the whole story today. I'm also in the middle of restoring my 49 mercury truck. Are you starting another project? I still saw some vehicles in the pictures just waiting to get back on the road.
Greetings Bernd
Thank you for the compliment. Yes I am currently building the 1961 F100 4x4 seen in the background of some pictures. Link:

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...-f100-4x4.html
 
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Old Jun 7, 2022 | 11:09 PM
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Update**

Been driving all the trucks. Kinda taking turns. Yesterday was a lumber run in the Blue one and today taking Red up the hill for a meeting. Cutting fire wood in the ‘61...





 
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Old Jun 7, 2022 | 11:24 PM
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Pretty tough sitation. Deciding which one to drive.
 
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Good to keep them limbered up.
 
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Thanks for the recent pics, always fun to see. So cool to just use them as they were intended.
 
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Originally Posted by JohnNewb
Pretty tough sitation. Deciding which one to drive.
I drive which one has gas in it.

 
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Old Jun 14, 2022 | 07:28 PM
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keep them all full! Gas today is at a discount... compared to next week!
 
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Old Jun 19, 2022 | 04:55 PM
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I will be taking both ‘60’s to the local car show next Saturday. Any tips or advice? I will post lots of pictures from the experience...
 
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Take an album of photos showing the restoration.
 
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Old Jun 25, 2022 | 04:37 PM
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Was a good time at the car show




 
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