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From: Hot AZ (Phoenix Valley)
OK Guys... We all know that the Monkey Face is the best! LOL!
vrod2003, I wasn't bagging on your truck at all. Very nice truck like I said. Fenders can be change back to OEM Year correct. Bumpers are easy added or removed. But your haven't told use what you want it to be or if you want to just drive it the way it is? We have guys from the Darkside (We have cookies) that aren't purest.... And then we have the Purest in our group. Which by the way makes this one of the best sites on the net!!! Don't be afraid to ask questions as we are all lovers of these old rides.
Keep the Iron on the street rubber side down!
vrod2003, I wasn't bagging on your truck at all. Very nice truck like I said. Fenders can be change back to OEM Year correct. Bumpers are easy added or removed. But your haven't told use what you want it to be or if you want to just drive it the way it is? We have guys from the Darkside (We have cookies) that aren't purest.... And then we have the Purest in our group. Which by the way makes this one of the best sites on the net!!! Don't be afraid to ask questions as we are all lovers of these old rides.
Keep the Iron on the street rubber side down!
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Hey Vrod,
Don't sweat it - you have a nice truck. We used Midwest Early Ford for our body parts...
we replaced our fenders with fiberglass as well at $265ea. What drivetrain are you thinking about?
It's nice to see another '49 - '50 getting ready for the road.
Where are you at in New Mexico? We have several really experienced members out your way.
Ben in Austin
1950 F1 (351W/AOD)
Don't sweat it - you have a nice truck. We used Midwest Early Ford for our body parts...
we replaced our fenders with fiberglass as well at $265ea. What drivetrain are you thinking about?
It's nice to see another '49 - '50 getting ready for the road.
Where are you at in New Mexico? We have several really experienced members out your way.
Ben in Austin
1950 F1 (351W/AOD)
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Hey Vrod,
You mentioned "putting a drop on it". We replaced our rear axle with an Explorer 8.8 & flipped the springs …
very straight forward and it lowers the stance. Took us 2 weekends and we got disc brakes, 3.73 highway cruising friendly gears,
& limited diff. We also went with a Mustang II front suspension.... much more involved & expensive but it lowered the truck 3 to 4 inches
with just the standard set up... no dropped spindle.
Good luck over there. Keep us posted on how your Flathead 8 investigation goes.
Ben in Austin
1950 F1
You mentioned "putting a drop on it". We replaced our rear axle with an Explorer 8.8 & flipped the springs …
very straight forward and it lowers the stance. Took us 2 weekends and we got disc brakes, 3.73 highway cruising friendly gears,
& limited diff. We also went with a Mustang II front suspension.... much more involved & expensive but it lowered the truck 3 to 4 inches
with just the standard set up... no dropped spindle.
Good luck over there. Keep us posted on how your Flathead 8 investigation goes.
Ben in Austin
1950 F1
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