F-2 Running Board
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Tuned
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F-2 Running Board
I am going to be starting on my running board restoration in the next few weeks, and I know I'm going to have to patch some of the ribbed area. After digging through old posts, finding a donor running board to cut patches out of seems like the only way to really fix them, since they aren't reproduced.
Does anyone have a set of 48-50 F2/3 running boards that they can cut some patches from the center?
Thanks,
Ben
Does anyone have a set of 48-50 F2/3 running boards that they can cut some patches from the center?
Thanks,
Ben
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Do you have a sheet metal fabrication shop near by? Take some exact measurements of the area you need patches for and have them bend up a piece.
I'm not sure if the ribs are the same on the F-1 boards as the F-2 boards. I don't have an F-1 to compare to my F-2 boards.
I'm not sure if the ribs are the same on the F-1 boards as the F-2 boards. I don't have an F-1 to compare to my F-2 boards.
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Do you sell patch panels?
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I really haven't thought about that, mainly because it is a two man operation, meaning
I would have to reinvent like an electric drive a better way of tracking a panel. As it is now one man to hold and track while another turns the crank over and over because you are shrinking many times just for one rib not to mention these were stamped with
massive 100 ton or better machines, in 20 seconds. So I would say no cause if I did
it has to be a perfect match with instructions so being retired thats a little over my head. sam
I would have to reinvent like an electric drive a better way of tracking a panel. As it is now one man to hold and track while another turns the crank over and over because you are shrinking many times just for one rib not to mention these were stamped with
massive 100 ton or better machines, in 20 seconds. So I would say no cause if I did
it has to be a perfect match with instructions so being retired thats a little over my head. sam
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No problem Sam, I had to ask.
I'm still hoping someone has a donor board that they could cut from. I don't know if the F1 and F2/3 board are different, I'd prefer to find a F2/3 board just incase they are wider.
I'm still hoping someone has a donor board that they could cut from. I don't know if the F1 and F2/3 board are different, I'd prefer to find a F2/3 board just incase they are wider.
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Keep searching CL. When I was really looking hard, I found quite a few. It seemed that Oklahoma, Colorado, Kansas had plenty. I looked at 5 beds in one area near OKC one day. I contacted a guy in Kansas to ask him to please don't scrap two he had and to post up here. He got no interest and scrapped them.
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I've been searching craigslist actively for the past year. So far, no dice on a parts truck.
I've also visited all the local fabrication shops and no one can reproduce the ripped section in order to make a patch.
Does anyone have a good passenger side running board for sale?
I've also visited all the local fabrication shops and no one can reproduce the ripped section in order to make a patch.
Does anyone have a good passenger side running board for sale?
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From: Marana, Arizona
Cargo Master
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From: Marana, Arizona
I searched long and far to find an express bed. Like I mentioned, went to Oklahoma. Ended up buying a 48 F2 in Tucson to get it. Put my flatbed on the 48 and sold it. Later, I was buying parts from a guy about an hour away and he had a brand new, NOS right side Express Bed running board. Still had the tag on it. It's from a 51 or 52 so slightly different than the 48 set I have. No difference you can see when mounted. I posted pics on one of my threads.
Anyway, I installed the NOS passenger side running board since it's perfect. So I do have a spare passenger side running board in great shape. Not perfect but, great. It has the typical roll under dent but, no rot.
I don't know if I want to part with it as hard as they are to come by. I'll think about it. You know mine will get hit right after I sell it. That's how it always seems to work.
Has Denny come across any on his parts safari?
Another place to try is Desert Valley Auto Parts near Phoenix.
Anyway, I installed the NOS passenger side running board since it's perfect. So I do have a spare passenger side running board in great shape. Not perfect but, great. It has the typical roll under dent but, no rot.
I don't know if I want to part with it as hard as they are to come by. I'll think about it. You know mine will get hit right after I sell it. That's how it always seems to work.
Has Denny come across any on his parts safari?
Another place to try is Desert Valley Auto Parts near Phoenix.
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From: KS
Scott,
I'd love to buy it from you, but you definitely need to hold onto it. It's one of those things you'll wish you had kept someday.
The style on my truck is the one in the top of your photo, the "simplified" version.
I'd love to buy it from you, but you definitely need to hold onto it. It's one of those things you'll wish you had kept someday.
The style on my truck is the one in the top of your photo, the "simplified" version.