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Old Mar 20, 2021 | 08:00 AM
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Finally got one!!

I’ve wanted one of these trucks since I first saw one on the school bus when they were brand new and begged my old man to trade his 90 for one. Every single one I find is beat by some dumb kid into the ground or worked to death. The nice ones are going for crazy money so I kept on looking and found this little 250 for what they are asking for parts trucks. It passed inspection and everything and goes down the road at 70 beautifully. Tanks are great. Radiator support looks good frame is solid. No bondo. Solid body. I’m so happy


 
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Old Mar 20, 2021 | 08:05 AM
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Congrats, Nice find, Looks nice and clean.

 
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Old Mar 20, 2021 | 08:28 AM
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Thanks! It is clean, but now starts the bed off cleaning and de rusting, then new fenders, rust touch ups. Then paint. Where I live if we don’t stay ahead of rust the truck will disappear in five years.
 
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Old Mar 21, 2021 | 09:47 AM
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Great looking truck just the way it sits! Color is good...I like the cab lights, small mirrors, wheels...no white-letter billboard tires, no lift, no stripes, no hang-on crap. Pay attention to the unseen beef-and-guts workings of one of the best looking trucks Ford, or anybody, ever made.
 
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Old Apr 2, 2021 | 07:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Bruce W.
Great looking truck just the way it sits! Color is good...I like the cab lights, small mirrors, wheels...no white-letter billboard tires, no lift, no stripes, no hang-on crap. Pay attention to the unseen beef-and-guts workings of one of the best looking trucks Ford, or anybody, ever made.
i like it too! Simple. No extra crap. My first thing is taking the bed off. Cleaning the frame and rust proofing. Fixing the small rust spots on front fenders and probably paint and keep the same color. The interior is painted to match, the roof and doors are sheet metal on the bottom of the door and whole roof from the factory.

The cab corners are original they they still have the ford stamp on them which is rare. I want to keep it reliable so that’s stock, no lift. Clean the Alcoa’s and keep it maintained. It is just what i see as the perfect pickup. I just want to give it a little clean up.

You were right. As is I get a lot of comments on it driving around. Passed inspection And is daily driven by my girlfriend who wants it for her!
 
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Old Apr 2, 2021 | 08:55 AM
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A little unsolicited advice based on my experience: If you live in the salt belt, which it looks like you do from the picture, I'd recommend leave that thing parked from first snowfall until the April rains wash the roads clean again. It doesn't matter how much rust proofing you do, driving it in salt will eat it alive in just a handful of winters. Buy a rusty beater Ranger or Escape or Crown Vic or something to roll around in during winter.
 
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Old Apr 2, 2021 | 11:18 AM
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Originally Posted by sevensecondsuv
A little unsolicited advice based on my experience: If you live in the salt belt, which it looks like you do from the picture, I'd recommend leave that thing parked from first snowfall until the April rains wash the roads clean again. It doesn't matter how much rust proofing you do, driving it in salt will eat it alive in just a handful of winters. Buy a rusty beater Ranger or Escape or Crown Vic or something to roll around in during winter.
that’s a good idea. I had a Subaru for that was a great winter beater. I usually take every truck I get and coat it in so much fluid film and oil that the salt has a harder time doing it’s damage. I go a little overboard, my last truck I filled the doors and cab corners with a little bar and chain oil. Parked it off my driveway in the dirt to drip out for a week. When I gave it to my brother he didn’t have to do them for a few years before he traded it in.

I know now a lot of people are too fussy for the mess or dirt that sticks to the paint but I like that more than rust. Salt kills I hate it.
 
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Old Apr 2, 2021 | 11:23 AM
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I’m certainly not plowing with it. That would kill the old girl!
 
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