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Apr 27, 2021 | 04:41 PM

isenegger

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79 F100 project

picked up this truck yesterday. long list of plans, my 12yr old approves!

Apr 27, 2021 | 06:37 PM

mudbogger2

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Looks like a good one!
Edit: Oh and I am a little jelly you have a lift!

Apr 27, 2021 | 09:40 PM

isenegger

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Originally Posted by mudbogger2

Looks like a good one!
Edit: Oh and I am a little jelly you have a lift!

the lift is a project as well. it was free from a local dealership upgrading their equipment. i found a cab in better condition a few hours away that happens to be the same color as well. i want to pick it up and swap them out

Oct 25, 2024 | 08:18 AM

tcanthonyii

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The real question is why are you lifting a 2wd truck?

Oct 25, 2024 | 08:42 AM

FuzzFace2

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Originally Posted by tcanthonyii

The real question is why are you lifting a 2wd truck?

Who said he was lifting the truck? The lift is the 2 post he has in the garage.

Nice looking truck other than that roof

Only thing on cab swaps is the VIN's so get the paper work for the cab.
Dave ----

Oct 25, 2024 | 10:51 AM

flowney

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Originally Posted by FuzzFace2

Only thing on cab swaps is the VIN's so get the paper work for the cab.
Dave ----

Yes, get the paper work that your state requires in order but be aware that, unlike more modern vehicles, it all refers to the VIN stamped on the frame. The Warranty Tag on the driver side door jamb and the sticker you are less likely to find on the adjacent pillar are NOT legally definitive. If the VIN stamped on the frame in two places matches the VIN printed on your title, you are home free. If the warranty plate and sticker have VINs that don't match those, rip them off and order new ones from Marti Auto Works. You can even get the special rivets that replicate the factory look completely.
The driver side door on my '76 F-150 had been swapped out at some point in the past so the old warranty plate left on it didn't match the frame. I lived in Georgia at the time which made the situation ever so much more difficult because Georgia doesn't issue titles for vehicles manufactured prior to 1985. I had to get the local sheriff to verify the VIN. I now live in Florida which does require a title. Yet another sheriff had to verify the VIN.
Other than weird cases such as mine it is actually easier to swap the cab on a dent side Ford truck.