Hey, just thought I'd start a thread to see who else has the almighty Flareside and what your's looks like. Post your pix!



My beloved '86 F150 XL.

 

Mine looks the same but not as shiny. I got a quote to do the complete body work and it is going to cost $4300 CANADIAN! I guess I will leave it for now....

-Matt

Mine is a 85 with a 302 and a 4 speed manual....

 

I don't know why I can't get a pic to post, but check my gallery, theres lots there. I have an 86. It has the EFI 302, 3 speed stick with OD, 4x4, original black paint, and 44K original miles.

 

$4300 for all that?? Ouch...I feel lucky now, heh. Found this at a local dealer in Southern Ohio for $2400. Runs like a brand new vehicle n' had it for about 3 years now. One thing tho, the bed needs some serious work. As you guys know, it's got the wooden bed with a solid steel tailgate. Need to replace the wood, bed lining rails and tailgate ($400 thru LMC).

 

Taken last summer:



Hehe...don't laugh too hard, but here's what's left of mine as of last week.
Okay, so I didn't get it done in the 2 weeks I had planned (forgot that I had to learn how to weld, do body work, break rusted bolts, etc...), but hopefully it will be done VERY soon.





Lots of pics of the rebuild in my photoalbum on my site...if anyone has idea's comments or corrections before I screw up too much...would love to hear from ya.

Dennis' '86 F150 4x4 Flareside pics

Going with gasp!! Chevy Bahama Blue paint, rebuilding the limited slip 9" rear end, have an Aussie Locker going in the Dana 44 front, 33" x 12.5" Thornbirds with new 15"x10" black steel rims (yea yea...they're AT's, not MT's okay), new doors, front fenders, sides of box (where the fiberglass flaresides attach to), new slider rear window (to replace the fixed unit), new front window, 3" body lift, 3" Bushwacker Flares, Mar-K Stainless bolt/bed rail kit, Maple planks for box floor, sandblasted frame and cab bottom, undercoated frame and cab bottom as well as cab floor (instead of carpet) headache rack, dual rect. tube bumpers with hooks (for those days I get stuck plowing with the Meyers angle plow which is going on as well), newer seats, etc...

 

Here's my 81:


When I bought it last year:

 

Heh Nick, hope ya don't mind me posting this, but here's a pic from your gallery

 

THANKS! that's the same pic I was trying to get up, couldn't get it to work.

 

Dennis: Locking up the front eh? Better put in all new HD front U-joints now... Will prolong the life of your axle shafts greatly... Maybe even weld in the caps, that's what Ryan's 84 kept doing, pushing out the caps, then destroying the axles, even before he went 351W and 35's. His was welded up front, and your locker will be a bit easier on things, but, that should save you the headache of breakage.

 

Thanks for the tip, have been thinking about it for a bit now, new joints and possibly axle shafts. I need to use the truck for plowing in the winter, and don't want to go SFA yet... but wasn't sure how the joints would hold up when its locked up plowing.

 

Almost done the rebuild...
Have front windshield to install, rework the new bumpers a bit...and finish assembling the bed....



I never realized how much rust occured from sitting over 18 yrs, what a learning experience...

I couldn't get any Tammarack for the bed, so I ended up going with Birch planks for the bed (will have to keep an eye on it to make sure water/moisture doesn't get through the finish to hasten the deterioration though) and hopefully have them installed with the new metal soon...

 

Dang that truck is lookin GOOOD, wanna tackle mine next? LOL

 

This is my flareside that Iam working on. 1984 f-150 302with a AOD.

 

i wish i had a better pic or could get it to work, althese good looking trucks make me wont to paint mine

 

Hi Guys

I guess I am not allowed to attach.... Anyway 86 Stepside No rust! Original wood bed in perfect condition! 5.0L AOD AC cruise tilt pwdr pw win. slider 4x4