My 89 Lariat
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My 89 Lariat
Hello all. I'm new to these forums. I need a little help with my new project. I have an 89 F-150 Lariat supercab longbox. I am contimplating pulling the box, and building a flat bed with nice, stepped, stake sides. I wanted to do this to my 78, but I got rid of it in mid-project. This will be my daily driving pick-up, though i do have a car as well. I don't mind refinishing the wood once a year. Should I do this? I started stripping the truck yesterday for new paint, but discovered the box if full of rust and bondo. How would that look on a supercab? I will probably paint the cab, black, purple, or somthing like that. ANy suggestions?
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Well, flatbeds make the truck look more "industrial", and its appearance is entirely subjective.
Personally, I'd rather have the bed. You can buy a used bed (or a new take-off bed) on e-bay, and various sellers you'll see scattered throughout the internet.
A lot of new and used pickups often are converted to "service bodies" and the bed is then sold off at a reasonable price.
The 87 to 96 beds (dispite the body change in 92) bolt right on no problem, and I believe the taillight wiring connector is the same as well.
My 93 has a 96 bed on it, with an 88 tailgate. I then prime and spray it to match and I was back on the road again. The bed cost me $400 with the taillights (local want ad) and the tailgate I think was about $50, also a local want ad.
I don't particularly like wooden beds (even though they look cool) because they don't sustain high wear easily, even if pressure treated. I put too many junkyard engines, patio bricks, rocks, dirt, etc in the bed of my truck not to want something stronger than 2x4's.
If you only put in a few bags of peat moss and your daughters bicycle, thats a different story.
Personally, I'd rather have the bed. You can buy a used bed (or a new take-off bed) on e-bay, and various sellers you'll see scattered throughout the internet.
A lot of new and used pickups often are converted to "service bodies" and the bed is then sold off at a reasonable price.
The 87 to 96 beds (dispite the body change in 92) bolt right on no problem, and I believe the taillight wiring connector is the same as well.
My 93 has a 96 bed on it, with an 88 tailgate. I then prime and spray it to match and I was back on the road again. The bed cost me $400 with the taillights (local want ad) and the tailgate I think was about $50, also a local want ad.
I don't particularly like wooden beds (even though they look cool) because they don't sustain high wear easily, even if pressure treated. I put too many junkyard engines, patio bricks, rocks, dirt, etc in the bed of my truck not to want something stronger than 2x4's.
If you only put in a few bags of peat moss and your daughters bicycle, thats a different story.
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