I just don't understand.
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Lead Driver
Joined: Dec 2004
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From: San Jose, CA
I just don't understand.
Spend a ton of money on the mods, but can't spend a few extra $$ for correct front fenders. They're available in fiberglass too!
Ilya
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford-...21753466QQrdZ1
Item #220021753466
Ilya
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford-...21753466QQrdZ1
Item #220021753466
Fleet Owner
Joined: Jul 2004
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From: NM
You work with what you have, I guess. My real surprise is the low Buy-it-Now price!!! It's worth a lot more than that, I'd say. Either that or there is a ton of bondo over swiss cheese, or something I'm not seeing...
Post Fiend
Joined: Jun 2001
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From: Erie, pa
Maybe it's the "Frenched Door Handles". Oh, by the way what the H are Frenched Door Handles? I don't see any door handles sunk in with a slightly raised lip around them, shaved yes, Frenched, No.
He says he bought the truck three years ago, as is, and will make a great weekend driver. Is he indicating that after driving it for a weekrnd ya have to work on it all week?
Run Away, Run Away.
He says he bought the truck three years ago, as is, and will make a great weekend driver. Is he indicating that after driving it for a weekrnd ya have to work on it all week?
Run Away, Run Away.
I'll have the Roast Duck
Joined: Jul 2002
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From: Northshore, MN
There's those big old door hinges again...with no door handles, doesn't fit my personal tastes. if ya shave(frenched, ha ha)the door handles for a smoothed look, why not do the hinges too? Smooth without smooth....lol looks to me like F2 or bigger front fenders too.
Postmaster
Joined: Jun 2004
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From: Riverside, So Cal
As many have pointed out, the owner uses some funny terms. He doesn't know there is a difference between "frenched" and "shaved". He didn't build it. He just bought it awhile ago. Now, he's tired of it and wants to sell it. He has probably showed it to all his friends and needs another toy. He is one of these guys with deep pockets and little interest in what he has. There's lots of them at the cruise nights. They are the guys that you ask a question about the truck and they say "it came that way".
I think the more interesting story is the builder. This person (or shop) went to a lot of work to build a truck with a strange interior, nice body and paint and the wrong fenders. Then he sold it to this sucker.
It takes all kinds.
I think the more interesting story is the builder. This person (or shop) went to a lot of work to build a truck with a strange interior, nice body and paint and the wrong fenders. Then he sold it to this sucker.
It takes all kinds.
Lead Driver
Joined: Apr 2002
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From: Littleton, New Hampshire
This is the perfect example as to why I didn't want to run F-3 fenders on my 48 F-3 converted to F-1. They just don't look right to me....except Tim's (Mtflat) truck, of course. 
Vern
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From: Glendale, AZ
Have to agree with all of the posts. Looks like this guy is a dealer or trys to turn it for a profit. Wierd interior colors, no visors, one wiper, or a tail gate.
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Post Fiend
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From: Erie, pa
HOLD ON FOLKS
I've been pondering this all day, What we have here is a GOTE (Golden Opportunity To Excell). We buy the thing, clean it up real good, put those big rims and skinny tires on and claim it's by Coddington, He's always doing stuff with swoopie fenders and the New Style Frenched Things. Then we sell it for a Bizillion Bucks and then we'll all have enough funds for our trucks.
I've been pondering this all day, What we have here is a GOTE (Golden Opportunity To Excell). We buy the thing, clean it up real good, put those big rims and skinny tires on and claim it's by Coddington, He's always doing stuff with swoopie fenders and the New Style Frenched Things. Then we sell it for a Bizillion Bucks and then we'll all have enough funds for our trucks.
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Jun 2004
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From: Minnesota
That truck is just too funny, I bet it is full of rust. Everything has been stripped off the truck before painting and not put back on. All the chrome or SS is gone, no visors, no ash tray, no radio, no speaker, no glove box, the dash was filled in as to not have to deal with anything. The door handles were even removed. The gauges are just a squre that could be cut out with a jig saw. Fill it, putty it up, flatten it out and paint it with the rest of the body.
This does give me a good idea, strip a truck of all the dash pieces sell them. Strip all the exterior chrome and SS peices sell them. Remove the expensive F1 fenders sell them. Buy a set of cheaper big truck fenders and mount them. Remove the motor and transmission sell them. Buy a 302 from a salvage yard. Paint the entire truck one color inside and out and underneath. Sell it for $15,000
This does give me a good idea, strip a truck of all the dash pieces sell them. Strip all the exterior chrome and SS peices sell them. Remove the expensive F1 fenders sell them. Buy a set of cheaper big truck fenders and mount them. Remove the motor and transmission sell them. Buy a 302 from a salvage yard. Paint the entire truck one color inside and out and underneath. Sell it for $15,000
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From: Too far north of I-10
Originally Posted by 4tl8ford
HOLD ON FOLKS...We buy the thing, clean it up real good, put those big rims and skinny tires on and claim it's by Coddington, He's always doing stuff with swoopie fenders and the New Style Frenched Things. Then we sell it for a Bizillion Bucks and then we'll all have enough funds for our trucks.
Senior User
Joined: Dec 2001
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From: in a house, near sherwood
i used the f2 fenders, cuz that is what i could find. i looked at wescott fiberglass fenders, at there showroom, and they were very nice, but i could not justify the expense, when i had steel f2 at home. if i find steel f1 fenders, i might redo mine, but i dont mind them.
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From: in a house, near sherwood
i used the f2 fenders, cuz that is what i could find. i looked at wescott fiberglass fenders, at there showroom, and they were very nice, but i could not justify the expense, when i had steel f2 at home. if i find steel f1 fenders, i might redo mine, but i dont mind them. but that truck is ugly imho