Show Off Your Pre-97 Trucks
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From: Central Mississippi
4wd Low
Joined: Oct 2021
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my "new" Ford
Spoiler
1990 F-150
XLT Lariat, long bed, 4x4, 5.0, AOD
Since buying late August, I've done:
New plugs, rotor, dist cap
New MAP sensor
Seafoamed and changed oil and filter twice
new fuel filter, new air filter
replaced missing fuses and got back my dome, map, and cargo lights (new bulbs too)
replaced missing fuse and regained cruise control and horn
new window regulators and motors
replaced missing trim passenger side
new reflector and FORD sign on tailgate
replaced broken tailgate handle, lubed mechanism
bought tailgate access panel from junkyard and reinstalled (old one missing)
got a OE jack to replace missing one
new manual front hubs
flushed brake fluid, replaced one line
new radiator hoses
replaced leaking freeze plug on engine
new wiper blades, and rain-ex'd the windows
To do for now:
install replacement steering column--old one is broken from someone hoisting themselves into truck by it
install gauge cluster with tach that I bought
install nicer stock sunvisors I bought
fix wiring mess from previous aftermarket install and install stock radio (I have one from junkyard)
new exhaust manifold passenger side (old one has large crack)
new radiator--old one has a small leak
get AC fixed
Install diamond plate top of tailgate protector. It had one when bought but was beat up and ugly. New one on order.
polish hazy headlights
replace tail light lenses
Trans filter replace and replace whatever fluid needed from just that
replace vent window passenger side--has plexiglass in there now. I have the glass already
Truck is a lot of fun--I'm enjoying it. Engine is fairly tired though and does have some mean blow by. I'll live with that for now I guess. This truck seems like it was kept pretty nice for a long time, and then someone else got it and beat the hell out of it--Super crappy and/or non existent maintenance, etc. The oil and air filter were shockingly filthy. They broke the steering column, lost the jack, lost the tailgate access panel, replaced the broken vent window with plexiglass, hacked the wiring up badly to put in some crappy aftermarket deck, broke the glove compartment latch. The guy I got it from had it a year and it mostly sat--don't think he did much good or bad to it.
Mountain Pass
Joined: Apr 2021
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I have a 94 extended cab that my son just toasted the front bumper...is there any modifications needed to install that 08 bumper or will it bolt up to the existing brackets?
