That's what I have on my '90 and there is plenty of clearance.

 

My Lund bug guard doesn't touch the hood at all, or trap any debris.

 

Nice truck Hawk. I really like that spray in bedliner.
Trav

 

Multiple thoughts here. On my '90 the front is in good shape as far as it goes, but like the headlamp lenses are still hazed after several applications of a cleaner/polisher, the chrome trim is cloudy, and the grill itself, while undamaged, simply doesn't look as good as it should. I've thought about replacing the lights and repainting the grill (maybe black) but now wonder if I should do like you and replace everything.
Secondly, I can't say I've heard of the Wolfgang line, but my paint is at least as bad as yours over most of the body. Did you work that by hand or use a buffer? That polish job is something else. On the other hand, my right side is showing cracks in the paint where apparently some damage was filled poorly and repainted, so is it even worth my effort to repair the rest if I'm going to need that part reworked and repainted anyway?
Finally, which spray in liner did you have done and about what did it cost you?

 

The only place my old one touched the hood is where it was fastened under the lip. However, leaving only a 1/2" gap between the plastic and the metal meant all kinds of stuff got trapped in there. The only reason I can think of that you might have avoided that is you kept the truck garaged when sitting or the shape tended to not leave a vacuum where it would suck in heavier particles. I noticed that whoever installed mine had to use vinyl 'dots' to keep the plastic from hitting the hood itself.

 

Fresh out of the paint booth !

 

Just to be a total wise ***, my build in progress:



I'm 32 years old and have had a project in mind for the past 6 or 8 years. It has changed significantly over those years mostly because of what resources have come and gone in those years.

Truck is a total 48 inches from bumper to bumper putting it close enough to "quarter scale." It will eventually have 40 inch tires (10 inch hand-truck wheels and tires from Home Depot). It will run on 24 volts (two car batteries, for the moment) at up to 50 amps. The motor, gearing, differential, and rear axle are all a one-piece unit out of a mobility scooter.

I HAVE had it moving under it's own power recently and it actually pulls my aunts complete pop-up camper around the driveway!

Here's another angle which makes the hand-truck chassis a little less obvious, though it shows that the body is completely empty at this point (the hand-truck was only there for the sake of photos, it will have a custom chassis once some of you nice guys help me with a few dimensions)



I plan to fill in those hideous fenders and cut new more-realistic wheel openings in them... I would like to cut the bed off the body, finish the body a little better, and build a wrecker bed of some sort, though with the 40 inch tires that probably wont look right. If I do keep the body the way it is, it will get a 5th-wheel hitch on it and a custom trailer in a couple years. I will eventually add working lights at least at the factory locations, including parking, tail/brake/turn signals, and low and high beam headlights.

Tell me what you think! (even if it really is "get the hell off our forum...")

Michael.

 

nice!!! do you have any more pics of the rear bumper??? or where to get one?

 

looks great

power to you sir. i don't think i have that kind of patience

 

My patience isn't too different than some of these other guys who have a restoration project sitting in their garage or shed or even out in the weeds just waiting for the right part or waiting for another project to finish . . .

Mine started out being all custom with a two stroke engine from a kids' toy motorcycle. It was going to be a Big Rig, at first a Peterbuilt Cab-Over.. but then someone gave me the Ford body and that changed since the engine wont fit in it, and then someone else gave me the wheelchair..

So far, I have spent a total of:
Fiberglass Body: Free
Wheelchair chassis and driveline: Free
Electronics for radio control system: Free (technically borrowed)
Electronics to control power to drive motor: $135
Steering gearbox (1600 inch-ounce RC Servo): $206

Next purchases:
Handtruck tires: $20ea. x 4
Rear hubs to adapt handtruck wheels to the wheelchair axle: Unknown
supplies for custom chassis: Unknown

Hopefuls:
Someone I know MIGHT be able to get me free batteries! 12 volt sealed lead acid. Capacity unknown, yet.
Some more Ford fans' help with chassis dimensions as well as wheel well dimensions, and other information.

Michael.

 

i didn't show you guys here,her first wax (after waiting a couple months,i guess to let the paint "breath" for a bit after fresh paint? debatable it appears searching online,so i took no chances.wax could wait.why risk it? )

 

i believe they were an option on the first gen lightnings and are very hard to find

paint looks great

 

let me try this again tonight, I will go to my wife's laptop and check before posting a half dozen photo's again.

Old Front:

 

OK, that seemed to work, maybe too many photo's at one time last night.

New Front:

 

Old Paint, prior to paint correction with Wolfgang: