Just finished up a little cosmetics, new front fender and new chrome bumper. Bumber had holes rusted thru it and LH fender was starting to rust thru. Out with the old, bolt on the new...got it painted and on..
looks pretty good.

Still need to put running board back on, after a little fix... the support brace needs a few small holes welded shut and new mounting studs need to be tacked to the underside of step. The RH side support is almost completely rusted off. Next step is making a new step support for the other side.

 

I changed the air in the tires , topped off the blinker fluid , and greased the muffler bearings ...... Lew

 

Changed my RA bushings and painted the brackets.

 

Re-installed the anti-rattle clips that came loose on the pass side.

 

Skaterbro,
This is what mine looked like before I replaced it...


Don't mind the dirt, Raven likes the off-road life!

 

i installed an O pipe in my exhaust today. makes a huge difference. im actually looking at an engine oil bypass kit.

just outa curiosity, what season air did you use?

 

Yikes HrdDrv. Can you tell my truck has never left the state.


Oh yeah, i also replaced my grounds with 2ga cable this past weekend.


No more clunk when i try to start it.

 

...Damm ?? The guy at the auto store said its all the same ?? The bypass kit sounds trick....Lew

 

Went to a boneyard today and got a tailgate for my Flareside

also got some plastic air vent grilles, a window switch bezel for the driver's door, a bezel for the hvac control panel, a new temp select ****, an XLT molding for the dash, as well as the cushioned pad above the molding that extends over the radio. I was also able to get the left headlamp bezel with a good turn signal lamp.

A very good day !!

Later...

Lee

 

No doubt.....
I guess you guys don't use as much salt on the roads during the winter time.
Of course, winter driving is a hoot..........................................hey! , what's this lever for?....Yeeeeeeehaaaaaaaa

ah crap.....spilled my Molson's

 

Yours looks sort of like mine. I replaced the bushings with silicon (?) bushings about seven years ago. That was the second time. First time Ford used the Ford rubber parts. They died in two years, so out with the air chisel and away with the old, in with the new. No paint job though...

 

The first time i changed them i used some black poly's and the ride seemed a lot harsher. Seeing how this is a street driven truck i figured i could skip on the added flex that poly's give and settle for the dampening that rubber gives. Much smoother now with the rubber bushings.

 

Nice pics, but it looks like your truck is missing a vital component.

Where's the rust that holds everything together?

 

is that what thats for? jeeze you all can borrow some of mine then...

 

I've got plenty. I think it's the guys in the midwest, Cali, and deep south who could use some of ours.