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Sep 15, 2008 | 08:29 PM

hootmon

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Need Bed for truck restoring

I am restoring a 1977 ford f150 need a long bed that is in good shape. Any one help?

Sep 19, 2008 | 04:57 AM

twisted_axel

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What state are you in?

Sep 19, 2008 | 09:35 AM

GLR

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How far do you want to travel? I know of 2 one in NY the other in VA.

Sep 19, 2008 | 02:23 PM

hootmon

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I live in East Tennessee. I think I am going to get one from LMC $1400 for all and shipping .

Sep 19, 2008 | 04:19 PM

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hootmon, I'm in central Mississippi and I have a good long bed I need to get rid of. Mine has the storage box on the right-hand side. Tailgate is gone, but the bed is in good condition.

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Sep 19, 2008 | 10:36 PM

hootmon

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do you have any pictures?

Sep 19, 2008 | 10:44 PM

bucks77ford

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Honestly, for $1400, you can get an entire rust free truck if you are willing to travel. That's the mistake I made. I should have travel to the south or out west looking for rust free parts rather than buying from someone who travels to get those parts and brings them back to the rust belts. Of course, there are less and less people doing that now because of fuel prices. But, looking back, I would have been willing to take a few days off work and spend the money on fuel to travel out to CA or down to TX to get a truck. Than I could have had a truck rust free rather than just a bed. If you go with the LMC parts, you still have to weld the bed together, get it straight and still have bodywork to do. You'd also be better off finding a good bed with just rust above the wheel wells and repair it. Those are a dime a dozen and cheap, rather than doing the LMC route.

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Sep 21, 2008 | 12:02 PM

Mitchissippi

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Click on this link. It should carry you to my ad in the classifieds. I've added a few more pics and I have more if you need it.

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Sep 21, 2008 | 12:50 PM

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Dr. Dirt

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yeah, please don't go the LMC route. Mitchisssippi has a good bed there for what I'd call a pretty good price; only minor body work.

Sep 22, 2008 | 08:41 PM

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How far do you want to travel? I know of 2 one in NY the other in VA.

I might be interested in the one in VA if you still have it. I sent you an email as well.

Sep 23, 2008 | 08:37 PM

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hootmon

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I Quess I am Going to fix the one I have. Lot of metal to replace. I don't use bondo.

Sep 23, 2008 | 09:34 PM

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I have one that is.. uh.. rusty.. underneath. wheelwells aren't bad though

Sep 23, 2008 | 10:03 PM

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I Quess I am Going to fix the one I have. Lot of metal to replace. I don't use bondo.

I don't use 'bondo' either... only very high quality UPOL Dolphin filler/glaze or Evercoat products. I don't see why people turn up their noses at putting fibreglass filler over welds and finishing with some polyester filler. Sometimes filler is applied completely wrong and that's why it has such a bad reputation. A job where filler is used (correctly) is almost always 10x better than one without using filler. Just curious, but where is your box rusted out? Do you plan on butt welding peices of metal on the wheel well, then grind it smooth? I'm not saying it can't be done, I've done it before myself. It takes alot longer to do that, since you have to go slow to avoid warpage of the surrounding metal. Plus, it won't be as strong as a lap welded join with fibreglass and filler applyed. Also, it will just rust out in the same spot again, since your not changing anything.

Sep 26, 2008 | 11:45 PM

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It has rusted around fender wells and end of bed next to cab. I am going to butt weld and use filler to smoth. I will cut out and replace metal near cab. I am going to clean and seal ever where under bed and then under coat it all.