Hey everyone, my name is Justin and I am from Manhattan, KS. If anyone is big on sports, this is home of K-State. I am the owner of a 1982 Ford F-150 XLS Stepside, a 1987 Olds Cutlass Salon, a 1991 Bonneville SSE, and a 2004 Grand Prix GT (Wife's only car )

I just bought the truck a couple of weeks ago from my wife's grandpa. It had been sitting for years due to a blown 300, so he put in a 240 out of a swather . I can't complain too much, it runs like a champ! It has a 4-spd manual which I am enjoying the hell out of. IT is my first stick shift, so city driving is very interesting. Interior is in very good condition, short of the upper part of the dash cracked. We are planning on putting on a dashmat to cover up the problem. I have installed a Sony headunit, 6x9 in the center dash, and sony door speakers to replaced the totally shot speakers and head unit. I just finished that up yesterday, sounds great . Body is rusty at the front 2 fenders, and I will be looking to replace those. There is 2 decent size rust holes in the bedsides, and I will be probably bondo-ing that since I don't think I will be finding any rust-free stepside beds locally. The wood in the bed will also be replaced, I am planning on cutting and prepping the wood myself.

We are planning on painting it red this summer, and re-applying the stripe kit. This will be pretty cheap since we will be doing the rustoleum roller paintjob and my wife's dad owns a small graphics company that does the stripes and decals.

Here is one pic, I will plan on taking more and posting them up:


Here is a pic of my baby, my 87' Cutlass Salon . I love my Oldsmobiles!


80k original miles, 4-spd auto, 307 V-8 (total dog, but gets me around 19 mpgs )

Ever need help with an Olds, hit me up!

Now about me, I am a network technician for a large school district so I know quite a bit about general computer hardware/software info. I am 21, and I have been married for 4 months to my great wife, Jamie. She is very excited to get started on this project, she loves her little Stepside

Looks like a great bunch of guys. I will be tearing into the body work come spring, so expect many pics and questions!

 

Welcome Justin, congrats to you and your wife on the 1982 Ford F-150 XLS Step side, sounds like it`ll be a sharp ride!
I see that you`ve found your local KS chapter, you`ll meet some fine folks there.

 

Thanks for the compliment, posts look very informative around here! Iim hoping to soak up as much knowledge as I can. I have to say that this truck is one of the simplest vehicles I have ever worked on, and so far has been pretty fun.

 

Good stuff, see you in the forums.

 

Welcome 82'stepside! I used to have an 84 Cutlass that I dropped a 455 into. I loved that car. It was a real sleeper.

 

I USED to have a 455. Pulled it out of a 1974 Olds Delta Ninety-Eight (HUGE BOAT), with 60k original miles. I regasked it and I was ready to drop it in my 86' (gone now) until I found my mint 87'. My urge to go with fast with a big block in an ugly car was pushed to the side when I saw how clean my 87' was. I just didn't have the heart to bastadize such a perfect car with a big block swap. Sold the 455, and the 86' a couple of months ago. Paid off a good chunk of the 87' that way!

Here is the old motor and 86'