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well here's the good news. yall will be proud to hear that i got accepted into Nashville Auto Diesel College. but i want to get my truck finished before i go. i surveyed my bed rust and decided it would be just as good to throw a flat bed on her. cheaper in the long run. so wat would need to be done with my fuel tanks and are there and suggestions on goin dually or stayin single. all opinions are welcome. thanks guys
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Hate to send you to another forum but this is a pretty good writeup, theres a couple of things I would change but its pretty good
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TheDieselStop.Com - www.thedieselstop.com
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lmao thats why i said do your truck first. but by the time i cut all the rust outta the side that is through i might as well chop it up
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well here's the good news. yall will be proud to hear that i got accepted into Nashville Auto Diesel College. but i want to get my truck finished before i go. i surveyed my bed rust and decided it would be just as good to throw a flat bed on her. cheaper in the long run. so wat would need to be done with my fuel tanks and are there and suggestions on goin dually or stayin single. all opinions are welcome. thanks guys
What will your insurance company say about the flat bed? Most will say it needs to be insured as a "commercial vehicle". This could increase you rates.
What will the school say about the truck with a flat bed, same issue as above and may impact you getting a parking permit.
If your truck is a SRW you should not have a problem finding a good stock bed for it cheaper than a flat bed. Remember that a gaser bed will work.
Good luck with school.
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I personally would get another bed before I got a flatbed. That is unless you really have a need for it.
BTW Welcome to the great state of Tennessee. Also insurance is way cheaper here and tags are only $22 per year. You won't have any problems here if you decide to get a flatbed.
BTW Welcome to the great state of Tennessee. Also insurance is way cheaper here and tags are only $22 per year. You won't have any problems here if you decide to get a flatbed.
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I would keep my eye out for a replacement bed. You have a pretty wide year range of beds that will fit, I think the beds from 87-97 are the same from any F150, 250 or 350.
I just saw one a few months back in craigslist with zero rust and good paint going for only $300
I just saw one a few months back in craigslist with zero rust and good paint going for only $300
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I personally would get another bed before I got a flatbed. That is unless you really have a need for it.
BTW Welcome to the great state of Tennessee. Also insurance is way cheaper here and tags are only $22 per year. You won't have any problems here if you decide to get a flatbed.
BTW Welcome to the great state of Tennessee. Also insurance is way cheaper here and tags are only $22 per year. You won't have any problems here if you decide to get a flatbed.
can't complain about insurance though...$60 for both ain't bad.