No yellow anymore - first glimpse.
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Laughing Gas
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No yellow anymore - first glimpse.
After a lot of work (done by someone else - if you can't wield a tool, you better be able to wield a check book) I have my baby back.
Got her back last Sunday, needed an alignment and exhaust, and new tires and rims. I have had her back on the road since Wednesday (still having some fueling issues that we should have sorted soon).
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I had a full body off frame restoration done but we made a few changes - took out the buckets in favor of a bench, added a power brake booster (she already had the power assist off of a '73), replaced the grill with one from a Ranger (hard to find part - still looking for a better one), custom red and black paint with pearlized gold flake and 4 coats of clear, new bed floor made from Trex (synthetic planking that won't rot), and used blue dot shield style tail lights (just like them better than the rectangles used on '69s).
I owe a debt to several people, but especially to NumberDummy, who was magnificent in identifying and sourcing hard to find parts. I'll drive it a few months and then yank the 360 out and turn it into a beast.<o>
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Got her back last Sunday, needed an alignment and exhaust, and new tires and rims. I have had her back on the road since Wednesday (still having some fueling issues that we should have sorted soon).
[img]https://www.ford-trucks.com/user_gallery/sizeimage.php?&photoid=219360&.jpg[/img]<o></o>
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[img]https://www.ford-trucks.com/user_gallery/sizeimage.php?&photoid=219359&.jpg[/img]
I had a full body off frame restoration done but we made a few changes - took out the buckets in favor of a bench, added a power brake booster (she already had the power assist off of a '73), replaced the grill with one from a Ranger (hard to find part - still looking for a better one), custom red and black paint with pearlized gold flake and 4 coats of clear, new bed floor made from Trex (synthetic planking that won't rot), and used blue dot shield style tail lights (just like them better than the rectangles used on '69s).
I owe a debt to several people, but especially to NumberDummy, who was magnificent in identifying and sourcing hard to find parts. I'll drive it a few months and then yank the 360 out and turn it into a beast.<o>
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Laughing Gas
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Thanks for fixing my post - don't know why it didn't insert properly. The wheels are Devino Craken 17 inch with 285R70 bridgestones (at 33 inches tall the most tire and wheel I could stuff into the front).
Wheels are not easy for the 5 on 5.5 application. I really couldn't find many options, lucky that I liked these. I plan to get some 1.5" adapters to space out the rear tires (the Ford 9" rear end is about 3" narrower than the Dana front end).
Wheels are not easy for the 5 on 5.5 application. I really couldn't find many options, lucky that I liked these. I plan to get some 1.5" adapters to space out the rear tires (the Ford 9" rear end is about 3" narrower than the Dana front end).
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how much did that paint run you? and which brand did you use? and by the way, your ride looks AWESOME.
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I don't recall the brand, I'll ask the guy that did it. He charged me $50 an hour including paint, and the cost was buried in the full restoration cost. The full restoration was about $15,000 (not inlcuding mechanical work and the cost of parts) - it has close to 400 hours in it.
Still, cheap compared to a new truck, and at that I'd have the same truck as everyone else.
Thanks for the feedback.
Still, cheap compared to a new truck, and at that I'd have the same truck as everyone else.
Thanks for the feedback.
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The tail lights are reproduction shield style ones - I think they are 50's style. I also bought the stainless wire covers and stainless mounts. I think LMC and NPD carry them, it may have been Macs - I don't remember. I liked the old style Ford script and blue dot. We mounted the holders upside down so we could put the license plate under the light and above the bumper. We made a custom plate holder to fit. To compensate for the loss of reverse lights I bought billet white LED inserts to finish off the bed roll from Mar-K.
I cheated in the bed as well - I used Trex synthetic deck boards - I used the trim material, which comes in a true 1" by 11" size (the boards that are meant to be used for the deck floor are 1 1/2" thick, and don't come wide enough).
I cheated in the bed as well - I used Trex synthetic deck boards - I used the trim material, which comes in a true 1" by 11" size (the boards that are meant to be used for the deck floor are 1 1/2" thick, and don't come wide enough).
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Full rear view
Here is a full on rear view with both lights. You can kind of see that the rear end looks a little narrow - so I'll add spacers to widen the rear about 3 inches.
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Laughing Gas
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Yes, I did the bed boards. There are no synthetic kits available, so I just copied the outlines from the old rotten ones.
I have seen some superb jobs done with clearcoat over oak boards, but I'd be terrified of scratching them. This way I can still use the bed if I want to.
I have seen some superb jobs done with clearcoat over oak boards, but I'd be terrified of scratching them. This way I can still use the bed if I want to.