View Poll Results: What do you think?
That looks cool
16
42.11%
Stock was better
13
34.21%
Add the 80-81 hood letters too
5
13.16%
Go aftermarket
2
5.26%
Bah, you don't need no steenkin grille
2
5.26%
Voters: 38. You may not vote on this poll
What do you guys think?
Thread Starter
|
Post Fiend
Joined: Jan 2000
Posts: 5,330
Likes: 17
From: Dryden, ON, Canada
What do you guys think?
Well, when I unplugged my truck this morning, the grille fell out in my hands.... Every screw broke out of it, so, it was toast...
I was going to wait until I got to the JY to get another 82-86 grille, but, I remembered that there were a couple 80-86 trucks sitting at a friend of mine's place. Out of 4 trucks, I only found one grille, and, it's a chrome 80 unit, so, no Ford emblem, but, I think it really cleans up the looks of the truck.
Stock 82-86:
80-81:
I was going to wait until I got to the JY to get another 82-86 grille, but, I remembered that there were a couple 80-86 trucks sitting at a friend of mine's place. Out of 4 trucks, I only found one grille, and, it's a chrome 80 unit, so, no Ford emblem, but, I think it really cleans up the looks of the truck.
Stock 82-86:
80-81:
Postmaster
Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 4,038
Likes: 3
From: South Kitsap County, WA
What do you guys think?
I'm thinking that you should put a 6" Ford blue oval on the front part of the hood, between the hood opening and where it bends to go back over the engine bay. It's right in front and it's original. It cleans it up nice, but I want everybody to know it's a FORD!
-Kerry
-Kerry
Junior User
Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 54
Likes: 0
What do you guys think?
I like aftermarket I just bought a new stainless grill for my 86 F150 302 AOD extended cab long bed 6" lift 33" muds looks sharp. Email me if you would like to see pics of what yours would look like. Mine also is black!!
Tony909(No Email Addresses In Posts!)
Tony909(No Email Addresses In Posts!)
Hotshot
Joined: Oct 2002
Posts: 18,488
Likes: 22
From: The Big, Oregon
What do you guys think?
Throw on the letters, and it will look just like mine. Actually, the grill painted black, along with the bumper, adds this tough, brutal look to the front. Mine looks tougher with the grill painted black than it did with the old broken chrome one and brush guard.
New User
Joined: Mar 2000
Posts: 11
Likes: 0
From: York
What do you guys think?
Why make more work for yourself, leave the grill in place. I personally would not drill any holes and put the letters on because:
1. This creates a palce for water to sit and craete rust.
2. Hard to get them lined up to be at the correct place.
3. If someone does'nt know it is a FORD then well you know.
4. Who cares, as long as you think it looks good, who cares what anyone else thinks.
1. This creates a palce for water to sit and craete rust.
2. Hard to get them lined up to be at the correct place.
3. If someone does'nt know it is a FORD then well you know.
4. Who cares, as long as you think it looks good, who cares what anyone else thinks.
Thread Starter
|
Post Fiend
Joined: Jan 2000
Posts: 5,330
Likes: 17
From: Dryden, ON, Canada
What do you guys think?
Well, If I put the letters on, I won't be drilling any holes, I have a hood from an 81 that's in better shape than the one on the truck...
Jared, just noticed you SASed your truck. Did you go with the 85.5 up F350 HP60? I'm soon going to be doing a SAS on my truck.
Evan
Jared, just noticed you SASed your truck. Did you go with the 85.5 up F350 HP60? I'm soon going to be doing a SAS on my truck.
Evan
Trending Topics
Hotshot
Joined: Oct 2002
Posts: 18,488
Likes: 22
From: The Big, Oregon
What do you guys think?
Nope, actually, that is a little premature. I have a 77 D44HD (I like the look of the outer hubs), that I made custom perches for, added a leaf from the rear spring pack to the front, and I am getting ready to drop it in after the weather warms up. Anybody want stock 250LD parts?
FTE Stories
Ford Trucks for Ford Truck Enthusiasts
AEV FXL Super Duty - the Super Duty Raptor Ford Doesn't Make
Brett Foote
Lobo Vs Lobo: Proof the F-150 Lobo Should Be Even Lower!
Michael S. Palmer
Ford's 2001 Explorer Sportsman Concept Looks For a New Home
Verdad Gallardo
10 Best Ford Truck Engines We Miss the Most!
Joe Kucinski
2026 Shelby F-150 Off-Road: Better Than a Raptor R?
Brett Foote
2027 Super Duty Carhartt Package First Look: 12 Things You NEED to Know!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Most Surprising 2026 Ford Truck Features!
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 Ford Trucks Coming to Mecum Indy 2026
Brett Foote
5 Best / 5 Worst Ford Truck Wheels of All Time
Joe Kucinski
Thread Starter
|
Post Fiend
Joined: Jan 2000
Posts: 5,330
Likes: 17
From: Dryden, ON, Canada
What do you guys think?
I'm going to a complete F350 D60 setup, gonna lose the negative arch springs and go with the 2" taller rear blocks for now(I intend to lose them completly when I lift it.) I have a 77 F150 D44, but, I didn't feel it was up to the task of puttin up with a 460.
Anyone want stock 250HD parts? LOL
Evan
Anyone want stock 250HD parts? LOL
Evan
What do you guys think?
Thread Starter
|
Post Fiend
Joined: Jan 2000
Posts: 5,330
Likes: 17
From: Dryden, ON, Canada
What do you guys think?
Gotta keep the block heaters(dual 600 W, factory issue, core plug replacement style... LOL) plugged in so it'll crank over.... It's a wondrous -30 C out there this morning... If it wasn't plugged in, I'd need to hit it with both batterys just to crank it over... One night a couple weeks back, it hit -45 C with the windchill while I was at work, and, it was plugged into a dead plug... It was the same as if I had a dead battery..... Of course, being over on .AU, you probably don't see sub 10 degree temperatures, let alone ones that require a vehicle to be equipped with a block heater...
Evan
Evan
Senior User
Joined: Apr 2000
Posts: 359
Likes: 0
From: Northern Virginia
What do you guys think?
I like the clean look.
Jared, thanks for the idea -- my front bumper is blistered and rusty. my grille has turned gray. I won't replace them -- this truck is reliable transportation and hauler. Cost is just not worth it. It's like me: No one finds me pretty, but everyone finds me handy. Maybe I'll just paint my bumper and grille black (truck is wedgewood blue).
Yours flat black or gloss? gotta pic?
Thanks
Jared, thanks for the idea -- my front bumper is blistered and rusty. my grille has turned gray. I won't replace them -- this truck is reliable transportation and hauler. Cost is just not worth it. It's like me: No one finds me pretty, but everyone finds me handy. Maybe I'll just paint my bumper and grille black (truck is wedgewood blue).
Yours flat black or gloss? gotta pic?
Thanks