Hello all! I have just joined this forum after picking up a 1979 F-150. it has been sitting for over 10 years in the weeds and the box, cab and pretty much everything but the frame was rusted out. this was my dads truck until he sold it mint and the guy he sold it to drove it for a few years then let it rot. 12 years later it comes back home for some work i will post updates and pics to this thread as soon as i start digging into this project. Also drop pics of your rigs below

 

Its going to be a lot of work little Pipes but I am sure you will have lots of help..

 

thanks for the pics dad!, except that is my truck lol

 

Some people just can't be trusted with such fine machinery...

 

Nice rigs man! hope mine will look like yours some day!

 

Thanks-you'll get there!

 

Hey guys I am looking for some suggestions on whether I should replace the shocks that had came with the truck after sitting for 12 years. the shocks seem structurally sound other that surface rust and maybe some bushings that may need to be replaced. any thoughts before I go through the work of sanding,painting and installing them.

 

How do the shocks feel? If you can compress them by hand, they're shot

 

Thanks for the info! i have tried to compress them by hand and they compressed. also when they compressed it sounded like some fluid was sloshing around in there.

 

Time for new ones! I put Rancho Suspension on my 78

 

I guess so! thanks for the advice!

 

Just finished up the shocks. we had found some laying around from another project that we made fit. Onto the gas tank! just have to find a gas tank and a sending unit and from the cab back will be finished up!

 

Great time to go with a poly tank. MTS COMPANY, L.C. - Ford Pickup fuel tanks

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I will surely check into that!

 

Update: we just purchased a new gas tank and I am going to look at a new cab today.
Wish me luck!