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these are really interesting. there are lots of things that look the same as my '60 F100, and lots of things that... don't. it's weird to see, considering how lego they usually are. i will be keeping an eye on this thread to see what you do with it! Raluek fucked around with this message at 09:24 on Jul 11, 2021 |
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i used mine once to empty the tank, but then the next time i had to be under there (a few years later) i pulled the pump. havent missed it.
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Jul 13, 2021 08:15
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the bed floor looks like a dead ringer for the '57-'66 fullsize ford beds. i just cut up the crashed remains of the original bed for my '60, or i would offer to send you what little straight pieces were left. i ended up recycling like a 5x5 ft square of what would have been a nice patch panel for you  but, the guy i got my replacement bed from was parting out a few trucks, and he had several beds to choose from. maybe you can find someone locally who has a bed that's too rough to save
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Jul 14, 2021 05:51
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PainterofCrap posted:When they arrive, gauges for temp, oil pressure & amps. Oil change, fluids, the rest of the exhaust. Rebuild the driver's seat. i would recommend against an ammeter, those things are scary. are you stuck on originality? a voltmeter might be just as useful, and a lot less likely to catch things on fire
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PainterofCrap posted:They showed up today, and it's a voltmeter - two lugs. Basically, I find a constant hot that isn't affected when the key is turned to START, cut it an install it between. if you install it the way i understand you to mean - find some random wire that's on switched ignition, cut it, and install to both sides of gauge - it probably won't do what you expect. that would measure the current traveling through that one wire, but wouldn't tell you about the rest of the electrical system. if e.g. the generator current goes straight to the starter solenoid and not through your gauge wire, it won't be measured, for example. same with the starter current, which i really hope doesn't enter the cabin through your little wire. thats why ammeters have the whole vehicle's harness pass through it, more or less. the shunt types can be less hazardous, but that only really moves the problem, imo. im def on team voltmeter out of curiosity, what kit is it? i havent found an electric-sender kit that i like yet.
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yeah if it's a voltmeter, you'd ground one terminal and hook the other terminal to some switched hot (piggyback off of a fuse, or something). you wouldnt cut a wire and splice the gauge in the middle of the wire. still interested to know what gauge set that is. most of the cheap ones ive seen have had mechanical oil pressure and water temp. some of them cost that much just for each sender!
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Aug 13, 2021 10:19
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PainterofCrap posted:This past week, new tires were installed. This thing has 16s on the rear & 15s on the front. Try ordering online for that at a tire shop - it's not possible. You can order four of the same rim, or two. Can't order two different rim sizes in the same order. To be fair, I've never owned a vehicle that didn't have four matching wheels.   and they're certainly not the only ones. pretty sure ive seen this more often than not? e: lol turns out they dont have any results for that size combination, but they'll certainly let you try. and they'll let you order 2x of one size and 2x of the other size, on the same order, of different tire brands/models Raluek fucked around with this message at 23:10 on Oct 17, 2021 |
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Oct 17, 2021 23:05
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its wild to me to see how similar, but different, this is from my '60 F100. same gauges, in a different dash panel. same pedals, but arranged differently. same bed floor, but the bed shape is different. same tailgate hinge and "F O R D" stamping, but the outline of the tailgate is different. I checked, and there don't seem to be patch panels for those, though. sometimes you can find complete tailgates in the junkyard, but i havent seen one in a while (or i would have bought one for mine!)
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Mar 22, 2022 06:09
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PainterofCrap posted:Things moving along! your voltage dips when you turn on the lights and rises when you turn them off; you might have a high resistance somewhere or something. i would hope the generator can keep up with a couple hundred watt load from the lights! then again, the only vehicles i have with voltage gauges also have alternators, so maybe thats a bad assumption...
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Mar 28, 2022 06:06
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PainterofCrap posted:The style was similar enough to a 60-67 F-100 (pickup) wheel that’s a super weird year range for the wheels to be the same, since that encompasses 3 different body styles (not including the unibody). 57-60, 61-66, 67-72. well, I guess ford phases parts in and out separately from the body style, like how the early part of that gen (61-63) used the old style bed from the 57-60, and the later ones (64-66) used the later style one like the next body style (67-72). 
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Oct 10, 2022 04:09
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PainterofCrap posted:This one would leave a sticky black residue on your hands if they were wet (rainy day, summer sweat, etc) which was probably cheap spray paint releasing after god knows how many decades. by the way, i don't think this is true. my '60 F100 does the same thing, both the steering wheel and the shift knob. I think it's just whatever plastic (bakelite?) they used for these parts gets gummy with moisture. I think the factory steering wheel has some kind of paint to seal it in, which has rubbed off on mine, but I don't see any obvious remains of a coating on the shift knob. so maybe it was just like that. my wheel has a foam cover on it now, and maybe someday I'll upgrade to leather.
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Oct 11, 2022 04:58
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StormDrain posted:With a big block sander is that like those V8 chainsaws? https://i.imgur.com/ZAlO2NU.mp4
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Jan 22, 2023 22:07
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drat dude, that's slick as hell. good work. are those blue dot tail light lenses original? i like the tailgate rod idea. the chains are comparatively very primitive.
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Apr 3, 2023 07:20
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id say satin black to match the bedliner, or gloss white to match the roof. leaning towards black to match the blacked out doorhandles, and so that the tailgate lettering stands out more, but it would be a little strange to have the roof be the only white on it. also, you still have the chrome grilles, with the other stuff black/blue?
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joat mon posted:It looks fantastic. I love the die like men decal. this but crumple zone 
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