Ol' Bessie
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Ol' Bessie
Well, here's the reason for my muddying up your perfectly good forum.
She's sporting an endless list of "aftermarket enhancements", which can better be described as "home remedies." My favorites are the brick-red rattlecan job on the edges of the white roof, the manual backup light toggle under the dash, presumably from the floor shift conversion, and the dash-mounted horn button, because when you're trying to evade that errant pedestrian, you have all the time in the world to reach under the dash to hit the horn. Bed's rotted, but the cab corners and mounts look good. Haven't had the chance (or nerve) to look under the carpeting yet, but the corners and rockers are a good sign. I'll start going through it when I get it home next weekend.
She's sporting an endless list of "aftermarket enhancements", which can better be described as "home remedies." My favorites are the brick-red rattlecan job on the edges of the white roof, the manual backup light toggle under the dash, presumably from the floor shift conversion, and the dash-mounted horn button, because when you're trying to evade that errant pedestrian, you have all the time in the world to reach under the dash to hit the horn. Bed's rotted, but the cab corners and mounts look good. Haven't had the chance (or nerve) to look under the carpeting yet, but the corners and rockers are a good sign. I'll start going through it when I get it home next weekend.
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Originally Posted by soxfan81
I like her. She's sexy
Pending some unseen disaster (quite possible, I realize), she should clean up pretty nice. Fix the rust, repaint it the original color with the white roof, clean up the trim, and put a set of wheels on it, I think it'd look pretty good. I'll post more pics, probably this weekend.
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Thanks guys. It doesn't need to be a DD since I usually ride the bus to the cubicle farm, but I'll want to use it as a truck. Not a ArdWrknTrk, just a WrknTrk. Ideally, clean it up & repaint, Windsor motor with a 4 or 5 speed with some upgrades to the steering/suspension depending upon what's out there. Going tan on the interior based on a really nice setup one guy posted over in the 73-79 threads. Then put some kind of bedliner and a Tonneau on it. The cool thing is it's driveable now (knock on wood), so I can take my time, especially since I don't depend on it. Although it's already working its powers; I'm sure I'll be convinced soon that life can't go on without it.
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Yeah, I was looking for a shortbed, but $$$$$$. So I'll have to do with this - I think I'll manage! Going down to pick it up tonight in DE. It was far from home, and I ran into weather with some pretty bald tires on the first attempt to get it back, but that's a long story you can get listening to pretty much any CW McCall song. And he's much more entertaining tellin' it. Who the hell is C.W. McCall?
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shortend long-bed
Originally Posted by c4barnes
Yeah, I was looking for a shortbed, but $$$$$$. So I'll have to do with this - I think I'll manage! Going down to pick it up tonight in DE. It was far from home, and I ran into weather with some pretty bald tires on the first attempt to get it back, but that's a long story you can get listening to pretty much any CW McCall song. And he's much more entertaining tellin' it. Who the hell is C.W. McCall?
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Does anyone watch the auto shows on Spike network.
Over 'n' out, boys. Gotta go catch a train to DE. Thanks for the input!
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There is a thread in the 67-72 forums that talks about shortening the bed.
The jist of it sais too much money and effort. I guess frame needs to be shortened in front of and behind rear axle and that the shortening of the bed. I think the guy was trying to go from a stock 8' to stock 6' and thats why not worth it. If you were doing like a quad cab with 4' bed than it might be worth doing.
The jist of it sais too much money and effort. I guess frame needs to be shortened in front of and behind rear axle and that the shortening of the bed. I think the guy was trying to go from a stock 8' to stock 6' and thats why not worth it. If you were doing like a quad cab with 4' bed than it might be worth doing.
Hope your final leg home goes well.
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Originally Posted by c4barnes
I'll say this about the truck - it's a lot more reliable than Amtrak! It's home, dripping comfortably in the driveway (though not much).
Nothing like an old Ford dripping in the driveway. All mine did that. Even the '83 with the newly built motor in it. Don't ask!
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