Mustang's F150 thread - It's got little glowy things on the roof! :D

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Rotary Junkie
You listened to me! :D
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Great idea!
Joey D
Yellow fog/driving lights...you need them.
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Looking into it. I have my one set of lights already wired up for AUX reverse because they looked terrible with the new black grille. I'll probably pick up another set here soon and mount them on the bottom of my bumper, at $20 a set, I can afford it.
 
Well, since college started, I'm getting annoyed with this truck. Things just keep goin wrong.

Tail gate latch isn't locking on one side
Driver side window motor had 2/3s of the rivets holding it in break
Tranny shifts rough a few times per drive, found out it's overfilled like hell
Rear U-Joint is starting to squeek, gonna be time to fix real soon

I think that covers it. That's 4 new issues in the past 2 weeks. 50 miles per day minimum is not being nice to this truck, I need a DD so I can get this thing off the roads full time and get to the restoration process, basically the only driving it will get then is just to work because an 8 foot bed is a great tool
 
Sounds like normal maintenance. I have so many new parts on my truck, just be glad you dont have 4x4. That means you would have to go ina and change and mod the T-case oil pump, (which I'm about to do), double your U-joints, and have even more things to replace lol.

These trucks will run forever, but you gotta take care of them, and nobody said it was cheap lol.
 
but first, you gotta afford the base truck :P
and, of course, up here, that's "throw it in the Junkyard" level. no-one wants to be bothered with what nitro calls "basic maintenence". heck, guys up here won't even change friggin light bulbs when necessary. I should know, i bought every single one of em they didn't XD

actually, the only thing that's not "basic maintenence" is the blown rivets in the window lift.
 
nitrorustler41
Sounds like normal maintenance. I have so many new parts on my truck, just be glad you dont have 4x4. That means you would have to go ina and change and mod the T-case oil pump, (which I'm about to do), double your U-joints, and have even more things to replace lol.

These trucks will run forever, but you gotta take care of them, and nobody said it was cheap lol.
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The only thing i'm concerned with is the trans, because it was 100% fine before I got the it serviced and all new fluid/filter in it. And now I find out it's overfull which is probably what's causing the crap shifting after it gets hot. Should be tuesday and that'll get drained back to a normal level.

The tail gate latch is easy, I just have to get one from the junkyard.

U-Joint I'm kind of worried about being able to do myself, don't know if it'll be too tight for me or not. I'll find out one way or another :lol:
 
you could try greasing the latch. also, check to make sure the rods didn't pop off (that's usually a GM thing, but...)
last ford I had with tranny trouble turned out to be a porus case If it's still acting up, have it flushed, too (i think I had a half inch of filings on the magnet in my tranny pan)
 
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you could try greasing the latch. also, check to make sure the rods didn't pop off (that's usually a GM thing, but...)
last ford I had with tranny trouble turned out to be a porus case If it's still acting up, have it flushed, too (i think I had a half inch of filings on the magnet in my tranny pan)
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I'll look into the rods popping off, I didn't think to look in the tail gate yet.

I'm about positive the only reason there's a trans "problem" is 'cause it's overfull to hell
 
Before and after with all my mods aimed at the front end of the truck

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What's it got for an engine, sorry if it's been mentioned before, I didn't sift throught the thread.



If money isn't an issue, put a 3 inch lift on it and 33 inch mud tires and you'll be set (could use those black rims and make 'em deeper, paint them white with blue around the triangles, those look like American Racing wagon wheels). You could throw some flexy flares for fenders on it but that could rot it out after a long time, better off leaving it. Also, throw some pipe bumpers on the rear and a straight bug deflector on the hood. Some type of foot step would be cool, as long as it runs the length of the cab, no more, no less. Some bed/roll/light bar things that people put KC and BAJA lights on would look good in the bed too. If your not lazy and would wire it up, 5 orange lights on the roof of the cab are sweet too. 1 more thing. Get a chrome pipe bumper guard and mount KC Hilites (model 5110) lights on the front. That will make it look slick.
 
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Your truck is nice and clean. Its very rare up here to find an trucks like that without rust. I used to mud run for many years with quite a few different vehicles. Just make sure you wash the mud off of it every time you go mudding. That stuff sticks to everything and is brutal on the paint and anything it touches. Especially if it gets up inbetween bushings.
 
Thanks man 👍 I wash the bottom as much I can after some mud, just straight power washing. But I work down a dirt road and my girl lives down another mile and a half of dirt and clay, so the underside is only ever clean for a day or so :(

As for rust, it hides well :lol: There's hole in the tail gate, 2 on the driver side rear fender, 4 on the passenger side rear fender, 1 on the front passenger fender, quarter sized hole in the cab corner passenger side, and a hole in the floor on the driver side by the seat belt anchor :grumpy:

slashfan7964
What's it got for an engine, sorry if it's been mentioned before, I didn't sift throught the thread.



If money isn't an issue, put a 3 inch lift on it and 33 inch mud tires and you'll be set (could use those black rims and make 'em deeper, paint them white with blue around the triangles, those look like American Racing wagon wheels).
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300 cube straight 6 pushing 165hp when new haha. It's already got a 2.5 inch leveling kit on it, and 31 inch mud tires. When I get around to having the money for new wheels, they'll be 15x10s so they stick out just a little past the fender. I'm torn between these 2, but this is exactly what I'm looking for

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You could throw some flexy flares for fenders on it but that could rot it out after a long time, better off leaving it. Also, throw some pipe bumpers on the rear and a straight bug deflector on the hood. Some type of foot step would be cool, as long as it runs the length of the cab, no more, no less. Some bed/roll/light bar things that people put KC and BAJA lights on would look good in the bed too.
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Not interested in flares, my fenders are already huge haha. Pipe bumpers I'm with you on. I want circular pipe on the back like this one, only with the center section where the license plate is as 1 bar

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Not a fan of the head ache racks and stuff in the bed, I like all my lights up front and 1 set on the back bumper. I'm currently looking to build a light bar that will bolt to the front bumper and hold 2-4 lights. I already have HID head lights so I really don't need the big lights on the front
If your not lazy and would wire it up, 5 orange lights on the roof of the cab are sweet too. 1 more thing. Get a chrome pipe bumper guard and mount KC Hilites (model 5110) lights on the front. That will make it look slick.
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I'll eventually have a black or chrome tube bumper on the front too. Cab lights I don't really want to do because it requires drilling into my roof. Too permanent for my liking
 
Go black, would contrast the bumper and match your grille somewhat. Was never a fan of the chrome grille guards since they just stood out too much.
 
So she's got a 300 6 in it. We had that in our '85 F250. It then had a build 351W (could light up all 4 tires) and then that blew and now it has a near stock 351W in it. It's got 16.5 inch rims for summer tires.


This is that light bar I was refering to:


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These rims with the blue around the triangle would be sweet (we have red around them to go with the color of the truck):


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buickgnx88
Go black, would contrast the bumper and match your grille somewhat. Was never a fan of the chrome grille guards since they just stood out too much.
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I'm really torn between black or chrome for the eventual tube bumpers... I'm really just trying to have black accents and mainly chrome. I'm not talking about a guard, but a full bumper too
slashfan7964
This is that light bar I was refering to:


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These rims with the blue around the triangle would be sweet (we have red around them to go with the color of the truck):


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Those wheels are about the same as what I have now...

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Those are just stock 15x7.5 steel wheels. Painted satin black with the chrome hub caps from my old (stock for the truck) polished aluminum 10 hole wheels

And I'd hate to buy new wheels just to paint 'em black. I like the circular holes more honestly, but the biggest thing I want in a wheel is 15x10 with 4 or less inches of back spacing.

As for the roll bar, I'd be more tempted to use one of the gutter mounted light bars on top. I use my bed too much/have a toolbox to have a big rack like that back there
 
I think the others are deeper.



We have 3 toolboxes with ones of those lol.
 
slashfan7964
I think the others are deeper.



We have 3 toolboxes with ones of those lol.
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Yes, the wagon wheels you posted come in 15x8 and 15x10, with the back spacing I want. I just don't want a white wheel, and would hate to take the rattle can to a brand new 300 dollar set of wheels. Now if they had those in black, sign me the hell up!
 
mustangGT90210
I'm really torn between black or chrome for the eventual tube bumpers... I'm really just trying to have black accents and mainly chrome. I'm not talking about a guard, but a full bumper too
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IMO tube bumpers look too gaudy in chrome. Now black bumpers with chrome driving lights would look cool.
 
Front bumper like this:

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Rear like this, and the license plate would go in where the top bar doesn't continue:

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Here's the truck I was trying to find, I want a front bumper just like this, but without the hoop

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Looks okay on a black truck. Might be tough to find new though because I'm sure the aftermarket is dwindling for those sort of parts for the older trucks. The one thing I loved about the 90's was the accessories offered for the trucks.
 
mustangGT90210
Yes, the wagon wheels you posted come in 15x8 and 15x10, with the back spacing I want. I just don't want a white wheel, and would hate to take the rattle can to a brand new 300 dollar set of wheels. Now if they had those in black, sign me the hell up!
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Paint them black with a good spray paint or have them done at a shop dirt cheap. You could probably find them in black if you searched around online. We got them from a local dealer. Ours are 16.5s



Also, that bumper looks beast. Put the KC lights on those lol.
 
Those would look slick on your truck. I'll bet yours doesn't have 665,000+ miles on it though.
 
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yuck. I swear, the wheel guys put every drop of their imagination into alloys, nowadays. think I'd rather have old school slit-vent steelies. after all, they put imagination into the tire treads more than they do the wheels :P
 
slashfan7964
Those would look slick on your truck. I'll bet yours doesn't have 665,000+ miles on it though.
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Nah... I've got 500,000 less... :lol:


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yuck. I swear, the wheel guys put every drop of their imagination into alloys, nowadays. think I'd rather have old school slit-vent steelies. after all, they put imagination into the tire treads more than they do the wheels :P
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Expensive alloys at that. I'm with you though, old trucks gotta have wide basic steelies.
 
Thanks, love to hear that kind of thing from people. I shoot to keep it always tasteful
 
I'd be really tempted to leave those machined face... Either way they look amazing! How much were they per wheel, if you don't mind?

And today was my birthday, spend an hour cleaning the truck. In that time it went from completely white below the pin stripe and random mud all over, to looking brand new

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