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dieselcrawler
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Done... kinda. Interior complete. Old rusty doors and fenders back on. Bed next... then a road trip for rust free southern doors and fenders, and frame section from cab back.
F250 rust repairs
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Paul Thornton
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dieselcrawler
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No truck work this morning... sawed a few logs, then put a tie rod end on the boss' wife's caravan. After lunch I got some time to straighten out the rats nest of wires going to the tail lights. I don't have 'before' pictures but heres what was done...
I soldered extentions on the wires going to the trailer 7 pin plug and mounted it in the rear bumper, and eliminated a bunch of needless splices and jumpers on the bed harness, soldering and heat shrinking directly to the lights. Once the bed is on, its a matter of snapping two connectors and its good to go.
I soldered extentions on the wires going to the trailer 7 pin plug and mounted it in the rear bumper, and eliminated a bunch of needless splices and jumpers on the bed harness, soldering and heat shrinking directly to the lights. Once the bed is on, its a matter of snapping two connectors and its good to go.
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dieselcrawler
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Got the bed on today. Had to modify the front bed mounts but no pictures of a rather un-notable modification.
There are some flatbeds that look sharp. This is not one of them...
There are some flatbeds that look sharp. This is not one of them...
terryknight
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can't you build your boss a nicer flatbed?? haha
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dieselcrawler
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Terry: sure I have the ability... just not the orders to do so. I wanted to straight pipe it too but that idea didnt make the to-do list eather.
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That exhaust system is looking pretty rusty isnt it ::cough cough:: be a shame if you were to find some nasty holes in it ::cough cough::
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forgeblast
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amazing (re-)build!
Just wondering about a rust preventative, I saw a product called "fluid film" have you ever used it?
Just wondering about a rust preventative, I saw a product called "fluid film" have you ever used it?
chim
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Nice work! Many years ago I redid a K5 Blazer. The doors (and I think the rocker panels) had drain slits that I stuffed rags into. There were some access holes already there by using openings for the tail lights and vents, but I drilled a few as well. I then pumped tar into the cavities and allowed it to soak before pulling the plugs and draining the tar. I figure the cavities had close to 6" of good coating inside and that's where the worst of the rust was to start with. A piece of copper pipe on a hose allowed me to reach in the tail light holes and thoroughly coat the area above the rear wheels where the "rusty eyebrows" were cut out and patched too.
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dieselcrawler
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Chim: that's a good idea... hot tar (no feathers please) piped in to places. I'll have to see if it might work in some of the areas. Some it won't... others maybe.
When I was a kid my dad had an undercoating gun that used air to propel undercoating from a gallon jug. I haven't seen it in 15-20 years, and my local parts store guy said they don't sell under coating in gallons now... I dunno.
For now... boss man was grinnin like kid who just got his licence when he drove the truck out of the shop lot back to "his" parking spot... now if he'll just go get new doors!
When I was a kid my dad had an undercoating gun that used air to propel undercoating from a gallon jug. I haven't seen it in 15-20 years, and my local parts store guy said they don't sell under coating in gallons now... I dunno.
For now... boss man was grinnin like kid who just got his licence when he drove the truck out of the shop lot back to "his" parking spot... now if he'll just go get new doors!
