You and the boys had a hell of a productive day. Guaranteed they"ll look back at this day as a fond memory. Good shit @giles
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Jon will get to be part of it from here on out. About over this gravel situation. Lol
Nice pickup truck Dave! Good luck in getting it to where your comfortable with it! It's a dirty job, but well worth it IMO if you want to get more miles out it.
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I just wanted to share the rest of this old project of mine cause I was going through old archive files earlier in the week looking for somethin else and I came across these old photos, where I could not find them when I posted the previous post. Like I said, I sandblasted whatever I could get to where I planned/needed on doing work/repairs on this old 96 F350 SD pickup.
I will be doing it once again here sometime in the near future, utilizing my sandblasting equipment. As you can see, this work was performed back in 2009 and it's held up real well over the years. This pickup was exposed heavily to all kinds of salt for about 8 years straight afterwards doing all kinds of snow removal and spreading out salt out of the back of my truck with a 600lbs. salt spreader for my clients back then. I would have a whole pallet of salt on the back of this 1 ton truck to replenish my salt spreader, and to kept weight on the truck for better handling during slippery road winter conditions when I was out doing snow removal.
Below is a brief video with a small example of information/photographs of motor and motor compartment breakdown after sandblasting it that is mainly for anyone else that may be considering a vehicle restoration project sometime in the future as another option for you. If you have access to that kind of equipment, it makes it a breeze for getting rid of old paint, rust, oil and greases.
Hope that it's cool with you Dave that I followed up on this? I will create my own thread when I get around restoring this pickup once again. It may be a while though, or not, it all depends on how ambitious I feel about doing it again.
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One thing about the POR that I found out the hard way. You have to have the rim of the can completely clean when you put the lid back on or it ain't ever coming back off lol.
It's fine Denny, share away. I prefer the single threads for this information. Even when I searched it here on TOO there was multiple huts but the full information was spread between multiple threads. That is why I started this one.
Here is the side views as of now. Need a set of wheels still and tint is scheduled for next month. Body work isn't great, paint isn't great. It pictures good and is fine for a 50' truck. Not like I'm gonna show this thing. Just made it all one color and took care of the rust. Lol. Just wish the guy had picked another color. It will be a perfect candidate for a wrap if it bothers me that much.
Here is the side views as of now. Need a set of wheels still and tint is scheduled for next month. Body work isn't great, paint isn't great. It pictures good and is fine for a 50' truck. Not like I'm gonna show this thing. Just made it all one color and took care of the rust. Lol. Just wish the guy had picked another color. It will be a perfect candidate for a wrap if it bothers me that much.
Looks like a solid pickup for sure Dave! I have one of these headlight restoration kits that does a great job on headlights, to get those lenses back to looking brand new again. I recommend it for yours. Looks like they could use it? It's a snap to do, and does not take long at all. Might take two or three applications/attempts, and that should do it for you to get them back to looking brand new once again.
Good luck with your new ride, I like it
It came with new onesLooks like a solid pickup for sure Dave! I have one of these headlight restoration kits that does a great job on headlights, to get those lenses back to looking brand new again. I recommend it for yours. Looks like they could use it? It's a snap to do, and does not take long at all. Might take two or three applications/attempts, and that should do it for you to get them back to looking brand new once again.
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Good luck with your new ride, I like it
03' 184,814 miles
New upper and lower ball joints
New Bosch injectors
New calipers, brake pads, rotors
New stainless brake and Trans lines
New shocks
New tires
New rockers and cab corners
New lights and all new bulbs
New bumpers
New'er bed
New speakers
Rubber floor truck with power options. Cleaned up alright. AC works good. Has lift pump, exhaust and cold air intake already. No tune. I know the background of this truck for the last 15 years. (Friend of a friend)
New upper and lower ball joints
New Bosch injectors
New calipers, brake pads, rotors
New stainless brake and Trans lines
New shocks
New tires
New rockers and cab corners
New lights and all new bulbs
New bumpers
New'er bed
New speakers
Rubber floor truck with power options. Cleaned up alright. AC works good. Has lift pump, exhaust and cold air intake already. No tune. I know the background of this truck for the last 15 years. (Friend of a friend)
Once you put this much work into the prep. . .do yourself a favor and use multiple coats of POR15. Multiple thin coats. The second and their coats take minimal time compared to all the prep work youve already done. That is my 2 cents and I have done a handful of these. A little rust peaking thru on a dump truck bed is no big deal. If this is your daily driver and a keeper, spend the extra couple hours on multiple coats.
1 gallon and you'll have left over. I'd guess 2-3 quarts of you do multiple coats. I think they recommend 2 thin coats. 2 quarts "might" get you by.
Too keep the splashing down too a minimum, try a sponge brush. I did a double tube bumper for a bronco, barely used a pint with multiple coats.
Also, if you can find one of those Tyvek suits, get it and wear it. That shit doesn’t wash off, it wears off of you….
Thanks I have used it years ago and it is permanent. I am not sure the whole frame needs it, just going to clean up and do the areas of rust and the welds. For a northern truck it does not have much rust, must have been washed during the winter.
here are few pictures of the frame, not great quality they came off a video.
here are few pictures of the frame, not great quality they came off a video.
ThatBuckeyeGuy
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Glad I seen this , Ive been considering this for my 96. Also is anyone up by me that can recommend a body shop??? I'd like to get the pass rocker replaced and a small spot fixed on driver's fender . Everyone Ive asked says all the good local ones went to shit with different family members taking over. There was a really good one close but they only do insurance claims now , said it wasn't worth their time to do anything else.
