Thought about cutting enough out of the center of a factory one to get the needed length for a short bed?

Paint wheel or good old 80 grit on the DA sander. Digging for rust, right?

DNFX, let's do this!

Well........ interior trim offer still stands, need Vents, need the glove box cover, need anything else? Like what you're doing and want to help if I can.

Sorry, still learning the forum thing I think I was replying to messages from years ago. Continue with your rebuild and keep posting pictures.

Or is there another Sean?

That you Canadians were all bilingual French and real world. What vents are you asking me to send you? Is the F150 an AC unit, do you need all of them or just the outside? Wood grain or black?

Copy that, try and do some piece of maintenance on pops truck every year that I know he would never do for himself. However had a tire separate on the left rear bent the quarter panel brackets tore up the splash guards which sucked in the quarter panel. Looks like I'll be making room in the...

Frame off restoration? That is a big endeavor! I've been a year doing nothing but chasing drip rail rust, dents here and there, prepping for paint etc. today is canopy day, got a couple factory ford canopies going to pick the better and work it up for paint before the camping season.

DNFX, what do you mean?

So chrome drip rails for a super cab are as common as anything interior that is green. Love a challenge!

Awesome, so to make the ones I have work I am guessing they were expanded wider initially and then some special tool to crimp them to grab the drip rail. Are my assumption is correct can I gingerly spread them wider and then figure out a way to get them to crimp?

These are the sites you are using to obtain part numbers?

That's the ones, I have two of the compass trim pieces if somebody wants them, I do not. I also have the matching boot to go from canopy to cab in the color green that I will not use if somebody needs. Both of the canopies I have are the deluxe that you are describing. Obviously you are the...

Copy that. Still learning this forum lingo stuff. Not much of a computer guy. I leave the computer stuff to the kids at work. What I'm really in the hunt for is drip rail molding for a super cab, the rest of my stuff is decent.

In addition to my above question, now that I've got a real parts guy, Pops 79 which he just repainted has a standard windshield wiper switch, is making it intermittent as easy as buying the other switch? BTW this was his very first new truck, and I still remember those pre-seatbelt days...

No disrespect intended, have spent the last three days reading threads before I posted anything. You must've had input in several areas. What do you know about the factory ford canopies? My old one formed two cracks in single-digit weather coming out of elk camp, I am prepping a second one now...

Not sure who OP is? Good info though, thank you. I have my chrome molding for the drip rails of my super cab, but buggered the first one up trying to reinstall it probably due to the extra thickness of paint and clearcoat. Was wondering if there was aftermarket or OEM stuff out there, and is...

I think a good start for me would be to have father Doug leave his truck in my shop for a week while he was on vacation and be willing to pick up what is left of it with no questions! LOL

This form has several retired parts managers and lots of fellas I think really know their stuff. What I was hoping to put together is their input combined with any of us might be working our way through Gen 6, especially the 78/79 which is my true love. What say you fellas?

Dex, all good now?

By the way love your truck Doug. Looks to be very similar to mine other than standard cab. racetrack molding tail gate trim, power slider etc. the same. Also looks like you have a bit of a lift. I went with skyjacker 4 inch, what is yours? Originally I just used F350 springs on the front end...

Yep, change the heater core and as you said I could only find aluminum. Anything else?

After the fresh rebuild, what are the chances of a metal shaving clogging the oil pressure gauge pick up tube? Maybe before you get too worried about things put a strong magnet in the bottom of your oil pan and run a few hundred miles and see what comes up. Very redneck I know, but that's me.

I agree Ben. That was a tough one for me. In the end I decided to go for it.

New blower motor in an A/C truck today. What a pain! Still working my way back out, will be changing out the vac lines, dash lights, repair or replace vent ducts, heater core (done), dash prep'd for paint, anything else I should consider? Dont really want to pull the dash out again anytime soon.

Joe, I know this is an older post, but the green part caught my eye. Is yours a super cab? I have a green rear seat to sell if you are in need. I also have the emblems off of a factory ford canopy (may have the whole canopy soon, have not decided for sure yet)I am looking for the chrome...

Very cool video! Yes, I want the HP's I can get along with the adjustments just magically happening as I change altitude. Plus the heat I get off of the 460 likes to boil that stinking alcohol gas, so a real pressure system to fix my issues. I mean my trucks issues, there is no fixing me.

Painting and trim. Just completed the paint on mine, working on the canopy now (fiberglass and such). Does anyone know where I can find the chrome trim for the drip rails that will fit a super cab? Is the long section off of a club cab the same?

Did you ever find a source for that air duct?