Been a while here, but here's an update.It's been running fine, but the wipers have never worked, and blinkers kind of work. So it was time to address those issues.I spent time pulling the dash and cluster apart, and found just some corroded wire and connectors on the blinker relay. The...

Well, they probably buy from the suppliers who make them, who do have the old tooling. A slight mis-truth?

Wow very nice. No trouble with LMC here, and I'm not surprised DC doesn't make any parts. In this day and age it costs mucho $$ to buy the machines and tooling to stamp and machine, and the ROI wouldn't make it feasible for anyone new to start producing old parts. So, LMC and DC (etc.) are...

Thanks all!Since I needed to get it out of the driveway to make room for my VW bus project, I had to finish up the floor and get the seat belts back in, and reinstall the shifters - I threw in a couple of cheap floor mats too:Floor installed, just a few small wrinkles and creases that should...

Sounds good to me - nice video too.

Thanks!So did I, but that was one full coat put on with a foam brush. If it's as tough as I hear, one coat should do the trick. It sure doesn't wear off your skin very quickly...Oh and the next job I need to work on the driver side kingpin assembly :hammer:

It's been a while, but now that the weather is turning decent I was bale to finally get out and work a little on the truck.Coated the cab floor with POR-15 today:Pre cleanup:Use the Marine Clean to degrease and clean the surface, then use the Metal Ready to etch the surface:Post...

Awesome swap -+rep!

Here's some pics of what I found. The leaf spring bushings are gone:I need to get some after pics because is was too dark when I was done - here's some in progress pics:And a panoramic close up of the leaf and suspension:

Happy Birthday Bill - thanks for all the great advice and part info!

Not sure where I scraped that from, but somewhere along the line, I'm am sure you hand your hands on it and it's in the "Mil1ion Technical Library". Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, right smilieFordlogo

Just a small update: I finally found some used F250 front springs. So I tore into the front drivers side, and found that the bushings on the rear shackle were gone and worn down to the metal, hence the lean on the drivers side. So, the newer leaf is in the truck, and needs to be buttoned up...

Dang, nice looking truck! Sounds like regular things a non-enthusiast would do to a 30+ old vehicle to keep it running - it's a good thing it's in your hands now.I had a similar situation...the farmer I got mine from rolled my truck off his flatbed, and I'm glad I had a flat driveway, because...

Here's a pic that shows each part of the rating plate:

Oh ok not another Dennis....you are the guy who writes the notes huh?I'm a little slow today - ha.