I'm thinking of buying a '80 Flareside with a 351w. I had the same truck with a 302, but just canm't get a hold of the new owner to buy it back. So, the potential new one has a carbed 351 Windsor. What's your thoughts of this engine? What's the difference, if any, besides being built in a...

Bought a headliner for my truck, from a salvaged truck. It is dusty and has a small tear in it. What's the best way to remove the dust from the headliner? and repair this tear?Tyl

I bought new this watch new and wore it for yrs. It is a watch produced by M.Z. Berger & Co. Inc. for Ford. It has the Ford logo and this generation of crew-cab F150 in the background. The watch and bracelettes is all stainless steel. The bracelette is a calendar type with a locking clasp...

A while ago, when I was looking for my truck, an '80 Flaresider, a fellow ncalled me telling me he had what I was looking for.This is what he had;Story was, the beige part is and chassis is an '80 Flareside. He got into a wreck with it and grafted the front fenders, bumper, hood...

I wished I was a little more m,echanically advanced... at times.I wonder how easy would it be to add cruise control to an '80 that doesn't have it. Truck is a carburated 302 with ps and pb.Would I be aaable to add crise control via a few found parts?Tyl

Is there any FTF-ers living in southern Ontario part willing to meet other southern Ontario members over lunch or supper at a restaurant?Tyl

There's a guy in town who has this old truck and uses it only in the winter for snow plowing.You don't see much of it due to the building's shade. Nice truck. Badging says F250 Custom. Replaced the doors to it.Tyl

I'm looking for a nice stainless steel tailgate cap for my flareside. Can only find some for fullsize '80 -'86 Ford trucks. Am thinking of ordering one of the fullsize for the flareside. What's the difference? I know the width of the box, thus length of the cap is a couple feet shorter. May have...

I was serious of getting another truck. Another like mine. I knew about this truck for a year and kept thinking bout it from what other people who saw it said about it. I did manage to see it the same day we went to the Smooth Rock Falls truck drag. I was a bit disappointed seeing the truck did...

Here's my old truck. She once proudly trucked the highways in search of car shows, and such. Now she's parked away, and covered in snow. As strangers come kicking her tires and making unreasonable offers for her. She'll stay upon my ownership when my terms are meet. She'll lye burried under the...

Where the place to shop for replacement panels? In terms of quality and low cost. Am Looking for a floor pan, pair of rocker panels, lower door skin and possibly others.Is that ebay seller car parts the same products as LMC? I've read all their panels are garbage?Tyl

My cousin and I spent the afternoon taking pics, assessing, and washing the truck. Here's the slideshow pics. Quite the project.It is an 1980 Ford Flareside, 302 automatic with ps and pb. Truck has Ranger emblems everywhere. What does 'Ranger' stand for back then?On the rear window, note...

Killing time, browsing the net for 1980 flaresiders, found a pic of this... thing.Oddly someone stole the cases of Coors it had.Tyl

Sometime down the road, I would like an 1980 (the yr I was born). I know the 1980 to 1986 is the same body style. But I wonder how can I tell an 1980 from an '81...I remember the early '80s trucks still had the F O R D letter emblems on the hood and no oval logo on the grill.Also, what year...

Before I was going to the parade (pics in the general forum), the truck wouldn't start at all. Uncle Ed came and said it was the starter. He hammered it and the truck started up just as it has. He told me the brushes r done. I can start the truck about 20 more times and then it's done. He told...

Story is, my grandmother died in '93. (I was13 yrs old back then) She had a small bar fridge in her condo that she had in her bedroom. Nightly craving or so. Dad kept her fridge and used it downstairs for beer and pop.Last fall, the fridge was still running. I asked dad if I bought him a new...

Foound this NOS unopened gasket set behind the seat of the '78 truck I am parting out. Make me an offer and I'll mail it to you. It is LWR ENG. GASKET SET D6PZ-6E078-E. Bill what can you tell me bout that number? Truck has a 351M in it thus this set must be for that engine. I have no idea which...

Brought my blue '78 home today. I didn't think I'd see it again. Got into a conflict with a coward last fall.Well, it's home. I purchased the truck to swap it ps into my '79. This truck is a '78 F350 one ton dually, 161" wheelbase. 58,000 miles on it. Was a yard truck for a paper mill. If...

My long term paint scheme with the truck is to have it p[aint the old uhaul orange and white in a three tone with white or alum rims. I painted my fuel tank.In my defense, it is the only shade of orange I could find. The orange is temporary. Honest.Tyl

Hi there, quick question, how do I go about painting my steel dually rims?They're peeling black rust underneath right now. I know the better way io remove the wheels off the truck and take the tires off the rims. However, in my case, the wheels are on. I'll be masking the tires, but I wonder...

I forgot my dad had taken this pic last sat morning on the way to the show. We went in the '79 with the '64 in tow via a towbar. Thje '64 is pretty much the rolling running chassis with empty primered cab with core support.We stopped at a gas station on the hwy before turning north to the lake...

It's the Ford/Mercury Truck Grand Nationals. Anyone going?http://www.fordtruckclub.com/Shows.htmlTyl

I went to see Ken today. He's a sponsor of the car show I'm organizing this sat. I brought my camera with me, I knew you'd appreciate seeing his truck. It's a 1960 Mercury Panel Van. Was a DSO unit for an army base in British Columbia, provided by the Canadian government. It is uncertain if the...

I got me a problem. Roadkill bugs on the front bumper, grill hood etc... How can I easily remove the mess? I have rinsed and washed with some elbow power.I'm done using my truck as an experiment. I tried a chrome protectant product called 'Eco-Sheen'. Looks like I jizzed over my door panels.Tyl

Are the two valve covers on a fe engine the same bolt pattern. I have both off and can't tell which is for which side or does that matter?One of the longer sides has a single bolt hole while the other side has two. I think the single goes to the intake manifold, whil;e the other two go toward...

Long ago, Clyde told me you must be careful to open a vent window or the window or door on a regular cab truck on a hot day. He told me the air inside an air tight closed truck becomes hot therefore your rear cab window can shatter.My windows have a mystic black tint to them, added by U-haul...

Anyone going to the Sudbury show on June 21? http://www.sudburycorvetteclub.net/Events/2008/CruisinforFood2008Registration/tabid/82/Default.aspxDad is working that day, but I'll be going with the truck when I find a driver. Last year, dad and I went to the North Bay one that was scheduled the...

Here's what the truck looked like back when U-haul had it;Oddly, the truck was built on July 4, 1979 at the Oakville plant in Ontario. The production cost was $11,701.53. It was put into service for U-Haul on July 1 1980 at a dealership in Edmonton, Alberta.I wished theU-haul technician...

I follow up much of the trucking news. A lot of the new automotive tecnology is developed ferom trials on big rigs.I've read that a trial on developmental wings around the sides and roof at the rear of a trailer can reduce drag therefore improve fuel consumption by 5%My parents have a normal...

What would be the best way to cut my exhaust to shorten it?I'm thinking to cut it at a 45 degree cut downwards. Upwards would trap water/dirt/mud when I wash and/or track it from the wheel. A straight cut.My single exhaust tail pipe follows the outside passenger chassis and curves 90 degrees...