Started on the Interior

[Ridgerunner]

Thanks Austin I can pick some of that up.

 

[Ridgerunner]

Well everything is clean for the interior. Tomorrow I will start painting interior parts. Went to the junkyard and picked up a few things that I needed. I picked up a antenna mast,2 rear taillight lenses,inside mirror,windshield wiper knob, and a side bed rail from a dentside,I would have gotten both bed rails the driver side was destroyed.so I was able to replace my right side one.

 

[m78]

Nice Cliff. What did you pay for the bed rails ?
There's a guy here trying to get $400 per set. He's got 6' and 8' sets.
12 years ago I threw a set away.

 

[Ridgerunner]

Nice Cliff. What did you pay for the bed rails ?
There's a guy here trying to get $400 per set. He's got 6' and 8' sets.
12 years ago I threw a set away.

I have bed rails on my truck but the right side was bent enough where it wasn't useable. I paid $7.00 for the 1 bed rail. All total I paid $46.00 for everything. Next week I will get some lens cleaner for my new taillights.
This is really a true budget fixer upper.

 

[Beach66Bum]

Hi Cliff, you had a good day at the wreckers! Were there many Ford trucks to pick from?

 

[Ridgerunner]

Hi Cliff, you had a good day at the wreckers! Were there many Ford trucks to pick from?

roy I want to say about 20 trucks of different years.They were well used up and not to mention people like to destroy interior parts. I never found a cluster with a tach. I am going to keep checking back to see what comes in.

 

[Beach66Bum]

roy I want to say about 20 trucks of different years.They were well used up and not to mention people like to destroy interior parts. I never found a cluster with a tach. I am going to keep checking back to see what comes in.

That's about the same here. I hate when people picking parts are hasty and end up breaking things. The tach I got was kept inside. They told me they remove those type of parts right away to prevent damage. Like the factory bed rails

 

[Ridgerunner]

That's about the same here. I hate when people picking parts are hasty and end up breaking things. The tach I got was kept inside. They told me they remove those type of parts right away to prevent damage. Like the factory bed rails

What got me the Dent I got the 1 bed rail from was actually in good shape. The passenger side bed rail was completely destroyed. My next trip I will look for a tailgate.

 

[DNFXDLI]

Will you need the wiring harness for the tach Cliff?..or is it just plug and play?
The only reason I ask is that it's my understanding that on the 73-79's you need a whole different harness to use the oil/ammeter.
I don't know if it is different for the truck you have.

 

[Ridgerunner]

Will you need the wiring harness for the tach Cliff?..or is it just plug and play?
The only reason I ask is that it's my understanding that on the 73-79's you need a whole different harness to use the oil/ammeter.
I don't know if it is different for the truck you have.

Duncan I think a 85 is plug and play. I didn't look at the cluster in the Dent.

 

[Beach66Bum]

Check out my gallery photos, it's plug and play for the Gen.7's if you have the gauges and not the idiot lights. All you need is the circuit board.

 

[DNFXDLI]

The cluster will be different, I meant if the wiring was different.
Very cool if it is plug and play.

 

[Ridgerunner]

Check out my gallery photos, it's plug and play for the Gen.7's if you have the gauges and not the idiot lights. All you need is the circuit board.

I think my current cluster has idiot lights i will check tomorrow.

 

[Beach66Bum]

I think my current cluster has idiot lights i will check tomorrow.

just looked at your interior photos and your good to go, you have the gauges!!

 

[Ridgerunner]

just looked at your interior photos and your good to go, you have the gauges!!

Dang if I don't. I have been so busy taking the interior apart and cleaning I never paid attention..Thanks

 

[Ridgerunner]

I found 2 of these hub caps at the Junkyard yesterday. i may go back and get them. They are in better shape compared to the picture I found on google.

 

[Austin]

That's what I had on my first 78... they look really sharp when cleaned up/

 

[Ridgerunner]

That's what I had on my first 78... they look really sharp when cleaned up/

Problem will be finding 2 more in decent shape.

 

[Ridgerunner]

I got a deal on a set of headers for my truck for $40.00

 

[Austin]

What size are the collectors? Good Score, btw.