my 71f250 project from the day i got it.big update(10/17)

1971ford · Post by **1971ford** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 9:49 pm

ok guys, here are the pics of the half finished job.

the bar and the hood latch just above the grille are now black.

upper hood latch - now black and not blue from when i painted hood

primered inner fender

you can see that i didnt tape off the battery

oh well.

1971ford · Post by **1971ford** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 7:41 pm

update:

today i bought a big sheet of hardboard like material that im going to use for my headliner. i also went to the fabric store and bough a blue vynil material. im going to wrap the vyil around the hardboard with spray adhensive. i cant do it this weekend though because i dont have a anything that will cut the hardboard stuff withough screwing the ends up so my dad is bringing home a saw thing on monday. so that will have to wait.

i also went to NAPA and got a 8.00 antennae that fits perfect and looks original.

i also got more primer and white paintshop paint and painted my rear bumper. it was allready white but there was lots of surface rust and paint chips. so i repainted it and now it looks new.

BEFORE:

there will be another update coming shortly because i have scrubbed my rims, i might even paint them, and i armouralled my tires, and i got some really nice looking original hubcaps off of Damraider.
And of course my headliner project
AFTER:

1971ford · Post by **1971ford** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 6:21 pm

well i went to the pick n' pull today but they wouldnt let me in. so my dad went in the a walkietalkie and told me what there was. there was no heater unit that i was looking for but, there was 3 bumps a couple dents, 2 custom emblems, good set of those really big mirrors, huge under dash a/c unit thing off of a ranger xlt(might go back and grab it) and a bunch of other stuff. see the forum about it in the general discussion to see pictures!

I got 60.00 worth of parts for $1.00
i got a brake warning light and the visor clip holder thing. i might go back for the a/c unit and to try to find a dome light switch plug.
ill get pictures of what i grabbed later. right now the camera doesnt have any batteries.
i got the brake warning light hooked up and the visor clip installed.

dbarker · Post by **dbarker** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 7:08 pm

Looking good, hope to do as good as you are when i get moving on my project.

rjewkes · Post by **rjewkes** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 9:29 pm

never seen the a/c lines routed through the cowl.

1971ford · Post by **1971ford** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 11:11 pm

i know, i cant even find where they come out! anyone know where they end up?

well i just ordered new hubcaps from damraider (i hope i spelled that right) and a tailgate lever cover thingy from Tim P. and he even threw in a free lever! i also got 2 pairs of "custom" emblems from Eric duffel (sorry if i spelt the last name wrong) for only 25.00.

72stepside · Post by **72stepside** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 11:20 pm

Looks like it's coming right along.

That's quite the large YAMAHA sticker in the back window. Are you a musician or do you like their motorcycles?

1971ford · Post by **1971ford** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 10:19 pm

72stepside:
yeah it is pretty big, you can still easily see over it though.
i have a yamaha dirt bike that is usually in the back of the truck.

Well today my new hubcaps arrived

!
By the way, Damraider is a great person to buy from!
they are awsome!
here are some pictures. i had to clean up my tires and rims so they could look as good as the hubcaps going on.

my c a t cant even keep away from them

here is a picture of the brake warning light i got from the junkyard

dbarker · Post by **dbarker** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 11:59 pm

your doing good, keep up the good work!

72stepside · Post by **72stepside** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 8:26 am

Niiiice

That thing is gonna look pretty sweet when you get the paint finished up.

Supermike · Post by **Supermike** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 2:35 pm

Looking good! What's the "tailgate lever cover thingy" you're talking about? I don't see what's missing from your tailgate lever.

Also... I don't think that brake warning light is supposed to be ON... it means there is not enough brake pressure or something. Did you wire it up to be on just for the picture?

1971ford · Post by **1971ford** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 8:17 pm

this is my old one that i just sprayed a quick layer of black on so it wouldnt look as but it had way to much rust.
before i sprayed it:

here is my pretty new one with new handle
( thanks to Tim P.)

i accidently made that line when i was resizing it.

1971ford · Post by **1971ford** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 8:21 pm

oh and about the brake warning light,

i didnt rig the wiring to do that. i just turned the key once to the right(didnt turn the engine on though) to take a picture but it stayed on for about 25 seconds until i took the key out. i heard that it comes on for about 5 seconds and then it turns off, but is that when you have turned the engine and everything on? so what exactly does this light test? what is wrong with my brakes?

Supermike · Post by **Supermike** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 8:27 pm

1971ford wrote:oh and about the brake warning light,

i didnt rig the wiring to do that. i just turned the key once to the right(didnt turn the engine on though) to take a picture but it stayed on for about 25 seconds until i took the key out. i heard that it comes on for about 5 seconds and then it turns off, but is that when you have turned the engine and everything on? so what exactly does this light test? what is wrong with my brakes?

Hopefully Keith or someone can verify this... in my '67 it NEVER comes on, so I don't know if it works or if the bulb is burned out... I'll probably replace the bulb to be safe, but I'd like to know if it's supposed to come on and go off, or if that was a feature in later models...

1971ford · Post by **1971ford** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 8:27 pm

i just read my other thread and fordman pointed out that it should be on when the engine isnt on so im ok.

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