I bought this hunk of ***** last summer because it was cheap and had a nice 8’ ultra mount on it. Well I did about 90% of the mechanicals on it last fall and over the winter and haven’t done much since. I rebuild the front end with all new ball joints and u joints, new alternator, battery, starter, transfer case shift linkage thingy, and the typical tune up stuff. I know the truck is not worth a dam because it is pretty whooped and rotted and if I wanted something to fix up nice I would have started with something way better, but I own this POS so oh well.
So, there it sat until that fateful day I stumble across this on Craig’s list. Now I have a project. The plan is lots of sandblasting, lots of this POR15 stuff, new fenders, maybe doors, 86 the back tank and a new plastic front tank, and way too much more then I can list. I am thinking painting the frame and flatbed silver and the cab blue. That blue that Ford put on the Super Duties a few years back it was nice and bright not dark. This is more of a for fun project not a for work project if you know what I mean. It has taken me a year to get this far lest see if I finish it before hunting season.
Lol welcome to the rotted world of fords. Don't top coat with por15. It has no uv protection. It turns purple in the sun. Just sandblast and epoxy prime and then single stage urethane. I used omni brand which is ppg lower brand. I did use ppg Dp epoxy primer though. See link for build up.
diamond in the rough thats a cool truck looking forward to seeing it come back to life. id much rather have that rusty old truck than the super light duty next to it
You think thats a hunk check out my thread! I like those style Fords, cant wait to see the finished product.
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1994 Fisher Minute Mount Plow 7 1/2 Foot. (Full Hydraulic)
Truck left the dealer lot with the plow in '94, true lifer plow truck.
Holset WH1C, Chipped and Built. 250,000 Miles.
Rebuilt Engine @ 204,000 Miles
Rebuilt 4L80E @ 241,000 Miles
Lol welcome to the rotted world of fords. Don't top coat with por15. It has no uv protection. It turns purple in the sun. Just sandblast and epoxy prime and then single stage urethane. I used omni brand which is ppg lower brand. I did use ppg Dp epoxy primer though. See link for build up.
This aint my first rodeo with rotted fords. Isn’t rust a standard factory option on fords? Thanks for the info on the paint. I am not a painter by no means, but I have lots of friends that love to paint and a few that do it for a living. A case of beer and a bottle of liquor later trucks painted.
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diamond in the rough thats a cool truck looking forward to seeing it come back to life. id much rather have that rusty old truck than the super light duty next to it
I like my new truck warranty. That’s the one thing I don’t have to fix myself.
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if you dont mind me asking what did you pay for it? did it come with a plow or just the mount. I love that body style have a few myself
$2000 plow is the background of one of the pics. Yah I have had 3 of these body styles now. They were all beat to hell too. Don’t think I have ever driven one that wasn’t.
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just saw this thread now. looks like a similiar project i took on. here's the thread detailing what i did to the truck - much of the same stuff you are doing.
I did manage to start sandblasting the frame last summer, but hunting season started early last year in New York State. Literally, October first as opposed to late October. Lots of green in the woods on opening day.
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