Da Fjord mn_smokeater's F-150 Build.

[mn_smokeater]

Well after much hype and demand here it be my build thread!
First the truck Pics:

i called and ordered my build sheet and i got it today! so il post that up as thats pretty cool. the Vin puts it as a:
F-150 Regular Cab Styleside Pickup with a 5.0L EFI 302 CID 8-Cylinder Engine.

It was Produced on 11/17/1989 with the following options:

• XLT Trim Series
• 117" Wheelbase
• Tachometer
• Front Licence Plate Bracket
• Bright Chrome Grille
• Manual Transfer Case and Manual Hubs
• Sliding Rear Window
• 4-Speed Automatic Overdrive Transmission
• 3.55 Locking Rear Axle Ratio (3800# Ford)
• P235/75Rx15XL All Season Tires
• Conventional Spare Tire and Wheel
• Limited Slip Front Axle
• Insulation Package
• Low Mount Bright Recreational 6 3/4 x 9 1/2 Exterior Mirrors
• Tilt Steering Wheel with Cruise Control
• Manual Air Conditioning
• Electronic AM/FM with Cassette Player and Clock
• Visibility Light Group
• Argent Styled Steel Wheels with Trim Rings
• Chrome Rear Bumper Step
• White Exterior Paint Color (Paint Code: PN-YW1)
• Camden Cloth Flight Bench Seating
• Granite Interior Trim Color
• Power Equipment Group
• Convenience Group
• Lower Body-Side Moldings

there's a lot of little things that i have planned for it:
CB install
Audio install
Spare Tire in bed mount
Tool Box Fabbed up to Fit with mount
Front push Bumper for lights
rust repair/paint

More to come Stay tuned!!

 

[dangerous_rangerous]

Dont forget to add d44 sas as well

 

[mn_smokeater]

it would be cool but thats far past my skill level.

 

[dangerous_rangerous]

its close to bolt on on a full size truck but still does require some fab work.

 

[mn_smokeater]

anybody have thoughts on what i could bolt to the holes that are in the bumper currently then attach the bumper to that. i was thinking a sheet of dimond plate but im not sure i could weld on to that with what i have. all the things going to do is hold one or two KC highligter style lights

 

[mn_smokeater]

CB note to self;
12" from A pillar!
Drivers Side.

get pics also for double checking
measure the width of the lip 7/8" at narrowest 1" at widest past fender bolt area 1 3/4" at fender bolts
the height of the lip 1 1/4"
and the width of the fender From Lip to dropoff 2"
and fender bolt to fender bolt
out side and center to center OS 6 1/8" C2C 4"
and the hood/fender gap 1/3"

measure the connector plasitc isulator for the hole.




very important: buy Bdab a beer!

pics:
1st the where every things at pics then the measurement pics

 

[mn_smokeater]

updated with pics for BDAB. hope they are right. if i did it wrong let me know.

 

[Coyote]

Your Tag:
“Our houses are protected by the good Lord and a gun And you might meet 'em both if you show up here not welcome son”

Please check your laws; I don't think the state of Minnesota allows that. That tag is just bravado from someone thinking that he needs extreme gun politics to fit in here. This is a TRUCK BUILD SITE. Please try to keep your politics in your pants.

 

[ozziemo27]

Your Tag:
“Our houses are protected by the good Lord and a gun And you might meet 'em both if you show up here not welcome son”

Please check your laws; I don't think the state of Minnesota allows that. That tag is just bravado from someone thinking that he needs extreme gun politics to fit in here. This is a TRUCK BUILD SITE. Please try to keep your politics in your pants.

Seriously? Picking on him because of his beliefs? There is nothing wrong with his sig, and all you're doing is making trouble. Were you not the one bashing people and bringing politics into this site in your original intro? Hypocrisy.

 

[Iron Ranger]

Seriously? Picking on him because of his beliefs? There is nothing wrong with his sig, and all you're doing is making trouble. Were you not the one bashing people and bringing politics into this site in your original intro? Hypocrisy.

+1 The mods will ban you (coyote) if you decide to mull up mnsmokeater's build thread. If there's a problem with his sig, the mods would've changed it by now, so calm down and keep it to yourself.

MN, this is gonna be one heck of a build!! I might even fancy a drive to Solway sometime to check it out!

 

[daniel3507]

Great here we go again.

 

[master hec0]

Your Tag:
“Our houses are protected by the good Lord and a gun And you might meet 'em both if you show up here not welcome son”

Please check your laws; I don't think the state of Minnesota allows that. That tag is just bravado from someone thinking that he needs extreme gun politics to fit in here. This is a TRUCK BUILD SITE. Please try to keep your politics in your pants.

wow go away you damned troll.

 

[mn_smokeater]

Your Tag:
“Our houses are protected by the good Lord and a gun And you might meet 'em both if you show up here not welcome son”

Please check your laws; I don't think the state of Minnesota allows that. That tag is just bravado from someone thinking that he needs extreme gun politics to fit in here. This is a TRUCK BUILD SITE. Please try to keep your politics in your pants.

my state laws yes i know them, mn is a castle doctrine state. i have: no duty to retreat before using deadly force to prevent a felony in one's place of abode; no duty to retreat before using deadly force in self defense in one's place of abode

609.065 JUSTIFIABLE TAKING OF LIFE.

The intentional taking of the life of another is not authorized by section 609.06, except when necessary in resisting or preventing an offense which the actor reasonably believes exposes the actor or another to great bodily harm or death, or preventing the commission of a felony in the actor's place of abode.

that line is from this song "way out here" by josh tompson

"Our houses are protected by the good Lord and a gun
And you might meet 'em both if you show up here not welcome son
Our necks are burnt, our roads are dirt and our trucks ain't clean
The dogs run lose, we smoke, we chew and fry everything
Out here, way out here

(Chorus)
We won't take a dime if we ain't earned it
When it comes to weight brother we pull our own
If it's our backwoods way of livin' you're concerned with
You can leave us alone
We're about John Wayne, Johnny Cash and John Deere
Way out here

We got a fightin' side a mile wide but we pray for peace
'Cause it's mostly us that end up servin' overseas
If it was up to me I'd love to see this country run
Like it used to be, oughta be, just like it's done
Out here, way out here

(Chorus)
We won't take a dime if we ain't earned it
When it comes to weight brother we pull our own
If it's our backwoods way of livin' you're concerned with
You can leave us alone
We're about John Wayne, Johnny Cash and John Deere
Way out here

We won't take a dime if we ain't earned it
When it comes to weight brother we pull our own
If it's our backwoods way of livin' you're concerned with
You can leave us alone
We're about John Wayne, Johnny Cash and John Deere
Way out here, way out here

Our houses are protected by the good Lord and a gun
And you might meet 'em both if you show up here not welcome son"


and as Iron Ranger said if the Mods or Jim Oaks himself, who All know me, had any problem with my Siggy they are more then welcome to change it...its not the only one on that theme i have had throughout my time here like these:
si vis pacem, para bellum
"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."

 

[mn_smokeater]

Added Decals to the back

Replaced my Stock Muffler with a Cherry Bomb Glass Pack

Added this for safety

Now i have a Working Deck!!!! Powered by the Toggle Switch seen in the above pic

 

[mn_smokeater]

i also Temp mounted my CB antenna still need to power it thats why i had wires laying around