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the ugly ducklin


cody93

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V8 Engine Swap
Joined
Mar 24, 2010
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City
Duluth GA
Vehicle Year
1987
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a few months ago, i went to pick n pull to pick up replacement body parts to replace the messed up ones on the truck i recently got wich included a driver front fender/bumper/passenger door. the hood and passenger fender have been replaced before after an acident back in o4. today i installed then, now half my truck gots non original body parts, only original ones are the driver door and tailgate o_o

so here some pics from today

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the passenger fender have a rust spot fixed, the yellow was the old paint, it was originally from a yellow 84 ranger but was painted blue cause it looked like piss

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front view of the truck showing the original damaged rad support that was pounded back into shape and the door hinges

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pic of the engine bay

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new replacement driver side fender with rust repairs, RIP the clunker it came off of

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close up of the damaged rad support that was pounded back into shape

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pic of the truck with its new door, looks like the color was inverted exactly wich is kinda neat

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my new shiny pic n pull bumper(later found out it was slightly bent after installing, easy to fix tho)

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front view of the truck with fenders on

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passenger fender on

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grille on and its gettin cold and dark and windy

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bumper on

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bumper on too



it was a windy day and a storm is coming in, atleast i got it together tho. worked from 12pm to 10pm today on it, not includeing the 8 hours yesterday dissasembling and preping new parts
 
yea, 100 watt clamp didn't have the power for takin a picture in the dead of night and my camera dont got a flash, might try to get some more pics, if i can get a good car batt for that white f-150 thats parked there.
 
once my temporay job is over, i'll get some more pics, heck, ima start workin on the cab
 
Yea, the ugly duckling always comes out beautiful, Bro!!! It is just a matter of time before she shines!!!!! You have put some time into that ride. Keep it up, Bro!!!!
 

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