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Gary Lewis

Re: Tailgate Letter Colors

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They look very good, Alan!

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Dad's: '81 F150 Ranger XLT 4x4: Down for restomod: Full-roller "stroked 351M" w/Trick Flow heads & intake, EEC-V SEFI/E4OD/3.50 gears w/Kevlar clutches
Blue: 2015 F150 Platinum 4x4 SuperCrew wearing Blue Jeans & sporting a 3.5L EB & Max Tow
Big Blue: 1985 F250HD 4x4: 460/ZF5/3.55's, D60 w/Ox locker & 10.25 Sterling/Trutrac, Blue Top & Borgeson, & EEC-V MAF/SEFI

ArdWrknTrk

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The tailgates look great! 👍
Do you have a tonneau cover or something for the cleats on your red truck?

My '87 has an aftermarket Taiwan tailgate, so is absolutely smooth.
I had to make a masking tape baseline because there was nothing to go by, but it turned out ok.

Jim,
Lil'Red is a '87 F250 HD, 4.10's, 1356 4x4, Zf-5, 3G, PMGR, Saginaw PS, desmogged with a Holley 80508 and Performer intake.
Too much other stuff to mention.

thelastkeg

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No I don’t have a tonneau cover. This truck just came to me with those, the rails, and some deer whistles. I assumed they were all some JC Whitney type of add-ons from the late 80s or early 90s. I thought the cleats were just rope tie off points, are they for a tonneau cover? I removed the whistles the day I got it. I would remove the cleats but then the bed would have holes. I don’t mind the rails but I wouldn’t install any if it didn’t already have them.

The headache rack and rails on the blue truck were made by my Papaw when he first got the truck. He was a farmer and a welder and always had a rack and rails on his trucks. I like them a lot, for obvious sentimental reasons.

Alan
85 F250 351 H.O./C6
86 F150 4x4 300/NP435
95 F150 302/M5OD-R2 being turned into bullnose flareside
85 F150 4x4 302/NP435 parts truck

viven44

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Excellent results! I hope to finish up my tailgate one day so this will come in handy.

Vivek

- BB 2WD - 1984 F350 RWD 460/C6
- 1978 Bronco with a 460 from an 86 Bullnose/C6

thelastkeg

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So about the cleats on my truck. Are these for a tonneau cover? I just posted a Copart find over in the Marketplace area. There's a 1980 F150 with the exact same cleats in the same place. So are these a Ford option or an aftermarket add-on? And are they for a cover, for rope tie points, or just some extra bling?

Copart 1980 F150:

My 86:

Alan
85 F250 351 H.O./C6
86 F150 4x4 300/NP435
95 F150 302/M5OD-R2 being turned into bullnose flareside
85 F150 4x4 302/NP435 parts truck

ArdWrknTrk

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IDK
Back before ratchet straps were everywhere and people knew how to hitch a horse it was probably the easiest way to keep a load from shifting.

Jim,
Lil'Red is a '87 F250 HD, 4.10's, 1356 4x4, Zf-5, 3G, PMGR, Saginaw PS, desmogged with a Holley 80508 and Performer intake.
Too much other stuff to mention.

mat in tn

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In reply to this post by thelastkeg

the cleats are actually "tie down cleats" they are a place to tie rope.

C.Jett

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Gary Lewis

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C.Jett

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Thanks Gary, Alan, I didn’t mean to hijack your thread. Just wanted to show you what I did. I still need the stripes on bottom of tailgate. CJ

thelastkeg

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No not at all. It looks great. I’m glad you posted it here, this thread will be a reference for the future if someone wants to see different tailgate color combos.

Alan
85 F250 351 H.O./C6
86 F150 4x4 300/NP435
95 F150 302/M5OD-R2 being turned into bullnose flareside
85 F150 4x4 302/NP435 parts truck