Gary Lewis Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 I have been thinking about doing a 6 speed just because of the length of the transmission and me doing a short box Is the 6-speed shorter than the 10-speed? By the way, Blue has the 6-speed if you need measurements. (I assume it is the same as for on a Coyote.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salans7 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Sounds like you and Shaun should put your heads together. I have no idea what would come out, but it would be AWESOME! I started to read his list of hard to find parts he was collecting to create a "clone" and I instantly thought of my F150. Haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Sounds like you and Shaun should put your heads together. I have no idea what would come out, but it would be AWESOME! I started to read his list of hard to find parts he was collecting to create a "clone" and I instantly thought of my F150. Haha. Yes, I instantly thought of Shaun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Sounds like you and Shaun should put your heads together. I have no idea what would come out, but it would be AWESOME! I started to read his list of hard to find parts he was collecting to create a "clone" and I instantly thought of my F150. Haha. 👍👍👍👍😅 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salans7 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 👍👍👍👍😅 I'm trying really hard not to go down that road again but I REALLY like Ranger Lariats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rembrant Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 As you know, this forum is well on it's way to becoming FOG, the flaresides owners group. Flaresides (and...cough...Stepsides...lol) RULE!... The XLS Flaresides are sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford F834 Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 This ~is a very cool project! I hope the ‘82 flareside works out as a viable “subject” to build on. I cannot comment on the engine or transmission, as I know zero about either. That also makes it hard to comment on 2wd vs. 4wd since I don’t know if this is going to be very fast or just at a more modern power level. And I can’t really say how it fits into your collection that already includes an aeronose lightning edition? Cosmetically I think you have a great color picked out. That blue looks super sharp with the blackout treatment. I also think the blue XLS had the best overall look with the stripe kit also being shades of blue. Do you intend to recreate that? How about the window mask? As you and I talked about on messenger, the silver bezels look amazing with the black interior. I would not go too crazy trying to find a dash shell that was originally black. The plastic itself is a white color, and all came painted from the factory. I painted a blue one to put in my ‘81. I used the SEM sand free prep, and Duplicolor black. It has been extremely tough, and held up to a lot of abuse. I have hauled things in the cab that rubbed on it. My grandkids have put their muddy feet on it and kicked at it while in their car seats. I (jokingly) told them if they didn’t knock it off I would cut their feet off and held up a pruning bow saw. Then it just became a game and they did it even more... 😅. To my amazement when I wipe it down with a damp cloth it looks just as good as the day I painted it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotorsportXLT Posted November 26, 2019 Author Share Posted November 26, 2019 This ~is a very cool project! I hope the ‘82 flareside works out as a viable “subject” to build on. I cannot comment on the engine or transmission, as I know zero about either. That also makes it hard to comment on 2wd vs. 4wd since I don’t know if this is going to be very fast or just at a more modern power level. And I can’t really say how it fits into your collection that already includes an aeronose lightning edition? Cosmetically I think you have a great color picked out. That blue looks super sharp with the blackout treatment. I also think the blue XLS had the best overall look with the stripe kit also being shades of blue. Do you intend to recreate that? How about the window mask? As you and I talked about on messenger, the silver bezels look amazing with the black interior. I would not go too crazy trying to find a dash shell that was originally black. The plastic itself is a white color, and all came painted from the factory. I painted a blue one to put in my ‘81. I used the SEM sand free prep, and Duplicolor black. It has been extremely tough, and held up to a lot of abuse. I have hauled things in the cab that rubbed on it. My grandkids have put their muddy feet on it and kicked at it while in their car seats. I (jokingly) told them if they didn’t knock it off I would cut their feet off and held up a pruning bow saw. Then it just became a game and they did it even more... 😅. To my amazement when I wipe it down with a damp cloth it looks just as good as the day I painted it. Basically I want this truck to look 100% stock on the outside. So I will be doing the blackout treatment around the windows, and I will recreate the XLS stripes the best I can with the pictures out there. I plan on keeping my areonose Lightning 100%. It has a lot of miles but its a "virgin" truck and its all original (even the radio). I kind of want to make the XLS the sport truck it should have been. I know the 80s were terrible for performance and such One of the downfalls with the XLS in my pinon, is they did all the aggressive sporty styling and they didn't have the performance to match it. That's kind of why I want to do a coyote swap. On the other hand ever since I started driving I have really wanted a 4x4 Flareside. It is definitely going to be a hard decision. Thanks for the info on the paint! If it's holding up to abuse, then I will just paint a dash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Basically I want this truck to look 100% stock on the outside. So I will be doing the blackout treatment around the windows, and I will recreate the XLS stripes the best I can with the pictures out there. I plan on keeping my areonose Lightning 100%. It has a lot of miles but its a "virgin" truck and its all original (even the radio). I kind of want to make the XLS the sport truck it should have been. I know the 80s were terrible for performance and such One of the downfalls with the XLS in my pinon, is they did all the aggressive sporty styling and they didn't have the performance to match it. That's kind of why I want to do a coyote swap. On the other hand ever since I started driving I have really wanted a 4x4 Flareside. It is definitely going to be a hard decision. Thanks for the info on the paint! If it's holding up to abuse, then I will just paint a dash. Chris - Are you saying the Coyote never came in a 4x4 truck? I thought it did so you can have both the 4x4 and a Coyote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzFace2 Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Chris - Are you saying the Coyote never came in a 4x4 truck? I thought it did so you can have both the 4x4 and a Coyote. Even if it did not who is to say you cant? I say if the products are all Ford but just not put together by Ford then why not do what the factory should have done. On my 81 F100 flare side I did just that. I added a rear 19 gallon tank using all factory parts from a style side truck right down to the dash switch that is factory. Then I used the style side metal ribbed floor in place of the wood floor, lack of funds is why. Don't get me wrong I do like a wood floor flare side but the metal floor will last longer and no up keep and it looks factory also. Last is factory bumpers I added a custom touch to. No bolts showing from the outside. The front I added driving / fog into the bumper, the factory could have done this. It is your truck build it as you like! Dave ---- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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