salans7 Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 I like that bezel! Knuckle skinner, ha! I feel more like a knuckle dragger sometimes! Of course this one has to be completely filthy, but it is the correct 1980 version. Looks like it's missing the lenses for the headlights and wipers though. https://www.ebay.com/itm/1980-1986-Ford-Truck-Dash-Bezel-Instrument-Cluster-Trim-Interior-Pickup-Molding/303797638746?fits=Year%3A1980%7CSubmodel%3ACustom%7CMake%3AFord&epid=1322233881&hash=item46bbc0165a:g:FfUAAOSwcMlfzOjD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1986F150Six Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Your little 'saddles' are a great compliment to Framesavers Cory! Well, I'm trying to build this truck as cheaply as possible...lol, so one has to get creative. When I fixed up my '84, I found at that time that I could not buy a new core support in Canada. LMC has them for something like $169, and shipping within the US is cheap at like $29 bucks. However, shipping across the border the shipping was like $269 usd, and the whole works would end up being a $500-$600 bill for me, and I am for sure not spending that kind of coin on a truck like this one. Or go this route! https://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-OEM-Ford-1983-1984-1985-Truck-Bronco-Radiator-Support-F150-F250-F350/124459443382?hash=item1cfa5c64b6:g:9ZUAAOSwvL1fd53E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Your little 'saddles' are a great compliment to Framesavers Cory! Well, I'm trying to build this truck as cheaply as possible...lol, so one has to get creative. When I fixed up my '84, I found at that time that I could not buy a new core support in Canada. LMC has them for something like $169, and shipping within the US is cheap at like $29 bucks. However, shipping across the border the shipping was like $269 usd, and the whole works would end up being a $500-$600 bill for me, and I am for sure not spending that kind of coin on a truck like this one. Or go this route! https://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-OEM-Ford-1983-1984-1985-Truck-Bronco-Radiator-Support-F150-F250-F350/124459443382?hash=item1cfa5c64b6:g:9ZUAAOSwvL1fd53E I'm missing the "Ships Free to Canada" part... More power to them! I'm tempted to watch it, just to see how quick it sells. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rembrant Posted December 17, 2020 Author Share Posted December 17, 2020 I'm missing the "Ships Free to Canada" part... Boy do I have a story about shipping to Canada...lol. I inquired about some very specific Bullnose parts from a company in the US. The "kit" is $39 bucks, but they have a $100 minimum purchase for international shipments, and they only ship UPS expedited priority, which would likely be another $50 bucks...lol. So I asked...maybe a dumb question, but sometimes retailers refer to international as outside of North America. Anyway, the guy replied and gave me a little bit of his mind about how much of a hassle it is to ship to Canada, and that it wasn't really worth all of the troubles. Ha! Anyway, no big deal...I know why some companies don't do it, but at least this guy was honest about it...lol. He directed me to a Canadian distributor to try, which I will. No big deal. Anyway...that's not why I'm here! About a month ago, I picked up some used 15x10 ProComp wheels for a good price. I have been watching the local classifieds literally for months for a decent-ish set of used 31" AT tires, and I was finally able to grab them yesterday, and got them put on the rims today. They're a bit weather cracked, but they were cheap and will be just fine for as far as this truck will travel within the next decade...lol. I will put them on the truck soon, but I'm a bit limited at the moment with my lifting, so I was only able to mock them up this evening when I dropped them off at the shop. Getting a bit ahead of myself here, I know...but finding a cheap set of 31" AT's and cheap 15x10's was sort of a side project as I knew they were going to take some time to find. Anyway, I have them now and they will motivate me to get the truck finished quicker (maybe, lol). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 I'm missing the "Ships Free to Canada" part... Boy do I have a story about shipping to Canada...lol. I inquired about some very specific Bullnose parts from a company in the US. The "kit" is $39 bucks, but they have a $100 minimum purchase for international shipments, and they only ship UPS expedited priority, which would likely be another $50 bucks...lol. So I asked...maybe a dumb question, but sometimes retailers refer to international as outside of North America. Anyway, the guy replied and gave me a little bit of his mind about how much of a hassle it is to ship to Canada, and that it wasn't really worth all of the troubles. Ha! Anyway, no big deal...I know why some companies don't do it, but at least this guy was honest about it...lol. He directed me to a Canadian distributor to try, which I will. No big deal. Anyway...that's not why I'm here! About a month ago, I picked up some used 15x10 ProComp wheels for a good price. I have been watching the local classifieds literally for months for a decent-ish set of used 31" AT tires, and I was finally able to grab them yesterday, and got them put on the rims today. They're a bit weather cracked, but they were cheap and will be just fine for as far as this truck will travel within the next decade...lol. I will put them on the truck soon, but I'm a bit limited at the moment with my lifting, so I was only able to mock them up this evening when I dropped them off at the shop. Getting a bit ahead of myself here, I know...but finding a cheap set of 31" AT's and cheap 15x10's was sort of a side project as I knew they were going to take some time to find. Anyway, I have them now and they will motivate me to get the truck finished quicker (maybe, lol). I think they look good, Cory! I like them. And I like that they are wide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rembrant Posted December 17, 2020 Author Share Posted December 17, 2020 I think they look good, Cory! I like them. And I like that they are wide. Thanks Gary, I really wanted this particular set-up, with 31's on 15x10's. I would have stuck them on the truck tonight but I need to clean them first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salans7 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 I think they look good, Cory! I like them. And I like that they are wide. Thanks Gary, I really wanted this particular set-up, with 31's on 15x10's. I would have stuck them on the truck tonight but I need to clean them first. One of my favorite wheels for these trucks. They look good Cory! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpin Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 One of my favorite wheels for these trucks. They look good Cory! They look good! I like them also. Makes me want them for my Bronco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 I'm missing the "Ships Free to Canada" part... Boy do I have a story about shipping to Canada...lol. I inquired about some very specific Bullnose parts from a company in the US. The "kit" is $39 bucks, but they have a $100 minimum purchase for international shipments, and they only ship UPS expedited priority, which would likely be another $50 bucks...lol. So I asked...maybe a dumb question, but sometimes retailers refer to international as outside of North America. Anyway, the guy replied and gave me a little bit of his mind about how much of a hassle it is to ship to Canada, and that it wasn't really worth all of the troubles. Ha! Anyway, no big deal...I know why some companies don't do it, but at least this guy was honest about it...lol. He directed me to a Canadian distributor to try, which I will. No big deal. Anyway...that's not why I'm here! About a month ago, I picked up some used 15x10 ProComp wheels for a good price. I have been watching the local classifieds literally for months for a decent-ish set of used 31" AT tires, and I was finally able to grab them yesterday, and got them put on the rims today. They're a bit weather cracked, but they were cheap and will be just fine for as far as this truck will travel within the next decade...lol. I will put them on the truck soon, but I'm a bit limited at the moment with my lifting, so I was only able to mock them up this evening when I dropped them off at the shop. Getting a bit ahead of myself here, I know...but finding a cheap set of 31" AT's and cheap 15x10's was sort of a side project as I knew they were going to take some time to find. Anyway, I have them now and they will motivate me to get the truck finished quicker (maybe, lol). They look great, Cory! There's got to be a bit of good luck thrown in there with your searching to put that combination together. Take it easy and follow the recovery and PT plan. The truck isn't going to run away now that you've been treating it so well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rembrant Posted December 17, 2020 Author Share Posted December 17, 2020 They look great, Cory! There's got to be a bit of good luck thrown in there with your searching to put that combination together. Ha! Thanks Jim. There is some luck, yes. Do you know how difficult it is to find decent used 15" anything these days? How long has it been now since 15" wheels were the standard? 20+ years, I guess. On top of me searching for this stuff, there are many other guys searching for the same stuff so when it does pop up for sale it disappears fast. The only reason I was even able to buy the tires was that the guy posted them for sale early in the morning around 5am, and I saw the ad 20-30 minutes later and told him I'd take them without even seeing them...lol. Anyway,...I'm having some fun with this stuff. I'm trying to assemble this truck on a budget, which takes a lot of used parts and my free labor...lol. I'll probably sell it in the end, depending on what I could get for it, but what I'd really like is a nice southern truck to work on. Hoping for some decent progress on this truck over the X-mas holidays. Our work shuts down on Christmas eve and doesn't open back up until January 5th, so I'll have a good stretch of days with the workshop to myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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