Quarterwave Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 Hi everyone, Here are some before/after pics of my 1985 F150. From what I can tell, it was an Alabama truck that has factory paint and some heavy patina on the hood. The paint was polished using 4 stages (cut / polish / swirl remover / carnuba wax) while I did the same thing for the bright work. I also used a Dremel-type tool with some Mother's Aluminum polish on the fender arch inserts and the front grille. The lift is a 4" Rough Country lift, while the wheels are Alcoa 15x10's. The tires are 33x12.5x15 BFGoodrich All Terrains. Interior is stock, aside from a 5" Monster tach, a Grant wheel that was raw wood that I varnished over the course of a few weeks (5 coats) and some trim pieces from higher-end models (mine was a basic, radio-delete model when I purchased it). It's far from perfect, but I really love this truck! Thanks! I've been doing lots more work on the truck and since this post, I also updated the front suspension to 6", so that it's now much more level with the rear. Also - I thought I'd add some pics of my recent installation of Dynamat (well, the version from Eastwood) for reference if others are thinking of doing it, the headliner install and also a 6.5" co-axial speaker in the factory door location (I've read posts online about people not being sure if they fit - they do, but I had to drill new mounting holes). The bench is also now back in, but I haven't taken pics yet, but will do so soon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 Early ‘85? Guessing due to the upper side trim. Anyway, looks good! 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpin Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 Early ‘85? Guessing due to the upper side trim. Anyway, looks good! 👍 Looking good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rembrant Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 I really like this truck. Well done, and a nice original survivor. My interior is very similar. Also blue, radio delete. Same dash panels (except my truck has no AC). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1986F150Six Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 I really like this truck. Well done, and a nice original survivor. My interior is very similar. Also blue, radio delete. Same dash panels (except my truck has no AC). They are only original, once! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darksidesm Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 Looks good. Almost identical to mine on the outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacktop Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Great looking truck👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emunder Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Very nice! I need to swap out my steering wheel. These stock wheels are the most uncomfortable steering wheel I've ever seen lol. Looking at the Grants myself...yours looks good! Whole truck is looking great! Nice work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quarterwave Posted August 15, 2019 Author Share Posted August 15, 2019 Very nice! I need to swap out my steering wheel. These stock wheels are the most uncomfortable steering wheel I've ever seen lol. Looking at the Grants myself...yours looks good! Whole truck is looking great! Nice work. Thanks Emunder! The wheel is a Grant steering wheel that was un-varnished. I took a couple of weeks to build up around 5 coats of marine varnish - the hardest part was keeping dust out of the finish long enough so it could dry. A standard wheel-puller took off the old wheel - and it works for the Grant - but the setup on the Grant is a little different, where a three-prong puller would be better. The adapter is also from Grant but they have a really weird way of getting the horn to work, so unfortunately, mine is not at the moment (the wiring and horn work, just not connected to the horn on the wheel). I think all up it was about $220 plus my time to prep and paint the varnish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1986F150Six Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Very nice! I need to swap out my steering wheel. These stock wheels are the most uncomfortable steering wheel I've ever seen lol. Looking at the Grants myself...yours looks good! Whole truck is looking great! Nice work. I wonder if this would work? https://www.ebay.com/itm/OEM-Ford-Mustang-Truck-Fairmont-Leather-Sport-Steering-Wheel-1978-1979-Button/143354445085?hash=item2160973d1d:g:oiMAAOSwPdNdUd0Q Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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