1998 F-150 XLT Restoration
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1998 F-150 XLT Restoration
I am beginning the process of restoring a new acquired 1998 F-150 XLT, Supercab
At first glance it looks pretty good. Mechanically it is in great shape. about 120,000 miles, 5.4 Liter, Automatic, 4x4
The truck came from the Philadelphia, PA area and like their football team, its pretty rusted out.
I decided to first replace the bed
So I ground off the bolt heads and punched the bolts through the frame
At first glance it looks pretty good. Mechanically it is in great shape. about 120,000 miles, 5.4 Liter, Automatic, 4x4
The truck came from the Philadelphia, PA area and like their football team, its pretty rusted out.
I decided to first replace the bed
So I ground off the bolt heads and punched the bolts through the frame
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bill3422 (06-16-2014)
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I kind of backed into it. Really did not know all that rust was there when I started. The color happens to be the wife's favorite. It is pretty nice and not one I've seen before
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sub'd, cool, love seeing this stuff done
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nfldfordman (06-17-2014)
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Finally got a little help getting the bed off.
Looked pretty good underneath. I will scrape or wire brush some. Plan on spraying CRC Rust Converter on everything and then a coat of CRC Zink It, unless someone has a better idea for me.
Oh by the way, while I have it off, I will be replacing the gas tank. The fill tube had corroded almost all the way off.
Also plane on replacing the spare tire wench while I am there as well.
My other question is how important are the side brackets on the fuel vents?
the closest one is pretty much gone too.
Looked pretty good underneath. I will scrape or wire brush some. Plan on spraying CRC Rust Converter on everything and then a coat of CRC Zink It, unless someone has a better idea for me.
Oh by the way, while I have it off, I will be replacing the gas tank. The fill tube had corroded almost all the way off.
Also plane on replacing the spare tire wench while I am there as well.
My other question is how important are the side brackets on the fuel vents?
the closest one is pretty much gone too.
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