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Here she is in all her Glory:



1987 Ford F150 XLT Lariat 300 I6
4wd 4 Spd Standard T-18 Trans

September 2015 Picked her up for $500 in need of - Brake booster, wheel cylinders and drivers rear axle shaft, wheel bearing, and seal.

Side note: I manage a wholesale auto parts store. So I have no issue locating the parts I need at great prices. That would be my reasoning for diving into this money pit.

It's the first truck I remember my Dad ever owning. His was the same Except Tan with the roof visor. I love these trucks and I've wanted to own one ever since I was young.




A lot of progress has been made since these photos. I'd like to journey through a little at a time until we catch up to where I sit in my build today.

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So I decided to fart around in it a little while I decided what I wanted her to look like. I toyed around with the idea of just restoring it to original, but as per usual my ideas spiraled out of control.




Sitting at school. She was a looker.






Up on the little making it a little safer to roll around in. Drivers front wheel bearings and U-Joint. Rear pinion bearings and seals. Drivers rear axle shaft bearing and seal. Brake booster and wheel cylinders.

Now she stops AND goes.

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I dropped her off for what would would turn into 5 months of waiting.
My original plans were as is -
- Complete body work and Paint truck flat black -
- Chrome - Bumpers, Handles, Mirrors, Badging, Wheels-
- White 4x4 Bed Sticker, White FORD Tailgate lettering -
- 35x12.50 Tires -

Yeah so let's see how that went




Say bye bye to the wheel well rot






Drivers side getting smoothed out

Migs7

Glorious.

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The passenger side was a different story. It looked like the truck was hit in the side. The bed and cab needed to be pulled out. I had to hunt around the local U-Pull-It for a door and we needed to replace the fender with a new model from "Sortafit"

Manuellabour247

Nice so far.

Snaggletooth

Looks good, glad you're bringing life back into it.

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Upon pulling up the floor liner we found a nice surprise on both door sills


Driver Side



Passenger Side

AAAAAAAAAND here is when all my plans went to s***. First we cut the rear bumper off to make way for a roll pan.



He looks so excited to chop that sucker off of there.

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Getting the bed in ship shape







Ford wanted a pretty penny for these bed bolts. Good thing for LMC Truck on this one.

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Some more shots of the bed since that was what needed the most attention.





Getting the cab back to normal as well.