Reviving the 93

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Apr 12, 2009 | 09:12 AM

#31

gearhead

1995 F-150 2wd, 4.9L 5-sp

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Originally Posted by Kevin O.

Here's my 93. I got it with 140,000 miles, mostly from plowing. looked great when i got it, but a couple months of daily driving and the engine went, and the hidden rust broke free. I got a rebuilt engine, but now it's rusted through in the back bed corners and the fender corners. But yours gives me inspiration. It looks great.

https://www.f150forum.com/picture.ph...pictureid=1276

Nice looking truck Kevin. I used to shoot hydraulic fluid on rusty areas as it would stop further rust. Just remember to remove it by pressure washing before undercoating if you go that route.

Apr 12, 2009 | 11:07 AM

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olds442111

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From: Louisiana

Thats a replacement grille.

Apr 12, 2009 | 12:10 PM

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aliens8mycow

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She's a beauty - looks like a museum display (only you get to enjoy it every day)!

Apr 12, 2009 | 12:27 PM

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olds442111

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By the way, the grille, headlights, headlight trim, and bumpers all came from LMC truck. Very nice stuff. I also bought their bodyside molding kit, and painted them to match the truck, but am now undecided if I'm going to put them on or not. I kind of like it w/o the bump moldings.

Apr 12, 2009 | 07:17 PM

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aliens8mycow

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I vote to leave it as-is. If I ever repaint mine, the trim, emblems, etc. will all be gone, and it'll get one solid color.

Apr 12, 2009 | 08:50 PM

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olds442111

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Yeah, I'm just not feeling the bodyside moldings. Not looking very likely that they will be put on.

Apr 12, 2009 | 10:19 PM

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Boogerburns

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Yeah, i would say leave them off, looks too good to be true to begin with! Such progress! And also I think it would take away from the Awesomeness factor!