1969 F250 4x4 Highboy 7/9 rubicon

[rjewkes]

Can't say no to that right? Keep up the work Ryan.

If you keep this up and learn well at work and get in trade school for welding if its what you want, you can go far!

[itsmy72f100]

I may be stealing one of you ideas soon if the Bethany police department lets me enclose the carport with tarps. I'm tired of having to put everything back togather when rain is coming.
PS where is our updates we want more!!!!

[MadMaxetc]

Looking good.

Do you have access to a welder to atach that support? Do you want it to be factory looking or just functional?

[1971ford]

yea about the grades, when im working at school i think of how im kinda working on my bump, in that i wont be grounded or anything preventing bump-working-oning time

there will be an update on sunday, that is when i always update because ive done a weekend's worth of work.

my boss is bring the welding truck over soon, and im going to have about like 10 more holes welded up, and my boss has a bumpside bed hes going to scrap, so were going to cut the support of that bed, and weld it on to my bed. it will functional and factory looking i hope

[69twotone]

Ryan great work,

Don't stop updating the progress. Everytime I see one of your updates I am inspired. Pus I am learning what is ahead of me and how to do it.

Keep up the great work and please don't stop updating. The project upadates are one of my favorite things to look at.
I bought a bed last weekend and will have it here in a couple of weeks. cab will be here next weekend.

[rjewkes]

hey ryan if the end caps are in good shape on the scrapped bed do you think your bos would cutting them off leaving about 2" past the seam?

here is what i need from both sides. if only one side is good that's fine i'll take that side. probably shippable for 20 bucks.

[1971ford]

before we scrap the bed (dont know when he plans on doing it if any time soon), i will ask on here for pieces that people could use if any.

thats a SWEET truck! that yours?!

yeah ill check those out tomorrow at work, see if there is 20 pounds of bondo on them like the rest of the truck. ill let you know.

[rjewkes]

actualy i thought about that and maybe easier to grab the whole thing. The end cap is the area the tail lights mount to as you look at the back of your bed from the sides thats the area past the vertical seam.

i'm thinking i need 2" past the seam to make it easier to patch. thats the worst rust on my bed.

[SteveC]

if im seeing the picture above correctly he wants the end of the bed were the tail lights go look at the pic posted up a ways with a red line drawen over the bed

[rjewkes]

nope not mine i wish it was though

[1971ford]

i edited my post, i couldnt see the pic at first but then it appeared and it all came clean... i know what hes talkign about now

[1971ford]

pretty big update, spent ALOT of hours out there!

heres what i did:

-Got some new goodies from Fordman
-finished scraping ALL the undercoating off the underside of bed floor boy that was fun
-started wire wheelin' the frame, got alot done
-started to strip the cab floor, will be covered with por-15 soon
-dad and i removed steering and braking components
-i moved a BUNCH of parts out to the parts shed
-made alot more space in the garage
-got both doors stripped of parts and off
-removed cab bolts, now cab is ready to come off
-sold my spare hood finally
-other stuff that im forgetting


new goodies - front bumper guards, ranger emblem, toolbox door, wiper squirter hosing, vent window and i think thats it. thanks Fordman



ALOT of wire wheelin'





hey, i get my moneys worth atleast

tranny: will be pulled probably once the cab is off

getting all the parts out:


bought this paint/rust stripper pad. it strips very well, but doesnt last too long. it lasts long enough to almost do one half of the cab floor:


and then it wears out like this, and then you cant use it because of the grinders middle bolt, but i am impressed with this thing

wear a respirator!

got alot more room in the garage with some re-arrangements. put some big stuff outside that can get wet without rusting:

now i have alot more room

[SteveC]

looking good keep up the good work.

[itsmy72f100]

Your a trucking did you those old wipers out. I know I had a hard time too.

[TheEskimo]

Dang you work quick. Lookin' good there Ryan.