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elgemcdlf wrote:I had thought about possibly just adding to the bedsides & steps. Another thought even though you have it bolted down is to slide the bed forward just a tad. When you do the lift you plan you could move the bed forward a little bit that would help without really making the wheels/tires look out of place in the fenders. I played with the wheelbase on my truck when I did the suspension installs. Longer rides better so I stretched it just a little at each end. Of course the other obvious option is to cut the frame down or just leave it alone. Been there on that trying to measure alone. Totally understand.
Thanks for the tip! I fuss about our little rust issues here in alabama until I get on the net and see what alot if folks are dealing with! Rotted off cab mounts and frames breaking in half.. i do have pitty for those states..48prerunner wrote:elgemcdlf wrote:I had thought about possibly just adding to the bedsides & steps. Another thought even though you have it bolted down is to slide the bed forward just a tad. When you do the lift you plan you could move the bed forward a little bit that would help without really making the wheels/tires look out of place in the fenders. I played with the wheelbase on my truck when I did the suspension installs. Longer rides better so I stretched it just a little at each end. Of course the other obvious option is to cut the frame down or just leave it alone. Been there on that trying to measure alone. Totally understand.
might fool the eye if you just moved the stake pocket forward, great project i wanted to do this to my 80 but couldnt find a rust free 66 or older and when scrap price is up aound here you cant touch anthing for less than 5-6 hundred we got $880 for a junk chevy van across the scales.
Cool project I know how fun it is putting those beds on by yourself. Thats why i made a bed lift now.
880$!! Man that is alot of money.. Max we see here when high are12$ per 100lbs.. that's why I buy so much out of the scrap yard.. I scored a 51 (chevy 
) wrecker a ih tractor and a 48 john Deere tractor and literally, countless perfect motors.. I paid 30$ for the 302 that's going in this truck
keep up the good work!!! 
Lol! I guess these old fords are my cocain, I'm addicted and can't get enough! I actually started this project a week ago I'm just bringing things up to speed here.. bolting the tank in is where Im at now..Alstoyz wrote:MAN O MAN... You are definitely making some progress very quickly!!! Do you ever sleep???
.. Sleeping? No!! I'm up at 5 some mornings and going down at 2 AM! 
That's neat, I know the jd is gonna be temperamental if I ever get it running.KRob wrote:Very cool M. Dad has a MC Crawler. Gives me a hell of a head ache because i will get it running and then it will sit for a month and not run worth a...yeah.
Anyway good luck with the project very cool. Rob
Thank you! I take pictures like a pissed off 16 year old girl textingpopeyes71 wrote:Cool project! Keep us posted! I like your future projects as well.
.. ill keep ya informed! Cool! Iv been wondering if there were a site like that for the old Deere . After looking for the past 3 years i finally found a complete 12v electrical kitKRob wrote:Those JDs are pretty simple as long as the engine is semi sold you can make it run. Look at re working it to a 12v system before you start buying parts. I wish i had realized you could do that before the last time i went through the ignition system. There is a pretty good forum http://www.jdcrawlers.com/messageboard/ ... c2b6445bcf, its about crawlers but the engine will be the same as the MC.
Anyway, good luck
They will be back up in 10 days.. sorry 