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Re: black betty (1977 F250) CCCC #9702991 03/21/15
Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 2,282 U UNCCGrad Campfire Regular
UNCCGrad Campfire Regular U Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 2,282	Originally Posted by CCCC I drove a 70 step side of my dads in high school. 350 bored 60 over, 3:73 posi rear end with glass packs. It was way too nice of a truck for a teenager to be driving but I used to slide open the back glass on a sunny day and the exhaust note was beautiful...no need for a radio on those days. I'd love to have a 4x4 like this one pictured. I love those 67-72s, more so the 67-70 due to the grilles. Nice ride!

Re: black betty (1977 F250) northern_dave #9703025 03/21/15
Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 15,564 Likes: 3 The Great Southwest CCCC Campfire Ranger
CCCC Campfire Ranger Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 15,564 Likes: 3 The Great Southwest	Originally Posted by northern_dave Did a lot of bed repair. Media blast, then I welded 21 different holes inside the bed area, a mix of drilled holes for things like an old drop ball goose neck plate, hole saw holes for electrical plugs, a 3"x7" hole for the old drop ball.. Solid bed but it was swiss cheese from things a previous owner had done. -- It was a good day, didn't get pics of everything because we were too busy kicking ass. Good pics. Some interesting challenges there - it is looking good. NRA Member - Life, Benefactor, Patron

Re: black betty (1977 F250) northern_dave #9703069 03/21/15
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,416 Big Sky Country B BigSkyGuy Campfire Regular
BigSkyGuy Campfire Regular B Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,416 Big Sky Country	Here is my old girl. I sold her this summer to my father in law. '72 F-250, 360 with a 4 speed. It is a nice old truck, and I'm gonna miss her...

Re: black betty (1977 F250) northern_dave #9703082 03/21/15
Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 35,293 Minnesota N northern_dave OP Campfire 'Bwana
OP northern_dave Campfire 'Bwana N Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 35,293 Minnesota	the "bump side", very cool! Something clever here.

Re: black betty (1977 F250) northern_dave #9703086 03/21/15
Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 35,293 Minnesota N northern_dave OP Campfire 'Bwana
OP northern_dave Campfire 'Bwana N Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 35,293 Minnesota	here's my bump side, like yours its a 360/4 spd. she's a worker! (ice fishing) Something clever here.

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Re: black betty (1977 F250) BigSkyGuy #9703092 03/21/15
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222Rem Campfire Outfitter 2 Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 10,718	Originally Posted by BigSkyGuy Here is my old girl. I sold her this summer to my father in law. '72 F-250, 360 with a 4 speed. It is a nice old truck, and I'm gonna miss her... I've got a '72 with the same drivetrain AND the same blue plates. Yours is a little older apparently because mine starts with an "F." Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. --Winston Churchill

Re: black betty (1977 F250) BigSkyGuy #9703148 03/21/15
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 46,745 Just The Tip T tzone Campfire 'Bwana
tzone Campfire 'Bwana T Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 46,745 Just The Tip	Originally Posted by BigSkyGuy Here is my old girl. I sold her this summer to my father in law. '72 F-250, 360 with a 4 speed. It is a nice old truck, and I'm gonna miss her... What a beautiful truck! Camp is where you make it.

Re: black betty (1977 F250) northern_dave #9705048 03/22/15
Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 35,293 Minnesota N northern_dave OP Campfire 'Bwana
OP northern_dave Campfire 'Bwana N Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 35,293 Minnesota	Some decent work today. Prepping bottom of bed for epoxy. No we didn't get all of the original undercoating off, all the loose stuff is off tho. Heavy coat of black epoxy. I cut this little bad spot out of the drivers floor. Made a patch. Weld through primer [img]http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e...G_20150322_145754637_HDR_zpscyposh9h.jpg[/img] Por 15 [img]http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e...s/IMG_20150322_183239948_zpsnkfpl83h.jpg[/img] [img]http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e...G_20150322_183254633_HDR_zpsnrkuj1dy.jpg[/img] Undercoating on the belly of the bed after the epoxy dried. [img]http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e...s/IMG_20150322_173726026_zps4kpaxq6j.jpg[/img] Something clever here.

Re: black betty (1977 F250) northern_dave #9705073 03/22/15
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 52,680 North of Liberalism in Wyoming eh76 Campfire Kahuna
eh76 Campfire Kahuna Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 52,680 North of Liberalism in Wyoming	Nice! My "old" F250 at this point is a 1996 F250 crew cab Liberalism is a mental disorder that leads to social disease.

Re: black betty (1977 F250) northern_dave #9705078 03/22/15
Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 35,293 Minnesota N northern_dave OP Campfire 'Bwana
OP northern_dave Campfire 'Bwana N Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 35,293 Minnesota	Freshened up the seat. A few other things were done that we didn't get photos of, decent bit of work for a Sunday. Something clever here.

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Re: black betty (1977 F250) northern_dave #9705086 03/22/15
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 10,090 Rockford, MI passport Campfire Outfitter
passport Campfire Outfitter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 10,090 Rockford, MI	Nice work Dave, I look forward to more pics It�s a magazine not a clip...... Advice is seldom welcome, and those who need it the most, like it the least.� - Lord Chesterfield. 1750

Re: black betty (1977 F250) northern_dave #9705090 03/22/15
Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 15,564 Likes: 3 The Great Southwest CCCC Campfire Ranger
CCCC Campfire Ranger Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 15,564 Likes: 3 The Great Southwest	To me, that looks like a LOT of decent work for one day. I would not get that much done. Nice. NRA Member - Life, Benefactor, Patron

Re: black betty (1977 F250) northern_dave #9705124 03/22/15
Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 11,920 Plains,Texas P plainsman456 Campfire Outfitter
plainsman456 Campfire Outfitter P Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 11,920 Plains,Texas	That truck will be on the road in no time. Nice work there.

Re: black betty (1977 F250) northern_dave #9705129 03/22/15
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 73,096 Punta Gorda, FL T LEE Campfire Kahuna
T LEE Campfire Kahuna Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 73,096 Punta Gorda, FL	Busting azz I say. George Orwell was a Prophet, not a novelist. Read 1984 and then look around you! Old cat turd! "Some men just need killing." ~ Clay Allison. I am too old to fight but I can still pull a trigger. ~ Me

Re: black betty (1977 F250) northern_dave #9705153 03/22/15
Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,224 Moorhead, MN B bubbajay Campfire Regular
bubbajay Campfire Regular B Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,224 Moorhead, MN	Did you use one of the "patches" from the mustang....

Re: black betty (1977 F250) northern_dave #9705228 03/22/15
Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 35,293 Minnesota N northern_dave OP Campfire 'Bwana
OP northern_dave Campfire 'Bwana N Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 35,293 Minnesota	Nope, fresh new metal. Something clever here.

Re: black betty (1977 F250) CCCC #9707841 03/23/15
Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 16,710 Likes: 3 Minnesota R Rooster7 Campfire Ranger
Rooster7 Campfire Ranger R Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 16,710 Likes: 3 Minnesota	Originally Posted by CCCC Gawd! I love that truck! The deer hunter does not notice the mountains "I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve" - Isoroku Yamamoto There sure are a lot of America haters that want to live here...

Re: black betty (1977 F250) northern_dave #9707941 03/23/15
Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 35,293 Minnesota N northern_dave OP Campfire 'Bwana
OP northern_dave Campfire 'Bwana N Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 35,293 Minnesota	Broke out the lenco for some dent pulling and shrinking. This is a spot welder that has various attachments. Mainly for spot welding but I have a puller shrinker attachment, pictures here. Here's a crease I was working on. This one was too harsh for the little spot weld puller. I welded a washer to that dent and pulled it with my heavier slide hammer. Its a tailgate I'm working on here by the way. Also hit the frame with black epoxy. And test fit the bed sides, marking for plug welds tomorrow. [img]http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e...G_20150323_193830931_HDR_zpsppgfxpjx.jpg[/img] I patched a small hole in the back side of a cab corner and shrunk a high dent.... Didn't get pics of that. Something clever here.

Re: black betty (1977 F250) northern_dave #9707954 03/23/15
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UNCCGrad Campfire Regular U Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 2,282	Great pics Dave, thanks for keeping us updated.

Re: black betty (1977 F250) northern_dave #9708016 03/23/15
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 227 Northwest B Billc Campfire Member
Billc Campfire Member B Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 227 Northwest	Its worth the effort. good Fords. here is mine. [img:center][/img]

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