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08-11-2009, 10:27 AM
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| Rock Crawler   Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Humble
Posts: 800
|  4xford - F250 Crew Cab Build
Well I've had this truck since near the first of the year and I'm finally getting to it. In my defense I don't normally do custom builds due to a lack of time, but 4xFord said to take all the time I needed to build this truck. Also we changed some things along the way that delayed things but better parts were needed. This is what I first received, I have no idea the history of this truck so don't ask.        It appears at one time it was going to be really LOOOOOONNNNNGGGG, maybe a limo truck, not sure. But 4xFord wanted a more scale truck. So I cut it all apart.  After doing some work on the cab and the bed we decided to use a different bed, I originally only wanted the bed surface, but decided to use the sides as well, that way the rails would be cut where I wanted them. Wish I would have decided this before I cut up and shortened the others, oh well, 4xford now has an extra set...LOL It's not exactly a new bed, but it will work.   Time to remove the bed surface, that hole will need to be fixed.  The new bed sides, they still need to be shortened.  Oh and the top of the wheel wells.  A quick pic of the new inner bed walls.  Sorry I didn't take to many inbetween pics. It took forever to get the old paint off, it would appear that laquers and enamels were mixed in layers so I had to use both brake fluid and super clean to get back down to the primer. This took probably a week of soaking and scraping, I know a new bed could have been bought, I'm a sucker for restoration.  After some grinding   You can see the hole patch here   |
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08-11-2009, 11:57 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Golden
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Th edrop bed looks great
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08-11-2009, 12:10 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: santa monica
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nice work so far.
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08-11-2009, 12:17 PM
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| Hateraide  Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Mission BC
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looking great cant wait to see some more  |
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08-11-2009, 12:42 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Humble
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Thanks. Here is how it stands with the body. I not only shortened the bed to short bed length, but I shortened the cab a hair to make it scale, the first build was a little to long.   I detailed the inside of the tailgate, it does not open for structural reasons, the owner swears it will see light duty, but I want to know if it does roll down the rocks it's going to survive. The tailgate body piece is removeable to access the light buckets.  |
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08-11-2009, 03:52 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: buckeye,AZ
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nice body work . keep it up
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02-13-2011, 08:49 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: four o six
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nice man....bed looks lots better that way.
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02-24-2011, 06:22 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: burton
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looks very cool
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02-24-2011, 10:59 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Layton
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Any updates?  |
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02-25-2011, 06:03 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Humble
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HOLY OLD Threads Batman!! Nope no updates, by the time 4xford got me the parts it was to late, the baby was here and well he was born with stomach problems, he's doing much better now, but 2010 was cancelled as far as fun or building RC's was concerned. Not sure about the future of this build, time has become a very precious commodity. |
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02-25-2011, 12:10 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Colorado
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Awww too bad it was put off. Glad your baby is doing better. Hopefully this will be continued at some point, it looked to be a cool build.
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03-01-2011, 01:48 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Gunshine State
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Nice work so far good luck with the kid. I got one on the way as well, and I am sure time will vanish infront of me. Any interest in sell the body? |
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03-01-2011, 05:59 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Humble
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Well good luck to you, my first kid was easy, the second two not so much, but he's one now so I'm getting closer and closer to him being old enough that I can tell him to shut the hell up and he'll actually know what I'm saying. This rig is not mine, it belongs to 4xford, not sure if I will ever have the time to actually complete it for him, family and life keep getting in the way of all my builds, I still have a Sand Scorcher I got in april for my b-day in pieces........  | |
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03-01-2011, 06:08 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Houston
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Like I told you 3 or so years ago, no rush.  | |
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03-02-2011, 07:17 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: PA
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wow this truck looks great but one thing. my dad has this same truck and the back window does not have the slope down like the front one. please fix it. lol but really nice bed
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03-02-2011, 08:52 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Tyler, TX
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 Maybe for your 40th birthday? But seriously, I can relate to the kid part. They take up a little time here and there....... | |
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