1997 - 2003 F-150

Trick My Truck

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Mar 26, 2010 | 11:18 AM
  #661  
TruckGuy24's Avatar
Senior Member
15 Year Member
Liked
Loved
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 10,731
Likes: 47
From: Concord, NC
Take that baby off!
 
Reply
Old Mar 26, 2010 | 11:28 AM
  #662  
fdimeroller's Avatar
Senior Member
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 2,084
Likes: 1
From: SC
Originally Posted by 1clean42
Fixed
agreed
 
Reply
Old Mar 26, 2010 | 11:55 AM
  #663  
Dinggus's Avatar
Thread Starter
|
Senior Member
15 Year Member
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 2,121
Likes: 1
Alright. I have Saturday and Sunday off, I'll take it off then.
 
Reply
Old Mar 26, 2010 | 12:01 PM
  #664  
1clean42's Avatar
Technical Article Contributor
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 1,512
Likes: 0
From: Eastland/Stephenville, Tx
Well, since you're all about doing what we say should be done to that truck, here's my suggestion:
I think you should do a straight up trade for an '03 true blue supercab 4.6l with 113k on it.

DO IT!
 
Reply
Old Mar 26, 2010 | 01:13 PM
  #665  
Dinggus's Avatar
Thread Starter
|
Senior Member
15 Year Member
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 2,121
Likes: 1
Sounds good! I'm going to be slowing down on mods shortly. I'll be gone middle of April to the end of May. Then Im going to Jump Master school. So extremely busy soon.
 
Reply
Old Mar 28, 2010 | 03:02 AM
  #666  
Dinggus's Avatar
Thread Starter
|
Senior Member
15 Year Member
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 2,121
Likes: 1
Got my Ford emblem done, while at work, the wife resprayed it since I missed a spot, and when she did, the can was spitting because it was empty, so instead of asking what to do, she put the overlay on it, so there's a few small spray bumps from it spitting. I'll take a picture of it tomorrow, or should I rip the overlay off, sand the few bumps down and then put another overlay on it?
 
Reply
Old Mar 28, 2010 | 02:21 PM
  #667  
Dinggus's Avatar
Thread Starter
|
Senior Member
15 Year Member
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 2,121
Likes: 1
Look what I just picked up from the shop!

 
Reply
Old Mar 28, 2010 | 02:55 PM
  #668  
five0merc's Avatar
Senior Member
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 1,259
Likes: 0
From: Vacaville, California
Gonna look good!
 
Reply
Old Mar 28, 2010 | 04:36 PM
  #669  
Dinggus's Avatar
Thread Starter
|
Senior Member
15 Year Member
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 2,121
Likes: 1
Ran into some difficulties. I have a chrome surround for the grille itself, I need it removed before I put my new grille on, so I removed it and it is all shipped and what not. So, looks like I gotta get the surround painted and before they paint it, I need all the little clips cut and sanded down. More money to waste, ha.

Since the grille surround is plastic, I can't get it powdercoated, right?

Here are some pictures of where it's chipped bad, I'm going to wait to get it painted since I'm in a money hole right now, due to helping a friend out with money.

 

Last edited by Dinggus; Mar 28, 2010 at 06:25 PM.
Reply
Old Mar 28, 2010 | 06:25 PM
  #670  
fdimeroller's Avatar
Senior Member
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 2,084
Likes: 1
From: SC
It can be painted
 
Reply
Old Mar 28, 2010 | 06:29 PM
  #671  
Dinggus's Avatar
Thread Starter
|
Senior Member
15 Year Member
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 2,121
Likes: 1
Not powdercoated, right? Also, my other question is, the instructions say to cut the small clips off. Is that necessary? Because I don't have a small little saw to cut them off.
 
Reply
Old Mar 28, 2010 | 08:52 PM
  #672  
04PJ's Avatar
Senior Member
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 126
Likes: 0
From: Kentucky
Yes! You have to cut them off. Take a dremel to them. Sand them down, and touch them up. Also, probably can't get them powdercoated.

Also, with that grille, get ready for a high pitched whistle at about 45+ mph. It's quite annoying unless you turn up your radio.
 
Reply
Old Mar 28, 2010 | 09:00 PM
  #673  
Dinggus's Avatar
Thread Starter
|
Senior Member
15 Year Member
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 2,121
Likes: 1
A dremel. That is what I need! I'll touch them up when I plan to get it repainted. I took cutters and clipped them off and then took a huge belt sander and let the wife go to town on it.

Edit: It's on!



Flash made it look like there is no grille, and that is the chipped surround you'll see if you look from the top view of it.
 

Last edited by Dinggus; Mar 28, 2010 at 11:12 PM.
Reply
Old Mar 28, 2010 | 11:15 PM
  #674  
thejake1989's Avatar
Technical Article Contributor
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 8,673
Likes: 0
From: Rosenberg/Baytown TX
ha yea that flash pic looks funny.

might try some duplicolor touch up for not on the surround to make it less noticable
 
Reply
Old Mar 28, 2010 | 11:48 PM
  #675  
Dinggus's Avatar
Thread Starter
|
Senior Member
15 Year Member
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 2,121
Likes: 1
Alright, I'll think about it. Money is tight right now (ain't that the first?)!
 
Reply



All times are GMT -4. The time now is 05:00 PM.