Originally Posted by Riken

a bend in a link is always a weak point (like a bicycle frame), and that straight link will bend. the rear of ur truck should wiggle with that setup.

blue - what you could've did
red - what i would do, it spaces the base farther apart...much better for lateral placement. all you would need is a rubber bushing at the axle to allow for roll.

Originally Posted by Dribone

at one point, i had the handle and small emblem shaved, leaving just the oval. then i used the Grant Kustoms skin to do the entire thing (by far the easiest way to go, their corner fillers are awesome as well.) I was thinkin of going old school as well, to the point of debossing the FORD from either from the 80's era or the 40's. way too much work, and there was a high risk for screwing up a $200 piece of sheetmetal. the woman and I decided against the mahogany floor with stainless inlay because i still use the truck, and the minute i throw some tools in there, i'm gonna scratch it

i think i decided on the 40's style Ford logo, but a laser cut inlay, and then Line-Xed in the bed floor. I'm in the process of gettin an oval somewheres back on the hind end.

the front emblems were done by billet badges, and i don't wanna get rid of those. its by far the one thing everyone stops to look at. they ask me if the "Hillbilly Deluxe" was a real model put out by Ford.

I was also thinkin of the 50's "V8" badge, with the real wide V, but it's still up in the air.

Huitt, I'll get some pics for ya

Originally Posted by Dribone

hmmm...

here's some old ones,




and the Wings West truck

Originally Posted by Dribone