Took a few pics today before I put the Old Hotrod away for the day. And right now I'm a little bored so I figured I'd post em up.

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That is a beautiful truck I am jealous lol.

Very nice- Very clean-

I really like the shield you built over the top of the radiator. Looks real sweet..

Real nice truck

Looks awesome as usual, you guys have to see this thing in person it's even better :D

Cool how you and 1bad93 have the same wheels, tires, and lift. lol. And same body style.

That's a show winner right there!! That is one of the cleanest 1st Gen's i have seen,next to DNRcustoms of course!!!;)

if it came down to it and you had to sell what would you expect the price tag to be on that big rig tater?

I really like the shield you built over the top of the radiator. Looks real sweet..

That's what I was thinking. Might have to make one of those. That is the worst looking area under my hood. lol

I drool everytime I see that thing. I just wish mine could be that nice someday...

gulp,,slobber,,wipe gag,,ar ar,,ar,, BEA-U-T-I-FUUUL. THAT's a nice trukaa.

Wow I love that truck. What else is there to say?

Thanks guys! I really appreciate the compliments. As far as putting a price tag on it, that would be impossible for me to do. I've owned the truck for nine years now and it has never been worked on by anyone else, for anything. So it is so much a part of me I could never begin to put a price on that. Besides that, my wife told me if I ever would get rid of it she'll divorce me because I would be impossible to live with! LOL

Thanks again,
Matt

HAHA i've got a 79 f250 that i feel the same way about. nice truck man.

Clean! :cool:

Very clean! How do you keep the grille from cracking? And with those big tires do you see more rock chips? And the last question why did you delete the aluminum panel on the tailgate? Again, very clean!!!! Doesnt your dad have one to? NICE!

Yeah there are a few trucks that I have seen that I would call an "inspiration" but that one takes the cake! It doesn't get any better than that Tater! NICE TRUCK!

very nice , i always enjoy looking at others work. nice. try as hard as i may i can't keep a rig that pretty.

Very clean! How do you keep the grille from cracking? And with those big tires do you see more rock chips? And the last question why did you delete the aluminum panel on the tailgate? Again, very clean!!!! Doesnt your dad have one to? NICE!

We put rubber spacers under the top edge of the grille towards the center so it doesn't put as much stress in the plastic when its drawed down. As far as chips, the Putco flaps seem to help quite a bit. As far as the Aluminum panel I didn't delete that, a 25' Wellcraft did :mad:. I have another panel and an original tailgate, but I'm not sure if that's what I'm doing or if I'm going to plate the tailgate and do a handle delete.

I've owned the truck for nine years now and it has never been worked on by anyone else, for anything. Except me. ;)

I want to see the carpeted bed, lol. Why would you do that?

Except me. ;)

Sorry Dave. Yes you actually helped me out on a couple different occasions with the old hotrod. That tells you how much trust I have in you. There's a lot of us in the 1St Gen world that owe you a lot of thanks!

Wish he was closer to me. Love for him to get his hands on my rig.

I want to see the carpeted bed, lol. Why would you do that?

The pic is pending approval. This old truck's working days are over so why not lol! It will spend the rest of its days being fancy and pampered! LOL!

right on right on.

That's probably what will happen to mine too.

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The pic is pending approval. This old truck's working days are over so why not lol! It will spend the rest of its days being fancy and pampered! LOL!

Its not a very good one but here is the bed pic.

http://www.dieseltruckresource.com/pics/data/500/medium/017_50_.jpg

Neat.

I seen your truck in Diesel Power Mag today! :cool:on page 110! for the Carlisle truck show ad. Your truck should be all over in that magazine[coffee]

Very beautiful truck man! Nothing like a clean 1st gen. What kind of air horn is that on there? Looks like a banks maybe???? How well does it fit under there? I really would like to get an aftermarket one but read they don't fit under the hood.

Very clean! How do you keep the grille from cracking? And with those big tires do you see more rock chips? And the last question why did you delete the aluminum panel on the tailgate? Again, very clean!!!! Doesnt your dad have one to? NICE!

Like he said, put spacers under the bolts so it can sit in its natural position. I found with mine the outside screws are fine but all the inner ones needed to be spaced up. This keeps the stress off of it. Just for a little insurance when I bought my new factory one, I fiberglassed the crap out of the backside to reinforce it. This will help with people leaning over it while working on it. Hopefully this one lasts a while.

Very nice ride!!!

Tater

Ive got one heck of a slick 1st gen, and every time I see your rig I go green with envy. It requires no praise, it simply demands it.