I am thinking about putting a shell or cap on my "68". I am guessing they are universal fit. I mean if your bed is ? x ? and the shell is ? X ? it should fit right?
I have been watching craigs list and the prices are pretty wide spread from $50 to $750. The $750 one had a side window missing???? Not sure what that was all about but it must be a nice one LOL.
Has anyone bought one new recently? I am leaning towards a fiberglass unit rather than the aluminium.
Any pitfalls I should watch out for?
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re: New Shell
Merlin,
I've had both aluminum and fiberglass.
My aluminum leaked like a WWII german submarine.
It was pretty old though...
My fiberglass was too heavy for me alone to lift it off the truck, (but made a nice "base camp" for hunting expeditions.
And like fordman said they are all different widths/lengths, (I actually had a chebby "glass" one on my dent that made the bed area look like crap).
Far as I know, Ford's bed area have always been larger than chebby's.
They sure do come in handy!
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I've had both aluminum and fiberglass.
My aluminum leaked like a WWII german submarine.
It was pretty old though...My fiberglass was too heavy for me alone to lift it off the truck, (but made a nice "base camp" for hunting expeditions.
And like fordman said they are all different widths/lengths, (I actually had a chebby "glass" one on my dent that made the bed area look like crap).
Far as I know, Ford's bed area have always been larger than chebby's.
They sure do come in handy!
Basketcase
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http://www.fordification.com/forum/view ... 22&t=46251
SOLD-71 F-350 dually flatbed, 302 / .030 over V-8 with a "baby"C-6, B & M truckshifter, Dana70/4.11 ratio, intermittent wipers, tilt steering, full LED lighting on the flat bed, and no stereo yet (this way I can hear the rattles to diagnose)! SOLD!
Many Ford bumps / one 76' EB / and several dents through the years.
A lot of "oddball" Ford parts collected from working on them for 34 years now!
2008 Ford Escape 4 x 4
http://www.fordification.com/forum/view ... 22&t=46251
SOLD-71 F-350 dually flatbed, 302 / .030 over V-8 with a "baby"C-6, B & M truckshifter, Dana70/4.11 ratio, intermittent wipers, tilt steering, full LED lighting on the flat bed, and no stereo yet (this way I can hear the rattles to diagnose)! SOLD!
Many Ford bumps / one 76' EB / and several dents through the years.
A lot of "oddball" Ford parts collected from working on them for 34 years now!
2008 Ford Escape 4 x 4