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New Guy 1968 f100 short bed

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hey just signed up, im located in springfield MO

this site has
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i am amazed. most truck sights have u filter through all the other 1948-2012 truck years just to find out what u need. so tireing. but not here

who ever did all the tech archives is phenominal, good work

i traded my 67 fairlane GTA clone for a 68 f100 styleside shortbed. 2wd black 302 c4 9", shes purdy

then one week later someone swerved in front of me on the highway and well i should of let him hit me cause his blazer missed the guardrail, and my truck didnt :cry:

oh well. im restoring it now

ill post some pics soon
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:wel: from Texas! :fr:
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Welcome from North Carolina. :thup:
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basketcase0302 wrote: Keith has done a wonderful job creating Fordification and the moderators also do a wonderful job keeping it running smooth.
Yes, they do. But a kudos needs to be given to all the members here (okay, MOST of the members here :wink: ) who also do a fantastic job of policing themselves, and keeping this a family friendly website. :thup:
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:wel: and pics of your truck are very welcome... but PLEASE post pics of the 67 Fairlane you had too!!! When I get my truck back together and driving, I am seriously contemplating selling my 67 Firebird so I can try and find myself a 66 or 67 Fairlane in nice condition... I dont mind a little work to do on it, but I hear parts are a pain to come by and actually restoring one costs a pretty penny. Better to buy one already in nice condition.

Anyway, gotta love the 66 and 67 Fairlanes!! :thup:
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:wel: from Georgia! :yt: :fr:
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some updates i havent gotten time to tell u all. more pics coming soon.

"So driving my black 68 f100 shortbed style side friday, and this white chevy blazer swirved right in front of me, trying not to clip the car in front of 'it' while on the highway. i tried to avoid hitting it but both of us ended up sliding out of control along the highway. the blazer missed the guard rails.... but my truck didnt. i hit them probably going 50mph. it spun me around then the back end of my truck it the rails. and thats what stopped me. by the time i got out of the truck the blazer was long gone.... i hate chevys

well im alright so thank God for that, worse could of happen.

the whole front end needs replacing. fenders, inner wells, grille radiator core support, hood now has a dent in it but it could be fixable. bumper is bent. passanger side wheel is gouged. both doors tweeked abit. tail light quarter is bashed in. and i musta bend one of the twin eye beams cause one will is turned in.

all fixable, and most needed to be patched or replaced. but i would of liked to of enjoyed her for a while before starting the restoration.
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i just hope and pray the frame is tweeked. i can see dents and scrapes of where the bed and hit the cab. the driver side of the cab is sunk down about a 1/2 inch. the front cab mounts look to have taken some punishment. i just hope the driver side mount is compressed abit. the mounts needed replacing any how.

everything else seems to be fine.

ive never been one to 'what if' things that happen. but im pretty sure if i had a booster with disk brakes, and non-power steering. i think the out come would have been better. idk

do they make front/rear sway bar kits for these trucks

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1964 F-100 Custom Cab Short Bed
1968 F-100 Short Bed
1967 Fairlane 500 Convertable
1967 Fairlane GT/A 289ci SOLD
1950 F-1 Original 239ci Flat Head V8 SOLD
1995 f-150 4x4 Swb 4.9L 5-speed FORSALE

My Build: :fr: http://www.fordification.com/forum/view ... &sk=t&sd=a
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