1969 Ranger - Project Glory Days!

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That floor looks Awesome
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WOW, Beautiful!! I like how the fastners are all hidden for that clean look.
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Wow! Bed floor is fabulous.
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Amazing :bow:
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Wow, thanks guys for the kind words! I do appreciate it. And thanks for still caring about a project that has gone way past what I thought it would. Last Thursday was the 4-year mark, holy crap! :doh: Oh well, I still enjoy any moment I get to work on it, and that's what it's all about anyway, right? :thup:
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Love the bed!!! Beautiful work. :thup: :thup:
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Just read the entire thread..long....lol.
Wood working is my passion, and I must say the bed is beautiful.
Great work all the way around. :thup:
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Hey Tyler, Did you have the new bed cross members made different than factory dimensions to accommodate the wood bed instead of steel? I like your idea of wood bed in these trucks.
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Mancar1 wrote:Just read the entire thread..long....lol.
Wood working is my passion, and I must say the bed is beautiful.
Great work all the way around. :thup:
Thanks!! And I appreciate the time you took to read the whole thing! :oops:
Bigfreeb wrote:Hey Tyler, Did you have the new bed cross members made different than factory dimensions to accommodate the wood bed instead of steel? I like your idea of wood bed in these trucks.
Hey! Yes, the new cross members were designed with a lower profile to compensate for the thickness of the wood, and also the return flanges on the cross members are much wider to provide a secure mounting surface, as well as a bolt location for the hold-down strips. Thanks for asking! :thup:
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WOW :eek: That truck is too nice to drive... amazingly nice!!!
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390bump wrote:WOW :eek: That truck is too nice to drive... amazingly nice!!!
Thank you Sir, it's been quite the project.

But hey, even slow progress is still progress! :thup:

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man that's one sweet truck great job
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Wow!!! I just stumbled upon this and this truck is unreal. Better than Ford! I had a '69 a few years back and am about to buy a bone stock '67 Ranger.

SO happy to see this thread
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panman65 wrote:man that's one sweet truck great job
Thank you Sir! :thup:
sdsurf wrote:Wow!!! I just stumbled upon this and this truck is unreal. Better than Ford! I had a '69 a few years back and am about to buy a bone stock '67 Ranger.

SO happy to see this thread
Thanks for kind words! I really appreciate it! :thup:
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That thing is awesome...

Is it still a work in progress or is it "finished" :D
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