1980 F150 4x4 Flareside Project

[Rembrant]

FuzzFace2 wrote

Truck is looking good Cory

As for the front dif vent hose.
Gary you said you have it under the master would it be closer to maybe put it on the radiator support?
I know some of the older 4x4 had them on the support and why I said it.
Dave ----

Thanks Dave! It's coming along. I don't have to tell you how much work it takes, eh? lol. I'm moving on to bed building next, and then once that is done cab work...driver's side floor pan and probably both cab corners. I've been trying to come up with a good name for the old truck for 6 months, and it just dawned on me yesterday that the "Lincoln Flareside" would be appropriate!

[Gary Lewis]

Lincoln Flareside!  I like it!  

[FuzzFace2]

It just a little bit of work

Lincoln Flareside is a good name after all the work it took to get it where it is.

Did you know Lincoln made a pick up truck back in the day that was used north of the boarder but not Ford IIRC. We got the Ford and not the Lincoln here. I hear it is really hard getting parts for them when restoring.

Is that a gas or flux wire welder?
I don't see a tank and why I asked.
If flux have you used flux wire for sheet metal work yet?
Dave ----

[Rembrant]

FuzzFace2 wrote

Did you know Lincoln made a pick up truck back in the day that was used north of the boarder but not Ford IIRC. We got the Ford and not the Lincoln here. I hear it is really hard getting parts for them when restoring.

Dave I know they made Mercury pickups that were sold only in Canada...something like 20 years, from 48-68. I see them out on the car cruise-ins every now and then. I know of the Lincoln pickups in more recent years...I've seen them as well, but I believe they turned into what is now called the "Platinum" version of the F-series. There are lots of them on the roads up here.

FuzzFace2 wrote

Is that a gas or flux wire welder?
I don't see a tank and why I asked.
If flux have you used flux wire for sheet metal work yet?
Dave ----

Dave, I have this machine set-up with gas, it's just that it has a small Albee tank in the back that you couldn't see in the other picture. Buying one of these tanks is one way to get around needing a contract here, which is what the larger tanks require. This little tank lasts me a long time. I'm running the small 0.023" wire, and it has worked great up to at least 1/8" plate, which I weld all the time. We have a stick and flux-core machine at work, but I've never used the MIG side of it...only the stick. This little Lincoln welds like a dream.



I paid a lot of money for this little welder...it's actually one of the commercial machines, although it looks pretty much like the ones at Home Depot. It is 120v (20amp) and I bought it specifically for doing thin stuff (auto sheet metal, and whatever else), but it has proven to work well on thicker stuff.

[ArdWrknTrk]

Lincoln sold pickups here in the U.S. Dave.
Kinda a Cartier edition F-150.
They were very plush.

Cory, do they really have limits like that for inert gas in Canada?
In the U.S. it's state by state, and I use a 60 or 80 c.f. tank depending on what's available at the gas supply when I run out.

[Rembrant]

ArdWrknTrk wrote

Cory, do they really have limits like that for inert gas in Canada?
In the U.S. it's state by state, and I use a 60 or 80 c.f. tank depending on what's available at the gas supply when I run out.

Jim,
I don't know if there's any gov't legislation as such, but the master distributor where I live is set up so that you have to rent the tanks from them...same for oxy acetylene, argon, etc...and they fill and exchange them as well. I'm not sure if they'll rent to Joe homeowner or not, but they definitely will with businesses. I bought the tank outright...I think it was around $300 and came filled, and it's around $85 to exchange/refill.
I just didn't want to have to sign a rental contract, so I bought the tank. I actually like these little Albee tanks...regulator is built-in, and they're easy to handle and transport, etc.

https://albeegascylinders.com/

[ArdWrknTrk]

I realize that's $C, but that seems an outrageous amount.

If you are a business the tank contract is a write off and is spread over many jobs.
If the tank sits in your garage, it is not being used and it is all coming out of your pocket.

Where I am you can get 100# propane cylinders and 100 c.f. tanks of acetylene, oxygen, nitrogen etc.. outright.

[Rembrant]

ArdWrknTrk wrote

I realize that's $C, but that seems an outrageous amount.

Haha...Jim, welcome to my world! Everything is an outrageous amount compared to the US.

[ArdWrknTrk]

Yeah, I didn't mean anything political, just that a refill on that tiny tank was $85 is shocking.
I get $60 for 80cf of 95/5.
But that is really cheap in my area.
It's who you know....  

[FuzzFace2]

Rembrant wrote

FuzzFace2 wrote

Did you know Lincoln made a pick up truck back in the day that was used north of the boarder but not Ford IIRC. We got the Ford and not the Lincoln here. I hear it is really hard getting parts for them when restoring.

Dave I know they made Mercury pickups that were sold only in Canada...something like 20 years, from 48-68. I see them out on the car cruise-ins every now and then. I know of the Lincoln pickups in more recent years...I've seen them as well, but I believe they turned into what is now called the "Platinum" version of the F-series. There are lots of them on the roads up here.

FuzzFace2 wrote

Is that a gas or flux wire welder?
I don't see a tank and why I asked.
If flux have you used flux wire for sheet metal work yet?
Dave ----

Dave, I have this machine set-up with gas, it's just that it has a small Albee tank in the back that you couldn't see in the other picture. Buying one of these tanks is one way to get around needing a contract here, which is what the larger tanks require. This little tank lasts me a long time. I'm running the small 0.023" wire, and it has worked great up to at least 1/8" plate, which I weld all the time. We have a stick and flux-core machine at work, but I've never used the MIG side of it...only the stick. This little Lincoln welds like a dream.



I paid a lot of money for this little welder...it's actually one of the commercial machines, although it looks pretty much like the ones at Home Depot. It is 120v (20amp) and I bought it specifically for doing thin stuff (auto sheet metal, and whatever else), but it has proven to work well on thicker stuff.

you are right on the Merc. I get thinking back in the Lincoln/ Merc were at the same dealers.

My Lincoln is also 120 volts with gas bought for doing sheet metal work too.
Dave  ----

[FuzzFace2]

I could not see renting a tank and have it sit so I bought mine.
Don't remember the size but it not that small and not the larger one ....yes just right size
I also don't remember what I paid to have it filled  you need it you pay!
Dave  ----

[Rembrant]

FuzzFace2 wrote

My Lincoln is also 120 volts with gas bought for doing sheet metal work too.
Dave  ----

Dave,

I probably would have gone with a 240v machine, but at the time I was talking to my brother in-law and he has a couple MIG welders and he claimed that he was having trouble trying to weld really thin material with them. He said he wasn't able to turn them down low enough. I forget what brand machines they are...not Miller or Lincoln. Pretty sure one of them is Tweco, and the other not sure. I was doing rocker panels on a VW "New" Beetle at the time, and they were really thin, like 22 gauge. On top of that, I liked the idea of the 120v so I could use the welder anywhere at all...and I have. I can throw it in the truck and take it to the shop at work, and it works fine on 100ft of extension cords...lol.

[Machspeed]

I've got a little Hobart Handler 140 and I love it. Don't need anything bigger than this for automotive work. There is nothing I can think of on an automobile that this welder cannot handle.

[Rembrant]

Machspeed wrote

I've got a little Hobart Handler 140 and I love it. Don't need anything bigger than this for automotive work. There is nothing I can think of on an automobile that this welder cannot handle.

Exactly my thoughts!

[Rembrant]

This throws a wrench into my weekend plans. It (RockAuto order) was showing as due to be delivered on the 24th, and then since yesterday they're showing as stuck in Memphis. Bugger.

[Gary Lewis]

Yes, lots of things have been held up at that hub.  Bummer for you!

[salans7]

Gary Lewis wrote

Yes, lots of things have been held up at that hub.  Bummer for you!

Yep, it has made my job a complete nightmare. I work in the Cath Lab, and so it's not really good when we run out of stuff and my orders don't come in. For the last two weeks I've had to work with my sister hospital to make sure we're both stocked until the orders starts coming in. And when they do, it's gonna overload our receiving clerks.

[Rembrant]

My RockAuto and LMC orders didn’t make it this week, but the sheet metal shop came through for me with the rest of my Flareside bed parts! I was so happy they called! My friend there said he knows how badly car guys want their stuff for the weekends ha! And, he did a primo job on the parts as well. This is going to work out great.

[Gary Lewis]

Looks like you have plenty to do for the weekend!  Your friend does know how important it is to have parts.  Good friend to have.  

[Rembrant]

Giving this old Flareside headboard a new lease on life. Hoping to test assemble the “new” bed this weekend, and If all goes well get some paint on them shortly afterwards.