New member from Edinburg,TX 1985 f150

[espinozamotor]

My name is Diego and I am a new member from south Texas. I recently purchased a 1985 f150 scsb 5.8. Truck was purchased at an auction close to Atlanta,GA. Truck almost had no rust. The only rust the truck has is on the front bolt of the bed(drivers side). That is why you can see the body lines a little off there. I will be fixing it soon.

This is how the truck looked like when I purchased it.









I have since fixed the damage to it. Hood and tailgate are currently getting repainted. Hood needed to be painted because the one I found was tan color and tailgate had some scratches.

Since buying it in December I have

Fixed the damage
Installed different bumpers
Aftermarket radio
Removed vinyl and added carpet
Installed sound deadening under carpet
Added 17x10 billet specialties wheels w/ nitto tires
New tail lights, parking lights, turn signals etc

This is how it looks as of a week ago.










I still have a list of things to do before I can start using it. I have to pull engine and transmission and do a complete tune up. Gaskets, timing chain, carburetor kit, spark plugs etc. I have also bought some headers and exhaust. Speakers and subwoofers are on the way also. Will be getting some shackles to level the back. I have also purchased door panel pockets for the bottom of the door and the chrome tailgate trim. I have also purchased a factory tachometer and got myself a set of door panels that was in bad shape but had the chrome trim in good shape. I had a sliding rear window laying in my storage as well. Window tint is a must in south Texas.

I have joined this forum to gain some knowledge on my truck. I like doing most of the work myself so it is always good to get some advice from people that have experience. Thanks

[Gary Lewis]

Welcome, Diego!  

Glad you joined us.  You've done a wonderful transformation on the truck already.  Looks great.  

We have a member's map (Bullnose Forum/Member's Map) and I'd be happy to put you on it if you want.

I hope you'll start a thread on your truck in the main section so we can keep up with your progress.

[grumpin]

Welcome!

[espinozamotor]

Thank you Gary. Sure you can add me to the map. I will start a thread in the main section soon.

[espinozamotor]

Thank you!

[Gary Lewis]

You are now on the map.  

But you might consider a signature to help people know what you have.

[1986F150Six]

Welcome to the forum!

[Rembrant]

espinozamotor wrote

Added 17x10 billet specialties wheels w/ nitto tires

Great looking truck Diego.

What size are the Nitto tires?

Did you buy these rims new? Do you know what the offset or backspacking is?

[espinozamotor]

Thanks! The nitto tires are 275 50 17. I did not purchase these wheels new but I can measure the backspace if you need me to. Wheels were bough off facebook from a local that didn't know what he was selling. Bought a show truck and had these wheels on. Basically brand new wheels and tires got him down to $750. Wheels and tires are about $3,100 new. I wouldn't of been able to afford them lol.

[Rembrant]

No, don't go to any trouble measuring them. Maybe next time you have one of the wheels off if you think of it. I'm just curious. Those Billet Specilties wheels come in custom offsets in 1/8" increments, so they could be anything. I'm really just curious since 10" wide rims usually stick out further than yours do. Must be 5 or 5.5" back spacing. I'm running 275/60/15 on 15x8 rims, so I was curious what yours were. It's hard to find nice wide tires that look good on these trucks and that don't stick out a mile.

You've got a great looking truck there. Nice work.

[Ferdinand]

Welcome Diego.

Awesome transformation so far! I love the look and stance of that truck!

[espinozamotor]

This is what it looked like before i sold her....

Just started a new project.

[Gary Lewis]

You SOLD it???  

Hope you made a bunch of money on it as it really looked good.

So what's the new project?

[espinozamotor]

I sold it and I regret selling it so much. Just bought me another scsb 86. Will be restored as well.

[Gary Lewis]

Well, I'll be anxious to follow your build.  But will you sell this one?