I should quit daydreaming....

[Swegner99]

So I have issues with the 8' foot bed on my 72. The floor is rotting through and it has a few dents and dings on the outside that are going to be a big process to tackle. I have been thinking more and more the last few days about maybe just putting a flat bed on it. Has anyone ever built their own? I tried searching but couldnt come up with anything... Anyone have any plans or schematics drawn up? Again it might just be a pipe dream, but im not sure yet

[HIO Silver]

Go over to the FTE denstide (73-79) forum. There's a flatbed thread with pics of who has one.

http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/forum38/

[basketcase0302]

HIO Silver on Tue Jan 24, 2012 7:57 pm
Go over to the FTE denstide (73-79) forum. There's a flatbed thread with pics of who has one.

No need to do that at all!
Yes there are a few of us here that have designed and built our own beds, Ryan (1971Ford) would be one. I designed and had built my dream of an aluminum flat bed, (no you don't want to know the cost either)! Suggest using the search engine and use "flatbed" or "flat bed" that'll bring up more threads than you can shake a stick at!

Not really sure what the heck is up with all the "darkside" linking lately. But once again shame on those that support that place! Please read what those clowns are really about:
http://www.fordification.com/censorship.htm

[jzjames]

Here's a link to a very nice flatbed build.
http://www.fordification.com/forum/view ... &sk=t&sd=a
Too bad all the pictures are deleted. Whatever is happening to this site I'd like to hear it! It's hurting.

[DuckRyder]

Here's a link to a very nice flatbed build.
http://www.fordification.com/forum/view ... &sk=t&sd=a
Too bad all the pictures are deleted. Whatever is happening to this site I'd like to hear it! It's hurting.

What do you mean? Ryan's pictures say he has exceeded his photobucket bandwidth which doesn't have anything to do with FORDification.

[elgemcdlf]

HIO Silver on Tue Jan 24, 2012 7:57 pm
Go over to the FTE denstide (73-79) forum. There's a flatbed thread with pics of who has one.

No need to do that at all!
Yes there are a few of us here that have designed and built our own beds, Ryan (1971Ford) would be one. I designed and had built my dream of an aluminum flat bed, (no you don't want to know the cost either)! Suggest using the search engine and use "flatbed" or "flat bed" that'll bring up more threads than you can shake a stick at!

Not really sure what the heck is up with all the "darkside" linking lately. But once again shame on those that support that place! Please read what those clowns are really about:
http://www.fordification.com/censorship.htm

I am not into getting into a war but that is 1 person's views. Even then his article clearly states freedom to post here which is what he is fighting at FTE. The FTE site has some valuable info along with this site and many others. IMHO this should be about keeping more older trucks on the road. Wouldn't that include getting accurate information wherever you may find it? Personally I could care less about any war between here and FTE. I do my best to help folks out there just like anywhere else I may be. I also glean much info there just like here. I link to Fordification at FTE just like I link from here to FTE. From what I understand the attitude displayed in your post is the very attitude the author of the article referenced as being part of the problem at FTE. I just finished walking a 19yr old through doing a CV swap on his '58. So the owners of the 2 sites are feuding I should choose 1 or the other and refuse to help anyone on the other site? I run across people all the time that have not heard of the other site, both sites. I respectfully request you rethink your position. I am confident you have much valuable information to add. If we the older do not pass on what we know to the younger what will be left of this hobby? Is either owner really that important in the overall scheme of things? Important enough to cause the slow death of our hobby?

Just for the record I ran across the exact same attitude at FTE concerning linking to Fordification. I posted an almost identical post there as well.

[DuckRyder]

...Just for the record I ran across the exact same attitude at FTE concerning linking to Fordification. I posted an almost identical post there as well.

Let us know how that works out for you.

I respectfully suggest that your view of the situation might be a bit skewed, keeping in mind that apparently you haven't been banned over there for simply having an account over here, and perhaps you don't know quite so much as you think you do about it.

There is no rule against posting a link to over there but that doesn't mean that it is good form or that you should disregard the feelings of the membership here.

None of that is to say that you shouldn't try to help everyone that you can.

[jzjames]

bandwidth

So using photobucket to post pics on Fordification is not a good idea? they're likely to disappear?
I guess we need to figure out what to use when posting pics.

Also having new problems navigating around the site, it might say "too soon to attempt another search..." when simply changing pages.

[elgemcdlf]

...Just for the record I ran across the exact same attitude at FTE concerning linking to Fordification. I posted an almost identical post there as well.

Let us know how that works out for you.

I respectfully suggest that your view of the situation might be a bit skewed, keeping in mind that apparently you haven't been banned over there for simply having an account over here, and perhaps you don't know quite so much as you think you do about it.

There is no rule against posting a link to over there but that doesn't mean that it is good form or that you should disregard the feelings of the membership here.

None of that is to say that you shouldn't try to help everyone that you can.

I fail to see how my view can be skewed. I have no monetary interest in either site. I know everything I need to know about it. The matter does not concern me. Should either site decide to "ban" me for any reason I will survive just fine. It is each and every one of us that make these sites what they are. So far it has been working out just fine with exception of a few who also have no monetary interest in FTE commenting.

I still hold. The base of any of this IMHO should be keeping the hobby alive. If there be any monetary gain for anyone involved great. To ban anyone from this site for posting on another only deprives the users here of that person's knowledge. It also lowers the number of users thus making any advertising on said site less valuable. Same applies to FTE.

Both sites (along with others, Ford Truck Fanatics for 1) provide content for free. My main build thread is housed here. I link to it from everywhere when someone wants to know more about my truck. Every other site I visit out there has abbreviated versions of the thread here. Why is it someone would not want to provide another with as much information on any given subject as possible? Want to guess where I learned about the CV swap? Want to guess where the most detailed information is housed? Want to guess where I learned about the MN12 IRS install? I feel I have brought some of that knowledge here with me. I notice quite a bit more CV swaps here than when I was looking for information on IFS & IRS swaps.

Should I have posted nothing here concerning my swaps because I learned of them elsewhere? There are quite a few people who use both sites. To my knowledge there are only 2 of us that use the same login. Much of the information I have on my swaps came from older trucks not bumps. This site is devoted to bumps. Want to guess what group does the most MN12 IRS swaps? From what I have seen the '48-'52 crowd with '53-'56 being 2nd in line. Well at least the most publicized. If someone has a question and I know where they can find their answer I will provide a link for them. To me it is about you getting as much information on the subject as possible so you can make the most informed decision as possible.

[DuckRyder]

It is a matter of respect and whether you have any for the membership here that feels difrently than you.

Now, howabout we get back to trucks and if you want to discuss it further PM me, Basketcase or the moderation team.

[FoPAR]

So using photobucket to post pics on Fordification is not a good idea? they're likely to disappear?
I guess we need to figure out what to use when posting pics.

Also having new problems navigating around the site, it might say "too soon to attempt another search..." when simply changing pages.

Photobucket is free up to a certain amount of bandwidth, but after you use it up you then have to pay for more or they will restrict your pic's if you continue to try to save more photo's. So it falls more on each person to keep the account up to date with Photobucket then anything else here on the site.

[HIO Silver]

HIO Silver on Tue Jan 24, 2012 7:57 pm
Go over to the FTE denstide (73-79) forum. There's a flatbed thread with pics of who has one.

No need to do that at all!
Yes there are a few of us here that have designed and built our own beds, Ryan (1971Ford) would be one. I designed and had built my dream of an aluminum flat bed, (no you don't want to know the cost either)! Suggest using the search engine and use "flatbed" or "flat bed" that'll bring up more threads than you can shake a stick at!

Not really sure what the heck is up with all the "darkside" linking lately. But once again shame on those that support that place! Please read what those clowns are really about:
http://www.fordification.com/censorship.htm

WHATEVER