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The guy at the junk yard told me I was over-restoring my 87 F-150 and he was right
He said stop chasing factory fresh and just get the dang thing running safe, and now it's my daily driver for under $600 total. Has anyone else had a stranger snap them out of the perfectionist trap on a beater project?
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parkerk563mo ago
Funny thing about that junkyard guy, he probably saved your truck from ending up on the scrap heap in five years. Most people don't realize that over-restoring a 80s Ford is like putting a tuxedo on a pig. Those trucks were built to be beaten on and patched together, not sit in a museum. The real keepers are the ones covered in dirt and bondo from real work. Sounds like you got the best advice of your life from a guy who's seen a thousand trucks come and go.
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the_jason3mo ago
Man that's exactly what I needed to hear too. I was sinking way too much time and money into a beater Bronco trying to make it look like a show truck. Just threw some junkyard parts on it last week and now it's my daily driver, runs great and cost me pocket change.
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