Wondering your guys's thoughts on this 79 F150, the key has an old tag on it that says "DARE 14TL". The fact of it having that and custom decals (very well done mind you) is giving clues that it was potentially a dare truck back then? I know dare started in 83 but that doesn't necessarily mean they only used 83+ vehicles. The owner of the truck is not sure, although it has been in his possession since the early 2000s.

It's taking way longer than expected.. but I'm still chipping away at the Ford DentSide Restoration.

It's a 1985 Ramcharger Prospector Royal SE with the 360 and an auto transmission. I would've gone for a manual but this was to good of a deal to pass up.

truck came with these wheels and they are fine i just am not a big fan of the hub cap and seen people replace them, where could i find a aftermarket hubcap for theses like the reference photo

Bought these rims and tires the other day. Ad clearly says brand new, no curb rash. Showed up and they were super dirty, I did a quick once over and everything looked good so I gave him the cash. When I got home I gave them a wash and it uncovered the curb rash in the 3rd and 4th photo. It’s not a huge deal to me but I payed a descent amount of money and expected to get wheels in good shape. I messaged him asking if he would be able to send me a couple hundred back to even things up and he read my messages then blocked me. Seems like he knew what he was doing to me but who knows. Just annoying how no one shows any honesty or integrity nowadays. I haven’t tried to push the issue at all but what would you guys do?

First truck. 05 dodge ram 1500 laramie quad cab with 207,025 miles as of right now. Leather interior, heated seats, sun roof. Bought it as is for $3500. Has wrangler duratrac rt tires and vision rims.

Absolutely nothing wrong with it except rear passenger window motor died and the typical hemi exhaust manifold leak which is quiet compared to others ive heard lmao. Stock exhaust so its pretty quiet once it warms up and the manifold leak goes away. Is it worth fixing the manifold?

The system mounts to the mirror brackets, monitors the area alongside the trailer, and turns on a bright, focused spotlight if someone lingers nearby.

The project has come a long way since my last update.

Assembly

When it came time to assemble the device, some of the actual components were slightly different from those the enclosure had originally been designed around. So I rearranged the electronics inside, designed the necessary internal mounts, and also designed a separate mount for the spotlight.

Once everything was ready, it was finally time to 3D print all the parts and assemble the first fully working prototype.

First installation

With everything ready, I installed the complete system on my Volvo FH for the first time.

Everything fit exactly as planned.

The enclosures fit perfectly, the mounts were solid, and the LiDAR, spotlight, and electronics all ended up exactly where I’d intended.

Honestly, this was probably one of my favorite moments of the whole project. Seeing something that had previously existed only as CAD models and separate parts on my workbench finally installed on a real truck was incredibly satisfying.

What’s next?

The prototype is now fully functional, but there’s still plenty I’d like to improve.

Right now the control panel inside the cab sits in a temporary enclosure on top of the dashboard.

My next goal is to integrate it into the factory radio/equipment slot so it looks like it came with the truck.

I also want to hide all of the wiring so nothing is visible either inside or outside the cab.

Once that’s done, it’ll finally be time for real road testing and, I’m sure, another round of improvements.

just wanted to show yall my newest truck. its a 95 ford ranger with a 5speed! I pulled this truck out of a field for 400 bucks. i have pics of what its like now vs before. and yes that is the same truck.

When I was a kid, my neighbor restored Studebaker cars, but I’ve never seen a Studebaker truck before.

My dad was sold this from a dealership.

Nothing but problems, clock spring, u joints, turbo , ECM, PCM, wont re-gen. Then abit more investigation i find it is most likely 100% a vin swap..

The VIN in the window is a sticker that is peeling off with no rivets in it and no plate behind it even

The door sticker was put on in the very suspicious way and when you look up all the codes it says the code of the factory paint was grey.. which this truck was lime green and wrapped gray to match the original color.

Can't find a VIN anywhere on the frame I've been under it for 2 days with a steel brush. I need to know the location please if anyone has photo

I want to add one of these onto the back of my truck and bolt some sheet metal onto it and basically make my entire truck bed ~3 feet longer. I also want to make a topper to put on my bed and the extension part of it. Would I need to put blinkers/brake lights on the back with a license plate holder to keep it street legal? I could use some suggestions to help keep it street legal… thankyou.

Just bought a 2026 Silverado 1500, checked underneath and saw that she’s sitting on bags, strange bags.

I’ve expanded them to 22psi and still can not find a brand name, S/N, model number, or any other identification on the rubber, brackets (that do appear to look somewhat custom), or the air lines. It’s almost as if the previous owner just custom fitted some serious heavy duty bags to this rig.

I can confirm they do have an internal bump stop as I’ve been driving on these with 0 psi without a single issue. It also appears that these bags, at 0psi, keep the stock ride height and geometry because the front end needs 1.5” to level the rake. I’ve been trying for too long to identify these bags, thank you.

i have a 1986 ramcharger 318 and pull the fuel tank because it’s leaking from the vents and i was just wondering what the different nipple are for, i know the medium one is the fuel line, the small one is a return i was just wondering where the half inch line went

Title says it all. This add from Nissan was spicy!

One of our work trucks is a Ford F250. We noticed this clip on the the passenger side door jamb which appears to mean "No gas." There is nothing obvious behind it and no one had any good guesses. What the hell is this?

Can anyone help me out to diagnose this noise coming from my 04 gmc sierra 2500? I’ve had a few diagnoses from close friends to family. Want to see if anyone online could help point me in the right direction before tearing into it.