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Gearhead of the Week #43
Robbie Blackwell has a 1999 Ford F350 that he's taken completely apart, all the way down to the frame.
Robbie said he stripped and repainted the frame. The suspension was replaced completely with an air ride system, and the front beams were replaced with new ones, lowering it more than 3''. The rear was moved to the top of the leaf springs, and all but two lenders were removed so the air bags would be doing all the work. All of the glass was also replaced.
"There is nothing that wasn't either modified, replaced or rebuilt," Robbie said. "It's a real eye-catcher, and at times, gets more attention than I want."
The inside cab was covered by dynamat, and he built a custom speaker console for the rear and replaced the rear bench seat with two bucket seats, just like the front. All the interior trim panels and the four seats were re-covered with a material that looks like carbon fiber, Robbie says. He also did all of the trim work, including making the seat covers. The dash was painted black, and some of it was covered with real carbon fiber. The four-door interior trim panels were modified to fit larger and much better speakers, then smoothed and painted Gloss Black.
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Comment by Howard E.Simms on March 1, 2012 at 9:48am -
im switching to the DARK SIDE!
WELL DONE
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Comment by william cozens on January 9, 2012 at 10:38pm -
jaw dropping wow. gotta say that is a damn good lookin ride
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Comment by alex sanders on December 19, 2011 at 8:08pm -
not a ford guy at all but this is a pretty damn nice ford
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Comment by Roger Johnson on December 19, 2011 at 4:33pm -
that is one sweet ride
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Comment by Gabriel Mcbee on December 15, 2011 at 12:45pm
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That's Bad In The Bones
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Comment by Michael Lee Matkosky on December 14, 2011 at 10:54pm -
Comment by Patrick W. Morrone 5 hours ago
Nice to se there still true DIYERS when comes to there personal rides. Great job Robbie glad to hear you did al the work your self including interior of truck
True DIYers? You saying that the others were shop built?
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Comment by Daniel Ford on December 14, 2011 at 10:25pm -
nice ford
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Comment by Tj Johnson on December 14, 2011 at 8:06pm -
Hay Robbie. I'm A GM Guy Mostly Chevrolet. But Man You Nailed This Truck. Its Awesome!!! All American Sleeper! I Love It Robbie! Wow Amazing.
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Comment by Robbie Blackwell on December 14, 2011 at 5:44pm -
Thanks guys. I don't use it as a work truck any more, but I'm always finding some work to do to it. I'll make more pictures and post them soon. Thanks again.
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Comment by Patrick W. Morrone on December 14, 2011 at 5:27pm
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Nice to se there still true DIYERS when comes to there personal rides. Great job Robbie glad to hear you did al the work your self including interior of truck. That is probably where I'd take my ride to a interior shop.
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