Making a junkyard parts run for the 86 F250

[IDIBRONCO]

How do you feel about carpeted floors or rubberized floors compared to bare metal floors that seem more common in the older pre-1980 trucks?

It’s a polarizing question when it comes to the more classic trucks

I prefer carpet. I think it looks better.

 

[SkylabTech86IDI]

I prefer carpet. I think it looks better.

I’m torn - I like a well cared for carpet but they’re harder to clean and I know I’d need to be on top of carpet cleaning because I often have muddy shoes.

My thoughts are if I’m in or around the truck then I’m doing work. Work means dirty. I think the bare metal floors are a lot easier to keep clean. They do make for a cold winter, though. The road noise is a drawback for some too. I don’t mind it and lean towards liking it.

 

[Nero]

That's why you have floor mats for the front

 

[SkylabTech86IDI]

That's why you have floor mats for the front

d’oh - oh right!

 

[Jesus Freak]

How do you feel about carpeted floors or rubberized floors compared to bare metal floors that seem more common in the older pre-1980 trucks?

It’s a polarizing question when it comes to the more classic trucks

It's on of the "you do you" things. I'm going to keep the rubber mat in my tow truck for utility, the dually will stay carpeted for it's appeal. My wife's bronco has carpet, I think when I get to my bronco I'll have rubber mat in it. But really all that is just keeping it as it already is. I probably couldn't do bare metal, for sound perposes.

 

[Jesus Freak]

Speaking of only seeing the hood, this is why I think it’s important to bring back hood ornaments. It’d be a big part of what you see!

I think people would drive a little more careful if they didn’t want to mess up that sweet Mercury Cougar Emblem

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My daughter has a 88 cougar with 5.0, it's black and pretty no hood ornament though. My tow truck has the 3 lions hood ornament and the dually has the Centurion Lehman hood ornament.

 

[captain720]

That's why you have floor mats for the front

According to @Jesus Freak those are actually for above your air cleaner

 

[Nero]

According to @Jesus Freak those are actually for above your air cleaner

To be fair... I throw one on the hood of my samurai to keep pine needles out of my hvac inlet duct on my cowl

 

[Jesus Freak]

According to @Jesus Freak those are actually for above your air cleaner

Well, to be honest, they're actually more utilitarian then that. I also have rubber floor mats cut in strips and used as grommets for my gas tanks in both my trucks. Necessity is the mother of Jerry rigging.

 

[Black dawg]

The problem with rubber floors is that if they get wet underneath, they wont dry.

How do you feel about carpeted floors or rubberized floors compared to bare metal floors that seem more common in the older pre-1980 trucks?

It’s a polarizing question when it comes to the more classic trucks