# Free Ford I brought back from the dead. **URL:** \ **Category:** Builds\ **Created:** [November 12, 2008, 9:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/free-ford-i-brought-back-from-the-dead/58069 "2008-11-12T21:29:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nelstoys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/48db29/32.png) [@nelstoys](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nelstoys)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 9:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/free-ford-i-brought-back-from-the-dead/58069/1 "2008-11-12T21:29:59Z")
Yes it was free from NC. How does it look now after loads of buffing, and loads of tlc. This wa all in august, just thought id share my detail skills. The day i got it [![](http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k183/nelnova/Detailwork003.jpg) ](http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k183/nelnova/Detailwork003.jpg) [![](http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k183/nelnova/Detailwork002.jpg) ](http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k183/nelnova/Detailwork002.jpg) [![](http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k183/nelnova/Detailwork001.jpg) ](http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k183/nelnova/Detailwork001.jpg) And after 4 days of work [![](http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k183/nelnova/Detailwork005.jpg) ](http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k183/nelnova/Detailwork005.jpg) [![](http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k183/nelnova/Detailwork006.jpg) ](http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k183/nelnova/Detailwork006.jpg) [![](http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k183/nelnova/Detailwork007.jpg) ](http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k183/nelnova/Detailwork007.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![\_Karu](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/_karu/32/7602_2.png) [@\_Karu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/_Karu)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 9:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/free-ford-i-brought-back-from-the-dead/58069/2 "2008-11-12T21:31:22Z")
wow. looks like a new car. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![skylinez07](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/skylinez07/32/4993_2.png) [@skylinez07](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/skylinez07)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 9:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/free-ford-i-brought-back-from-the-dead/58069/3 "2008-11-12T21:32:17Z")
Looks wonderful. Amazing Job ---
**Author:** ![Gus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gus/32/5112_2.png) [@Gus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gus)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 9:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/free-ford-i-brought-back-from-the-dead/58069/4 "2008-11-12T21:36:39Z")
nice! :tup: ---
**Author:** ![sickmach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@sickmach](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sickmach)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 9:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/free-ford-i-brought-back-from-the-dead/58069/5 "2008-11-12T21:54:02Z")
nice work ---
**Author:** ![66impalass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/66impalass/32/7429_2.png) [@66impalass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/66impalass)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 5:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/free-ford-i-brought-back-from-the-dead/58069/6 "2008-11-13T05:25:56Z")
where’s the pinstriping? ---
**Author:** ![justa4door](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justa4door/32/7259_2.png) [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 5:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/free-ford-i-brought-back-from-the-dead/58069/7 "2008-11-13T05:37:25Z")
fs? ---
**Author:** ![9c1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/9c1/32/7392_2.png) [@9c1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/9c1)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 5:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/free-ford-i-brought-back-from-the-dead/58069/8 "2008-11-13T05:38:55Z")
Because I’m curious, why was the car free? ---
**Author:** ![BDR5oh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bdr5oh/32/7315_2.png) [@BDR5oh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BDR5oh)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 5:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/free-ford-i-brought-back-from-the-dead/58069/9 "2008-11-13T05:39:01Z")
Looks great … if thats 2wd … pm me when your ready to part ways with it please ---
**Author:** ![93dx\_hatch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/90ced4/32.png) [@93dx\_hatch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/93dx_hatch)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 5:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/free-ford-i-brought-back-from-the-dead/58069/10 "2008-11-13T05:41:52Z")
nice work, +1 on the pin striping ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 5:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/free-ford-i-brought-back-from-the-dead/58069/11 "2008-11-13T05:42:26Z")
> [@9c1](#): > > Because I’m curious, why was the car free? +1. Looks like it just needed a good wash/wax. I’m assuming it ran when you got it? ---
**Author:** ![Jagermeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f19dbf/32.png) [@Jagermeister](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jagermeister)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 6:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/free-ford-i-brought-back-from-the-dead/58069/12 "2008-11-13T06:08:13Z")
Plan to rattle can the tow hitch? ---
**Author:** ![chino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bcef8e/32.png) [@chino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/chino)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 6:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/free-ford-i-brought-back-from-the-dead/58069/13 "2008-11-13T06:14:04Z")
nice work man :tup: ---
**Author:** ![nelstoys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/48db29/32.png) [@nelstoys](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nelstoys)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 6:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/free-ford-i-brought-back-from-the-dead/58069/14 "2008-11-13T06:48:18Z")
The pics of the faded paint are after the wash and clay bar. I had to wet sand some spots and buff the whole dam thing. Its a 4x4 fully loaded. Even had dealer installed DVD, and video tape player in it with a TV antenna. I sold it to my neighbor. I got it for free from my friends bro in nc, he didn’t want it anymore and it just sat under a tree for 2 years close to the beach. I should have gotten more pics the whole thing had sand everywhere on it. Those before pics are all after a long power wash and extensive soap down. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 8:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/free-ford-i-brought-back-from-the-dead/58069/15 "2008-11-13T08:28:07Z")
^ Still, insane that he just gave it away with nothing more than needing a serious detail. BTW, took me about 20 minutes to mask off the rear bumper and hit the hitch with some rust converting primer/paint on my Expedition. It made a huge difference not having that ugly rusty mess hanging off the back. ---
**Author:** ![psphinx81](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9a140/32.png) [@psphinx81](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/psphinx81)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 8:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/free-ford-i-brought-back-from-the-dead/58069/16 "2008-11-13T08:35:06Z")
good work ---
**Author:** ![nelstoys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/48db29/32.png) [@nelstoys](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nelstoys)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 8:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/free-ford-i-brought-back-from-the-dead/58069/17 "2008-11-13T08:58:24Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > ^ Still, insane that he just gave it away with nothing more than needing a serious detail. > > BTW, took me about 20 minutes to mask off the rear bumper and hit the hitch with some rust converting primer/paint on my Expedition. It made a huge difference not having that ugly rusty mess hanging off the back. Ill get some pics from my neigbor i did take the hitch off and paint it.