If that bed came from Texas then it was from the coast, I live in west Texas and my truck is 11 years old and barely has surface rust on the frame.
I'm in the same boat as you , self taught with auto shop class in high school but i dont have as many cool tools as you do lol. Hell i dont even have a garage
Good luck with the truck, i enjoy watching the progress on peoples projects
just got this a couple months ago, just v6 but its the premium version with the pony package, basically all the show none of the go. First year of this styling but last year of the 4.0L. got a killer deal on it when i was looking at an older cheaper one at the ford dealer up the street from my house. may get turned into a monster when i finish my truck.
2010 Mustang
Devino 349s black/machined 17x10 -12 offset i think
Factory Dodge wheels 17x8 +44 offset or something like that, needed 2in spacers to look right
Factory H2 wheels 17x8.5 +18offset
black caps on the dodge rims was a generic gm cap from ebay, chrome ones on the H2 wheels is stock GMC caps cut down a little to fit.
oops just realized this was for the newer trucks.... delete if you want mods. Sorry
you looking for them to be waster resistant or just fitted and tough?
check these out, supposed to be tough. I been thinking about ordering them myself instead of having the seat redone.
https://www.decorauto.com/product/cordura/
Once i get done with the interior on my truck im going to finish the exhaust. I was looking at Magnaflows cats, you can get them as a stand alone weld/clamp in or with all the pipe from the manifold to where they clamp on to the factory exhaust/cat-back, and come in stainless. Kinda pricy for my truck but i like the fact i can just bolt them in and go.
check the cigarette lighter fuse. obd2 port didnt work either when i bought my truck and the guy at auto zone told me to check the fuse and sure enough it was blown , after replacing it obd2 worked again.
im supposed to get off work early tommorow, so if the bossman sticks to his word i'll be hitting the junkyard tomorrow. if i find a pocket your dash will look better without the airbag switch in a week tops