1966 F100 Restoration

[tschmitt]

Im restoring my 1966 F100 so I figured I would keep track of it along the way. Im 21 years old, go to college, have 30+ hr week job, girlfriend of 2 years, and a passion to restore old cars and trucks. I have 2 years of auto body experience from a vocational class in high school so I know the basics of auto body and ive learned alot from reading forums such as this one along the way. I started this project late last year so I will post pics and info to get everyone caught up. I bought this truck for $800 and it was in pretty good shape for a 66 so I have a good foundation to start with. Let the fun begin.

[tschmitt]

Heres a front shot still on the trailer from hauling it home.

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[tschmitt]

Some interior shots after the carpet and bench seat were removed.

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This the most damage on the cab. Gotta patch the floor panel and also part of the transmission tunnel.

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[tschmitt]

I'll post some more pictures tomorrow, plenty of progress pics left.

[tschmitt]

Let the deconstruction commence.

Got the engine,hood, fenders, and some misc parts taken off.

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Both cab mounts are in great shape.

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Got the front end almost completely disassembled along with the doors and transmission removed.

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[tschmitt]

Got the bed removed and shipped off to get sandblasted.

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Getting started on removed all the old wiring in the cab and getting the steering column pulled.

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Got the cab, front suspension, rear end, brake lines, etc removed.

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[tschmitt]

Getting the 9 inch rear end cleaned up and sandblasted.

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[tschmitt]

Got all the 50+ rivets out of the frame and all the cross members, cab mounts, etc taken out of the frame. I left one cross member intact to help keep the frame more rigid. I will remove it once I get the other cross members bolted back in. Used in a air hammer and chiseled the heads off then hammered the rivets the rest of the way through. Had to use a grinder on most of them after the heads were popped off. Alotta work getting them off but it will be worth it knowing every aspect of this frame was sandblasted of all its rust and restored.

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[tschmitt]

Here's my disc brakes for my truck, these are off of a 74 F100 and are a bolt on upgrade to my truck over the drums on the front. Also some pics of the bed after it got sandblasted and one coat of epoxy on it to keep it from rusting until I get started on bodywork.

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This is the only rust damage on this bed. Shouldn't be too hard to repair.

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[tschmitt]

This is where im at now in this restoration. Cleaning up the frame and getting all those little misc frame parts, front suspension, etc sandblasted which is very time consuming. Making progress though and thats all that matters at this point. Should have some more progress pics next week hopefully.

[turbocobra]

Your truck appears to be in very good shape!

Just curious if you had given any thought to boxing the frame rails while you had it down that far to add strength and rigidity?

[Rustbelttrucker]

This is where im at now in this restoration. Cleaning up the frame and getting all those little misc frame parts, front suspension, etc sandblasted which is very time consuming. Making progress though and thats all that matters at this point. Should have some more progress pics next week hopefully.

Got all the 50+ rivets out of the frame and all the cross members, cab mounts, etc taken out of the frame.

Nice truck, looks like a very solid project. Love seeing all the pics. I take it you are doing your own sandblasting? Pressure pot, or siphon feed? What size compressor? I tried it once myself with a bodyshop sized compressor and a siphon feed blasting unit. After several bags of play sand, minimal progress and a big mess. I thought better and took it to a commercial blaster down the street. A couple of hours later it was done for $200.00.

I like the way you are going about this project, very thorough. However, I wouldn't have pulled the factory rivets as I see no benefit in going that far. If the rivets were rusty enough to justify removing and replacing, your frame would also need repair work and that doesn't seem to be the case here. The frame looks really solid. I'd imagine the metal behind the riveted pieces was actually quite clean once you got it apart. How do you plan to replace the factory rivets?

The suggestion to box the frame doesn't make sense to me. Ford engineered the frame to be strong enough to do the job required. Unless you are going to redefine the mission for this old F150 by installing a 500+Hp motor, or towing several thousand pounds, there's no benefit to boxing it. The crossmembers give it all the strength it needs.

What are your plans? Factory original, or custom?

[tschmitt]

Your truck appears to be in very good shape!

Just curious if you had given any thought to boxing the frame rails while you had it down that far to add strength and rigidity?

No I wont be boxing the frame because this frame already weighs a ton it seems and I dont plan on having no more than 400 hp in this truck. I believe this truck's curb weight is around 3800 lbs so im trying not to add anymore weight than is needed.

[tschmitt]

Nice truck, looks like a very solid project. Love seeing all the pics. I take it you are doing your own sandblasting? Pressure pot, or siphon feed? What size compressor? I tried it once myself with a bodyshop sized compressor and a siphon feed blasting unit. After several bags of play sand, minimal progress and a big mess. I thought better and took it to a commercial blaster down the street. A couple of hours later it was done for $200.00.

I like the way you are going about this project, very thorough. However, I wouldn't have pulled the factory rivets as I see no benefit in going that far. If the rivets were rusty enough to justify removing and replacing, your frame would also need repair work and that doesn't seem to be the case here. The frame looks really solid. I'd imagine the metal behind the riveted pieces was actually quite clean once you got it apart. How do you plan to replace the factory rivets?

The suggestion to box the frame doesn't make sense to me. Ford engineered the frame to be strong enough to do the job required. Unless you are going to redefine the mission for this old F150 by installing a 500+Hp motor, or towing several thousand pounds, there's no benefit to boxing it. The crossmembers give it all the strength it needs.

What are your plans? Factory original, or custom?

Ya im doing my own sandblasting with a siphon feed sandblaster. I believe the compressor is 120 gallon, its an old sears compressor that my dad has in the garage. It seems to be handling it just fine so far. I took out the rivots because I wanted to get to the rust that was starting behind some of the cross members, cab mounts, and to get all the crud out behind them as well. I am going to paint all of the individual frame parts, frame, and then bolt then back onto the frame. The rivots were 3/8" originally and I drilled them out to 1/2" and I will be replacing them with Grade 8 bolts. I just like to be as thorough as possible and I dont mind putting in a little extra time. I plan on making this truck a custom but it will be my daily driver. Im planning on using drop I-Beams in the front to lower it 3 inches and use drop shackles in the rear to lower it either 4 or 5 inches, im not sure on how low I want it in the back yet. I will be most likely installing a 5.0 from 89-92 mustang and keeping the fuel injection. The gas tank is originally in the cab and I will be relocating it to between the frame rails with a gas tank from an 85-90 Bronco II. I will also be installing a AOD trans to help out on fuel economy as well. Any other questions or advice feel free to share.

[Rustbelttrucker]

Ya im doing my own sandblasting with a siphon feed sandblaster. I believe the compressor is 120 gallon, its an old sears compressor that my dad has in the garage. It seems to be handling it just fine so far. I took out the rivots because I wanted to get to the rust that was starting behind some of the cross members, cab mounts, and to get all the crud out behind them as well. I am going to paint all of the individual frame parts, frame, and then bolt then back onto the frame. The rivots were 3/8" originally and I drilled them out to 1/2" and I will be replacing them with Grade 8 bolts. I just like to be as thorough as possible and I dont mind putting in a little extra time.

Fun stuff. When I did it I had the same equip. It was such slow going and I was using so much sand that I decided to farm the frame and axle housing out. I had done all the other associated chassis stuff. Just a reminder for yourself and anyone else reading this. For your safety make sure you are wearing a respirator, especially if using silica sand. The dust can cause silicosis.

Grade 8 bolts should be strong enough but the factory riveted the frame for a reason. Think about it. It would have been cheaper for them to assemble with bolts. If using bolts were as good as rivets, then why wouldnt they go ahead and do it? Bolts would be subject to loosening and would be a greater corrosion risk long term, due to more hidden surfaces and exposed area. You can imagine cross members loosening up and a wobbly frame as a result. So bolts would become a frequent maintenance item.

You could replace the rivets. You could use an air hammer and male/female tools to hold and form the head after heating it red hot with a torch. It takes an extra set of hands to do it. I did it on a Corvette rear crossmember but only had 4 to replace. 50 would be a job. Perhaps there's a shop in your area that could do it? Here's another suggestion you might want to consider. On my truck the spare tire holder, which also serves as a crossmember, is bolted into place. After the bolts are torqued the factory puts a weld bead along side the nut and bolt shank to prevent them from loosening. I R&R'd the crossmember to clean up and repaint the frame and reinstalled it the exact same way with new bolts, torqued them and then a weld bead to hold them.

Keep the progress pics coming. Nice work so far.

[tschmitt]

Fun stuff. When I did it I had the same equip. It was such slow going and I was using so much sand that I decided to farm the frame and axle housing out. I had done all the other associated chassis stuff. Just a reminder for yourself and anyone else reading this. For your safety make sure you are wearing a respirator, especially if using silica sand. The dust can cause silicosis.

Grade 8 bolts should be strong enough but the factory riveted the frame for a reason. Think about it. It would have been cheaper for them to assemble with bolts. If using bolts were as good as rivets, then why wouldnt they go ahead and do it? Bolts would be subject to loosening and would be a greater corrosion risk long term, due to more hidden surfaces and exposed area. You can imagine cross members loosening up and a wobbly frame as a result. So bolts would become a frequent maintenance item.

You could replace the rivets. You could use an air hammer and male/female tools to hold and form the head after heating it red hot with a torch. It takes an extra set of hands to do it. I did it on a Corvette rear crossmember but only had 4 to replace. 50 would be a job. Perhaps there's a shop in your area that could do it? Here's another suggestion you might want to consider. On my truck the spare tire holder, which also serves as a crossmember, is bolted into place. After the bolts are torqued the factory puts a weld bead along side the nut and bolt shank to prevent them from loosening. I R&R'd the crossmember to clean up and repaint the frame and reinstalled it the exact same way with new bolts, torqued them and then a weld bead to hold them.

Keep the progress pics coming. Nice work so far.

Im wearing a respirator through pretty much every aspect that involves sandblasting, sanding, grinding, etc. I actually planned on welding the nut onto to the bolt after they are torqued down so I dont think there will be any problem with them coming out. I will be using weld through primer on them, tack them, and then paint them. Thanks for the comments.

[tschmitt]

Here's some of the progress I made yesterday. Doesnt seem like alot but it took me over 6 hours to sandblast this many parts.

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[MeanGreen]

Awesome project. I wanted to comment on the rivet vs. bolt issue. In my factory Ford shop manual for an 88 F350 it notes that if the 7/16" diameter rivets are removed from the frame to drill the hole to the next size (1/2") and used grade 8 bolts. So I think you will be fine. As for loosening, you could use a grade 8 nuts that is the locking type. Not the nyloc variety but the type where the hole in the nut is actually slightly oval....they will not loosen and it will sava you a bunch of tack welding that could possibly just start rust. I had a Jeep that I did pretty much the same way. The frame was nicer than most car bodies!
Jerry

[tschmitt]

Awesome project. I wanted to comment on the rivet vs. bolt issue. In my factory Ford shop manual for an 88 F350 it notes that if the 7/16" diameter rivets are removed from the frame to drill the hole to the next size (1/2") and used grade 8 bolts. So I think you will be fine. As for loosening, you could use a grade 8 nuts that is the locking type. Not the nyloc variety but the type where the hole in the nut is actually slightly oval....they will not loosen and it will sava you a bunch of tack welding that could possibly just start rust. I had a Jeep that I did pretty much the same way. The frame was nicer than most car bodies!
Jerry

I really dont know alot about bolts and I would love to save myself all the tack welding and chance of corrosion that it may cause. I'll look into the locking nut that you mentioned. Thanks for the advice I really appreciate it.

[J-rod]

Your doing an awesome job, I applaud you. I started my autobody carrer when I was in 10th grade and had one of those siphon blasters. I saved up the money and bought a pressure blaster as time went by. Let me tell you, I thought I was crazy to even have a siphon blaster. The 6 hrs it took you to blast those parts would have taken me about 1/2 to 3/4 of an hour tops. Either way keeping doing what your doing and welcome to the autobody world it's fun and by the sounds of it, your love and passion for body work will take you far in this industry.

Also your doing something I wish I would have done when I was your age, and that was do a vehicle right off and then show people what I can do. I on the other hand just did the work and never did one for myself up until now. Which currently isn't done. Over 25+ years in the business and never the chance to drive a beautiful done vehicle.

Once again I applaud you, because you got what it takes, the passion, love, and heart needed for this type of work.

Also remember if you make a mistake it is only a lesson for you to learn so you wil not make that mistake again.

I will be watching your progress on a regular basis. :oath:

[tschmitt]

Your doing an awesome job, I applaud you. I started my autobody carrer when I was in 10th grade and had one of those siphon blasters. I saved up the money and bought a pressure blaster as time went by. Let me tell you, I thought I was crazy to even have a siphon blaster. The 6 hrs it took you to blast those parts would have taken me about 1/2 to 3/4 of an hour tops. Either way keeping doing what your doing and welcome to the autobody world it's fun and by the sounds of it, your love and passion for body work will take you far in this industry.

Also your doing something I wish I would have done when I was your age, and that was do a vehicle right off and then show people what I can do. I on the other hand just did the work and never did one for myself up until now. Which currently isn't done. Over 25+ years in the business and never the chance to drive a beautiful done vehicle.

Once again I applaud you, because you got what it takes, the passion, love, and heart needed for this type of work.

Also remember if you make a mistake it is only a lesson for you to learn so you wil not make that mistake again.

I will be watching your progress on a regular basis. :oath:

Wow thank you for the kind words and encouragement, it means alot to me. Ive been driving my first car since I was 18 and I always wanted to own an old vehicle that I could restore and hang on to for the rest of my life while still using it as my daily driver. So I figured why not do it now while I still have the time and a little extra money. I love doing this kind of work, especially restoration work. The siphon blaster is slow work lol but its getting the job done so far. I definitely want to save up some money and get a good pressure blaster though, I can only imagine the difference it would make. Thanks for the kind words once again, I really appreciate it.

[J-rod]

Your Welcome, to be that young and getting deep into a project like that, shows me you love what you do. I believe you can do anything you put your mind too.

[tschmitt]

My epoxy primer came today and it only took 2 days to ship. I ordered the paint today so hopefully, weather permitting, within the next 2 weeks I will have some parts painted. I cant wait to see some color on some of these parts instead of rust, grease, and dirt lol.

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[tschmitt]

Your truck appears to be in very good shape!

Just curious if you had given any thought to boxing the frame rails while you had it down that far to add strength and rigidity?

I justed checked out your link and wow your doing a great job. Looks really good so far. Best of luck to you and your sons rebuild.

[J-rod]

Yeah I checked his progress out as well looks good.

[tschmitt]

The paint for my frame came today and just like the epoxy primer it only took 2 business days to ship. Hope everything else I order only takes this long lol. I should be ordering my paint gun and primer gun hopefully sometime this week as well.

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Got some parts from Summit today. Only took 2 days to ship! I couldnt believe it.

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Here's the DJM drop shackles to lower the rear between 3-5 inches.

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The Drop Beams from DJM. I dont care for the powder coating on these things at all. Already had a small piece just flake off because it had a rough edge on it. May consider having these sandblasted and then paint them myself. Not sure though yet.

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The front sway bar from Addco.

Thats all I got for now. Cant wait till I can start putting this stuff together.

[J-rod]

looking good

[tschmitt]

I got my Devilbiss Finishline 3 primer gun with 1.8 & 2.2 tips (gun on the left) and my Devilbiss GFG-670 "Plus" paint gun with 1.2, 1.3, & 1.4 tips (gun on the right) today in the mail. Looking forward to trying these 2 guns out as I have read great reviews about both of these guns on this site.

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[J-rod]

Your gonna love that Plus gun it's like a water hose. So be careful and pay attention to flash times in between coats. I love my Plus gun and I use it for clear only. I use the old Devilbiss OMX gun for my base coats and primers.

[tschmitt]

Your gonna love that Plus gun it's like a water hose. So be careful and pay attention to flash times in between coats. I love my Plus gun and I use it for clear only. I use the old Devilbiss OMX gun for my base coats and primers.

Thats one of the things I read about the "plus" gun. I have read others say that the kirker ss runs pretty easily as well. Any advice or tips when I start painting my frame with this gun? Especially since the kirker ss runs pretty easily.

[J-rod]

Best advise is follow manufatures instructions on the label when it comes to the poduct, as for the gun in time you will get the hang of it.

[tschmitt]

Got my fresh air respirator in today. Bought the pump used for a good price and I bought the hood, hose, and lens protectors from Len. Look forward to buying more stuff from Len in the future, great prices here in the store. Its a HobbyAir I setup.

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Been really busy the past month, school started back up so havn't had alot of time to work on the truck. I got a few parts sandblasted, still have to finish sandblasting the frame and then get it primed and painted. Hoping to get all of that done by the end of October.

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[tschmitt]

I have been doing alot of research on what engine im going to put in my truck and after alot of thinking and planning I have changed my mind on the engine combo. I decided to go big block, the biggest v8 ever made in the factory, the 500 ci Cadillac. I bought this engine rebuilt for $800 and I will be tearing it down, going through it, making some adjustments, and buying some aftermarket parts for it too. The hard part is done and saved me alot of money too. The engine was rebuilt in 94' and never ran, the owner passed away before he could pick it up. Just in stock form these engines made a ton of torque and im hoping after some modifications I can make quite a bit more. 400hp/500lbs of torque can be had pretty easily. Cant wait till I get a rolling chassis and can start building this monster.


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[Chris L]

Man i am stoked to see this truck finished.My very first job doing body work was a 65 short bed..it had hauled fertilizer since new for a hardware and the bed walls were eat out..floorboard had 35 mph signs riveted in etc...I'll always be partial to those 65-66 (61-66) fords.I had one las tyear but sold it due to not having finances to keep it going and never could find rust free parts for it and since they dont make hoods,fenders or bedsides(other than fiberglass),I jut got rid of it.Yours makes me want one again!Especially lowered,and big block..grrrrrrr

[another2centsworth]

Great looking process. I just started using Kirker epoxies and Hot Rod Black this year. Man I am pleased with these products.
Did you consider welding those riveted members solid along with the holes?
Just wondering.

How do you post pics that good.
I only get like 38kb or 39kb.....this is what this site is supposedly limited to.
I noticed properties show photobucket...how did you do it?
THANKS

[RyanBayles]

Great looking process. I just started using Kirker epoxies and Hot Rod Black this year. Man I am pleased with these products.
Did you consider welding those riveted members solid along with the holes?
Just wondering.

How do you post pics that good.
I only get like 38kb or 39kb.....this is what this site is supposedly limited to.
I noticed properties show photobucket...how did you do it?
THANKS

If you host the image to a site like www.imageshack.us and upload it and then copy the direct link and click on the little postcard thing at the top of the box when your posting here and paste it in there, easy as that

[tschmitt]

Man i am stoked to see this truck finished.My very first job doing body work was a 65 short bed..it had hauled fertilizer since new for a hardware and the bed walls were eat out..floorboard had 35 mph signs riveted in etc...I'll always be partial to those 65-66 (61-66) fords.I had one las tyear but sold it due to not having finances to keep it going and never could find rust free parts for it and since they dont make hoods,fenders or bedsides(other than fiberglass),I jut got rid of it.Yours makes me want one again!Especially lowered,and big block..grrrrrrr

Haha I cant wait till I actually get to drive it, I never drove it when I bought it because the engine was blown in it. A long journey to get this far and an even longer one to climb to get to the finish line but I just got take it one step at a time. The 500 has so much torque at around 3000 rpms its insane, 500+lbs with just simple modifications. All the hp can be had at around 4500 rpms as well, 400+hp under 4000 rpms, even more if you want to spend some more money. The factory retarded the cams so much to past emissions and other regulations they really limited the output of these engine. A simple cam swap can wake up a stock 500 to very respectable numbers all within 3000-4000 rpms, very streetable. These engine dont like to rev past 5000 rpms and thats just fine by me as I dont plan to drag race it or anything. Here some links to some articles about the 500's for anyone interested. If you google search it you will find a ton of more info as well.

http://www.crankshaftcoalition.com/wiki/Hopping_up_the_500_Cadillac

http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Pit/9364/guide/Why.htm

http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Pit/9364/guide/Engineid.html

[tschmitt]

Great looking process. I just started using Kirker epoxies and Hot Rod Black this year. Man I am pleased with these products.
Did you consider welding those riveted members solid along with the holes?
Just wondering.

How do you post pics that good.
I only get like 38kb or 39kb.....this is what this site is supposedly limited to.
I noticed properties show photobucket...how did you do it?
THANKS

I hope to be spraying some of that hot rod black within the next couple of months so im glad to hear you like it. I will be bolting everything back together and using self locking nuts to make sure they never come apart. I just upload my photos to photobucket, edit them to size, and copy the link to post them here. Really simple actually. The quality really comes from a good camera. Get a camera that has a higer pixel rating, good lighting, and you should be fine.

[tschmitt]

Finally got my entire frame and misc frame/suspension parts sandblasted! I rented a 100 cfm gas powered air compressor/sandblaster from the local supply/rental store and knocked out everything in no time. The back driveway looks like a beach now but everything has been sandlasted so its on to the next step, primer and paint.

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[tschmitt]

Didnt have time to take the I beams apart but I blasted what im using so I just got to take it apart and paint.
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[tschmitt]

Thats all I got for now until I get some parts primed and painted. Im so glad im done sandblasting though lol what a mess, it feels good to do it all myself though any how.

[tschmitt]

Got me a little paint booth put up and got my frame primed and painted. Turned out pretty good overall. I will be painting all the other sandblasted parts as well within the next couple of days so making good progress so far. Here some pics.

The frame in primer with SPI Epoxy Primer, 2 coats. Layed down great no runs and great coverage. I used my Devilbiss Finishline gun with 1.8 tip for the epoxy.

http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/pp162/tschmitt/000_1127.jpg
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[tschmitt]

And here it is in flat black. Kirker SS Hot Rod black (flat black), used the Devilbiss Plus gun with a 1.4 tip for the paint. No runs and I put on 4 dry/medium coats to help achieve the flat black look. Turned out pretty good, cant wait to see it under real light to really see how it turned out. I know in some of the pics it looks like it didnt cover all the way but its just the way the light is reflecting from the camera.

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[tschmitt]

A little timeline of the frame.

Started with this...

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Then sandblasted after being completely disassembled...

http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/pp162/tschmitt/000_1023.jpg

Primed...

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and finally painted...
http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/pp162/tschmitt/000_1145.jpg

Should be alot of fun when I get all the other misc frame parts done and get it all put pack to get together. Finally no more dirt and grease lol.

[tschmitt]

Well I finally got the small frame parts painted silver. They turned out great and I couldnt be happier with it. Primed with 2 coats of epoxy then painted with 2 coats of SS Urethane. Very nice finish and feels great to do it all myself. I still have to have my kingpins pressed out and get my 9 inch cleaned up and then I can prime and paint the rear end and I-Beam setup as well. Here are the pics.
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[tschmitt]

Spraying with the Devilbiss Plus gun was amazing. I used the 1.4 tip and the silver turned out amazing. Only had one small run because I kind of stumbled and didnt realize how close I was to the part. Other than that it turned out great. No stripping what so ever. Just nice even coverage every where. I love spraying with it. Thats all I got for now, should have some new parts here soon so I can start bolting everything back together.

[TLB]

Looking Good !!!

[tschmitt]

Looking Good !!!

Thanks TLB

[Len]

With the underside looking that good you won't want to get it dirty. :)

[tschmitt]

With the underside looking that good you won't want to get it dirty. :)

Haha I know, its going to be really hard for me to drive this truck everyday at first but I think I will get used to it after a while.:)

[tschmitt]

Finally got everything painted for the winter. I got all of the frame parts painted so I am done painting, sandblasting, and priming until I start on the body and that isnt going to happen to till late next year at the earliest. Here are some pics.

http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/pp162/tschmitt/000_1218.jpg

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Thats it for now. Hoping to have the TruTrac posi installed and the rear end put back together in the next few weeks. Will be going with 3.73 ratio most likely. Its going to be fun putting this stuff back together.

[tschmitt]

Got some parts in this week. The Bronco II gas tank and my rear leaf spring bushings. Also got some pics of the coil springs and leaf springs painted.

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[88GT]

looking good. Good that you didnt get cheap on the guns :)

[tschmitt]

looking good. Good that you didnt get cheap on the guns :)

Haha thanks. I plan on doing this restoration stuff as a hobby with my future cars/trucks whenever I get out on my own so might as well get the best I can afford right now that will last a long time to come. Im loving the plus gun so far, couldnt be happier.

[88GT]

wait till you hose on some primer with that 2.2 tip :D

[tschmitt]

My Eaton Detriot Truetrac arrived in the mail today. Should be dropping it off at the speed shop within the next week to have the gears installed, etc. Only thing left for the rear end will be new drums, axle bearings, and rebuild the brakes.

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[tschmitt]

Got the center chunk complete. New everything, new axle bearings and seals as well. Got 3.73 gears installed, he told me it installed really tight so it should stay nice and solid for a long time. Just got to finish cleaning out the housing and press the seals in. Its been cold here in IL so I cant get outside to pressure wash the housing out again so gotta wait till it warms up. Its clean but I can get it cleaner if I spend some more time getting it spotless. The cleaner the better. Next on the agenda is to work on the drum brakes. Gotta replace everything in that area including the drums. I will take the drums and have them powdercoated once I get them. I cant wait to move on to something else on this truck lol.

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[SIXTY SIX]

:yikesI JUST BOUGHT A 66 FORD F-100 AND WAS WANTING TO KNOW HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO RESTORE? NOW I HAVE A TOTAL OF 1000 IN IT AND I NEED TO FIND A METAL PIECE TO REPLACE THE COMPLETE FLOOR OF THE BED.

[tschmitt]

:yikesI JUST BOUGHT A 66 FORD F-100 AND WAS WANTING TO KNOW HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO RESTORE? NOW I HAVE A TOTAL OF 1000 IN IT AND I NEED TO FIND A METAL PIECE TO REPLACE THE COMPLETE FLOOR OF THE BED.

Their not too difficult to restore but its gonna take time and money like any project. The bed floor can be replaced but it takes quite a bit of work. Tons of spot welds to be drilled out but it can be done. If you search on the 2 links to the sites I posted you will find some ideas of what to replace it with. These 2 sites will have everything you need to know about these trucks and the members are very helpful. Check these sites out and dont forget to use the search feature on them. Lots of good information available. Let me know if you need anymore help. Goodluck with the build.

http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/forum40/
http://www.slick60s.com/index.php?sid=52cb9b814bccb06b6b0ee8234a5e2505

[tschmitt]

Well its been over 3 years since I have worked on this truck because I was finishing up college and a few other things but im finally back to working on the truck again. The truck has been in storage during that time but I finally got it out this week and started putting stuff together again. I have most of the frame put together just waiting on new tie rods to come in and ill have both wheels on the ground again, hasnt happened in over 5 years lol. I'll post some pics once I make some more progress. Its fun to start working on it again!