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.
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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.
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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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looking good. Good that you didnt get cheap on the guns
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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.Originally Posted by 88GT
looking good. Good that you didnt get cheap on the guns
wait till you hose on some primer with that 2.2 tip
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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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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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I 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.
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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?si...0ee8234a5e2505
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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!
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