My 67 f100 tank was in “good shape” view externally but it continually filled the inline filter with rust crumbs so I abandoned it for a new unit to eliminate the headaches.
The hood I found for my 67f100 is pitted pretty bad…your efforts have inspired me to proceed with the sand and paint idea. Yours looks good.
Same here..I am no spring chicken and no show piece truck but hated to haul it to the junk heap. Dang its expensive to get it street legal and reasonably dependable. This is our third shot at “restoring it” so it’s proly just gonna be more “mod rod”. It pulls the two axel trailer with kabota with bush hog…so I figure good enough. Keep up the effort.thanks Masinc, hope it works out for you... i'm not building a show car & i'm sure a perfectionist will be able to pick my work apart... heck, i have a whole list of things i coulda woulda shoulda done differently, and i'm sure there will be more...
but thats ok, i'm an old man having fun with an amateur restoration project
I keep pulling the same kind of critter nests out of new places in my old rig too. Wish we could have weighed the projects for a way to see how much accumulation has been added over the years. I take pressure washer to underside of mine every time I venture out to the shop and always get a new pile of dirt/grease on the concrete. Gotta be getting lighter…..proly fall all to pieces one of these trips.
My speedo stuck the needle mid travel last trip out so I removed the instrument cluster to see whats up. The little cardboard light house over the speedo bulb had a black rubber “gasket” around it that deteriorated and split then fell into the speedo drum and stuck the movement. What are the odds of that scenario? So I cleaned up the situation and hot glued all the little lighthouses back in place and got some replacement bulbs and it is back in business. Side note…. I am curious as to the value of the indicated milage. 64,000miles, or 164,000, or maybe more. I guess at this point in the truck’s life the odometer is really only recording it’s self and not the hodge podge gathering of components.
It does me good to know folks like you stayed together like that. My wife and I are only 29 years but I can respect your thoughts. Let the old car inspire you and follow as the heart responds.to chrismmanion67 > your car looks really good...
to the folks that have commented on my electrical wiring thread > thanks so much for your input, i dont really have anyone to bounce ideas around with, so every little bit of advice, or insight from having been there done that, is welcome...
one comment from that thread stuck with me >
* It depends on what your goals and plans are. *
and thats my basic problem >
i dont have a clear vision of what i want...
i started this project to keep me busy & occupied having something to do,.,
my wife of 52 years died in 2021...
we had our first date in this car...
we hauled babies around in this car...
we talked about fixing it up & making the car show circuit in our retirement years...
and that didnt get to happen...
and now its just me and the car....
so i'm just following my nose on this build, and will see where i end up when i get there...
and damn i'm sorry for getting sentimental, it just hits me at times...
here's one of our very first photos...
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I finally got a new windshield and gasket for 67f100. Thats a fun little job installing. Gotta go slow.
For what its worth… if I knew I was going to use my rig every day in severe traffic or out on interstate regularly I might consider newer brake system. But I must say that after I finally educated myself to CORRECTLY assembling my drum system with the CORRECT master cylinder and spring/pins/shoes/hoses….upgraded disc brakes are a low yield investment. CORRECTLY assembled drums are VERY capable of providing stopping power when needed.the answer is a resounding "maybe"...
couple days ago i was just going to get the car back to bone stock condition, all i wanted was a car that looked pretty decent, and would get me back & forth to town, about 20 miles per day...
BUT > at this very moment i'm leaning towards a vehicle that would take me to any car show in the states...
BUT > i dont have a restoration budget because i have no money...
BUT > that never stopped us before when we really wanted to do something...
so yeah, "maybe" is the best answer at this time...
i think i will wait until i finish the body & see what it looks like before going all in on upgrades...
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