Well, this week I have been hard at work, allthough its not really work because its way to much fun... before I start here is some insite on this project,
This project is a 1974 F-100 2wd longbed, not the greatest looking truck on the face of the earth, but a great platform to build off of. I will be restoring this truck for my dad, since he has provided me with so much in my 19 years of life. Just though I would start repaying him the only way i knew.
He has had this truck for 20 or more years, engine has been replaced once back in the early 90's and is still running fairly strong. Though that will have to change too
I have taken a 74 doner F-100 and stripped it of all the sheet metal which will not be used other than the bed.
Taking the cab off was the most ghetto task, but with the help of my brother it didn't take too long, though we had to remove the rear wheels so we could drag it under the cab.
Would have been alot easier (and fun) if we could have just pushed the cab off to one side and let it tumble over. hah
after 2 days of working on the frame, getting it stripped down to nothing.
tank removed, fuel and vent lines, brake lines, basicly everything so i can get it nice a clean. got quoted $125 dollhairs to get it blasted... is that reasonable?
surprisingly the frame pressure washed up pretty nice, other than the surface rust, its good to go. cross measured multiple times, no more than a 1/8 inch out.
the suspension is loosly held on, just so I can still roll it out of the garage if i have two, because our family owns 6 cars and if one breaks we may need the bay and my brother and I always help friends with there vehicles and allow them to use the garage as long as there willing to clean it so you never know when I don't feel like cleaning. We have 3 bays, but sometimes that still isn't enough... Especially with fords and jeeps around the house.
This project is a 1974 F-100 2wd longbed, not the greatest looking truck on the face of the earth, but a great platform to build off of. I will be restoring this truck for my dad, since he has provided me with so much in my 19 years of life. Just though I would start repaying him the only way i knew.
He has had this truck for 20 or more years, engine has been replaced once back in the early 90's and is still running fairly strong. Though that will have to change too
I have taken a 74 doner F-100 and stripped it of all the sheet metal which will not be used other than the bed.
Taking the cab off was the most ghetto task, but with the help of my brother it didn't take too long, though we had to remove the rear wheels so we could drag it under the cab.
Would have been alot easier (and fun) if we could have just pushed the cab off to one side and let it tumble over. hah
after 2 days of working on the frame, getting it stripped down to nothing.
tank removed, fuel and vent lines, brake lines, basicly everything so i can get it nice a clean. got quoted $125 dollhairs to get it blasted... is that reasonable?
surprisingly the frame pressure washed up pretty nice, other than the surface rust, its good to go. cross measured multiple times, no more than a 1/8 inch out.
the suspension is loosly held on, just so I can still roll it out of the garage if i have two, because our family owns 6 cars and if one breaks we may need the bay and my brother and I always help friends with there vehicles and allow them to use the garage as long as there willing to clean it so you never know when I don't feel like cleaning
. We have 3 bays, but sometimes that still isn't enough... Especially with fords and jeeps around the house.
