new '68 4x4! Project - Update 9/28

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got the exhaust finished up today, came out good. now to start working on the cab again.

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After the exhaust I took a nap and then slid the frame out from under the cab. That was a fun 1 man job. Now its sittin on wood.

After I strip the firewall, and the underside of the cab ill plop it on the f250.

[69CSF250]

cant wait to see this put together... looking good!

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Finished stripping the firewall and then put a few coats of POR-15 on it. Also stripped half of the back of the cab and por-15d that too. I painted the firewall, and back of cab before everything els because I would not be able to paint it easily while on the truck because of the engine, and rear tube bed.

This weekend I hope to get some guys over here so I can get the cab into the garage and tip it back So I can get the underside stripped and painted, then put it on the truck. Also tig welded up an exhaust hanger and mounted it.

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I machined a shifter "knob" today for the 4 spd today out of aluminium. Other than that ive just been stripping the cab. Also got some pics of the exhaust mount.

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got the cab into the garage today, stripped and por15d the floor. Also cut out the spot so the back of the cab will clear the t-case mount. Hopefully Tomorrow ill put it on the truck

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cab is on, cut out part of the floor, So i can make an aluminium removable cover

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[1971ford]

are you planning on giving the truck a paintjob?
if so, what color(s) are you thinking of painting it?
you are fast at putting that thing together!

im going to be drooling all over my keyboard once its all together!

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are you planning on giving the truck a paintjob?
if so, what color(s) are you thinking of painting it?
you are fast at putting that thing together!

im going to be drooling all over my keyboard once its all together!

Yes its getting a paint job once I strip the entire thing. Im thinking a dark red or even a dark orange. Im really not sure yet though.

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Not much of an update, other than running most of the brakes and welding for about 2 hours straight inside the cab, and still didnt finish due to I ran out of wire with about a 4" weld to go! I had to notch part of the cab out to clear the t-case mount, So I boxed that in and then made a t-case shifter on the lathe that ill have pictures of tomorrow. The inside of the cab is what im focusing on tomorrow, I hope to get it ready for paint, and paint it all on friday. Then I can install my intake manifold, finish running the brakes and figure out what im doing with the steering box. After all that is clear I can actually start to mount front body parts.

I really know nothing about building an entire truck from the ground up so everything is new to me. A little overwhelming but im trying to just get one thing done at a time and then move on to the next thing.

Ill have alot more pictures tomorrow.







here is what I cut out so the t-case mount wont hit the cab. Ive boxed it in and will have pics of it soon.

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Finished all the inner-cab welding today, finally. Mounted my-t case shifter I machined and started designing the cover for the trans/tcase shifters, its gonna be tricky though.

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started on the trans cover today, got about half way done. I decided to go with steel instead of a removable aluminum cover. Ill finish it up tomorrow and have pictures.

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trans cover is done and the inside of the cab is finished, just need to get a better camera so I can actually take pics inside the cab. I got a fender mounted today and this thing is tall! Im thinking of 38 or 42" TSL's.