Project truckenstein!

[Bumpside Collector]

I have wanted a short bed Ford for a long time to fix up but I could never find a good one or one that wasn't too pricey. I have a '67 that was originally going to be a parts truck but I think now it will become Project Truckenstein. Here is the truck I am starting with....


It is a 67 Ranger that has seen better days but it has some potential. The cab floors need to be replaced but the cab supports are great. There aren't too many dents in the roof either. One cab corner has some rust but it isn't too bad. The bed needs some help inside but the outside is pretty solid. The right fender apron is shot and the core support is trash too. I was able to find a complete front cap for 150 bucks that has like new fender aprons and the core support is in great shape. The battery tray isn't even rusted out. Here it is.......




I'll post up some more pics and give some updates later.

[Bumpside Collector]

I'm going for an old school look for my truck. I want the flat black paint job with some brighter color highlights. I thought turquoise wheels with baby moons and a turquoise pinstripe down the middle of the bump. I'd like to find a drawing of a bump that I could import into paint and play with the colors a bit. I would like to do some turquoise highlights on the front as well. Maybe part of the grill or the bumper but I'm not sure. I'm looking for a good manual tranny. The truck has a 289 or 302 in it now with a T18 I think. I was reading about the T19 in the tranny forum so that is probably what I'll go with. I'm calling this project Truckenstein because it will have parts from just about every year bumps were made. I want to keep the interior 67 but the exterior doesn't really matter too much to me. The engine is still up in the air. I have a 460 that would be a beast but I also have a 5.0 that I might drop in there. I'll decide about that after I do some more work on the frame and body. Here are some pics of the tear down.....

[jnash40]

looking good can't wait to see more

[papabug71]

Dang, someone paid good money for that fancy pin strip job on your donor fron end !

Keep up the good work

[Bumpside Collector]

Dang, someone paid good money for that fancy pin strip job on your donor fron end !

Keep up the good work

Ya and the 15 layers of paint that are chipping off in big chunks. I hope the fenders on it are good. I don't really need them but I still hope they are good so I can have some spares.