got to work on the 67 today 5-6-10 flat bed put on

[ares360]

Looks awesome! Keep up the good work!

[seattle67]

Fantastic Steve, it looks excellent!

[SteveC]

i get to test drive it tommorrow.... gonna be fun learning to redrive that truck all over again..... it will accually have power and be a stick shift

[SteveC]

ok not really a up date cause its small and piddlly but i changed the tail lights today to new ones....to fix my umm lack of reverse lights(transmission has no switch on it as of right now).


before long im gonna be doing the disk swamp suffle on this truck which is gonna be a FUN learning experiance for me.

[HRDROKN]

i get to test drive it tommorrow.... gonna be fun learning to redrive that truck all over again..... it will accually have power and be a stick shift

Soooo.... how was the drive?

[SteveC]

very very fun of course with as every manual i first drive i kill it a couple times. I also found that it doesnt like to down shift into 2nd gear. ill probally pull the transmission and rebuild it in 2nd year auto this coming fall or around there.

[SteveC]

thanks every one and another pittily update i got a better protecting bumper


not quite straight and needs painted but its stout

[SteveC]

ok i got to really stop forgeting my camera
still got some good pictures

front suspension is off



steering column removed to be replaced by a ps column


truck isnt going to move anytime soon


por-15 parts





ill have more pictures as i get suspenssion parts put back together next week

[Joshpow]

Those gauges and leds are sweet!

[SteveC]

ok i know i promised id take pictures as i go but i ran out of time and had to hurry plus my old camera broke. but i got some pictures of stuff together.

Drives like a different truck , i still got some things to adjust a bit and get use to but all in all its totally different to drive.

power steering installed and undernieth















different steering collum installed (no longer does the exuse of driving a bit to fast get to be i changed transmissions from auto to manual work not that i speed much anymore) thnx to Convicor

[SteveC]

ok not really much of a update but I have been wanting a 4x4 hi-boy since the days i first saw one.. but wife would kill me if i buy another truck to drive. SO im gonna make this truck a 4x4.
To do so im gonna try to find a 67-77 preferably a 73-77 hi-boy with the FE engine and 4speed.. though i can get any hi-boy and then just use the correct engine stands. This way is so much faster of changing to a 4x4 from 2 wheel drive.\

So im in the market in this area for a rusted out ford truck that has decent running gear... though i probally cant afford much at this point so im still looking.

Ill post updates when i accually find the truck to swap frames with

[AK F100]

Looks great, allthat work and now you want to rip it out.....

Sounds like me.

I'm hoping to buy a couple dentside trucks over the next couple months and build a '73 F250 4x4 (for sentimental reasons).

[SteveC]

not to much work for me just time... the thing that was the most longest waiting on was just getting parts from the store. the engine would go with the truck and the rolling frame would be kept as back up.. break lines all capped to keep stuff from rusting...

and it is pretty typical of me to.. if i had the room id just buy a 73-77 highboy and call that . that but i dont have the room for more than 3 vehicles so i have to settle .

[SteveC]

ok i got started tearing down the 74 f100 4x4 its all ready to have the cab hoisted off so i can pull the engine and clean the transmission and transfer case, as well as the frame and have it ready to have my 67's body put on it.

[SteveC]

suspension bushings all replaced








cab off and engine out