mines the horn now too

I need to weld a nut to that area so i can remount my hood hinge.....

the back of the area where the hood hinge on the passenger side bolts to - does the dash come out??? am i SOL?? what gives??

wow

ouch on the cost of an NOS tool box - I would sell it fast like and buy some high dollar tools with the loot...lol

donor cab is butchered up - cowl section is removed and roof line removed - pulled the fenders off whilst i wuz at it. Only thing is , I believe the rust in the donor cab to be worse than mines so there is still metal work to do to those pieces..
i will have pics up tomorrow.

questions - I am going to cut a donor cab this weekend for the parts I need, what would y'all do for the cowl? My plan is to use a cut off wheel in a grinder, but for the spot welds would this be a good idea? Planning on cutting the whole shebang, spotwelds and all. Also how do you access the backsi...

Nice build! whats that mess all over your crank? :shock: Thin coat of grease - I would not even begin to know where to get Cosmolene. Google did find it, however. http://www.goodson.com/store/template/product_detail.php?IID=8761 Guys at the 'chine shop said Vasoline would work fine, also. Just thou...

i just scored about 100 Hot Rod and Car Craft magazines for free off of cl SCORE !!! But the '70's do suck for hotrods

finally a day off (well not really) and was able to go and pic the crank up at the machine shop where I am the youngest by about 15 to 30 years (and im 37) they asked what's it going in and i replied a 66 ford they chuckled and said they used to have one - and told me to check the picture on the wal...

neat - seems like a willies with airbags and rear steer woulda worked

go and buy a decent multi meter if you can - radio shack for no more than 40 bucks http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2103176 when you figure out how to use the continuity feature it will pay for itself (i am an electrician so I recommend the fluke but ...) and find out where the ...

progress has schreeched to a halt for a bit - working overtime and side work to 8 every night and not a day off since i worked on the old truck last :( ...but more money means I can get goodies for the slick :D havent even went to pic up the crank yet - its done ... azratrod I have not forgot about ...

air hammer and good metal blade in sawzall (diablo is the sznit)- couple of cans of pb blaster there was a good article in classic trucks about using a gantry crane from the harbor to remove the bed and cab - no luck on a link I have seen a hoist used to move both however - I saw one cab removed by ...

oh and lets not forget the "paint your car on a budget" book from the bookstore that started this fiasco for $25 + $4 latte crapachino

you were saying "buying a compressor and learning to paint would be cheaper" let me speak from experience on that one - I bought a used compressor in great shape for $400 retails for about $800, hoses another $50, air drier from the harbor $60, assorted fittings $20 ,silicone remover $30, ...

their is hope for this old truck yet - gonna start taking the doors off tonight and stripping the cab - get it ready to weld up the holes and such what comes after that - bed prolly - and funding of course - need a welder bad - i am gonna buy one as soon as i free some cash up - gonna get that littl...

got the rest of the front end off today and a little house keeping done removed the motor mounts - they was dog turd welded on threw away a bunch of rusted and bent stuff - kept the hood hinges, inner fenders and the piece that says f o r d across the front - also kept the stainless from inside the ...

twelve years - then you gotta add that to your build time -