Guess the first question would be the length. I have several good all steel C/M brand flat beds here; not even sure of lengths. I might consider a trade, just a long way to travel. Paul I'm pretty sure it's 12' long... I'll double check, though. Looks like the stake pockets on the side are set up f...

How exactly is that F O R D on the metal ? Hard to tell in a photo .... Is it painted ? Or raised metal ?? If it's painted ... to me just another stake bed.. Raised metal might be a real item for a diehard Sorry, hard to tell from the photo. It is raised metal. This is a genuine Ford bed, which is ...

Toyz wrote:Guess the first question would be the length.
I have several good all steel C/M brand flat beds here; not even sure of lengths. I might consider a trade, just a long way to travel.
Paul

I'm pretty sure it's 12' long... I'll double check, though.

I picked up a stake bed today, with the intention of using it on my '73 International Pickup. When I was loading it, I noticed that it's a Ford Factory bed, with FORD stamped in the back. My project will require me to cut & modify the bed- And I really hate to do that to a factory bed if I can a...

Thanks- I've built a few models before, but never a car/truck... I've done some railroads, ships, and planes. I am also an artist, so a lot of the 'skills' translate pretty well. I didn't know those resin models were out there- Though for the price difference I think that I did fine with the bank, I...

Pretty much done now. http://i984.photobucket.com/albums/ae326/andgott/Model%20Truck/FrontView_zps5a2033ea.jpg http://i984.photobucket.com/albums/ae326/andgott/Model%20Truck/BackView_zps79deb7b5.jpg http://i984.photobucket.com/albums/ae326/andgott/Model%20Truck/TopVoew_zps2c55e8a7.jpg Now I've got t...

simonscr wrote:Looking nice! What did you make the bed out of?

Thanks. I scratch built the bed out of styrene plastic and wood.

Thanks, Everyone. Getting stronger by the day and looking forward to getting back to work on the truck! I had a followup appointment yesterday with the cardiologist, and I am looking at at LEAST 4 weeks until I can get back to work, if not a little longer. Hopefully I'll be able to turn a wrench a b...

Thanks... I just wish it was as quick and easy to work on the real thing! BTW, how old are you. Just curious, as I'm seeing lots of friends have major heart problems at a surprisingly young age. I'm only 34- All this came as a bit of a shock. I've never had health issues- I had a physical every 6 mo...

I had Triple bypass surgery about two weeks ago, and am kind of limited in my activity at the moment... I am not supposed to lift more than 10 lbs- I told my wife that a wrench ways WAY less than that, but she didn't buy it. So, While I'm waiting 'till the doctor says it's OK to start turning wrench...

I'm not sure what it is about this project... But every time I get started, something comes along that makes me stop! First it was the new baby... Then the move/new job, now I'm going to have surgery next week and will be 'out of commission' for several months. Grrr.

Painfully slow progress here... But I did get out to the shop for a little while. The core support is still not off, so it's time for the saw. I DID get the passenger side inner fender off at last, I had to cut one bolt. Gas tank is out, windshield off, and dash off. http://i984.photobucket.com/albu...

Ooops... I posted in the wrong thread...

I meant to tell you how incredible this looks. I've been following along. It will be a great resource when I start to put mine back together!

-Andrew

Rusty 63 wrote:Two bars. Right, left, right, snap!

That's the plan... I was a little too busy to get out to the shop today, and besides that, it was a little on the cold side out there, But I'm going to go at it with the breaker bars next...

If that doesn't work, I'll try the sawzall...

Looks like you've made a good start. One of those boats will look pretty good behind that slick Thanks... I've already pulled one with it- The red one, which is a 1960 Glasspar Citation that I restored- http://www.agott.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10001/TruckBoat.jpg As for the bolts, I'm going ...

Another day... Whoever put this truck together did an, um, interesting job of it... There are fasteners of all sorts- One fender required a 1/2", 7/16", 10mm, and 12mm sockets to remove. I doubt it came from the factory that way. There were also a few drywall screws here and there, too. Lu...

Now that i've got my new shop built, It's time to start restoring my truck. This is going to be a LONG one- Time / budget are limited- But now that I have a dedicated area to work on it, that will no longer be a problem, I'll be able to work on it as slowly as I need to! I've restored a lot of boats...

Yeah, it's nice to have all that space... It is bigger than my first house! The move was sudden, so the poor slick had to live in a Harbor Freight plastic garage for a few months while the shop was built- Including some VERY extensive excavation work since I live on a heavily wooded hillside. But- I...

I haven't been around much, life has been BUSY. You might recall that I had started to restore my '66. I found and repaired a new cab, started bed repairs, and had acquired most of the parts I was going to need. But- I had a lot of life changes get in the way. My daughter was born, our first child.....

Looks GREAT! Where did you get your material?

I'm going to be making mine, though that part of the project is a ways off... I've done lots of boat upholstery, so hopefully this won't be too different

-Andrew