To keep everybody up to date on the slow progress. I ordered and received the pan hard bar kit that I ordered from NFAMUS METAL. In even better news. I have received my antique license plate from Vermont. That was biggest worry in this whole project. And now that it is resolved I can fully focus on ...

My wife and son just got back from a trip to Vermont. I finally have the paperwork for the truck getting handled. Hopefully I get that back soon. I had all the paperwork ready to go and then we were hit with having my son and a hurricane within a couple months of each other and the paper work got lo...

The 4 link rear suspension parts finally came in on March 14th. The links are 44" center to center. I'm debating on whether to paint them when the frame gets painted or get them powder coated after I get the brackets all welded. 13050 Tonight I am hoping to be able to raise the frame up enough ...

I haven't given up, just got tied up with life. I have everything removed from the donor truck. That includes the front suspension & steering, the engine, transmission, driveshaft, and rear axle assy. I finally have a empty driveway again for the time being. The wife wants me to pressure wash th...

C4TE-6059-A - Steel timing cover --- SOLD

C3AE-6059-A - Aluminum timing cover. FOMOCO. $100 obo buyer pays shipping. 12943 12944 12945 C4TE-6059-A - Steel timing cover. FORD HD Industrial/Truck 330/361/391 FE is what they originally came on. Painted recently. $75 buyer pays shipping. 12940 12941 12942 C7TE-6059-B - STEEL timing cover. FORD ...

8) Taking the engine and transmission out through the top was a success. My wife and I only got caught up a couple of times on the engine cross member. I am really good about putting bolts back into holes after I remove a part so I don't miss place them. This time that is what actually got caught. O...

8) I'm going to give it a go at taking the engine and transmission out the normal way tonight. If that doesn't work I'm going to do it the way you suggested Bill. I'm hoping that I don't have to though since the cab is in pretty nice shape and I don't want to cause any further damage to it that what...

8) I successfully lifted the cab from the frame. All four cab corners are all rotted out. Put some 2x4's in between the frame and the cab to give me the space that should be there. I was able to get the 4 torque converter nuts off in the first try. Only one made me work for it. I have ordered and re...

I am still in the process of taking apart the 1990. I've been volun-told to go to the beach almost every weekend since I have gotten the truck to my house. With beach season coming to an end, hopefully I can make more progress soon. I have all of the wiring, gauge cluster and switches undone from th...

Last night I sprayed down all the bolts and nuts that hold in the rear differential and drive shaft. After my son went to bed I went back out for a little bit. I broke my T45 socket on the driveshaft bolts, so I moved on to the rear shocks and sway bar links. By then I got frustrated with the mosqui...

I'm definitely hoping it goes as well as I am thinking it will. The frame that I already started on is in a lot better shape than this 1990 one. Believe it or not the Vermont frame is a lot less rusty than the 1990 from New York. That and the 1990 frame is cracked in a couple spots in the rear. Befo...

12922 12923 I found this gem on my letgo app the other day. It was listed as a 1990 F350 for $800. After I start looking at the truck I realize it is not the F350 as advertised. Instead I got lucky and it is a Ford Super Duty. 7.3L IDI, automatic transmission, 2WD, 1ton Dually axle. We switch out s...

:D Saturday morning I got up early to make sure I finished up all the tacking I had left to do. All I had to do was tack the smaller pieces under the notch plates. Then I took the frame over to the shop for the final welding. To begin with the welder thought he was going to be working on the frame t...

12913 12914 Last night my little helper wanted to get a little frisky. He saw me hammering a bracket off the frame so decided to grab one of my smaller hammers and go to town. Then he found my welding helmet. Crazy thing is it almost fits him on the smallest setting. I'm sure by this time next year...

. nuts.gif Since my last update, I have been able to get all the pieces of the LH notch tacked into place. 12906 12907 12908 12909 Last night I was able to get the frame prepped for the RH notch to be tacked. I plan on attaching all the plates tonight after work. Then hopefully if its not too late I...

4/20 - My son stayed awake longer than anticipated, so I wasn't able to do as much as I wanted. I did however get to finish up the passenger's side rear cab corner. I was definitely having issues with it burning through last night. But it is finished for now. I'm going to do all my welding before cl...

4/17 - I had my brother make a trip to Gulfstream Steel to purchase myself a 20' 3"x4"x1/8" rectangular tube. That night I measured out pieces for rear of the notch and cut them to length. My though behind this design is to give it better ground clearance when entering a steep drivewa...

12896 12895 12894 12893 I decided to take a little break from working on the rear of the frame. So I decided to design and make some front bumper mounts. I haven't decided if I want to make a custom bumper or use something close to factory. The bumper that came with the truck is twisted on both end...

12892 Lets just say that the Dewalt angle grinder definitely makes a world of difference. I'm now cutting through that metal like butter almost. I've gotten enough plates cut out so far to do one side of the notched frame. I think what I am going to do for the rear of the notch is cut off the old r...