Remaining Items on my project list. Road Ready: Water Temp Gauge Oil Pressure Gauge Drive Pulley and Balancer Install Install Heater Core/Blower (need hoses/clamps) Brake Booster install Tune Carb- Learn how Vacuum Lines, crank case vent Set Timing- Have parts Speedometer Cable Tire on Passenger Rea...

Still working on the patina. Took it for a drive to pick up out Christmas tree, broke necks the whole way there and the boyscout troop we bought the tree from thought it was pretty cool!

I took off the belt and the knock went away. Ordered a new balancer and pulley.

Stealing 20 minutes a day right now. Life has been busy, but at this pace it will be on the road in about 2 weeks...

Started patina work. Leveled with scotch Brite pad then scuffed through with 800 grit. Buffed with 3M compound. Very happy now to do the rest of the truck.

I am going to get rid of the rest of the yellow paint in the interior this week and then patina the turquoise to show the black in some places.

Out in the sun curing up...
Bedlining the sides.. It is a run around afterall... needs to be tough.

More paint prep.. In the homemade booth..
The color is not a ford color (gasp) it is actually 799 GM (think 1957 belair)

Won't go into a ton of details because I don't know much about the history. Here is what I do know it is a 1965 F100 stepside was originally an I6 and a 3 on the tree, It is now a 289 with c4. The truck has been painted at least 6 times that I can see, and someone swapped a 64 grille and header pane...

I have been working on my 1965 with a Mustang 289 and c4, and I have been trying to track down a "knocking noise".. PO told me it was the mechanical fuel pump which I replaced only to still have the same sound. I spent some time with a mechanics ear and was unable to locate the sound anywh...

Bought this ole nasty f100 as I always wanted to build one as a weekend home depot truck/ motorcycle hauler.. Found a rust free southern truck that needed some love. Someone did a number on the paint over the last 50 years but that will be corrected soon. It's a bit of a mutt with the 64 grill and h...