65fordguy's build thread [PICS]

65fordguy · Post by **65fordguy** » December 8, 2010, 5:38 pm

Decided I needed to start a build thread this is pictures from start to current.. will update.

Day we bought the trucks.

the parts truck.. bed donor.

65fordguy · Post by **65fordguy** » December 8, 2010, 5:47 pm

the power plant..

86 mustang 5.0.
rebuilt, built up, cam'd up...

Installed

65fordguy · Post by **65fordguy** » December 8, 2010, 5:49 pm

Suspension upgrade no. 1 . . . more to come in the future.
1975 f100 disc and power steering take off. all rebuilt and good as new.

65fordguy · Post by **65fordguy** » December 8, 2010, 5:56 pm

so it begins with the bed.. 98?? dodge bed floor grafted in.. rebuild rear cross member...and hide away door install for mustang gas tank install

now welded up and getting ready for primer.

65fordguy · Post by **65fordguy** » December 8, 2010, 6:04 pm

half way point... just before going into body shop earlier this year.

here it is at a car show.

love this picture... looking into a 31 model a side mirror.

By null at 2010-12-08

65fordguy · Post by **65fordguy** » December 8, 2010, 6:12 pm

Body Work begins.
striped down.

holes are being filled.. including the
old gas fill location.. formed the metal and welded up.. fiberglass.. then filler
to smooth it out.

Nose Badge

May do something like this.. maybe more subtle though.

the 64 upper valance mated to the 65 grille shell.. letter holes filled.

Radio Antennae hole

Along with about 30 other small holes where various things have been bolted and screwed into the body.

65fordguy · Post by **65fordguy** » December 8, 2010, 6:15 pm

Body work has started.. and close to getting primer.

65fordguy · Post by **65fordguy** » December 8, 2010, 6:20 pm

Interior sanded down, cleaned up and primed.

65fordguy · Post by **65fordguy** » December 8, 2010, 6:23 pm

What Im shooting for. Marlin Blue and White... wimbledon?? maybe??

minus the art work.. and long bed.

65fordguy · Post by **65fordguy** » December 8, 2010, 6:29 pm

The wheel I plan to use... may end up with salt flats

65fordguy · Post by **65fordguy** » December 8, 2010, 6:37 pm

the truck that got me liking the cragar 390s.. at the showme f100 ozark run

another one at the same show.

slickmainer · Post by **slickmainer** » December 8, 2010, 8:05 pm

so thats what it's like to have a shop, tools and skills.

65fordguy · Post by **65fordguy** » December 8, 2010, 8:16 pm

Ha.. I wish I had that shop! Its a good friend of mines.. he lets me work on it there.. He is a Auto Body Collision teacher at the high school here.. the truck is back and forth between the two. I get labor from the kids.. and the expertise of the teacher. who by the way has a 65 slick semi gloss red and white.. cv front end.. its a cool daily beater that he and the kids built last year. workin on mine this year and a 48?? willys panel wagon.. mid 60s chevy pickup.. and a handful of panel jobs.

So.. I feel your pain about the shop! hoping one day I'll have my own.. having grown up with my dad who had a shop. I miss it.. but, for now the garage is my kingdom!

slickmainer · Post by **slickmainer** » December 8, 2010, 9:12 pm

thats cool the high school still has an automotive part. those are the first cut when budgets are done up here. kinda sucks

65fordguy · Post by **65fordguy** » December 8, 2010, 9:23 pm

this school has many career centers.. autobody, carpentry.. they build a house from nothing.. iron works.. computer.. other geeky things.. wood shop.. and some form of botany or forestry.

Arkansas has put forth an initiate to build up programs that put kids who arent "college material" to get them in trade schools.. and some leave the program and go right to work for shops. and what not.. its pretty cool..

abrasilian · Post by **abrasilian** » December 9, 2010, 12:26 am

WOW! great job man, looks awesome. a lot of work. makes me feel like I'm in over my head with my truck. I took automotive in high school. we didnt have body work though. I wish we did.

65fordguy · Post by **65fordguy** » January 27, 2011, 5:59 pm

the hood is looking great.. just need to tidy up the area where we got rid of the badge.. it needs a little tweaking.. but looking awesome.

getting the waves out of the bed.

fille hole is looking good!

I've got a clean radiator support to fix the rot on this one.. would replace it
but its slightly different.. so. just a fix.. dang shame to cut up the good radiator support! But, it'll be worth it.

1st coat of primer and fixing a few waves and small dings that popped up after primer.. the guys are doing a great job.. can't wait to see what we come up with next.

Post by **Greg D** » January 27, 2011, 9:22 pm

I like the Cragar 390s with the gray center - don't care for the seam in the all polished version so I went with Rodmasters.
I considered the gray center Salt Flats - I didn't like the even if they make a mistake they are your wheels because of they are special order only. I also didn't want to wait 4 months as I was quoted.

65fordguy · Post by **65fordguy** » January 27, 2011, 9:35 pm

4 months!!! to make a set of wheels!! wow.. Where did you get the Rodmasters from?

Post by **Greg D** » January 27, 2011, 10:01 pm

American Racing made them - they were out of production when I got them. As a matter of fact I got the last 2 15x8s in our bolt pattern that existed - anywhere. 2 of the wheels came from the west coast - 2 came from NY I think.
Summit also sells a wheel the looks a bit like the Rodmaster and is a polished one piece wheel - you'd have to switch to a 4.5" bolt pattern though. They are priced well though. Summit also has a center cap similar to the Rodmaster 3 bar spinner center cap with the lug not cover like the 390s (Wheel Vintiques).

http://www.summitracing.com/search/Bran ... toview=SKU

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/WVI-5503-1/