65fordguy's build thread [PICS]
Thanks, Things are coming along.. the kids went to skills usa this week and placed 1st 2nd and 3rd in the state.. heres an update as of today.. getting some blue tomorrow.
since I did away with the 65 filler panel with the turn signals.. I came up with a set of these.
on the lift.. working on my fuel lines.. I got up to the steering gear and
then got aggravated at the fact the line goes behind the steering gear.
Taped off and ready for the blue. Glad my $200 California Tailgate is working out .. needed only a little work to make it straight. . . yeah I know its not a 65.. but hey.. it was rust free, dent free, and cheap!
Hood with a Intercoat (over reduced clear--for between coats and taping off) on it... getting 2 coats of the good stuff when she's all painted up..
since I did away with the 65 filler panel with the turn signals.. I came up with a set of these.
on the lift.. working on my fuel lines.. I got up to the steering gear and
then got aggravated at the fact the line goes behind the steering gear.
Taped off and ready for the blue. Glad my $200 California Tailgate is working out .. needed only a little work to make it straight. . . yeah I know its not a 65.. but hey.. it was rust free, dent free, and cheap!
Hood with a Intercoat (over reduced clear--for between coats and taping off) on it... getting 2 coats of the good stuff when she's all painted up..
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Thanks, yeah I love the color.. I was kinda nervous looking in the Can that it was too dark.. but, boy it came out nice. Some of you purist may not like that we didn't take the white/blue line straight across the back.. I followed the curve of the body line down the back..so the back of the cab is mostly white. I'll post a pic later.
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truck is out of the booth.. we are going to start unmasking it and wetsand it down and get it ready for clear.. + some shots of the shop.. nothing sweeter than a shop full of Fords being reborn... yes thats a 32 Ford Pickup way back there.
The 47 Ford truck up front is an X rat rod getting less ratty.. by the first year guys. The cab was not worth keeping for a resto so the guy made a rat out of it.. a tree did some damage to the roof and side.. so its got a lot of 'character' ... its chopped, dropped, z'd, channeled, and tucked. the bed was narrowed and shortened.. wood bed put in, T bucket gas tank in the bed.. custom chassis with transverse springs. You may also notice the motor is in there backwards.. because of this he had to cut a chunk out of the firewall.. we pick at him about that. Just wrong. lol. but different strokes for different folks.
The 47 Ford truck up front is an X rat rod getting less ratty.. by the first year guys. The cab was not worth keeping for a resto so the guy made a rat out of it.. a tree did some damage to the roof and side.. so its got a lot of 'character' ... its chopped, dropped, z'd, channeled, and tucked. the bed was narrowed and shortened.. wood bed put in, T bucket gas tank in the bed.. custom chassis with transverse springs. You may also notice the motor is in there backwards.. because of this he had to cut a chunk out of the firewall.. we pick at him about that. Just wrong. lol. but different strokes for different folks.
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That is looking really nice!
1964 F 100 - I am going to do "something" with it.......
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1987 Mustang LX Convertible, 2.3 Auto - cruiser.
1994 F 150 XLT 2WD
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Cam L Milan,
You'll be missed my friend.
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1987 Mustang LX Convertible, 2.3 Auto - cruiser.
1994 F 150 XLT 2WD
~ Yes - I adopted another cat..............
Cam L Milan,
You'll be missed my friend.
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working on the new headlights.. had to wire in the turn signals.. really love the way they look. a friend of mine ( who is a retired metal worker) is working on polishing the aluminum head light bezels for me. looking forward to that. Going to get the front roll pan painted ( the kind thats on 4x4 and big trucks ) this week.. and get the bed married back to the truck hopefully this week.. its is just about done. Will post pics!
also, going to go drill off the 64 front bumper mounts off the parts truck.. I want to tuck the bumper in some ... after I get the roll pan on the front installed.. I want to close up the gap.. and this panel vs the stock panel.. fits the contour much better of the re pop bumper than the stocker... plus my stocker was all bent up. my plan is to cut the molded front off the 65 frame horns.. which the drivers side is almost an inch further out than the passengers.. the truck rolled into a poll at some point in its life.. the stock bumper and filler panel were knocked all out of whack.. but, the frame is straight.. the hit only effected the front horn alignment on both sides... once the horns are cut off, get the position right, drill the holes and bolt it up..
Picked up the bed today, its been a long time since the truck and bed have been together... about 3 years.. that old bed has come a long way from the scrap metal we started with.
We still have some places to touch up but we wanted to get the truck further along to make sure no uh ohs happen when putting it back together... and just fix them all at once.
We still have some places to touch up but we wanted to get the truck further along to make sure no uh ohs happen when putting it back together... and just fix them all at once.
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