1964 F100 body and paint, with a little mechanical stuff too

[therealjoeshmoe]

DUDE! IT LOOKS GREAT!! I LOVE THOSE TORQ THRUST D'S

[64f100sixcylinder]

Thanks! I'm dying to drive it, but the seat is at the upholstery shop, and was supposed to be ready today, won't be ready until the end of the week.....hopefully

[1965fordf100]

Looks great! What is the specs on those wheels, (size...back spacing), and what size of tire are you running?

[64f100sixcylinder]

The wheels are 15x7 American racing,I think the back space is 3.75. Front tires are 235/75r15, rears are 30 9.50 15.

[1965fordf100]

The wheels are 15x7 American racing,I think the back space is 3.75. Front tires are 235/75r15, rears are 30 9.50 15.

Thanks! Those look great...I might go with the same setup or close to it

[64f100sixcylinder]

I got the seat back from the upholstery shop this morning. Foxies Tops did the work, and it came out great. He added some padding to make it more comfortable and the cover fit looks good and straight. Installing the seat was pretty easy, I had to make holes in the new carpet for the seat bolts. I used a soldering iron to make nice round holes that wont fray. I then installed the cluster, ran a sending unit wire to the gas tank that is now under the bed, changed the oil, and went for a ride. It was a round trip, so that was good. I just have the tailgate left to buff, and a few other little items then I'll be done.

[LM14]

Looks great. Thanks for the "hole thru carpet" tip. Fought that battle too many times.

Congrats!
SPark

[skidoorulz]

Nice job and nice choice on wheels!

[64f100sixcylinder]

I finally got around to buffing the tailgate. With some help from my son I was able to get it installed without any scratches, I used a lot of masking tape to protect the paint. The pics aren't that great, the sun was facing me. I still have to paint the glovebox door and install the air vents. I noticed the right front wheel cylinder appears to be leaking, so I'll try to get that replaced tomorrow

[64f100sixcylinder]

The leaking right front wheel cylinder was an easy fix, I took it apart, honed it, put it back together. I would've like to have bought a new one but it was special order and I didn't want to wait, anyway it's fixed. I finally got around to painting the glove box door, it came out nice. After it dried overnight it installed it, and a new liner. I also put some fresh satin black paint on the fresh air vents and put those back in. My emergency brake handle was broken, I bought a replacement from LMC. The LMC handle is not an exact replacement, but looks correct once installed

[64f100sixcylinder]

I picked up some blue seat belts on eBay, the seller didn't know what they came out of, but they look like F100 belts to me. So they arrived today and I cleaned them up and installed them. There are holes in the floor already but they would put the retractors in the way of the seat. So I had to drill a hole for the retractors, but the other two holes near the center of the seat worked out fine. I had install hardware left over from a generic seat belt set I bought for another car, so I used the bolts and plates from that for this install. The plastic chrome on the buckles is peeling off, I'll address that later. To make the holes in the new carpet I used the soldering iron again, it'll give you nice holes and eliminates carpet fraying.

[therealjoeshmoe]

LOOKS GREAT!!!

[JOSHF100]

What a great build!... I wasn't to sure about the blue at first but it too looks great.

One idea on finishing the carpet edge... There is a product called "carpet transition strip" for finishing the edge of carpet where it meets/stops along finished concrete floors in commercial buildings... It's aluminum and made in a "J" shape. The exposed bead is around 1/4" with about 1" for under the carpet. I think it is made to bend if needed....
just a thought.

Randalll

[64f100sixcylinder]

Thanks for the carpet edge tip, I'm still holding out hope that I'll find correct trim. I missed a set on ebay last week, the seller listed them as pick up only, so I asked if he'd ship them and when he replied that he would, I was mowing the lawn by the time I finished mowing they were sold...for $75 with free shipping. I may try the transition trim you mentioned until I find original trim

[KSB65]

I am having trouble getting my tailgate installed in my 65 short box with a roll pan like yours. Is there a trick to installing it?

[kstones63]

I am having trouble getting my tailgate installed in my 65 short box with a roll pan like yours. Is there a trick to installing it?

Some roll pans are closer to the tailgate than others. I made sure that mine was up that close because I didn't want to see much of a gap. Mine was within about 1/2" of the tailgate so I modified the right side mount so that I could bolt both sides on and slide the tailgate on like a newer truck does. You will have to take the tailgate off to adjust it so it may take a while but it works.



Kevin

[orangeRcode]

Awesome job. I'm envious of your many skills. What do you do for a living if I may ask?

Love the truck and Mustang. I'm a Mustang guy too. I currently own 3 which is down from 5 or more in various stages of repair. LOL

[orangeRcode]

Do you have any plans to paint the FORD letters on the tail gate?

One more question I've got to ask. I see from the tag you are in New York. Where did you locate such a relatively rust-free truck up there?

[64f100sixcylinder]

Thanks for the compliments. I am a professional firefighter, and have been working on cars since age 13, helping my father when he painted cars in the garage. I have no plans to paint the tailgate letters, mainly because I think it wouldn't look right on my truck, although I do like the painted letters on a stock appearing truck. I found the truck near Rochester NY on Craigslist, but the truck was brought there from Tennessee by the previous owners father. When I saw the truck in person, I made one lap around the truck checking each wheel well for repairs as I went, I found none. As I came back around to the front of the truck I made the guy a $1500 offer which he quickly accepted. I was thrilled to buy a southern truck and he was happy to have it gone.