Excellent. That's the info I needed. I'll keep an eye on the coil and let you know how it goes. Much appreciated!

That's good to know! I was worried I might damage the coil. So since the resistance is in the wire, I should be able to pick up 12V on the ignition pole of the switch, right? That would be the simplest and cleanest. Any comments?

Thanks for the excellent information. I plan on implementing many of your suggestions as soon as I can. Is resistance wire readily available? As an alternative would it be feasible to use an external resistor, and if so do you have any suggestions? Will a full 12V charge damage the coil? I have a fa...

I appreciate the input but I have checked the tank and it is spotless. The fuel pump and fuel filter have about 10 hrs. total on them. I'm fairly sure it is an electrical issue since performance improves when I jump 12V directly to the coil. I know points won't last long that way and I'll have to fi...

Thanks for the input. The fuel filter is new, and I have eliminated the condensor with electronic points so I'll have to look further.

No, I just have a new standard coil.

Hey all. Just got done rebuilding the 390 in my '65 F100 and it idles great. Around town is fine too, but when I get up to hiway speed it seems to miss. EVERYthing under the hood is new, so I checked the power to the coil. It's 8-9 volts at idle which seems about right, but I figured it could be som...

I appreciate the compliments. Carribean Turquoise and Wimledon White was always my favorite as a kid, so when I got the chance I took it. Went with DuPont for the Turquoise; they were the orginal providers and no one else seemed interested in supplying it. Good luck with your resto!

Thanks! I'll look them up.

Wow! That is a sharp truck. Gotta love the '66 shortbeds. I got my bumpers from LMC as well, and I'm happy with them so far. The thing was I didn't have the original bumpers to start with, so re-chroming was out of the question. You are right about the fit on the front, but the 64-65 from LMC lines ...

Thanks for the kind compliment! I'm quite proud of it, actually. The really good news is I had it appraised and it's worth more (a little) than I have in it. I've never had a project turn out like that before. I can't wait for clear roads to get the damn thing out. We've been below freezing for almo...

Hey all. I've got a question about mounting a standard speaker in the dash. When I got my truck the speaker was held in place with screws through the grill slots in the dash. I didn't figure that was correct, but have just recently bought a really nice speaker on ebay, and it came with its own black...

It sure looks like dwbr's bumper fits better than either of mine. Both styles I have appear to be too wide overall, and don't curve back into the truck at the corners the way you would think they should. Still, if you don't have a correct core for rechroming, I'd say the LMC 64-66 bumper is a resona...

Sure, I can take that picture but I'm going to be out of town this weekend so I probably won't get it posted untill early next week.

Yeah, like I said it looks as if the arc is a bit flat and I don't have an original to check against. Still, it fits better than the other and that IS a good thing, as you say.

Hey all! Here are the side-view pics I promised. I don't have any "before" closeups to compare them with but perhaps you can zoom in on the accompanying full side shot. As always, contact me with any questions. http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm275/timharbach/BumperPics003.jpg http://i2...

Man, those are a couple of nice rides! Gotta love that '66 grille.
I will try to get some side pictures of the new bumper this week (I didn't drive the truck to work today) and put them up.
As I said before, the differences are subtle but definite.
Hope this helps.

Well, here are the promised pics. While there is an obvious difference in the length and sweep of the returns, it will be up to the individual as to whether or not said difference is significant enough to warrant the purchase. Personally I'm very happy with the way it fits, but I needed a new bumper...

Well then I hope-to-god I'm right 'cuz it seems everyone is excited about the possiblity and they'll p.o.'d at me if I got their hopes up for nothing. hunting.gif What's funny is that it wasn't much of a risk for me to take a flier on the bumper anyway; the '71 bumper I have has scratches and discol...

Yes, I plan on taking both pictures this evening if possible.

You know, I didn't realize this would be such a big deal as I hadn't really been looking for a front bumper. If this works I'll have to hit LMC up for a kickback!