Still some wire cleanup to be done, but pretty much done with the engine bay. Next is lowering it and then shortening the frame for the shortbed.

It's ALIVE!!!!!!!! http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f114/doggbonecustoms/EngBay.jpg After about a month of tweaking, adjusting, cleaning, rewiring, painting, cussing, recussing, plumbing, etc. etc. etc. , the 'Ole Girl is ready to be fired back up... Primed the carb and BOOM! She started right up! ...

Well, the V6 turned out to be an Inline 6...! Makes more sense... Huh?!?!? Truck was total junk and the seller, nice as he was, was pricing it out of nostalgia. Had a bunch of new sheetmetal as well, but suddenly was not included in the originally posted price. So, the search for a new bed continues...

Update... One man's trash is another man's treasure... My Flairside bed was in really rough shape, but hey, you never know??? So I threw it up on Craigslist and sure enough sold it to a guy for $150! Took about 30mins to remove it from the frame with about a 2 hours of shooting the wind. Man I love ...

Update... Concerning the body lines, I am no expert on these Beast's at all and definitely would not have been excited if it looked off. When I saw it, it looked like it would match up well. So I called the owner of the Salvage lot and he said that it was entered into the computer incorrectly and it...

Rick,

HOW, different? I was not able to take any measurements when I laid eyes on the body.

Thanks,

JB

Update on the 'Ole Girl... While trying to track down a set of Steelies, I was directed over to a local Pick 'N' Pay and Lo & Behold... A '68 Short Styleside! I can get the bed SUPER cheap! Sooooo, back to my original idea of chopping the rear chassis and installing the short bed on my long Flai...

Daaaaaaaammmmmmmnnnnnnnnn!

Nice! Love all the details...

JB

It will fit... Watch out for the manifolds in relation to the steering box and frame rails. You may want to just switch to headers. You will probably have to shorten the drive shaft due to the longer set up. LMC has a kit for the engine mounts, we fabricated a new Trans mount. Everything else is you...

Thank you much guys... Looking into your suggestions as we speak... The shop where I worked at years ago, we took a non-running '65 Short Flair and in 4 days built this... http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f114/doggbonecustoms/62%20Ford/photo.jpg Drove it up to the Jalopy Showdown in Pa. Had a few h...

I have been on here for about a month, and really digging the info I have discovered. Here is my project and what I plan on doing with her... http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f114/doggbonecustoms/62%20Ford/photo11-1.jpg First... Picked her up, clear title and running for $600 (plus $50 to get her t...

Looks awesome!

And be safe in the fact that any little mistake you make will scream out it's presence at you, but no one else in the world will notice it...

JB