66 F250

Got the back of the cab painted and installed the bed tonight and its starting to look like a truck again,need to start thinking on what I am going to do about a tailgate. the original is too far gone and I got a 67 to 72 style that will bolt on but after blasted it might need as much work as the original so I need to start hunting on ebay to find a nice one from out west.

I got back on it today and put some primer on the bed sides so time to start blocking and I hope to get some paint on it in a couple weeks.

Not a bad lookin ol' truck.

my 64 benefitted greatly by putting in 3.54 gear set in it.. Not sure on the fuel milage, but I do know it ran a steady 75+ to Bowling Green down and back.. MAde me real happy

It now has paint http://images1.snapfish.com/232323232%7Ffp%3A%3B%3B%3Enu%3D3374%3E2%3A9%3E6%3C9%3EWSNRCG%3D34%3C29556%3B833%3Anu0mrj

You really do have umpteen projects going. I'm sure you can bribe the neighbors off with beer & bar-b-que but what about the codes people?

Its back home now and starting to reassemble,had to order a bunch of small stuff from LMC tonight and looking for a reasonable sand blaster to blast 4 rims and two bumpers. Was going to powder coat those parts but a quart of paint will be much cheaper,this thing is fun to drive as the motor wants to go when the go pedal is pushed. I dont know what was done with the motor but I suspect it has a idle to 400 torque cam.

Its starting to look like a truck now,got all the windows and vents back in the doors along with new channels and vent rubber which was a pain. Need to call the glass shop this and have them order me a windshield and see if they can get me a slider rear window,i am having a hard time finding a good used chrome front bumper so I will grab one out at Starks and have it and the step bumper blasted and I will paint them. I priced powder coating and will cost about 500 not including blasting so I will get a quart of argent silver and epoxy primer,I hope to be driving it in a few weeks and need to sell my beater truck so I can transfer the tags and insurance.

Its back in the garage so I can weld a couple patches in the bed floor and then on to get a spray in bed liner,I was hoping to had that done by now but a drivability issue popped up from sitting too long. I should have the bed liner in it in a few weeks and then its ready to drive and over the summer I will get the wrap around step bumper ready to be installed.

Are you doing the spray in bedliner yourself?

I might try it myself but was planning on having it done.

Nice looking old truck Jeff....for a Ford  haha
Get it finished so you can work on that suburban

Nice looking truck jeff well done!! and the best thing about it it has the right motor and the right name on it!!!!

After a 300 mile trip I need to do something about that stiff suspension and try to squeeze a littlle more gas mileage out of that big block so some changes are coming next spring.

I'm tellin' ya Jeff. Go to Pull A Part and get the springs, hangers and brackets off a late model. Maybe even pick up a higher gear. You can buy a complete rear end for what, $150.00? You got no shortage of torque. Maybe pick up a couple of mpg's. Maybe for the front end, coils out of an F-100 or 150?

I am working on a deal for the complete suspension out of a 67 f100 with a set of aluminum wheels,I do not need the front suspension as I have a 78 that will donate those parts.

That should soften it up.