1965 Ford F-100 Restore
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brandonwh64 (06-26-2013)
04-13-2014, 01:16 AM
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*UPDATE 4/12/2014*
I have not had time to work on my truck in a good long while but I took all of saturday *well most* and had a goal in mind. I wanted to get the I beam out and atleast get it were only needed to finish removing the spring towers and the steering box. I also had a buddy of mine help me remove the bed and sit it were I can pound some of the dents out of the bed and prepare it for protective liner. All thats left for the front frame rails is to remove the cold welds and get whats left of the spring towers off and finish removing the crossmember so that I can clean up the frame for the panther suspension. I also inspected the cab bushings and they look to be old and dry rotted so they will be replaced as well. I also took my surfacing disc kit and cleaned up the back of the frame under the bed but I forgot to take a picture of it before I left. I am going to locate a empty fire extinguisher and make some frame notches so I can flip the rear end then once I have it cleaned up and prepped for paint I am going to do a couple of coats of black to the whole frame. I am searching CL, pull a part, and other sites to find a deal on a panther suspension for the truck since that is what it is going to take next to get this truck sitting on the ground.
I have not had time to work on my truck in a good long while but I took all of saturday *well most* and had a goal in mind. I wanted to get the I beam out and atleast get it were only needed to finish removing the spring towers and the steering box. I also had a buddy of mine help me remove the bed and sit it were I can pound some of the dents out of the bed and prepare it for protective liner. All thats left for the front frame rails is to remove the cold welds and get whats left of the spring towers off and finish removing the crossmember so that I can clean up the frame for the panther suspension. I also inspected the cab bushings and they look to be old and dry rotted so they will be replaced as well. I also took my surfacing disc kit and cleaned up the back of the frame under the bed but I forgot to take a picture of it before I left. I am going to locate a empty fire extinguisher and make some frame notches so I can flip the rear end then once I have it cleaned up and prepped for paint I am going to do a couple of coats of black to the whole frame. I am searching CL, pull a part, and other sites to find a deal on a panther suspension for the truck since that is what it is going to take next to get this truck sitting on the ground.
