Ok, been a while…. But I am slow…. Decided to go with epoxy for the finish…. My first epoxy project, so some lessons learned. Still have some odds and ends to wrap up, but Doug stopped by last night and helped me get it in the bed. https://i.postimg.cc/rs7xrmLg/IMG-3165.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/Yqm1...

Making some progress on my wood bed insert. Putting the gears and lightning bolt as an inlay in the bed. Initial inlay fit and sanding. https://i.postimg.cc/cHtHMDLB/IMG-3005.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/W43ttpRK/IMG-2999.jpg Fitting the corner pieces to the frame… now for test fit in the truck. https:/...

With bed frame done, I used this plastic insert on bottom of frame to provide some padding. https://i.postimg.cc/HxW8TC3y/IMG-2820.jpg Now to start on the wood, I am using old mahogany paneling from a house installed in the 50’s… so I ripped the boards down and created some glue ups. Ran them thru t...

Saw this on YouTube, not my video…

https://youtu.be/_MZNn_998DM

With outside mostly assembled, I started working on the bed. I wanted to put a wood bed insert in to give the look of a wood bed. There is a guy around here with a nice dent side that built one and it looked good. This is his bed below. https://i.postimg.cc/6qC9TTbj/IMG_1925.jpg He used a plywood un...

Had a great time at the F100 show in Pigeon Forge this year. Just some of the really nice slicks at the show. https://i.postimg.cc/qvfqnKsJ/IMG-2592.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/ZKv0CHys/IMG-2587.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/XvkrnvyV/IMG-2603.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/VkMSHgf0/IMG-2609.jpg https://i.postimg....

Ok, got title and tag on Friday, and 4 wheel alignment. So was off to the races, Debbie and I were out for leisurely shake out cruise… and all of a sudden, smoke out of the back and oil pressure dropped to nothing. Pulled over and oil was pouring out of somewhere… my heart just sunk. Doug came and p...

Post a pic of your truck so we can find you and say hi.



We have taken blue truck past couple of years, taking Green Truck this year.

Jeff

Looking forward to it… I have seen you mention your 66… but I didn’t see any pictures, tell me what your your truck looks like so I can find you.

Goes for anyone else on slicksixties, would love to meet some of the people in person at the F100 show in a couple of weeks.

Jeff

Final assembly completed… at least all of the parts are bolted on. https://i.postimg.cc/hP6LtL7j/F7-A6-BFFE-5-C8-C-496-A-A8-D1-CAD676-D4-B01-E.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/d1sdxngW/B36-FFB95-DFEE-4-E09-856-A-DCD463-E325-CB.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/N07mDZC9/13-ACC6-EE-A3-DE-4622-8017-30-B36-A261951.jpg h...

What ? And lose those cool fenders… Naaa.. I like the flatbed look… shows off all of that frame work you did.

Finished wiring and installation of taillights this afternoon. https://i.postimg.cc/8zPt9c4T/F59-E63-BE-8-ABC-48-B0-A15-B-2-C3-A81-F1609-E.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/PrH6b28p/C9-FA7404-C282-4-C41-8-CF0-3-E74-D68-F25-A0.jpg Went with 67 buckets and lenses so I would have backup lights. Decided to leave...

K, big weekend… got the bed installed and a few other items. https://i.postimg.cc/pdcXqJzH/2775081-E-3-B8-F-4191-8-D5-A-5941-FC96-F7-EC.jpg Hoist thru the center 4 bolt holes went great… used some small wood blocks when I sat it down to remove the eye bolts. Doug’s suggestion… thanks Doug. Previousl...

1st test drive… just to test the basics.

https://youtu.be/V4MHuSNh_F0

I have one from the 65, but not sure how to tell 4 speed version.

Yes, trying to get ready for the show in Pigeon Forge… we have gone last few years with the blue 63… so a lot to do… but hoping to test drive and get bed on by end of this weekend.

Making progress on the the front end…. Can’t work on truck this weekend, but will be ready to put the bed on next week. Blacked out perimeter of grill. https://i.postimg.cc/zBHgMRyb/C56-DE83-C-2-F0-D-4166-A484-55-E3855-D6820.jpg Picked up headlight bucket from Carpenters. https://i.postimg.cc/GhwkWz...

Took out a second mortgage and went over to Dennis Carpenters to pick up some Knick knacks that I needed for assembly…. Picked up new parking light lenses and some hardware / adjusting screws for headlights. https://i.postimg.cc/j2n6qn3N/0-E7-C4036-B3-A1-484-F-A06-C-BF343-D51-EE65.jpg Went to put he...

Had great Easter weekend… finally got pretty, had big time Easter egg hunt with my grandsons… and also had time to work on the truck a little, don’t get much better than that. Got the door weatherstripping installed, so I could start final assembly. I wanted to have the fenders off for the weatherst...

Got the cowl lacing on today….on the 63, I used the tacks etc… this time decided just to use the 3M weatherstrip glue. https://i.postimg.cc/sDZwhn3W/53-A01615-B4-D2-44-F9-84-D0-66750803907-B.jpg There seems to be some different opinions on the correct positioning of this… but my unmolested 66 has it...