mines the horn now too

I need to weld a nut to that area so i can remount my hood hinge.....

the back of the area where the hood hinge on the passenger side bolts to - does the dash come out??? am i SOL?? what gives??

wow

ouch on the cost of an NOS tool box - I would sell it fast like and buy some high dollar tools with the loot...lol

donor cab is butchered up - cowl section is removed and roof line removed - pulled the fenders off whilst i wuz at it. Only thing is , I believe the rust in the donor cab to be worse than mines so there is still metal work to do to those pieces..
i will have pics up tomorrow.

questions - I am going to cut a donor cab this weekend for the parts I need, what would y'all do for the cowl? My plan is to use a cut off wheel in a grinder, but for the spot welds would this be a good idea? Planning on cutting the whole shebang, spotwelds and all. Also how do you access the backsi...

Nice build! whats that mess all over your crank? Thin coat of grease - I would not even begin to know where to get Cosmolene. Google did find it, however. m Guys at the 'chine shop said Vasoline would work fine, also. Just thought rubbin Vasoline on my crank in my kitchen would be kinda kinky lol

i just scored about 100 Hot Rod and Car Craft magazines for free off of cl SCORE !!! But the '70's do suck for hotrods

finally a day off (well not really) and was able to go and pic the crank up at the machine shop where I am the youngest by about 15 to 30 years (and im 37) they asked what's it going in and i replied a 66 ford they chuckled and said they used to have one - and told me to check the picture on the wal...

neat - seems like a willies with airbags and rear steer woulda worked

go and buy a decent multi meter if you can - radio shack for no more than 40 bucks m when you figure out how to use the continuity feature it will pay for itself (i am an electrician so I recommend the fluke but ...) and find out where the alternator is putting more than 12-14.4 vdc to what piece of...

progress has schreeched to a halt for a bit - working overtime and side work to 8 every night and not a day off since i worked on the old truck last ...but more money means I can get goodies for the slick havent even went to pic up the crank yet - its done ... azratrod I have not forgot about you - ...

air hammer and good metal blade in sawzall (diablo is the sznit)- couple of cans of pb blaster there was a good article in classic trucks about using a gantry crane from the harbor to remove the bed and cab - no luck on a link I have seen a hoist used to move both however - I saw one cab removed by ...

oh and lets not forget the "paint your car on a budget" book from the bookstore that started this fiasco for $25 + $4 latte crapachino

you were saying "buying a compressor and learning to paint would be cheaper" let me speak from experience on that one - I bought a used compressor in great shape for $400 retails for about $800, hoses another $50, air drier from the harbor $60, assorted fittings $20 ,silicone remover $30, ...

their is hope for this old truck yet - gonna start taking the doors off tonight and stripping the cab - get it ready to weld up the holes and such what comes after that - bed prolly - and funding of course - need a welder bad - i am gonna buy one as soon as i free some cash up - gonna get that littl...

got the rest of the front end off today and a little house keeping done removed the motor mounts - they was dog turd welded on threw away a bunch of rusted and bent stuff - kept the hood hinges, inner fenders and the piece that says f o r d across the front - also kept the stainless from inside the ...

twelve years - then you gotta add that to your build time -