1964 Ford f100 Custom Cab Shortbox restore

[skidoorulz]

I am new here and just found this site 3 days ago. I am in the process of restoring a 64 f100. I have owned this truck since 1978. It had 14K miles on it when I got it from the original owner. I had to marry his daughter in order to get it It has 95K on it now and was time to redo it. I took the first bolt out of it in March 2011, I beleive the 25th. This is a complete frame up restoration and I even took the spring packs apart and painted every leaf seperately. I am going to try and post pictures of what is done so far. I have a rolling frame as of now with bodywork in progress. This truck was ordered as a chrome delete Custom Cab and has a 292 V8 with a posi 4:10 rear axle and 4 speed trans. My son and I have done all the work except paint the frame. We rebuilt the original 292 and hot rodded it a little bit. High comression pistons a mild cam Blue Thunder intake and a Holley 650 4 bbl carb with headers. Other than that, my intent is to make this truck look original. I even welded the dash back in for the original am radio I removed in 1978. I kept the piece I cut out for the new radio and I kept the original radio. I also have the original wheels and caps in the pictures I will post but I think I would like to put a set of American Racing torque thrust wheels on it[album][/album]

[F7BIGJOB]

Where ya from?

[skidoorulz]

I live in Montana and I do not recall this truck ever being driven outside of the state. I am working on posting pictures but am pretty bad at that kind of thing. May have to wait for someone to do it for me

[F7BIGJOB]

search.php?st=0&sk=t&sd=d&sr=posts&keywords=how+to+post+pictures&start=20

Photobucket makes it easy....

[Gritsngumbo]

Sounds like a great project. Waiting eagerly for pics. Love those Y-Blocks.

[skidoorulz]

/Users/mac/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Originals/2012/May 13, 2012/100_2247.JPG

Here is a picture of the motor. If it works Didn't work I will wait

[HiBoy63]

Welcome from Washington state. My son has a lwb 64 F100 CC he is restoring. It has a 235 six with a limited slip rear end. He is going to keep the straight axle and maybe disc brake it. I have a 292 out of a 63 he may rebuild and up grade away from the 235. Good luck with your restore.

[grump]

Welcome from N.W.Ohio.

[PFM-64f100]

Welcome from TX. I hope you get the pictures figured out. We love pictures.

[Hunter's 64]

Welcome from Florida

Danny

[skidoorulz]

Here we go guys, I finally figured it out. Some pictures are a little blurry but you can see the progress.

[skidoorulz]

[skidoorulz]

[skidoorulz]

[skidoorulz]

As you can see the motor has gone throug about 3 different transformations. I was originally going to keep the outside looking original with the original valve covers and 2 bbl manifold and carb and exhaust manifolds. Even with the bigger cam and higher comp pistons it should have worked fine. Then I found the shiny headers and put them on. Then I found the chrome valve covers and put them on. Then I found the finned valley cover and put it on. But then I found the Offenhauser valve covers and then just had to order the Blue Thunder intake to go with the covers then the 4 bbl had to go with the intake. But I am done and the rest will look original with the hood closed with the exception of the Torque thrust wheels that I have always wanted to buy and put on something ever since I was 16.

[skidoorulz]

I am about to get the cab back from the body shop and I ordered a set of cab mounts fron Dennis Carpenter. They seem awfully small and where they go through the mount on the frame the rubber is quite small. 1 inch in dia. compared to the hole that is 1.5 inch dia. Has anyone used these mounts? If so did they work out alright?

[eddieschopshop]

i like how that radio looks on there..
seems to be a pretty clean truck

[HiBoy63]

Nice work on the radio hole repair. I had to do the same thing on my 63 cab. I call it fixing the KRACO mod.

[LM14]

Please, for the good of your engine, throw that Fram filter away. I've seen more pressure related problems traced back to a Fram than all others combined. Motorcraft, NAPA, Car Quest, Wix are all great filters.

Love your progress, your work is really nice.

SPark

[Leeroy]

Looking great, keep the pics coming!