Pictures - Its back in one piece, yay!

Effie · Post by **Effie** » June 28, 2009, 8:26 pm

I started to say "finished" F100 pics, but it's far from finished. These are just updated pics. Some from the show, some from some places I stopped on the way home.

From my other thread, ya'll know we were getting down to the wire. Some was my own fault for not using my time wisely. But Thursday we took it for a test drive, put probably 50 miles on it. Got home and finished the details, like I covered the door panels, and we were putting in the headliner at 2am Thursday night/Friday morning. Then we got up at 6:30 Friday and headed to Pigeon Forge, TN for the truck show. I stopped for gas and calculated 12mpg, not bad, but my speedo isn't hooked up, my brother was following me and says, "do you know you're running like 75-80?" I was like, uh no! I figured he would have called if I needed to hammer down or let off. Haha. Anyhow, yeah, the dang thing runs gooooooood. :thumbup

So here's some pics from the show:

There was a real nice '56 parked next to me and I got all artsy-fartsy with the reflection in my baby moons.

Then on the way home I stopped at this covered bridge and took a couple pics:

Some random sunflower field:

Some old building I spotted:

The train depot in town:

Yes, I'm putting the trim back down the sides. I'm gonna try to strip the anodizing and polish it and clean it up before I go and drop $600 on a whole new set of aluminum trim. I also have NOS fender emblems, but the holes were too small due to paint build up, so I gotta drill it out some before I can put them on.

Anyhow, I had a great time at the truck show. I'll post more pics later, right now, it's time for bed.

62galxe · Post by **62galxe** » June 28, 2009, 8:29 pm

looks good. glad it went well. nice piks also.
kenny

semotrucker · Post by **semotrucker** » June 28, 2009, 8:46 pm

Lookin sharp Melissa...thumbsup all the way around.

Cam

Gritsngumbo · Post by **Gritsngumbo** » June 28, 2009, 8:55 pm

Your truck looks great! Thanks for sharing the photos.
BTW: What are you planning on using to get the anodize off your trim? Let us know how it turns out.

MeanMan66 · Post by **MeanMan66** » June 28, 2009, 9:10 pm

very nice

Anthony · Post by **Anthony** » June 28, 2009, 9:25 pm

Looks great Effie. Make sure you get us pics when you get the trim polished up and on.... Anthony

Post by **Greg D** » June 28, 2009, 9:44 pm

VERY pretty Truck Melissa. That shiny black paint and those chrome steelies and baby moons are pure poetry! Glad to see you have her on the road again!

ezernut9mm · Post by **ezernut9mm** » June 28, 2009, 10:14 pm

that truck looks good "posing" for the camera. good job, now come into the chat room.

Michelle · Post by **Michelle** » June 28, 2009, 11:30 pm

Milissa, are you the same girl that I use to talk with about ten years ago. At the time we were both pretty active on the FTE web pages. I finally got to meet you at Pigeon Forge. I had the purple 56 F-100. Are you the same girl?

Michelle

Max · Post by **Max** » June 28, 2009, 11:38 pm

Very nice work! Great pics too!

Effie · Post by **Effie** » June 29, 2009, 5:18 am

Michelle wrote:Milissa, are you the same girl that I use to talk with about ten years ago. At the time we were both pretty active on the FTE web pages. I finally got to meet you at Pigeon Forge. I had the purple 56 F-100. Are you the same girl?

Michelle

Oh My God, yes!! How are you?! I thought about you awhile back, but couldn't find you on the internet anywhere. I'll send you a PM.

Thanks everybody for the replies and comments.

I talked to Tom [6166junkyardog] and he told me about some kinda acid truckers use that I might try to find. I have some old pieces of trim laying around I'm gonna try before I experiment with my good trim.

I'll let ya'll know what happens.

64low-n-slow · Post by **64low-n-slow** » June 29, 2009, 5:35 am

Melissa,

Eastwood sells a stripper for anodizing. Don't know how good it works, but their products are usually good. I used sandpaper and elbow grease on my grille.....

Michelle · Post by **Michelle** » June 29, 2009, 9:05 am

Effie wrote:
Michelle wrote:Milissa, are you the same girl that I use to talk with about ten years ago. At the time we were both pretty active on the FTE web pages. I finally got to meet you at Pigeon Forge. I had the purple 56 F-100. Are you the same girl?

Michelle
Oh My God, yes!! How are you?! I thought about you awhile back, but couldn't find you on the internet anywhere. I'll send you a PM.

Thanks everybody for the replies and comments. I talked to Tom [6166junkyardog] and he told me about some kinda acid truckers use that I might try to find. I have some old pieces of trim laying around I'm gonna try before I experiment with my good trim. I'll let ya'll know what happens.

What a pleasant surprise to once again find you after all this time. Like you I was trying to locate you a while back. I had found Dave's old e-mail address and tried it but it bounced. I think it was his e-mail before he had left his wife. Do you ever hear from him anymore? Anyway, I am going to try and make it to Altoona next year. I will see how many slicks I can haul up on the trailer just to keep all the guys in the truck stops on their toes.

deviant1 · Post by **deviant1** » June 29, 2009, 11:28 am

Melissa,
Your truck looks great put back together. I knew it would after seeing the after paint pics. The Pigeon Forge show was an event I was hoping to make as I was finishing up the work on my ride, but I need a little more time. Great job at pushing yourself to get it put back together and reaching your goal.
Oh, and those wheels are perfect for a black truck!

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » June 29, 2009, 11:33 am

its beautiful.

Activated Org 64 · Post by **Activated Org 64** » June 29, 2009, 1:16 pm

Thats my kind of truck.

Ray

Johnny Canuck · Post by **Johnny Canuck** » June 29, 2009, 2:05 pm

Dats Purdy!!

slick4x4 · Post by **slick4x4** » June 29, 2009, 9:29 pm

hey !! your a GIRL !.........

im kinda jealous of your skills

....its R E A L L Y nice

kstones63 · Post by **kstones63** » June 29, 2009, 10:29 pm

Melissa,
Your truck looks great finished. I am glad to see that you got done by your deadline.
I will post some pics from the F100 Western Nationals last weekend and I took one just like you did with the truck in the hubcap.
Congrats,
Kevin

castruck_1964 · Post by **castruck_1964** » June 30, 2009, 9:43 pm

Melissa
He looks happy to be back to gether and on the road again.
Little black is looking great and will be even better when you get Him finished. Keep up the good work. Maybe we will get to see him in person next summer in Altoona.