wyatts 65 4x4

quietwyatt · Post by **quietwyatt** » March 14, 2010, 5:30 pm

Here's a pic of the motor after clean up and inspection. It will be going back in as soon as I get the firewall cleaned and painted.
Sorry for the poor pic quality. I'm using my cell phone.

greenindian · Post by **greenindian** » March 15, 2010, 7:31 pm

Wyatt:
Motor looks good. Cleaned up real nice, looks to be a solid mill in your truck. Did you repaint the valve covers already? If not they look great.
Damon

1965fordf100 · Post by **1965fordf100** » March 16, 2010, 12:36 am

Lookin Good! Nothin better than a nice clean power plant!

quietwyatt · Post by **quietwyatt** » March 16, 2010, 1:10 am

Yep, We repainted the valve cover and the engine. The fan and pulleys are also painted and ready to go on after install.
I like a clean engine, Makes it much easier to work on.
Should look real purty sittin in between the new inner fenders along with the freshly painted firewall. I'm gettin excited just thinking about it

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Thanks guys.
Wyatt

Alan Mclennan · Post by **Alan Mclennan** » March 16, 2010, 1:42 am

Crikey Wyatt!, you aren't hanging about are you!, and about the pic`s, I thought you were using my photographer for a sec!

quietwyatt · Post by **quietwyatt** » March 20, 2010, 11:22 pm

Well, Today I finished the lower door hindge on the passenger side.

I had to cut the battery access panel out of the new floor pan after I installed it. I believe in the saying," Waste not Want not".
My battery tray was rusted out bad so I used the piece that I cut out of the floor pan and used it for the bottom of the battery tray.
I also had to trim part of the floor pan off at the hump , so I used that piece with the other piece to make a lip so the battery was protected better along the bottom and also would keep it from shifting out of the tray.

Here it is all together and sprayed with undercoat to protect it from the elements.

Thanks for looking at my daily driver project.
Wyatt

Anthony · Post by **Anthony** » March 21, 2010, 7:55 am

lookin' good Wyatt. If you keep moving at this pace you will pass me up!!

Looks like we have very similar projects and ideas. Mine will be my Daily also when she is done.... keep us posted on the progress, your Slick is coming together nicely.....

quietwyatt · Post by **quietwyatt** » March 21, 2010, 8:22 pm

Well, the passenger side is done enough to let me move on to the driver side.

So, Here we go again. Yikes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

jwh f-100 · Post by **jwh f-100** » March 21, 2010, 9:35 pm

Looks great!

Sinc · Post by **Sinc** » March 22, 2010, 9:01 am

Outstanding! Keep up the GREAT work!

Max · Post by **Max** » March 22, 2010, 9:05 am

Very nice work! Same stuff I did to mine - lower door pillars, floors (no battery box though, mines under the hood).

MadMaxetc · Post by **MadMaxetc** » March 22, 2010, 7:13 pm

Is there a sertain order you need to replace all the metal in the last picture?

I need to do the Floor, Step, Riser, Pillar, and everything behind it.

quietwyatt · Post by **quietwyatt** » March 22, 2010, 8:45 pm

Dan, I don't know if there is an order to do this.
After I cut the floor and kick panel out I had to make a new kick panel 1st which goes all the way to the bottom of the part that the fender bolts to.
Then I had to refab the whole part that the fender bolts to.
Then I tac welded the lower hindge panel in place to get everything lined up. Once I was satisfied with the way everything lined up I welded the hindge panel in place.
Then I welded the floor pan in and put the cab mount up under into its position and welded it in place. My floor pan was not long enough so I had to add another 3" to it. If you look close enough, you can see where I added it. I over lapped that part so the water would not be able to find its way in easily. I have a tool to make a 1/2" lip for over lapping. I'm not saying it is the right way to do it but it makes it a lot easier to spot weld it in.
Then I cut the hole in for battery access. I put bondo around the edges to help seal it from the inside. I will also use some kind of caulk on the under side. Once that is all sealed I am going to undercoat the whole underside.
Once I get both sides finished, I am going to get a bed liner kit and do the whole inside of the floor. That should seal that baby up nice.
The best advise I can really give you is take your time and think it through. It's almost like putting a puzzle together. Take measurements before you cut it apart. That way you know where things go.
I'm sure there are several ways to do this. My way probably rates close to the bottom of the list.
Remember, Measure, Think, measure, think and measure and think again. Good luck and maybe someone else can offer a better way.
Wyatt

quietwyatt · Post by **quietwyatt** » March 28, 2010, 8:32 pm

Drivers side lower hindge support finished.

The light at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter or is that a different light coming at me

Wyatt

quietwyatt · Post by **quietwyatt** » March 29, 2010, 9:33 am

I just realized I made the hump in the center a bit too wide. The fender won't sit back where it belongs due to the upright brace in the back side of the fender. I will redo that part sometime this week. Too many hours of burning the mid night oil. That's when mistakes start popping up.

quietwyatt · Post by **quietwyatt** » March 29, 2010, 10:45 am

The front of the driver door was rusting below the hindge. that was cut out and replaced.

jwh f-100 · Post by **jwh f-100** » March 29, 2010, 4:48 pm

Looks great man!!! Keep the pics coming.

slickmainer · Post by **slickmainer** » April 2, 2010, 9:15 am

how do you fix this part?

Mine is rusted there too. Do you just start welding pieces of metal together? Does that part have a name?

Paranoid! · Post by **Paranoid!** » April 2, 2010, 11:47 am

Hey great work!!
Keep'm coming!!

I believe I would dub that the PITA Support.

quietwyatt · Post by **quietwyatt** » April 2, 2010, 12:17 pm

Gregg, I don't know what that area is called but I have a few names for it that I would not rather post. But yes what I did was welded pieces in and shaped them as I went. I've been useing 22 gauge metal. It's stiff but still easy to work with a hammer as you progress. I'm not saying it is the right gauge to use but it works for me. I should take pics as I go so the members can see how I did it. The undercoat covered up the weld seams pretty good. I will be repairing the hump that I made too big so I will post a few pics on that. Thanks for asking and I will keep the pics coming.

Russ, The pita pretty much sums it up

Wyatt

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