66 f100 with air ride and cummins

[thenephilm]

Sent my front wheels out to a place Marsh Racing Wheels in Arkansas who are changing the offset and rehooping the wheel for a disc brake setup so that I don't have to modify the calibers. Today we got the control arms narrowed two inches but they can't go on until I get the wheels back which should hopefully be this week. I also got the front clip on the truck and the radiator mounted. Some new goodies arrived yesterday in the form of my new intercooler, piping, and my new hood hinges as mine were apparently shot. Tomorrow will be finishing up the control arms and hopefully get my pedal situation squared away.

[thenephilm]

Got the pedals mounts and modified to work. Throttle cable is installed and working and the seats are also installed. Filled in the giant hole in the dash from someone's haggard radio install as well. Trying to have this at a show in April so I am busting my hump to get it there.

[thenephilm]

Picked up my brake calibers today and spent several hours welding on my bed. Had to quit as the monotomy was killing me and so was my back lol. Should have it finished up tomorrow along with a hole cut for the stack. Bed comes off on sunday for more welding on the suspension in the rear and to finish the underside of the bed.

[thenephilm]

Well a full tank of welding gas and a lot of wire later, the bed is entire welded up. What a fun job that was lol. Going to shave the stake pockets tomorrow and work on mounting the hood and mounting a battery tray.

[HiBoy63]

Hi Justin great build going on here. You dont see to many 3/4 tons being rodded. Your comment about space for the battery had me come take a look why no room for it. Now I see why. I was thinking under the bed but it sounds like that space is all taken up to. It will be fun to see this one on the road good luck with it.

[totten]

Any progress this month? All Ford show june 30th at high school,exit 19 union center blvd by Queen City Mustangers. Stop by if you can,Tony

[thenephilm]

Got my pedals installed, which was fun because I had to jog them over quite a bit.



I got my lokar throttle cable installed and it works rather well.



Here is a picture from its first show in April. It wasn't running but it was in one piece. Working on the house currently but should get back on it here in July once my house stuff is done.

[rickairmedic]

Justin good to see you back at it . Hurry up so you can come to Louisville ( maybe we can con Gary into comming from Indiana) and we can have a Slick lifting party:D. I am just about ready to pull my Uni shortbed off its chassis .



Rick

[thenephilm]

I would be down to help whenever lol. I went to balls to the walls on it before the show to get it ready and take it. Its going to one more show in July as is then it is getting blown back apart to run all of my lines, paint the frame etc.

[rickairmedic]

I was planning to go to Beatersville yesterday and started blowing apart the garage friday night and just couldnt stop yesterday and misssed the show . I am hopeing to have my truck at the Street Rod nats in August under its own power ( still ugly ) but running and driving .


Rick

[thenephilm]

Mine probably won't be running until next year realistically. I have some rust repair on the bed to do before I can even blow it apart again and lots and lots of grinding lol. I would love to be able to drive mine though, would make it a lot easy to get on a trailer lol.

[rickairmedic]

I understand but you did a true custom with hand built frame and cummins engine swap . I am cheating rolling the full 62 chassis out from under mine and rolling aan 88 Crownvic chassis with the 302 and AOD that came in the vic still in the chassis . I intend to use as much crown vic as I can to " hopefully " make my build a little easier .


Rick

[thenephilm]

Sometimes I wish I just put a v8 in it with a mustang II setup and some coilover lol...and bought a truck from Arizona with no rust lol. Unfortunately, I never seem to do things the easy way and usually blow things out of control.

[rickairmedic]

LOL My uni is from up here for sure . One of the reasons for doing the chassis swap is a good chunk of the bed floor is already gone and the floorpans have been halfass repaired already at some point in its life . Needlesss to say I will be fabbin floorpans and a new inner bed . Course theres also that Big Back window lurking in the 63 Longbed in the backyard that will be making its way into this one .



Rick

[thenephilm]

I had thought about doing the big back window conversion at one point. But unless the truck was completely trashed, I would have a hard time butchering it lol. I would love to have a restored shortbed uni with a bbw.

[HiBoy63]

Sometimes I wish I just put a v8 in it with a mustang II setup and some coilover lol...and bought a truck from Arizona with no rust lol. Unfortunately, I never seem to do things the easy way and usually blow things out of control.

Were is the fun and challange in doing things the easy way.

I thought we had it tough out here in the west till I started seeing pics of what alot of you guys in the midwest and east start with. I feel like we do it the easy way out here and its still a handfull.

[CM Sackett]

Cannot wait to see this BEAST unleashed! (where's the Two Thumbs... WAY, WAY UP! when you need it?!)

[rickairmedic]

Sackett since Justin is stringin us along here . Heres a preview of future events .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nN4NVaE9GW8



Rick

[thenephilm]

Lol that does look appealing. I am not a huge fan of the bag setup in the rear though, he should have a bridge bar in there otherwise the bags will eventually spread the frame.

[HawaiiKid]

Comin along!