robert's 61 F350

[rwhistles]

Tailgate is back from the sand blaster.



shrinking disc came in the mail today and I gave it a whirl.Didn't take but about 30 minutes of that for me to get tired of that S.
here it is after that 1/2 hr. of disc and hammer and dolly work



I just put a coat of primer on for now to stop any flash rust until I can get one of my boys over here. He can run the disc and I'll do the hard part like slapping the cold wet rag on it LOL.



Its straight enough that a little filler would straighten it out but I'm gonna try to get it as straight a possible so there will be minimal filler used.

[fire truck]

Lookin' good! Anything else going on back there?

[rwhistles]

Funny you should ask that FT.The guy I talked to about powder coating said he couldn't fill rust pits so I have been painting the rims and bumpers.took him 2 rims to sand blast the other day and wanted them blasted white on the front and just clean up the backs a little.went to pick them up and he said would be about another 1/2 hr. they were still in the oven.I asked why did he have to put them in the oven just to blast them and he said I thought you wanted them white.well they came out so good I'm gonna go back and powder coat the front rims and the bumpers.



But that wasen't what you wanted to know about was it? I cleaned up that bumper I got from you and had to do some welding on the left side to fill some deep rust pits that were hideing under the paint.got it painted and installed but gonna pull it and have it powder coated now that I know P coating can hide small pits.




Dosen't look like the same bumper you sent me does it?

[fire truck]

Man, it looks like a million bucks, makes me even happier about saving it from china!

[rwhistles]

Haven't posted in over a year it seems. mainly because my camera took a dump. Ron came over today with limestone and we proceeded to tear the dash apart on my truck. took us most of the day to get it sanded and primed.Ron took some pic's and I'll post them as soon as he gets them to me.

[rwhistles]

got the pic's from ron today.


this is some things I've done but not posted.
pulled the 292 and installed a 300 6cyl.
efi manifolds,clifford intake with the carb from the 292.
it has an efi head for now.
I have a carbby head in the shop getting ported and bigger valves.
the walker down pipe for the efi manifolds came out right in the middle of the rear cross member.
had a custom exhaust bent for it. 2 inch pipes back to a magnaflow 2 in 1 out muffler. Then 2 1/2 inch out behind the rear wheel
new radiator with 2 12 inch fans mounted on a piece of aluminum for now,just needs triming up.

[rwhistles]

got the dash took apart and started tasking all the old paint off.

almost done sanding Ron done most of the work while I piddled with other things.


masked off and primered.



here is a pic of me taking a break on the back of limestone.

[Limestone66]

Glad to see the pics you posted 'Robert'. They turned out better then i thought and all without havin to zoom anything in.



Here is a partial pic of Sherman. Roberts 61 F-350. I love the one tons and Sherman is a prime example if there ever was one.



I took a few of these whilst Robert was messin around with the air compressor.



This little air tool took most of the workload off.



I wanted to snap a few before and after shots but wound up with mostly after. In any event it was a thrill to work on this old truck.

More to come.

[Limestone66]

The end result and a bigger pic. Primed and ready for the topcoat.



Almost everything was masked off.



He may not like this pic but i do. He can always delete it.



Caint have a pic post without ol 'Limestone'.

[Toyz]

Lookin' good, guys!
Paul

[Limestone66]

Robert, surely you didnt delete those cool pics you posted. What happened to the damn pics?

[rwhistles]

posted them now the whole post and pic's are gone. dunno will repost later

[Limestone66]

Well after all, it is Halloween and 'spooky' things are known to happen.

[rwhistles]

here's the pic's that disappeared







I put a high gloss on the bottom and hot rod black on top.

this next guy just keeps showing up in my pic's



decent looking truck.

[Toyz]

H---, Robert, just be glad that "next guy" just keeps showing up Now if you could just get him off the tailgate and back to work, all would be well!
BTW, that's one strange air compressor in the photo
Thanks for (re) sharing the pics!
Paul

[Limestone66]

Oh i'll be around when he needs me, and 'Paul', my 15 minutes wasnt up yet.

[Toyz]

Ron,
It takes me fifteen just to get back on my feet these days!
Paul

[Limestone66]

I love these damned 'emoticons', they tell it like it is, and sometimes the way i feel.

[rwhistles]

been quite a while since I had to do anything to sherman. What started out as a head change ended up in the machine shop for a total rebuild of the engine. Was gonna swap a carby head in place of the FI head but the cyl walls were scored and found out the crank was toast.





Almost got it buckled up anxious to get it running.

30 over hyper 23 cc dish pistons
comp 252 rv cam
zero the deck
ported the head and over sized valves 7/16 studs
harland sharp roller rockers
offenhauser DP
holly 390
arp throuout

[redstone65]

Man, those are some pretty rockers. What valve cover gasket is that? It looks far more substantial than my cork one.