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Jan 25, 2021 11:50:41 GMT
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After basically storing a good friend's Bronco for 11 years (Man, time flies!) he and I both decided it was time to wrap it up and send it home. In retrospect there wasn't that much to finishing it up and getting it driving around, and it was a perfect kick in the backside to get me out to the shop again. Thread on that one here. We drove it around a little to check everything out, and after jockeying schedules for what turned out to be a month, we loaded it up and headed east. My oldest rode shotgun, and we had a great road trip...  And the F250 did it's job as usual...I love my truck.  We dropped off the Bronco, then headed south for another hour for the real reason the boy tagged along:  1966 F-100 with a 240 CI straight 6 and a column-shifted 3 speed manual. Had to take the bumper off to get it on the trailer - which prompted some trailer modifications and possibly some new ramps, but eventually we got it loaded up and headed home   And then yesterday, we beat the rain getting it off the trailer and in the dry. I want to let him drive this project, so we'll see what his priority list actually looks like, but we'll start this week with changing fluids and figuring out exactly where we are on it. Probably ought to throw the bumper back on it to start. If there's interest, we'll share as we go...  |
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Kron
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Jan 25, 2021 15:25:12 GMT
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If you're interested in details, I'll do a thread on it. Is it done yet?  |
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Last Edit: Jan 25, 2021 15:25:30 GMT by Kron
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Jan 25, 2021 15:33:42 GMT
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Perhaps change the title to draw folks in ... |
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Jan 25, 2021 19:46:52 GMT
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The thread name made me look, but maybe my tastes are a little off-frequency?! Looks like an interesting project. I'm in for any updates
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Jan 25, 2021 19:48:34 GMT
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very nice
yes please on the project updates
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dazcapri
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Jan 25, 2021 21:03:52 GMT
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Yes definitely worth a thread and a better title, and calling grizz again |
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Mk3 Capri LS
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Jan 26, 2021 17:07:59 GMT
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If you're interested in details, I'll do a thread on it. Is it done yet? Title has changed, and it's a beautiful day today so I'll get some detail shots and share them as we change fluids and check things out. You won't believe how clean this thing is underneath... |
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Jan 26, 2021 19:48:04 GMT
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Well.
Of course there is interest.
In everything.
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Kron
Part of things
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Jan 26, 2021 20:05:41 GMT
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Is it done yet? Title has changed, and it's a beautiful day today so I'll get some detail shots and share them as we change fluids and check things out. You won't believe how clean this thing is underneath... That's it, I'm in and bookmarked. Looking forward to this one. Thanks |
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Last Edit: Jan 26, 2021 20:05:59 GMT by Kron
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Jan 28, 2021 21:04:49 GMT
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Ok, so it took a couple days to get back out and photo-document the underside, but here's the not-so-shiny side:   1965 was the first year of Ford's "Twin I-Beam" front suspension, and it was enough of an upgrade over the previous industry standard solid front axle that it lasted 55 years under the half-ton pickups, and is still used on 2wd F250 & F350 trucks, rare as those may be. Check out how dry everything is under the front end... Front cab mounts, a problem area on these:  Floor pans, from underneath:   There are a couple pinholes in the driver's (left) side where the heel rests, but they won't hurt anything for the time being. Cab corners, the other notorious rust spots:   Under the bed:      Interior:    240 cubic inches of 6 cylinder smoothness:   As a matter of fact, the only rust I can find in the truck is in the battery tray (blown over with spray paint)  And the radiator core support body mount underneath it:  We'll get to those over time, but the main idea with this one is to drive it and take care of what comes up. |
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Got the bumpers bolted on...   |
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Got it out for a drive this weekend:  Next up is popping the wheels off to take a look at the brakes and wheel bearings, it's got a shake under hard braking I'm not completely comfortable with, and it kinda groans in turns at speed. Shifter isn't nearly as good as the Bronco's was when it left, so that might get a look see soon, but topping the priority list is the passenger door mirror glass and the windshield seal. It came with new door seals and back glass gasket, so those'll get done before we start spending any real money too. Still loving it! |
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Apr 19, 2021 17:29:29 GMT
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As I probably should have expected of a teenager, letting him drive this project has been an exercise in patience for me...but we have gotten some things done. Replaced the windshield and back glass seals... From this:  to this:  to this:  And behind, from this:  to this:  to this:  And from this we learned how important it is not to be lazy and try to tape off seals, especially when you know good and well they're going to have to be replaced anyway. Oh well, it's fine for a driver, and it's not like the rest of the paint is much better than "presentable" anyway. I proved that "you can get in the engine bay with that engine!" is not an exaggeration while replacing the rubber fuel line...  We changed the thermostat, and I ended up cracking, then replacing the housing...   We got the passenger door mirror in:  And got wipers on it, which we need to tweak a little yet:  And, we've just been enjoying driving it around from time to time:  Ordered a fuel sender float for it yesterday, our investigation into the non-working gauge revealed that there wasn't one. We'll see if that gets everything squared away, but for the most part this has gone suspiciously well so far... |
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PhoenixCapri
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1966 Ford F-100PhoenixCapri
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Apr 19, 2021 17:34:25 GMT
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Ooo that's rather lovely, really like this particular shape of F-100.
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Apr 20, 2021 15:20:59 GMT
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Ooo that's rather lovely, really like this particular shape of F-100. Thanks! It does seem we got a good one. I spent a few years preparing for this, asking questions and showing him trucks to narrow down what he wanted, and this is the body style he chose. Started out looking at the 61-62 "Unibody" trucks, but when we concluded that he didn't really want a "start from scratch" project and this one came up, it made the most sense. If nothing else, it's a great base to build whatever he decides he wants it to be. |
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Jun 30, 2021 14:28:36 GMT
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So things have happened... The float did fix the fuel gauge, but not before running it out of gas prompted a fuel system rebuild, going through a replacement pump from Rock Auto that pumped way too much pressure, it'd blow right past the needle and seat and gas was running out of the carb. I went through the carb a couple of times, finally doing it right only to find that there were 3 check balls and a check weight missing. No pictures since I don't fancy gasoline all over my phone, though. Got through all that and it's running sweet as can be, then we took it on a short drive letting the boy take the wheel...we were about a mile and a half from home when a big THUNK whump whump whump whump made us pull over. Limped it home and popped the wheel off only to find that the lugs were no longer fitting the hub:  See the space around the one in the lower right? That one's still in since I had to tack it to the hub with the welder to get the nut off. It just so happens these hubs were only used from 65-67, Ford only sold them as a unit with the drums, and they're no longer available or reproduced. So I had to scrounge around and found some from a 66 being parted out, but in the meantime I took this opportunity to replace all the wear items in the front suspension.   You can see the bushings were past their best. Whatever the actual mileage of this truck is, the rubber is 55 years old, so it's time.  I thought I was going to have to do the kingpins, but a couple shots of fresh grease tightened them right up. I got it back on the ground last night and took it for a test run, I need to get a couple more lug nuts and it'll be all buttoned up. |
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Jul 17, 2021 12:27:42 GMT
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All back together now, and we've done a couple of ~45 minute drives in it building confidence. All the crucial things are working well enough, but I'm still not completely happy with the brakes, so I think I'll pop the drums off and make sure they're not oversize. The new shocks are pretty stiff too, I might poke around and see if there are some softer ones out there. We did add a third LED brake light to help out other drivers who may not notice the standard ones:  It may be a bit "modern," but the primary reason for installing it is to get reverse lights (still working on fabricating a switch since the 66 has no provision for them) and it disappears nicely when off:  The biggest burr under the saddle when driving has to this point been the turn signals. The switch had lost the detents, so it was a guess when they were off, and a hard bump would often actuate the left blinker. The brake lights weren't 100% consistent either, since the blinker circuit cancels those, and monitoring them was something you had to think about constantly. So replacing the switch was in order. It's a bit of a task on these old Fords, since you have to de-pin the plugs and pull wires through the column to do it right. The shift collar has been replaced on this truck, and the obvious shortcut of chopping the wires had happened.  And since they'd already been cut, it made sense to cut them and de-pin the plugs on the bench...making sure we knew how to re-pin them correctly.   Even so, we ended up re-pinning them one at a time so there were no questions. Pop the steering wheel off, remove three screws and pull out the old switch:  Then one by one, feed the wires from the new switch through the column and up out of the slot here:  Tedious work indeed, but once done everything got wrapped and tidied up:   And now the turn signals work as expected, they don't turn themselves on and do turn themselves off. Amazing how something we normally take for granted can be so satisfying... |
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He wanted a cupholder, and I wanted to play with my welder and some techniques picked up from Fitzee...     I need to find some close-enough matching paint, but I'm reasonably pleased with that. Also did a few less photogenic tasks; replaced the plastic cord battery hold-down with a generic set up intended for that purpose, which highlighted that I need to order a battery tray, and replaced a tailpipe hanger that broke on the school run this week. Plan has him getting his actual license next week, and it'll go on full daily duties. |
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Nov 14, 2021 12:29:34 GMT
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This has been doing daily duties for about a month now, and so far, so good. He did have to learn how to work the heater (far right knob, pull for heat, twist for fan) and the interior light ("Would you look at that, it works!") but other than poorer-than-expected mileage it's just been doing what it's supposed to. I may try to lean the carburetor a little, but it runs so well I'm hesitant to mess with it.  |
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