brachunky
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Nov 30, 2018 16:15:20 GMT
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So even the ugliest sister can look better with new shoes 'eh? Well after spending sometime online looking at steel wheel options, @ Mr S on here suggested I post on a local Coffee N Cars fb page. A few hours later and I was off to see (and subsequently purchase)a set of said steels from a gent with a lovely 56 F100. Really pleased with them. Pictured with his partially covered baby.
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Last Edit: Nov 30, 2018 16:41:55 GMT by brachunky
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brachunky
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Nov 29, 2018 12:06:17 GMT
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brachunky
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I also keep looking at this advert. But £1500 seems like an insult to such a cool car. Ebay? Yeah, I just couldn't take that! So it was on eBay, but normal seller troubles, someone bought it then went radio silent so halfway through a dispute. Doh! Try place it on the fb page "American Trucks in the UK and beyond" You may have better luck there.
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brachunky
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12V LEDs, large battery and cheap solar panel - caravan supplies. Or small porter's trolley to wheel the battery back to the house for recharging. That's what one of my boys did in his rented council lockup. He also had an inverter to give 240V to run the 18V charger for the battery power tools. Exactly what I did! I had a pair of 10w led lights running off a 110amp leisure battery (get one of these rather than a car battery) and it would last for ages before a recharge was needed.
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brachunky
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Pickups?brachunky
@brachunky
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Some very valid points made by Mr Popper. You also need to consider whether you need 4x4 or not as many of the non car based pickups have versions of them. Although I have owned many coming from a country where pickups are often the main family runabout, do you really need all the extra bits and bobs of a 4x4 or not? Personally a 2wd is nice from a modding perspective as its less complicated and usually a bit easier to lower if that's your thing.
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brachunky
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Wow! Thats a challenge indeed.You took a chance for very little money so hats off to you for that but it does look a bit too far gone for me.Whatever you do, keep us posted!
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brachunky
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Nov 26, 2018 16:45:03 GMT
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Pretty much what I found out although my point (poorly put across) was whether their was an originality factor in keeping the stuff on. Tis MOT exempt so no issues there! Opinions are welcome! There is no legal requirement to keep it on over here. Its a pity that pump is most likely a very low output unit otherwise could have made a little compressor for air horns or tyre inflation
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brachunky
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Nov 26, 2018 10:24:36 GMT
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Opinions required! Being a Californian truck, even in 67 it had smog kit(emissions) fitted to the engine which according to a few, didn't really work anyhow. I can't make my mind up whether to strip it out or leave it standard even though the intention is to run the truck standard for a few years.(always a risk this could change as my head is always full of ideas!)
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brachunky
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Nov 24, 2018 19:50:38 GMT
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Much much better! Still a good shot with the airgun, still have some SADF training in you
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brachunky
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Nov 24, 2018 19:46:37 GMT
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Nicely chosen, legit even by US standards. I had a very similarly spec'd Ford truck from the early '70's a few years back, and I worked it as hard as I'd work a modern truck. It did really well, driving for 100s of miles at a time fully loaded. The 6 actually does pretty well on fuel. People here always begin in 2nd gear because the first is so low. The clutch and the steering are both very manual and heavy, making this a very masculine truck to drive. Mine had the same gun rack, which are also commonly used for fishing poles here. These manually shifted Straight 6 Fords are still commonly used for general purpose in the US, and are not at all uncommon in the western and southern states. Again, I love a UK perspective on something so domestic to me! It will be grateful that its working life has come to an end and will most likely only ever see work in the form of collecting the odd bit of flatpack furniture from Ikea! Cant wait for the legalities to be finalised so I can begin driving it regularly. don't do many miles nowadays so will probably be used a few times a week.
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brachunky
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Nov 24, 2018 14:20:35 GMT
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So as per another post, I have been doing the old patina preservation searching looking at especially local products. Now you could say that this is not exactly preservation in its entirety because of the removal of rust but I'm still impressed nonetheless.I will be taking another look at it in the morning to see if there has been any other surface reaction. All done in about a minute
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brachunky
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Nov 24, 2018 13:19:22 GMT
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That is such an awesome looking truck, it's the embodiment of what I imagine a used American pickup imo. Good purchase! You know anything about it's history? Thanks but know nothing about it's past I'm afraid. Thought about writing to the last owner on the title but not sure!
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brachunky
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with a snug fitting distributor cap you should be safe from splash. Looks like that's indeed the case. Tis far from clean but a whole lot better.
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brachunky
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Nov 23, 2018 22:37:15 GMT
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No photos but gave the engine a double wash with oven cleaner today as it was packed with old oil. Then it dawned on me......this old girl still has points & condensor and would be a right sod to start ![:|](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/plain.png) Finished the job the best I could now that the darkness was creeping in and gingerly pulled out the choke & turned the key.........It started 1st time ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png) Here's hoping that the old mill is a good 'un!
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brachunky
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just been outside under my bmw, its 4-5 degrees but I have the dickies quilted overalls and a £5 thinsulate beanie hat, no need to waste money on trying to warm spaces up, I was plenty warn enough! Problem is I'm bulked up enough without adding layers of extra clothing
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brachunky
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Nov 21, 2018 15:17:34 GMT
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Thread revival! Since this old thread was posted it appears that the "patina" look is still around which in a way, suits me for a couple for years. The 67 F100 I bought over the weekend will not have a proper spray paint for at least a couple of years so I need to know from those wiser folk, what they have successfully used over the last few years to keep the patina/rust at bay in our climate. I don't want a glossy look but would prefer some sort of protectorant (if there is a word like that).Their seems to be tons of interweb opinions with American products but what do we have here?
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brachunky
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Nov 20, 2018 15:52:25 GMT
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Paperwork all sent in this morning to DVLA so probably an SGS inspection first before getting a reg number. Wont be counting the days until christmas but will for when it's all legal! What is th SGS inspection? I registered a French import van earlier this year and although I had hassle with the DVLA over build date, they did not ask for an inspection and I'm only 15 miles from the DVLA. Cool truck by the way. Cheers! SGS are an inspection team who examine your vehicle to check that it as as you describe on the DVLA forms. They do random checks but I believe they are working towards checking all imports etc. A friend of mine had his 55 chevy pickup checked last week & took all of 10 minutes!
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brachunky
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Nov 20, 2018 10:45:58 GMT
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Paperwork all sent in this morning to DVLA so probably an SGS inspection first before getting a reg number. Wont be counting the days until christmas but will for when it's all legal!
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brachunky
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Nov 19, 2018 22:01:41 GMT
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That KC video is great! Really gets the juices flowing!
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