father and son project (updated 2-9-08) lots of pics!!!!

[AlleyCat]

These are the kind of projects I like. The proverbial " something to sink your teeth into".

Mastercard would put it like this.

One rusted out bump xxxx dollars
Stack of repair panels xxx dollars
Welding supplies xxx dollars
The looks on people's faces when they see the before and after pics. Priceless

[19FORD67]

Yes, I am gonna enjoy watching this one come along. Great job guys!

[nadams]

Are we going to get to see step by step welding pictures? It may take you twice as long but you are doing this for our benefit.

[cghstrojan08]

Looking good man.

[Steve302]

Awesome!
While looking at the pics of you guys cutting out the pillar of the f-600 i know there must be someone here who wants to hunt you down for cutting that fender in half! Keep up the good work!

[Darlingtonpride]

Good job guys. Keep up the good work.

[F100builder]

I say more power to you guys!!! I would love to work on a project like that with my dad. That's the best part about it hands down (plus, you're saving a bump from a rusty grave!). It looks to me like you've got the ball rollin' in the right direction and I will definitely be watching every day for updates on this one! I took the easy way out when I found that my '69 cab's floor was rusted out bad. I would like to repair it but I don't have the room or time right now and I've got to finish my '56 first. I just got a '72 cab from the local yard last Wednesday that is absolutely straight as straight can get! The floor has only surface rust on the driver side. The best part?....I paid less money for it than what it would cost for the patch panels and it came with many extras!
Anyway, I love that you guys are doing it the way you want to and I only wish I had the time, skill, and patience to do something like that myself. Good luck with your project and I can't wait to see more!!!

[Highway Maintainer]

Thanks from the both of us to all of you folks for your encouragement. As to why we did not replace the cab... We thought of that and actually considered it. But since the truck was given to me our initial cost was zero, We costed it out and the repairs vs a cab replacement was about the same as long as we did all the work ourselves. We figured that once we cut out the bad stuff and welded in new steel what we gained in experience and skill would be payment to us. So that is what we are doing and it is going very nicely. Nick fitted and tacked in the F-600's passenger side pillar and rocker today. I'll let Nick explain later when he posts his pictures.

HM

[Ranchero50]

I'd like to see how that went. I finished parting out a '73 F600 today and the floor structure is different from the small trucks.

Jamie

[Highway Maintainer]

We found some subtle differences in the Bump F-600's floor last week as well as the firewall. There was an extra support underneath that was not on the smaller trucks, the cab mounts were totally different and the area where the steering column comes through was different. Fortunatly the door pillars and rockers are the same. I was looking closely at our old rockers when I removed them and I'd swear that they are galvanized. (Their U channel design also helped by not trapping dirt and moisture which is also why they did not rust as bad as the pillar bottoms.) The ones from the F-600 definately are. The bottoms of the front and back door pillars are not. That must have been the test areas that Ford used before using so many galvanized areas in the dents.

[AlleyCat]

The rocker panels are indeed galvanized.I've long believed Ford did this from lessons learned on the Slick 60's trucks.If I remember correctly the rocker panels were the first thing to rust out on the slicks.

[F100builder]

Waiting ever so patiently for another update.

[Supermike]

[1971ford]

please dont let me run out of popcorn

[Brepine]

Hi Guys, I registered and am going to follow your progress. This is a neat site and looks like you have a lot of followers so you better give em updates soon. Keep in touch, Brian