Big Red 69

[FormerMarine1981]

Nice work you have done on your truck. Look forward to further updates.

[TNIceWolf]

Here is a pic of the next area I want to upgrade. It is less than a 300 dollar install and should be a whole lot better than what I have at the moment.

[elgemcdlf]

I have a suggestion. I came across a pic of a '65/'66 Custom Cab cluster. Has the 4 guages but the speedo is rectangular shaped. I am pulling the dash out of my '70 and replacing with a dash from a '61-'66 F100. I like the little rise above the cluster in the dash. I am then using the cluster from the '65/'66 Custom Cab. The factory tach is cool though. I heard they are cable driven so getting hooked up might be a problem.

[TNIceWolf]

I think this might fit in the project well if highly polished and refurbished!





What do you guys think?

[Mancar1]

Yes that would look good.

[TNIceWolf]

Over a year now with no progress. Finally got the old girl out last week and got it legal again. Then it was off to the shower with her for a much needed bath. Been driving her around to work daily to loosen her up a bit and get her ready to go to a meet and greet of Fordification members this weekend in Sevierville and then onto the F100 Supernationals in Pigeon Forge. Been working on it during breaks and lunches at work and what little time I have at home. Finally got a few small things done. New starter relay.....ignition coil....and voltage regulator. Also added all new 2 Gauge battery and starter cables and retuned the carb. Still needs a ton of cleaning and some work on the lights but it should be ready to roll Saturday.

[TNIceWolf]

Got a little more done here lately. Replaced the headlight switch and dimmer switch. Was having some trouble with having headlights one minuite and then none the next. That should set the stage for some much needed work on the bed marker lights and the addition of the missing front fender marker light on the drivers side. We have run up on some unexpected down time at work and it seems possible that this year will see some changes on the old rig. No work means less money of course but makes for a good opportunity to thin the parts pile down a bit. Drove the old rig down to Spartanburg South Carolina last weekend to pick up some running boards and grab handles I purchased from another member on here. The old girl turned in a pretty good performance on the trip. So much so that Miss Yvonne and I decided to drive over to Asheville NC when I got back home from the parts run and tackle the Blue Ridge Parkway up to Boone for a nights layover and then a leisurely stroll back down the mountains to home again. If I can manage to get some of the parts I have lying around installed this summer I can start laying the groundwork for body repair and bed replacement. It has been a long haul just to get this far with it and looks like even longer to get it closer to what I want.

[sargentrs]

Great Charlie! Yeah, but it's a labor of love, ain't it? Good luck and post us some pics every now and then.

[FLATBEDFORD]

I've been out of the loop for a while. How's the old 1 ton doing? I plan to get back into mine in the next few weeks. I have a borrowed MIG welder and I am teach myself how to do some sheet metal repair. Hopefully I will get notifications again when you post.

[TNIceWolf]

I've been out of the loop for a while. How's the old 1 ton doing? I plan to get back into mine in the next few weeks. I have a borrowed MIG welder and I am teach myself how to do some sheet metal repair. Hopefully I will get notifications again when you post.

It's actually doing pretty good. I have been able to drive it more in the past three months than in all the years I have owned it. Of course that is locating or creating more small problems as I go. Discovered today that i will need new front shocks and have an annoying " chirp " developing in the left front as well. The old wood bed is falling apart at a good clip but I have been expecting that. And of course I have parts for fixes piled high everywhere but cant seem to get them in place..... Good to see you back in the loop.

[68 Ford Stepside]

Enjoyed reading about your repairs & love the photos. Have A Great Ford Day!

[TNIceWolf]

Well here we are. Much time has passed and many things have changed.
I still havnt done much more to the old girl except buy fuel for it and drive the crap out of it.It has been in daily service since about April now and is still doing its job.Thats impressive for the hunk of junk I first saw on the car lot. That FE engine has made a believer out of me. I love the comments I get when I roll up almost anywhere in it. Just a rough old farm truck but people like it. Time to try and get some more parts thrown on it.

[sargentrs]

Glad to have you back, Charlie! We've missed you around here.