First Flathead

[Merc Cruzer]

Sixseven unfortunately it looks like someone has welded in a patch for your bed bottom the original has some beads that run the length of the bed, and there would be an access for the fuel sending unit toward the rear of the bed. Someone else would have to provide a picture as unfortunately I let my truck go years ago. The rod across the back bed wall is also a custom addition, maybe to straighten the wall. Many of these would get a bow, causing dirt to gather between the bed and cab rusting out the cab.[/QUOT

Maybe it is just me but it looks like the fuel sending unit access is there.

 

[Conrad Rossi]

Sixseven,

You have a beautiful truck. Congratulations and welcome to the Barn.

 

[Binx]

Sixseven, congrats on your new project! I have one in about the same condition I'm just getting started on. Seeing your avatar with your arm straight out on the bed rail with the pickup on the trailer makes me think "Sixseven" refers to your standing height. I have no idea how you fit in the cab but maybe buying a spare 40-41 seat pedestal and cutting it down may help make it more comfortable.

Lonnie

 

[Sixseven]

Sixseven, congrats on your new project! I have one in about the same condition I'm just getting started on. Seeing your avatar with your arm straight out on the bed rail with the pickup on the trailer makes me think "Sixseven" refers to your standing height. I have no idea how you fit in the cab but maybe buying a spare 40-41 seat pedestal and cutting it down may help make it more comfortable.

Lonnie

That's the '67 Mustang that I recently completed restoring. As you mention it, it is my height as well. I fit OK in the truck, I just have to rearrange the door lever out of my way. Head height is fine. Between my fit, no heat/A/C, 45 mph max speed, and no idea of the real mechanical condition of this thing, I will be taking short rides anyway.

My struggle is to keep from tearing it down to the frame for a total rebuild now. I am tempering my ambitions to get it faithfully roadworthy then will consider the body later.

Ken

 

[Binx]

Same here. I'm a mechanic by trade and will do the frame-off first to make it sound mechanically but I pretty much suck with body work. Hopefully these experts here on the Ford Barn will help me out.

Lonnie

 

[Sixseven]

Same here. I'm a mechanic by trade and will do the frame-off first to make it sound mechanically but I pretty much suck with body work. Hopefully these experts here on the Ford Barn will help me out.

Lonnie

I'm a mechanic by interest and don't hold a candle to those in the trade. I can get by on most things built before the 70's and do best on non daily drivers that I have become familiar, like my old Mustang. I never work on my DD's.

As for body work, I have tried my hand at that over the years and learned that panel alignment is a big deal, and that panel replacement requires a lot of rework as the repro panels are only close approximations of the original stuff (generally). Years ago a split two 64 Galaxie 500s and made one good vehicle using oxy acetelene welding, it was a convertible. I know too much about bondo and want to learn some good hammer and dolly techniques. I also want to try my hand at painting, but need to learn more about these modern paints and their hazards. I learned a lot from my friends over at the Vintage Mustang Forum (VMF). Gotta love the helpful experience of a hundred internet acquaintances both here and other forums!

 

[Sixseven]

Beginning further investigation on Old Creaky Bones (OCB) and discovered that the spring mounts on the axle had been broken and poorly rewelded. Thanks to Alan's advice (on this forum) I will now be searching for more replacement parts. It seems that the biggest difference in purchasing old cars versus newer cars is that on the old cars you count the things that are good and on new cars you count the things that are bad. After all my searching, I just ended up trading different problems for the same price. All the same, I'm glad I did this. It was never about an financial return on investment but a return on joy. For now I guess I have a case of OCB!

 

[Ol' Ron]

I wish you'd stop by my shop and check out the suspension project I'm working on now. Might give you some ideas.If we;re gona drive these things in todays traffic, you might want to make some improvements.