Quote: "They were self proclamed "Car Guys" and had old flathead Ford's themselves. I put them in as a sampling of the myriad of "Ooglers" I had along the whole trip -"
Nice trip, but what does it take to be a real "Car Guy"?
Re: I’m Stoked !!
That's cool! I have the same truck and the same transmission. It's a lot of work to drive and I thought that if I drove it enough I would get used to the transmission but I've had it on the road for almost 3 years and I'm still not used to it. I guess the part I don't like the...
Mine sat 34 years in the truck with no oil pan on it. Previous owner spun the center main bearing and started to work on it then stopped and left it all that time.
The block was frozen when I got it, but I managed, over a period of a month little by little, to get it to turn over.
Good luck on the F-3. Maybe I'm biased, but I love to see these things on the road.
I downloaded a speedometer App on my phone and used it to see if my speedometer on the truck was accuarate. I hit 73 mph and could not get it to go any faster. I have changed the rear axle to a DANA 60 with 4:10...
Changed mine over to dual filiment and it works great. I hated those big lights used to be mounted on the fenders. No turn signals back in those days, especially on farm trucks.
The peep mirrors are just for looks. No matter how hard I try to adjust them, I still can't see out of them. I gonna try something different, just not sure what yet.