My 20 + year 63 F250 4x4 rebuild
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My 20 + year 63 F250 4x4 rebuild
This is the truck as it sat when I first bought it for 800.00. This was 20 some years ago. I had no place to work on it just my backyard.
Pretty bad shape lots of rust. Well a few months go by and the next thing you know I locate a F100 with a good body with a bad motor. While I searched for the donner truck I worked the frame over all summer.
Next I installed the new donner truck body onto the clean frame.
Fast forward to a few weeks ago truck is now home and I am starting all over agian on a complete restoration frame off.
So now your caught up right up to this week. Bed comes off next and then the bodywork starts may have to wait on the frame until next spring. My name is Vic im 59 and enjoy working on old trucks and cars have mostly been ford products but there have been a few gm products in the mix.
Pretty bad shape lots of rust. Well a few months go by and the next thing you know I locate a F100 with a good body with a bad motor. While I searched for the donner truck I worked the frame over all summer.
Next I installed the new donner truck body onto the clean frame.
Fast forward to a few weeks ago truck is now home and I am starting all over agian on a complete restoration frame off.
So now your caught up right up to this week. Bed comes off next and then the bodywork starts may have to wait on the frame until next spring. My name is Vic im 59 and enjoy working on old trucks and cars have mostly been ford products but there have been a few gm products in the mix.
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Thanks Torkum yup took a while but you know all good things go to he who waits. Sean sometimes you got to use what is on hand drive way to my house is on a hill. Past that wall is a 30ft drop to the back yard. Dont want any funny business having the truck doing some 4 wheeling before its ready.
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I think I just like to make things as difficult as possible! I'm going to stick with it. But with my budget it's going to take a while.
I think the 60's Ford 4x4's look pretty mean too. I use to own a 65 F250 2wd. I liked the truck I was just too young, too dumb and too broke to do anything with it. Now I'm just too old and too broke!
The whole reason I went with a 4x4 is so I could drive my truck year round. Being in Minnesota I didn't like the idea of having to park it for 6-8 months of the year.
You are doing some good work on your project! Keep at it and get it done! And keep posting your progress.
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You know Ted I didnt even look at that part of the truck. I was after more body parts than anything else. I noticed the trans case shifter was still there but dont remember seeing a 4 speed shifter. Ill know when it hits the drive way today. If an automatic my 63 might inherit that too. Big block and an auto in a 63 would be sweet.