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Wanted to officially say Hello
Hello Everyone,
I wanted to drop a line to say how much I appreciate the fantastic information on this site. I am new to the classic truck scene (sorta) and I am excited about getting my Grandfathers 53 f100 back on the road. Here is a little history.... My grandfather purchased the truck from his uncle a year after he bought it new. My father, Aunt and older brothers all learned to drive in it. Unfortunately the truck was out of commission before I was old enough. 10 yrs ago I "saved" the truck from the junk yard. I took it apart (young and a little too eager), realized I had no money or skills to put it back together and basically stored it until 3 months ago. My wife was finally fed up with having truck scattered in the garage, basement, and attic. So after the "poop or get off the pot" discussion I through myself into the project. So far I have installed the TCI mustang II front end, new TCI rear springs, rebuilt a 302 efi (from my first car, couldn't get rid of everything from that either
) and mounted the engine and transmission. The only way I could have done this was through the confidence I gained from scouring through this site. It has been way over do for my first post and I wanted to get it out there. Thanks everyone and I look forward to many more hours both at work and home reading this forum.
I wanted to drop a line to say how much I appreciate the fantastic information on this site. I am new to the classic truck scene (sorta) and I am excited about getting my Grandfathers 53 f100 back on the road. Here is a little history.... My grandfather purchased the truck from his uncle a year after he bought it new. My father, Aunt and older brothers all learned to drive in it. Unfortunately the truck was out of commission before I was old enough. 10 yrs ago I "saved" the truck from the junk yard. I took it apart (young and a little too eager), realized I had no money or skills to put it back together and basically stored it until 3 months ago. My wife was finally fed up with having truck scattered in the garage, basement, and attic. So after the "poop or get off the pot" discussion I through myself into the project. So far I have installed the TCI mustang II front end, new TCI rear springs, rebuilt a 302 efi (from my first car, couldn't get rid of everything from that either
) and mounted the engine and transmission. The only way I could have done this was through the confidence I gained from scouring through this site. It has been way over do for my first post and I wanted to get it out there. Thanks everyone and I look forward to many more hours both at work and home reading this forum.
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