Yea i know where i need to look but im planning a frame up restore so im in the process of pulling of the front clip so whe ni get that done ill have perfect access to that area.

 

There is a second stamping of the VIN, also on top of the passenger frame rail that you'll find under the cab. Again, you may need to do some paint or grunge removal to find it. If you're doing a body off frame restoration you should find it, particularly if you have your frame media blasted or chemically stripped. Good luck!

 

Yea ive heard of that location also but im hopin to be able to buy home media blaster and do the cleaning of the frame my self but if not i guess ill just work on it with a ginder with a brush. But im currently have problems in find a good way to take the cab off in my backyard due to me not having something like a car lift or tractor. Also becuase my truck is sitting over grass my cherry picker(engine hoist) would sink in the ground under the weight not allowing me to move it once i get off.Do u guys have any ideas?

 

Possiby use pieces of 4x8 plywood to roll the cab and crain around on.

 

Theres a thought thanks that might work i just hope my engine hoist has enough stance for the job.

 

If you've begun your body off resto now, then take the bed off (6 carriage bolts in the bed plus two other bolts at the back by the rear bumper), get three other guys to help you lift/slide it off the frame rails, (don't forget to disconnect the tail light harness) and haul it away to where ever you plan to work on it. Then strip the cab of everything to get the weight out of it, disconnect everything, and get the same three guys to help you lift/slide the cab back along the frame rails and off the back. Stripped out, the cab is quite light. No need for equipment that sinks in the mud. Good luck!

 

Well ive already removed the bed and am currently working on the front clip but due to me having limited space to store things i dont perfer to strip the cab entirely so do u think that just removing the seat would work being that it the most weight?

 

The more weight you can take out of/off of it, the easier it will be to horse it around. Take off both doors, the seat, the windshield, and the back window. The doors will weigh more than the seat and take up less room to store. Have you taken the heater out? That should go as well if you can find room. Good luck with your project.

 

Removing doors: Do it while the vehicle has all four tires on flat level ground, not on jackstands.

Re-hanging doors can be a real b!tch, if the vehicle was on jackstands, or the ground wasn't level when removed.

I made this mistake once...took me 4 days to rehang two doors on a '55 Thunderbird, chipping the fresh paint in the process.

And...take pictures and video of all the parts being removed and tag them as to their function. Otherwise...

You'll be in a world of hurt, because you won't be able to recall where the parts fit during re-assembly.

There are...on average, 8,000 individual parts on one of these trucks.

BUT, before you remove one single part, estimate what it'll cost to do a frame-up resto. I spent 25 grand doing this to my 1965 F100, and this was back in 1981/83.

I used as many new Ford parts as I could find, which bumped the price up considerably, cuz a lotta parts were still available back then.

And...whatever you estimate what the total cost will be, DOUBLE IT...then add 20%. Restoring these old rolling piles of misery doesn't come cheap in this day and age.

Peeps make the mistake of under estimating the cost factors. When reality sets in, there sits a truck, stripped all apart.

Many a time, the parts are tossed in the bed, the truck just sits, eventually gets sold for peanuts as a basket case, or goes to a wrecking yard.

 

Ive already had to remove the doors in order to get my fenders off due to that F'in bolt inside the hinge area. but due to me planning making this a more of a project for fun i dont want to remove the glass just yet due to it sits in my back yard under no cover at the moment. And about the cost im goin to do my best to keep everything that is saveable but i know that is easier said than done but my truck to be as old as it is is in desent shape. And when i say frame up im just refering to starting with the frame more along the lines on paint and new shock and bushings things of that nature. i know this is not goin to be a easy or even cheap project. bu its one that im willing to work on.