I bought my '77 F-250 Camper Special a few years ago. It had an ArrowCraft Dual wheel setup on it and was used to tow horses out in the midwest somewhere. When I got the truck it was in pretty good shape rust wise, but the 460 had a horrendous rear main leak. This winter I pulled the truck in and finally began to fix all the things that needed attention. Here it the truck this fall.





The first project was to yank the 460 and fix all the oil leaks.



The engine also needed a timing chain and exhaust gaskets.



By the time I was done with the teardown I needed a new timing cover and all new main and rod bearings.



After all the new parts, including an oil pump and fuel pump, I drenched the engine in Old Ford Blue and slung in back into the frame.



With the new Edelbrock 600 carb the 460 purs like a kitten.



As I found out in the two-tone thread, my truck was originally dark blue metallic (S) on the roof and solid medium bright blue (I) on the rest of the entire truck. The Wimbleton white was painted on later when the truck was reshot. Although the original color scheme appears to be pretty rare I don't like trucks in solid color with the race track trim so I am going to leave the white in the middle.

What I am doing now is fixing up the bed. I removed the dual wheel setup and sold off all the adapters, fenders, and wheels. I sourced patch panels through Tabco and LMC and began with the passenger side.



Unfortunately, when the dual wheels were added the installer torched the original opening out fairly large so I had to install new inner wheel houses and large patch panels.





The driver's side was worse. They even butchered the fuel hole to move the filler neck out.





I now am doing the body work and will prime the repairs in epoxy primer for now. When spring comes I'll paint both box sides and replace the trim. I'm looking forward to getting the work done and the truck back on the road in the spring. It'll be nice to be able to drive it and not leak a quart of oil out under the truck. Also the doors won't rattle my brains out as I replaced the door striker bolts with new ones. That should make a huge difference. I'll post more photos as I go along.

Josh Quick
Quick Speed Shop

 

Nice work!

 

Looks good. Can't wait to see more.

 

So I finally got the bodywork done and the sides shot in epoxy primer so I could get the truck back out of my garage. I'm going to paint and trim the bed in the summer when it's warm enough to paint. The patches came out pretty good. Good enough for a truck that sits outside and hauls scrap and other things around. It'll never be a show truck but it will be a nice driver.









Josh Quick
Quick Speed Shop

 

Nice job and good lookin truck! I'm anxious to see your progress and the results!