It has been a while since I have been on so I figured I would post some pics of my F100 build...
I started with a 1976 custom 300ci mated to a C4 with no options (manual steering, brakes, etc.)











Uh oh!!! I bet none of you have ever seen this before:

 

The body was pretty solid except for the floorboards. I had to have the pass door skinned because of a dent... A few dings here and there, nothing major. A friend of mine is doing most of the work in his shop - the truck sat in my yard for 12 years and I have had 3 kids since then... I figured the only way it would get done before I retire was to enlist some help

 

For the motor, I ended up getting a 1995 351w roller motor from a Bronco. I took it all apart and checked it out, I was told it only had 30k miles on it when the Bronco was totaled. That looked to be true. Just had to hone it and put some new pistons in. I also changed the cam while I was in there.

Here is what it looked like when I picked it up:


The guy I picked it up from was going to use it in a Bronco he was restoring so it already had a carb intake - bonus for me!




Looking a bit better I'd say!

 

For the transmission I ended up getting a world class T5 from a 92 Mustang for $75. I had the gears beefed when it was rebuilt. I also had to get a spacer for it so it would fit as you can see in the pics...

 

Some paint is on some of the body. I ended up going with a metallic dark green. I looks much better in the sun (I will get some pics later and post).
A summary of what I have changed on the truck:
- Went from a 300ci\C4 to a 351w roller motor with a WC T5
- Added air conditioning from a 1977 donor
- Power steering
- Power brakes
- Tilt wheel
- Changed color from baby blue to emerald green









I am hoping to have it on the road before summer's end! I am currently working out some dents on my grill shell.

 

Looks like you are going to have a very nice truck when done.

 

Thanks Gannon, it has been over two years since I started... Slowly but surly...

 

I picked these (15" x 8.5") up today for $100 of craigslist for my project! They are in good shape and should clean up nice... From what I could tell these are A-Team Cyclone ii wheels. I have heard them called turbine, western and fins but whatever they are called I like them

 

Looking good! My '76 SWB was the same color green after a repaint and had the Explorer pkg stripes (white) on the hood and down the sides. It was a very popular pickup back in the day

 

What is the name & brand for that color? I like it. My 77 was dark forest green with the white center and I want to do a dark green & either charcoal or gun metal grey in the center when I finish the body work & repaint it

 

Thanks guys, I have always liked dark green and I really liked this color when I saw it. The paint is called emerald fire and it is off of a Jaguar (2009-2010 I believe). It looks good in the sun, I will take some shots of some pieces (hood, doors, tailgate) outside and post them soon.

 

do you plan on putting the thin moldings back in the dent?

 

Yes I do, it is all there and in great shape...

 

What headers do you have????

 

Did the spacer go in to raise the back of the trans? Yours looks to sit higher than mine. I used a1 inch spacer to raise the back of mine.