I just bought a f-100 1966 and took it in the shorts.I plan on doing a full restoration at a later date when I have more money. However at this point I would like to start with the entire cab floor and back cab corners to include crossmember under back of cab. where the heck do i start.. help if you can .. thanks fellow ford bros..

 

Your in Az. why did you buy an f100 rusted so bad? You might want to start by looking for a rust free cab, It will save you time and money.

 

I am with ganstr on this one why in the world if you are in AZ would you buy a rust bucket? Where in AZ are you?

I have a cab floor and cab corners/mounts for starters (in az)

Do yourself a favor and start with a good truck~cab

Buy a rust free complete truck for parts. Any other rust on truck? How is core support, fenders, front of hood? Bed floor? Cowl?

 

I really screwed up I know . What the seller did was fiberglass over and then sprayed a undercoat to conceal the rust. The fenders , doors ,hood and cowl are in good shape with little rust to speak of. the bed bottom is not so good. On the cab it is really just the floor pans and back cab support crossbeam. And probably should do the back corners of cab. I have not pulled the seat or tank yet.Firewall and frame look pretty good just surface rust really. I live in Casa Grande AZ. Thanks for responding.I really love this truck and hope I can recover from this..

 

It couldnt be any worse than mine check out the link in my signiture. Justin

 

Where is the truck originally from? Was it on CraigsList? What is DSO? (this will be on your door tag)

I do have floors you may be able to use . . . I am in north Phoenix

Welcome to FTE!

 

speaking of rust --- I'm new here too. Just got my dad's 62 F100. It lived in North Carolina until 1 month ago and has some rust. floor under driver side is getting thin. My question is -- now that I have it in Arizona should I do something to stop rust progression? --- the insides of the door panels - removed to fix the window mechanics - are showing noticeable rust -- should I spray them with some sort of coating to stop further progression?

 

I have rust in my 66 cab and bed. The frame is all custom along with motor, trans ect.. So I will be buying a rust free truck here in Ca and just do a parts swap.

Vince

 

Probably one that Garbz brought with him from Pa.



John

 

If you can't find a doner for the parts, go to LMC. they have all they patch parts you will need. Maybe not the cheepest but for sure you will know what your getting for repair parts.

 

HA! Ole Christine has a btt of rust, Nothing like the new one.....She was an AZ truck and has some nice holy floors.....

I have access to a nice clean rust free 65 66 cab.....


Garbz

 

How much $ for the Cab? Have someone looking . . .

 

The rust adds character. Mine has plenty!

 

Randy,

I typically get 300 for a good cab. I have it at a friends place along with the short bed frame front doghouse and title.

Would not be able to get it till after the new year.

Garbz

 

Not to derail the thread, but I had to laugh Justin. Yours was better in some places and worse in others than mine. We should have gotten together and made 1 decent truck from the 2.