throwing up a few pics of moving the bed in for re-work....

 

Originally, all '61 thru '66 painted pickup grilles were not "all white", they all had black trim paint to compliment the grill design. Additionally, the radiator supports were all black to give the front end more depth. These details are lost after a few decades of weathering or repaints. Old saying goes " the devil is in the details".

 

Yeah, I'd seen that posted in other thread. Appreciate it, but not gonna worry about it. Plenty of other bigger details I missed, lol.

 

Finally went through this entire thread, and wow! Great work. My '64 F100 CrewCab is the same color, great to see another one out there.

The only piece of advice I can give is about the cowl openings. I went to a sign shop and obtained some of that magnetic sign material. I cut the pieces to fit over the openings and leave them there unless I plan on using the vent. Keeps the pine needles out, but still lets rain water run in there and out through the drain.

One of these days, one of these days....

 

thanks bro....
crew cab is awesome....
good idea for keeping the junk out so it'll drain, glad you mentioned that.

 

I always notice right away when the rad support area is painted body color, especially lighter colors. It's always been a personal preference of mine that these areas be painted flat or satin black, but hey to each his own.

 

I just went through your entire post from start to finish and all I can say is congratulations on all your hard work and dedication. That was quite a project to tackle in a 2 car household garage. Thanks for all the pics and best wishes to you.

 

Thanks bro, really appreciate that....
Always good to hear positive feedback....

 

just waiting on paint to cure and on to mouting the bed....

 

Looks like your getting it close I bet you feel good and wrightly so
You have a nice truck

 

Thank u sir. Appreciate it. Glad be this far along.

 

Momma helped me drop the bed and bolt her up. Then put the bumper on. Just need to wire up the tail lights and eventually get to the tailgate.

 

Back to work....still need finish tailgate, insure, and put tail lights in....Ill get the lights and insurance, and on the road to hauling off it goes.

 

Truck looks really good!

 

Thank u sir....