Hi,

I'm new to this forum. Just bought a '56 F-100 with a 312 c.i. Y-block. It's unrestored and in driver condition. It needs some looking at initially, and some restoration down the road.

I live in South Orange, NJ, (Essex County). I'm looking for a nearby mechanic and also a restoration shop. Any recommendations?

Also, are there any enthusiast clubs in the area?

Thanks,
Steve

 

You could ask around the New Jersey FTE chapter:

New Jersey Chapter - Ford Truck Enthusiasts Forums

 

Steve,
Welcome to FTE. Very surprised no one has given you any info. I'm wondering if the site is having problems?? You can do a search by state (up top of this page) and PM (private message) some of the folks that are close to you. Look for folks that have posted recently.
A little info on your truck. 56s came with 272 V8s so if you have a 312 it's already had some work done to it.
Just a suggestion but get it safe to run and enjoy it for a while, then start changing things up.

 

Welcome Steve. As BJ mentioned, get it safe to drive first. Winter will be over sooner than you think. Give it a try and then decide what you might want to do with it.

 

Could we see some pictures? Here is how.


But I got ta say becoming a supporter is the fastest and easiest way to post pics right from
your whatever pad/cell thing or home computer.
Few of us look in the users Gallery or album as you can see by your recent visitors.


Quote:
Originally Posted by 76f350spercamprspeal

Welcome to FTE, Best Damn Forum EVER!
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Here's How to Post Pictures:
1. Login to FTE.
2.Click User CP (In the Top Left Hand Corner)
3.(On the Left, There will be a list, The 5th Option Down, will say "Pictures & Albums) Click That.
4.Then, Click Add Album, Enter a title, and description, if ya want to.
5. Click Upload Pictures, Then click Browse, Locate the Files of your truck. (You can add 3 files at a time)
5. Click Upload.
6. Add a description to the individual pictures, then click save.
7. Add more files if ya want.
8. Click The Picture you want to post, it will give you two codes at the bottom, Right Click The Second one (It say's BB Code, Then Say's [IMG]http:blahblahblah...[/IMG])
Then, Once that is highlighted, Right Click, Then Copy, Then Paste it into your post.
You can add up to 30 Images in one FTE Post.
If, Ya need any help, Don't hesitate to ask.


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Originally Posted by old_dan

You can also go to the "Garage" tab and start an album right here on FTE. After you post pictures to an album, we can look in your album, but you'll also be able to "insert a picture" by pasting in a link to the picture in your album.

It seems awkward, but whenever you "insert a picture" to one of these threads, the forum is looking for the picture somewhere on the web (which is always available) rather than from somewhere on your hard drive (which isn't always available).

Quote:
Originally Posted By Jolly Roger Joe

Welcome to FTE!

Go to Image hosting, free photo sharing & video sharing at Photobucket and sign up for a free account. Then create an album for your truck. Upload any pics you want to post on FTE to that album. Have this album open on your computer when you want to post pics on FTE.

While you're making a post on FTE, select the pic you want to post from your Photobucket album. When the large version of the pic is open, right mouse click on it and select "View Image Info". The image info will be highlighted and will look something like this:
The best photos and videos | Photobucket

Copy that highlighted info (right click / copy).

When you have the spot in your post where you want the pic to be placed, select the "Insert Image" icon at the top of the post (looks like a mountain) and paste (right click / paste) the image info you copied in the highlighted box (just shows "http://" when it opens).

Your pic will be placed in the post.

Hope that helps.

Here's a tutorial Bob put together: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/67...-pictures.html Bob's link is not working. Can someone in the know tell me why?

How to upload pictures to the FTE Forums. - YouTube. Thanks Sam Rusty_Old_F250. Best we can find is that this video was done by Gundown64

 

Thanks for the pointers. Will do.

 

Welcome to the board
You might have luck with a local chapter. I get the most help here on the regular board. Tons of nice folks that are willing to help you out, provide tons of opinions, smart-aleck comments, poke fun at you, etc.

This is a friendly place
Bobby