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Hello all. I'm a bit of a new comer here as far as being a member/poster. I have been a bit of a silent observer foursome time. There is a lot of great information here. Thank you all for sharing your knowledge with those of us who are a little more green when it comes to this suff.
For about the last year I had been working, although only lightly, on a 1955 f100 with the original block that has been in the corner of a barn on our farm for nearly my entire life. That truck had been bought by my dad at an estate sale of one of his cousins. That cousins son has now started to show interest and because it was his dad's truck my father and I have decided to put it back in the right hands. I did die a little bit on the inside after that decision.
I've been looking for a truck since and... finally got one! It just came home earlier this week. It's a 1951 f1, but someone has swapped the original v8 flathead out for a 289 V8 with automatic transition.
Over all I think it looks good. However, I am from Michigan and more used to seeing rust buckets. This one came from Montana.
The cute girls did not come with the truck
My first post! I hope this works, pictures and all.
Thank you and let me know what you think about the truck!
For about the last year I had been working, although only lightly, on a 1955 f100 with the original block that has been in the corner of a barn on our farm for nearly my entire life. That truck had been bought by my dad at an estate sale of one of his cousins. That cousins son has now started to show interest and because it was his dad's truck my father and I have decided to put it back in the right hands. I did die a little bit on the inside after that decision.
I've been looking for a truck since and... finally got one! It just came home earlier this week. It's a 1951 f1, but someone has swapped the original v8 flathead out for a 289 V8 with automatic transition.
Over all I think it looks good. However, I am from Michigan and more used to seeing rust buckets. This one came from Montana.
The cute girls did not come with the truck
My first post! I hope this works, pictures and all.
Thank you and let me know what you think about the truck!
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The previous owner did mention the gas tank needed to be cleaned, so tomorrow my brother is coming over and we are going to pull the tank and decide if we are going to clean it and seal it or just replace it.
Suggestions welcome!
Tomorrow I will get some interior pics for you guys to check out.
Thanks
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If you can get along with a fella from Lansing, Cody may be able to help you with a variety of NOS and recovered parts. I'm guessing that he also has a flathead or two about.
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Thanks everyone for the welcoming remarks! FortyNiner thanks a million I will have to keep Cody in mind as I come up with the things I need. My younger brother came over today and we worked on the truck.
We pulled the fuel tank but the inside really looked pretty good. Drained it. Rinsed it out a bit with clean gas and put it back in the truck. We also replaced fuel lines and changed the oil. Then... we fired her up for the first time.
Couldn't help but take it for a quick spin!
Here's the interior pics I promised.
(Notice in them that I had removed the door handles and latches because one was not working at all and the other was working poorly. This made the ride interesting!)
Here's the latches I took out and worked on the other day. Luckily, what I assume was the original driver side latch (with locking mechanism) was behind the seat when I got the truck. I was able to scrap parts from the extra latch to get it in working order again.
Please notice the latch retainer spring on the middle latch. I'm short one. The bottom latch is the diver side and it needs a spring. Does anyone know where I can find one?
The top latch is the one I stole parts from to rebuild the diver side.
We pulled the fuel tank but the inside really looked pretty good. Drained it. Rinsed it out a bit with clean gas and put it back in the truck. We also replaced fuel lines and changed the oil. Then... we fired her up for the first time.
Couldn't help but take it for a quick spin!
Here's the interior pics I promised.
(Notice in them that I had removed the door handles and latches because one was not working at all and the other was working poorly. This made the ride interesting!)
Here's the latches I took out and worked on the other day. Luckily, what I assume was the original driver side latch (with locking mechanism) was behind the seat when I got the truck. I was able to scrap parts from the extra latch to get it in working order again.
Please notice the latch retainer spring on the middle latch. I'm short one. The bottom latch is the diver side and it needs a spring. Does anyone know where I can find one?
The top latch is the one I stole parts from to rebuild the diver side.