Just stopping into say hello. I just bought a 1966 Ford F100 for my 16 year old son. We are new to this truck but we did do some work on a 56 F250 I owned. I am sure we will have a lot of questions so please bear with us.

He just put his first $100 into it and bought new plug wires/plugs/solenoid/door locks (only had one)
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Welcome to FTE!

Great way to spend some quality time ain't it? Let's face it, on the new trucks it takes 5 hours to change the plugs and they break off inside. Maybe the Lisle Extraction Tool father and son bonding isn't the way to go just yet.

 

Welcome to FTE! There is a great deal of good information and combined experience on this board.
I think you will find the '65/'66 trucks to be the classiest trucks in this range, and they are the best for upgrades because you can use bolt-on or nearly bolt-on components for power steering and power disc brakes from F-100/150 trucks up to '79. Many possibilities there, and you can have both fun and practicality in your truck.
Drive it for awhile, fire away with the questions and read up on these trucks, and enjoy it most of all.

By the way, notice that although the '61-'66 trucks look alike, there is a major difference in them after '64. Very little interchanges between a '64 and a '65 or later truck, but fortunately, you have a '66, so the interchangeability with later trucks is a definite go for you and your son.

Again, Welcome, and best of luck!

 

Don't be scared to post pictures.. Let your son know he's not the only kid that likes these trucks. I'm 17 and I bought a 1964 f100 and in the process of making it my semi-daily driver and most my friends find it crazy that I would rather drive a antique than some brand new foriegn car. Atleast there's a few of us that still have hope in a younger generation of classic car/truck enthusiasts.. I'm just curious, what motor is in it?

 

Dad&Son&F100 Welcome to and the Slicks Forum.

Get the truck drivable and do just that for a while, let it speak to you and tell you what to do with it. Make a plan and work that plan. You will know in a year from now what you need to do to keep it going. Don't rush it.


John

 

my first vechicle was a 66 f100 that i bought when i was 13 and fixed up i wish i would of never got rid of it took me 15 years to get another i hope he enjoys his as much as i did and welcome to the forum

 

Thanks for the big welcome. He will read all of these posts as well. He is excited at the prospect of working on the truck. One of the first things we need to do/find is a shop manual. I prefer the book kind so I can sit it on the truck and look at it while doing the work and not running back to the ipad or computer.

Todd

 

Welcome to FTE. The truck looks to be in great shape.

Order the manual quickly, I've been waiting two months.

Drive it and learn, they are great trucks, and if it's a straight shift it's a great

learning experience for your son. So many people can only drive an automatic.

I would hate to be stuck somewhere because I didn't know what that third

pedal is for. Again, welcome, and good luck.

 

You're lucky to have a son who wants to do a project truck with you and he will reap the rewards in more ways than one. Another piece of reference material that comes highly recommended is the '64 - '72 Ford Truck Parts and Accessories Manual which can be had on CD-ROM for your computer for around 25 bucks from many of the truck parts suppliers. Like you, I prefer the actual book to the computer screen, but the actual book in this case is enormous, is a pretty rare find, and if found, VERY expensive. So the CD is the way to go. In it you get an Illustrated Parts Breakdown for your truck (along with lots of other trucks you might not care about) and a listing of part numbers that were good through 1975 (the final year the manual was published), giving you a good place to start when you begin hunting parts. It looks daunting at first, but once you get the hang of it it's really quite useful. Good luck and have fun!

 

First and Foremost, welcome to FTE. The truck appears to be in great condition, as suggested, work on seeing to it the truck is mechanically sound; meantime, drive the truck while deciding whether or not to add upgrades? I imagine the families experience with the 56 has been valuable and goes without saying these vintage treasures are about as basic as it gets. Again, welcome to FTE, looking forward to 'Dad&Son' input.

 

Love hearing stuff like this - congrats to both of you.