Here are a few pictures of a 1967 F100 that was given to my son from his grandpa. The truck belonged to my son great grandpa that pass a few years ago. Truck has been sitting up for about 10 years.
He wants to restore it to driving conditions for now. We are going pick it up sometime this week so we can the truck a really good look over. Yes, that is the original miles on the truck.

 

Welcome to FTE looks like your son had a nice project truck .
I believe the paint color is Pebble beige (same as mine)
is he going to make her stock or a hot rod ?

 

Thanks and yes that is the name of the color. Well, he's 14 yrs old so we have a lot of work ahead of us. He wants to put a 7.3L in it and lift and tires. He's like me old school 4x4 look not like today's kids with big rims and little rubber.

 

Will be looking for body parts soon. Where are all the good places to looks for parts?
There are not many 67's around my area. South Louisiana is ruff on our trucks.

 

What a great project truck, being in the family and all. Three generations! Looks like PB to me too, with Wimbledon White on top.

 

Your metal looks pretty good to me. Don't let that orange rust fool you. Take a little Bon Ami or Barkeepers Friend powder to some of those rusty paint spots and they will pretty much disappear. The orange is about 10x larger than the actual rust spot.

Where you look depends on what you need.

Just one tip - MAKE THE TIME.

My son and I did the same thing when he was 14, but time and money slipped away and we didn't spend nearly as much time together on it as I would have liked.

 

kswampy , Welcome to FTE. A couple of things while you are correct about the speedo reading, they roll back to 0 after 99,999.9. I don't want to start a pissing contest but feel certain that ol boy has been around once or twice before.

2nd a F100 won't support the weight of the big 7.3 diesel. If ya gotta have diesel you may want to look at Cummins or other smaller engine options to swap in.

best

John

 

Welcome to FTE. Having just left a 7.3 I might recommend he wait on that project until he is in his late 20's. A little wisdom might go a long way before rollin' coal all over south LA.

It is really helpful to order a Mac's Truck Parts and NPD catalog. They are full of parts, part numbers, diagrams and ideas. You two can browse them with sticky notes together while you are making your plans. Helps you think through the budget too.

 

Do not believe the miles shown on the odometer, as it reads to 99999.9 then returns to ZERO!

Based on the above and what I see of its condition, IMO, this truck has at least 108,041.5 miles.

 

There's no way to know for sure, not that mileage is the main thing. It's a Ford that's been in the family for three generations. As Indiana Jones might have said, "It's not the mileage, it's the heritage."

 

What a sweet project!

Nice to see another 1967 Ford F100 4x4 on here. I am 18 and have owned mine for a little over a year now. I have read every piece of writing I could find available on the web about 67' 4x4s as well as purchased a couple old Ford books / discs and have gathered some great information on them. (Best year of the best trucks ever made.) I personally am an all stock guy at heart, but I can understand the ideas behind the big tires and Diesel engines. (Mainly because these trucks can handle it so well.) Like others were saying, a 7 liter may be a bit too big for stock suspension. Perhaps a 4BT or 6BT cummins would suffice? What do you plan on doing with the original 352 block and are you gonna leave the stock NP435 or swap it? I am very interested in following this build as these 67' 4x4s are getting very hard to find. If you have any questions feel free to contact me and I'll shoot you my email / number. I could talk about these trucks for hours, especially a 67' 4x4.

P.S. What exactly is the reasoning behind a diesel swap? These trucks can haul massive weight bone stock, especially with the V8 / NP435 combo? Diesels are great but very pricy in the shop from what I've seen. I think a rebuilt 352 / 360 / 390 would be the for sure way to go. Original block, direct bolt in, dead reliable, low mantinence, great work engines. Are you running the stock Dana 20/21 single speed transfer case? Do you plan on keeping it stock or swapping?

Either way, good luck with your build. I am very interested in seeing how this turns out. 😀

 

Kids these days.

 

What is that suppose to mean?

I do not understand the logic behind this. Diesels are great engines and they definitely serve a purpose, I just don't think they belong in an old Ford. My uncle owns an 04' Ford with a 6 liter diesel; Although it is a great engine, every four-months or so it is in the shop getting work done @ $1,100 garage fee, not to mention the increased price on basic maintenance. Dealing with an old Ford you'd be unlucky if you had to spend any money on anything other than your oil changes. In fact, for the price one garage fee on the diesel would run you, you could rebuild your FE from the block up with all new parts. If you are in need of a truck that needs to move / handle more weight than an old Ford big-block V8 / NP435 combo can handle, then you need a new truck, not a new engine. Not only would a rebuilt V8 be like I said, original, direct bolt-in, very low maintenance, great work engine, and have plenty of power, but it will also cost less to do a complete rebuild on the original block than any 7 liter diesel in halfway decent used condition would run. Not to take into account the transmission, engine and transmission mounts, throttle assembly, motor mount fabrication, and the list goes on. Just because you are deciding to go with big tires does not mean you have to go with a big engine. At the end of the day, regardless of tire or wheel size, you have a big-block V8 with one of the most sought after off-road granny-gear transmissions ever made. Not only do I think a diesel swap would be a very big waste of time and money up-front, but you will be spending an exponential amount of money on just basic maintenance when compared to a rebuilt FE. Considering you more than likely wont ever even be in a realistic situation where the extra diesel power was actually required, you are doing nothing but throwing your money in the trash. Find a good machine shop and spend $1,600 on a complete rebuild of your 352 instead. If you are looking for more power, have the machinist rebuild it into a 390 and find yourself an aluminum FE intake with a four-barrel carburetor and you wont believe it's an old Ford. When mated with the NP435, you will have access to more horsepower and torque than you will ever find yourself needing.

 

Thanks for the parts company tips. I need a grill for my 72 F100. An electrical servicee guy went through my yard to troubleshoot the line and put a dent in the aluminum trim around the grill. The company owned up to it. Mac's and NPD both have the part.

 

It means that he wants to roll coal in a cool old truck.

Lighten up Francis.