New guy here with 54f100
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New guy here with 54f100
My name is matt, from marietta, pa. Just got married back in september. 27 years old. Im a vw mechanic at a dealership by trade (cars are horrible). I have a 54 f100. I got it 10 years ago, about half done. Here goes, I rewired the whole truck.
Built the motor myself, excluding machine work. 1966 289 bored 20 over. Polished lifter valley, New Federal mogul crank, recond. rods, speed pro flat top pistons. Timing gears High volume melling oil pump. saturday night special cran cam, et7e heads, ported and polished, with alumnium proform 1.6 roller rockers. edel air gap intake, 650 edel carb, all stainless braided fuel lines with aN fittings. Holley blue fuel pump. Hooker headers. 3 inch exhaust with 40 series flows. Msd 6Al ignition/ msd distibutor, w/ 2 stage rev limiter
4 speed top loader trans, centerforce clutch, 9 inch rear w/ locker, 28 spline axles. power brake booster w/ line lock. 15x8, 15x4 prostar replica.
Im sure im forgeting a bunch more, lol.
And for some fun!
Built the motor myself, excluding machine work. 1966 289 bored 20 over. Polished lifter valley, New Federal mogul crank, recond. rods, speed pro flat top pistons. Timing gears High volume melling oil pump. saturday night special cran cam, et7e heads, ported and polished, with alumnium proform 1.6 roller rockers. edel air gap intake, 650 edel carb, all stainless braided fuel lines with aN fittings. Holley blue fuel pump. Hooker headers. 3 inch exhaust with 40 series flows. Msd 6Al ignition/ msd distibutor, w/ 2 stage rev limiter
4 speed top loader trans, centerforce clutch, 9 inch rear w/ locker, 28 spline axles. power brake booster w/ line lock. 15x8, 15x4 prostar replica.
Im sure im forgeting a bunch more, lol.
And for some fun!
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Joined: Aug 2002
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From: PA
Nice truck Matt! Sounds like you spent plenty of time working on it, not to mention the $$$. But thats usually how it goes...
Welcome to FTE, congrats on the marriage, and hope you can make it out to some of our get togethers (GTG).
Welcome to FTE, congrats on the marriage, and hope you can make it out to some of our get togethers (GTG).
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Joined: Apr 2008
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From: Chambersburg, PA
Welcome to the clan! That's a real nice ride you have there.
Rule #1 of marriage..significant other never blocks the view of the truck; we can't read all the decals!!
Hope to see this truck in person some time!
Rule #1 of marriage..significant other never blocks the view of the truck; we can't read all the decals!!
Hope to see this truck in person some time!
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Joined: Jan 2011
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From: Jefferson Hills PA
Very nice looking truck matt! i wish i had the time/money to have an old project truck... times are ruff lol good luck with the marriage looks like she enjoys it just as much as you 
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