I got a 63 f100 uni and in the process of restoring it but my one big issue is the torque box, its pretty rusty, i have another 63 uni parts truck but its not any better of shape. Has anyone tried to repair this? thanks

 

I looked into it on mine to repair driver side crash damage. There is alot involved. The torque box ties the rear floor, rear bulkhead, rocker panels, and bed floor, all together. I have a straight rust free 63 body in Yucca Valley Ca. 100 mi east of LA yours if you want it bring a trailer.

 

I love this freakin site.

 

Of course I need one and it's 1000 + miles away from me in Alabama maybe we can do like dog rescues someone pick it up in Ca take as far as they can then just keep jumping I'll even go into La to meet. LOL

 

I was thinking to myself, dang I want that if the other guy don't. But I looked at the date on the post before I said something about it, and finding out the hard way that it was a twelve year old thread. Shame though, my 63 is ruiuuusty.

Just pulling your chain man. Welcome.
Dan T.K. 65

 

I have mine off frame and on a roll around frame I built. I went to a salvage yard and checked he had 4 62-64 f100's all stepside. So I had an old 76 150 bed we had cut down for a trailor and I sacrificed it the 62 has the 2 seams running from rear to front I cut my 150 out along seams and at front I went 1 inch up because my cancer was even in the cab, Trying today to cut 100 out with out destroying back crossmembers. I have exposed my torque tube I found 1 piece on Auto Metal Direct part# 716 4561-1 which is the first part of the torque tube. Now I'm in process of finding a shop with a bender for the actual torque tube my metal guy has them but won't do 18 gauge his are huge he said it would just lagh and slice it, he said try a a/c shop but they only do 24ga (bulls!) always something. I swear if I get this all done I'm going to build and sell them there seems to be so many request for them and even Ford says they were the worst spot for water/salt retention so thats why we lose cab and bed. Try and remeber to take pics I'm errible to get into a project and get so far and then oops