Since my last post things are moving along. I found a 1979 F150 donor truck for $400. I removed all useful pieces of the donor truck.
> engine 302 V8 and automatic transmission
> front suspension, disk brakes, master cylinder, booster. proportioning valve
> power steering box and hoses as well as all associated linkage, Steering column etc.
> Motor mounts, perches radiator
> complete rear, parking brake cables

I am still looking for a suitable bed floor since my truck does not have one, as well as door hinges and upper rails for the front end.

I tore the engine down and sent it to a local machine shop for the works and the transmission also went to a local shop also to be rebuilt














As you can see the machine shop and transmission shop did a quick turnaround. I assembled the engine, attached the transmission and test fit the assembly in the 1966 chassis. I am currently rebuilding the front end pieces and will try to have the chassis complete by the end of the weekend ----- excluding new brake lines ------- I have not ordered them yet.

If any one is interested I will post hours worked as well as the actual budget for this project as I progress. To-date I spent $795. on the transmission, $2808. for machine shop services and internal engine parts and another $351. On the engine bolt on Items.

I have also purchased add on air conditioning kit and will post its cost when I have everything.

When the chassis is complete I will reinstall the engine and test start it.

If you let me know what areas are of interest you may have, I will try to post pictures and an explanation of what I am doing. My target completion date is June 1 of this year. That is to include me doing all of the body work, patch panels etc, and having a local shop paint the truck .

If you would like to know what I started with I posted an album of the truck as I found it down on the farm.

john

 

I saw some 66 f100 door hinges on ebay not long ago. Some guy is just ripping apart these old trucks and parting them out (I mean everything) I got 2 speaker grills and a oem speaker with all the nuts and fittings for a good deal.

 

Thanks for the tip, I will search the web today.

 

There's always alot of parts on there. I search everyday and change the setting from best match to newly listed because I look so often.