I just stumbled on this thread. Looks like you found a nice truck to recreate your Grandpa's truck out of...very cool

From looking at the original pic there is one thing that strikes me, and I can't believe nobody else pointed it out. OK, all of you, go back and look at the original pic....do you see it? the thing thats wrong?
Ok, I'll tell you. That truck must be in the Twilight Zone or something....look at the door handle......ITS NOT SAGGING DOWN!!!!!

You mentioned having a bad front end shimmy after hitting a bump in your truck. The dreaded "Death Wobble". One of the biggest causes of Death Wobble is the toe-in adjustment. Sure loose parts will exacerbate it but the root cause usually comes down to the toe-in adjustment.

Good luck
Bobby

 

The new truck, the driver's side does not sag, but the passenger side does... must have been a big city truck always using the passenger side to get to the curb instead of getting run over.

Now if your talking about the B&W pic, it was a new truck then

Thanks for the Death Wobble tip... I should of thought of that since it's common with lifted jeeps. My Jeep it only does it in reverse.... so I don't drive fast in reverse

 

F-3 stainless emblems came in yesterday along with the spare tire mount.

 

I too just found this thread. Read it all. And love what your doing. You have a nice solid truck to work from. Great score bud.

 

I haven't seen your thread for a while. It looks like you found a great truck! Are you going to get the doors painted with the well drilling company signage like the original photo?

Dan

 

Yes, it will be as close to my grandpa's truck as we can get it.

 

As soon as I get my Jeep done, I'll start working on the F2.

 

I'm still hunting for some steel rear fenders.

 

That is one SWEET truck you have there!!! Concerning your wobble when hitting a bump you would do well to check out your king pins, tie rod ends, drag link ends and steering box for looseness. King pin looseness can be really bad about causing that sometimes. Looking forward to seeing it in your Grandpa's truck trim.
blue49f1

 

What transmission is in the '50 originally? Is it a Warner T9?

 

I believe most of the big trucks did not have the T9, a good number of the F-1's had the T9. T87D (heavy duty 3 speed) and T98 (synchro silent 4) are my guesses. Page 18 of the sale slick doesn't specify exactly, just "4-SPEED TRANSMISSION offers extra pulling ability in first gear, as much as 100% more than typical 3 speed. trans-mission in some light trucks."

 

My cousins who own Vinyl Images Design & Printing in Fenton MO offered to wrap the old girl to make it look like Grandpa's old truck. Here's a sneak peak

http://www.wewrapanything.com

 

That stuff is hard to remove and can ruin the paint when removed.

 

My cousins are professionals, check out their website!

Besides, why would I want to remove it

 

I seen this stuff start to peel off trucks. I don't think I'd want it on my vehicle but if it's done with a lot of care maybe it'll stay on. The stuff I've seen might be of a lower quality, who knows