Feardeere7s Offical Resto/Conversion Thread
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Well up here I think we are almost done with this crazy Michigan weather, of corse I probably just jinxed it lol. Up here it went from being 32 and windy as all get out on Saturday to 50 yesterday. It's supposed to stay in the high 40s the rest of the week. With that said I am motivated to work again!
Last night I got the 77 frame pulled out of the weeds and up by the shop.
Tonight I am gonna be cleaning the shop, putting the tires back on the Supercab and stripping the rest of the cab.
It's nice to have friends with tractors! I am going to get everything ready to go and my buddy is going to bring a tele handler over and we are going to pull the axles out from under the 77 frame and lift the Supercab off. The next step will be rebuilding the axles.
Change to the build plan
I decided that I will be taking the axles from under the 77 frame and putting them under the Supercab frame instead of stretching the the 77 frame.
A few weeks ago I got the doors off the Supercab, somehow..... I have a little problem though. The bolts were so rusted on that I broke all of the bolts that mount the door hinges to the cab. So my problem is that the bolts are broken off in the plate that is in the inside of the cab. I am stumped on how to get to those plates to get the broken bolts and fix them. Any ideas?
Last night I got the 77 frame pulled out of the weeds and up by the shop. Tonight I am gonna be cleaning the shop, putting the tires back on the Supercab and stripping the rest of the cab.
It's nice to have friends with tractors! I am going to get everything ready to go and my buddy is going to bring a tele handler over and we are going to pull the axles out from under the 77 frame and lift the Supercab off. The next step will be rebuilding the axles.
Change to the build plan
I decided that I will be taking the axles from under the 77 frame and putting them under the Supercab frame instead of stretching the the 77 frame.
A few weeks ago I got the doors off the Supercab, somehow..... I have a little problem though. The bolts were so rusted on that I broke all of the bolts that mount the door hinges to the cab. So my problem is that the bolts are broken off in the plate that is in the inside of the cab. I am stumped on how to get to those plates to get the broken bolts and fix them. Any ideas?
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Well last night was pretty eventful. I got my shop all cleaned up and the tires put back on the Supercab. Then I started removing the axles from the 77 chassis. It was pretty easy the PO had removed the rivets that attached the leaf spring hangers to the frame and replaced them with bolts. I jacked up the rear end, unbolted the 16 bolts and removed the axle. Sorry for the blurry pics, my camera wouldn't focus last night.
Well right after I got the last two bolts out of the spring hangers my helping hand (my little brother) had to leave to go do his homework so I was left to move the axle by myself.... Some how I managed to get it up to get it up to the shop door with one tire in the shop. Next I had to remove the leaf springs go get it in the door. Then somehow I managed to push it in the shop by myself. Next I will be removing the front axle, getting it in the shop and rebuilding both of them.
As you can see it was a trip but I got her done! My project is beginning to shift into high gear. It's so nice to be actually getting things done!
Well right after I got the last two bolts out of the spring hangers my helping hand (my little brother) had to leave to go do his homework so I was left to move the axle by myself.... Some how I managed to get it up to get it up to the shop door with one tire in the shop. Next I had to remove the leaf springs go get it in the door. Then somehow I managed to push it in the shop by myself. Next I will be removing the front axle, getting it in the shop and rebuilding both of them.
As you can see it was a trip but I got her done! My project is beginning to shift into high gear. It's so nice to be actually getting things done!
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Great progress. Keeping the extended cab frame should same a bunch of time modifying/fabricating. Going to be an awesome lifted daily driver. Looking forward to updates. I cant wait for this crappy Michigan weather to be over. Its snowing about 3 hrs north of you now. Im ready for summer.
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Great progress. Keeping the extended cab frame should same a bunch of time modifying/fabricating. Going to be an awesome lifted daily driver. Looking forward to updates. I cant wait for this crappy Michigan weather to be over. Its snowing about 3 hrs north of you now. Im ready for summer.
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Ahh yeah we had that down here last Thursday and Friday. I have seen that truck around once or twice, looks really good!! Who'd ya buy it off if ya don't mind me askin? I got a buddy that is rebuilding a 86 f250
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Well after over a years wait I finally got my highboy, thanks to fmc400 I got her running.
Last night I got the cab pulled off my Supercab.
I now have all of my 4wd parts at my shop and can get the ball rolling on my 4wd conversion. Stay tuned!!
Last night I got the cab pulled off my Supercab.
I now have all of my 4wd parts at my shop and can get the ball rolling on my 4wd conversion. Stay tuned!!
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Hey there. Looks like you'll be a busy guy this spring and summer now that the weather is warming up a bit. Congratulations on all you've accomplished so far. My first truck was a '75 F150 2wd. Paid $550 for it.
This was in 1992, I was 17 years old. Thing was more body filler than anything else. I wish I'd of had the mechanical knowledge and place/tools to work on mine, might have accomplished a bit more on it.
I currently have a '78 250 Supercab 4x4. Bought it for $700 from a farmer in Colorado. Kept it there for a while, and then moved to McPherson, Kansas where I'm majoring in Automotive Restoration Technology at McPherson College, only college in world with a 4 year degree in Automotive Restoration.
So if diesel school doesn't work out, there's always the restoration field
I had a bolt break off in my door too. I used a pair of needle nose vise grips to reach inside the door and turn the bolt the rest of the way in through the plate for the door and got it out that way, but welding a stud on the broken bolt sounds like a good idea too.
Look forward to seeing all the work you'll get done this year!
This was in 1992, I was 17 years old. Thing was more body filler than anything else. I wish I'd of had the mechanical knowledge and place/tools to work on mine, might have accomplished a bit more on it.
I currently have a '78 250 Supercab 4x4. Bought it for $700 from a farmer in Colorado. Kept it there for a while, and then moved to McPherson, Kansas where I'm majoring in Automotive Restoration Technology at McPherson College, only college in world with a 4 year degree in Automotive Restoration.
So if diesel school doesn't work out, there's always the restoration field
I had a bolt break off in my door too. I used a pair of needle nose vise grips to reach inside the door and turn the bolt the rest of the way in through the plate for the door and got it out that way, but welding a stud on the broken bolt sounds like a good idea too.
Look forward to seeing all the work you'll get done this year!
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Hey there. Looks like you'll be a busy guy this spring and summer now that the weather is warming up a bit. Congratulations on all you've accomplished so far. My first truck was a '75 F150 2wd. Paid $550 for it.
This was in 1992, I was 17 years old. Thing was more body filler than anything else. I wish I'd of had the mechanical knowledge and place/tools to work on mine, might have accomplished a bit more on it.
I currently have a '78 250 Supercab 4x4. Bought it for $700 from a farmer in Colorado. Kept it there for a while, and then moved to McPherson, Kansas where I'm majoring in Automotive Restoration Technology at McPherson College, only college in world with a 4 year degree in Automotive Restoration.
So if diesel school doesn't work out, there's always the restoration field
I had a bolt break off in my door too. I used a pair of needle nose vise grips to reach inside the door and turn the bolt the rest of the way in through the plate for the door and got it out that way, but welding a stud on the broken bolt sounds like a good idea too.
Look forward to seeing all the work you'll get done this year!
This was in 1992, I was 17 years old. Thing was more body filler than anything else. I wish I'd of had the mechanical knowledge and place/tools to work on mine, might have accomplished a bit more on it.
I currently have a '78 250 Supercab 4x4. Bought it for $700 from a farmer in Colorado. Kept it there for a while, and then moved to McPherson, Kansas where I'm majoring in Automotive Restoration Technology at McPherson College, only college in world with a 4 year degree in Automotive Restoration.
So if diesel school doesn't work out, there's always the restoration field
I had a bolt break off in my door too. I used a pair of needle nose vise grips to reach inside the door and turn the bolt the rest of the way in through the plate for the door and got it out that way, but welding a stud on the broken bolt sounds like a good idea too.
Look forward to seeing all the work you'll get done this year!
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