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Hey everyone. I just picked upa 1966 f100 from a friend of mine. figured id join in on a ford truck forum as im likely to have questions and be looking for f100 specific info. Below is my post from another forum im on. Later on ill include the reasoning behind the Tow rig designation.
Aaaaaaannnddd i bought another Ford. I dont know how this happened. Ok maybe i do, same friend that sold me the Mustang also used to own this truck. He sold it to a friend which is who i bought it from. Got a FANTASTIC deal on it, like crack head on the corner deal.
Its a 1966 Ford F100. Has the 300" Straight 6 (which I'm told is one of the best motors Ford ever built) and 3 not the tree manual.
It had sat in a field for god knows how long before my friend had pulled it out, swapped out the bad head, put a new starter, a new alternator, and she turned over. The new head on there is from a junkyard and based on what he said he thinks the head is warped and thats why its leaking out back under the manifold onto the bell housing.
Currently there are other small issues that need to be sorted to get it running reliably. It has a battery drain issue. If the battery is left hooked up it will drain a new battery in a day. It needs a carb. Where the fuel line goes into the carb is stripped out and its in there very loosely. Currently have it Jerry rigged to get it to work but its a very short fix and will be ordering a Carb asap. It also has a pinhole in the radiator that only leaks when it gets hot so ill be ordering one at the same time as the carb.
Other than the typical cab corner rust and a bit in the floor she's fairly solid. Could use a front core support as the bottom is rusted pretty bad. But that can wait. It also has the mother of all rear bumpers.
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Its currently got 31x10.5x15 tires on it. This makes me mucho excicted because there is still an easy 3-4'' of width left for tire room in the rear. I like big meats.
la, welcome to FTE. There is a lot of repair work there, and got a kick out of the tie wrap on the fuel line. I would reroute the fuel line from the tank in the bed out from the rusted corner piece, unprotected fuel line make this old man very nervous. Good luck, and a lot of information from far smarter people than me here on the slicks. Good luck. Bob
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Someone beet me to the Dodge tailgate. In fact the whole box looks wrong and at the very least is a 73-79 Ford. I do have a soft spot for the flaresides as I own one. Your tires all look snugged up to the wheel well as it sits. Was this truck lowered at all or do you have 16" wheels?
la, welcome to FTE. There is a lot of repair work there, and got a kick out of the tie wrap on the fuel line. I would reroute the fuel line from the tank in the bed out from the rusted corner piece, unprotected fuel line make this old man very nervous. Good luck, and a lot of information from far smarter people than me here on the slicks. Good luck. Bob
Thanks! yeah she needs a little bit of work. Nothing major tho. For me its not too big a deal as my dad and i run a body shop. Along with him also being well versed in restorations thehe rust repair won't be an issue.
Yeah the ziptied fuel rail is a quick fix till i get a new carb. The threads are stripped out and its seen better days. And yes the fuel line will be rerouted in the near future. Its on the "in the very near future" to do list.
Originally Posted by FuzzFace2
Welcome to FTE.
I don't think that tail gate and maybe the bed are Ford parts.
The gate looks to be Dodge from what I remember of the stamping.
So modern tow rig? What are the plans for the truck?
Dave ----
Yes from what I've been told from my friend, who i purchased it from said someone had put a dodge bed on it. Zero clue about year or model or anything.
Current plans are crown vic front end, custom 4 link out back, and drivetrain I'm still undecided. Ive been told the 300'' 6'er is a GREAT motor. However I'm wanting to make it as reliable as possible and travel across states without blinking an eye. Ive got a new edge mustang (2002) that I'm ls swapping with an NA 4.8 ill be going turbo late this year with it and a new motor so i was considering putting the NA 4.8 in the f100. Ive had a few others say i should just build and turbo the original 6. Thats still up in the air but suspension wise I've got it pretty much figured out.
Originally Posted by RangerMercMan
Someone beet me to the Dodge tailgate. In fact the whole box looks wrong and at the very least is a 73-79 Ford. I do have a soft spot for the flaresides as I own one. Your tires all look snugged up to the wheel well as it sits. Was this truck lowered at all or do you have 16" wheels?
Yeah its some sort of dodge bed as mentioned. No clue from what/year etc.
And yes the truck has been lowered i believe 1'' and its 15'' wheels. tire size is a 31x10.5x15
I would reroute the fuel line from the tank in the bed out from the rusted corner piece, unprotected fuel line make this old man very nervous.
makes you wonder what they were thinking when they did this? just because there is a hole for the line to go thru doesn't mean that is where it should go lol
OP.... I like the sound of the plans you have for your 66.
Dodge/Fargo box would be in the 61-93 range (yes I know that they probably never made a 1993 utiline box). I like the stance of your truck!
Is that for sure what it is? any way to verify? Im new to the whole classic trucks. Dont know a ton about them. I work on modern stuff all day long so its quite the change.
Originally Posted by red66rider
makes you wonder what they were thinking when they did this? just because there is a hole for the line to go thru doesn't mean that is where it should go lol
OP.... I like the sound of the plans you have for your 66.
Yeah im really not sure. Along with the plexiglass back window screwed in and orange sealant around it.
According to the 4th digit of the VIN (A), truck originally came with a 240 I-6.
Interseting, thats good to know. Like mentioned before i have very little knowledge of its prior life. I havent dived that deep into it to see what all has been changed/modified etc. Been having to work overtime at work with the tornado that passed through New Orleans last week.
Well I dug some pics off the net as a comparison. Notice on your box sides how there is some ribbing in the sheet metal? The Ford does not have this. Also notice how the top edge on your Dodge box is flat thus making it easier to mount a canopy? On the Ford from 57-72 the top edge is on a 45 degree angle. Ford in 1973 flattened the top edge of the box. The tailgate should be obvious and the wheel well arches look quite similar.
The new carb came in today. Had a friend come by and we swapped it out right quick. Went together like butter. Hooked the battery up, double checked everything was hooked up correctly and cranked her over. She fired up the first crank. Let her warm up for a minute then took her around the block. Lord have mercy was that a trip. Needs a front and back glass ASAP. was hanging out the door just so i could see. Also didn't help that only one headlight was working (we finished after dark). Only issue we had with the install was the choke. The stock carb has a full manual choke. You manually out it out, and once the engine is warm you have to manually push it back in. On the new carb is has a fitting that uses heat from either a exhaust gas or coolant heat source to slowly "turn off" the choke, so there is no action by the user. See as my truck was a full manual there was no line ran for the heat source. So for now we just zipped the choke open till i get can get some copper tubing and make one.
After we got home we started checking things over and making a list of things that need to be addressed first.
Well I dug some pics off the net as a comparison. Notice on your box sides how there is some ribbing in the sheet metal? The Ford does not have this. Also notice how the top edge on your Dodge box is flat thus making it easier to mount a canopy? On the Ford from 57-72 the top edge is on a 45 degree angle. Ford in 1973 flattened the top edge of the box. The tailgate should be obvious and the wheel well arches look quite similar.
Yesterday was just too beautiful of a day not to do something when had a few minutes. Over the last week or so I've had some parts come in to fix up the truck a bit. Im planning on starting on it Tuesday as we are off for Mardi Gras (beauty of Louisiana) and will have the majority of the day to work out in the beautiful weather.
Had about a share hour yesterday, and decided to use it to give the engine bay a quick wash, as it was DIRTY, and along with scope out the cluster **** of the wiring on this truck. As you may have noticed before i had mentioned a battery drain issue. Ive yet to really look into it. However after washing the engine bay and taking a look into the wiring, its a god damn mess. Id be casing my tail for weeks trying to find the issue. So while I'm in there changing gaskets and such I'm going to go through all the wires and route them safely, get rid of unterminated wires (there are many) see why the the pass. headlight and blinker working, and just clean it up and make it presentable.
I just dont understand how someone can take something so dated and so simple and turn it into a cluster**** of wiring like they did. All it needs is like 10 wires?!Just, jesus lol. It also was a blast having my little helper out there with me in his Cosy Coupe.
02-13-2017, 05:43 PM
