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Hi all. I've been lurking around these forums for a few years and the wealth of knowledge on here is incredible. I got myself a 1956 F100 from a guy that disassembled it completely in 1985, sandblasted and painted the frame, had the engine rebuilt, and then stopped all work on the project. Been stored in a garage ever since. I've been slowing bringing pieces of the truck home over the last little while. Only things left to get are the frame and cab and a couple other small bits. I like to research the **** out of things before asking questions, but I'm sure I'll come on here and ask a couple boner questions over the next couple years. I look forward to learning from this forum. Here's a pic of the box and hood that I just picked up on Sunday. I'm pretty excited to get working on it.
So far, so good. Hood looks good, bed sides look good but the front panel sure is banged up. It must have had a lot of loads shifted in it's working life. Youn can buy only the front panel if you wish.
Very nice. So sad how so many projects get blown apart and never finished by the dissasembler! You will get it, small steps and keep going. Looking forward to seeing it come together!
Thanks for the words of encouragement. My plan is to do it up pretty much original. Only thing I'm toying with the idea of is to add disc brakes to the front. I agree that it's a good start. I have only seen a small bit of the cab, but the guy I got it from said the fenders and box were in rough shape, but that the cab was pretty good as far as he knows. His rough and mine mean different things because the fenders need some work but certainly aren't trash and the box is in great shape, other than a few small dents on the front. So to me, the cab is probably mint. This stupid virus has put a bit of strain on my disposable income so I think I may clean it up and put it together with a cheap paint job for now just to be able to drive around. And in a few years once my son is a bit older, and hopefully the money is flowing a bit better, he can help me fix it up to a much nicer condition.
Okay, so I don't seem to have as much time as I thought each week of work on this project. So far I only have the wood removed and the box half stripped. My question so far, is the front panel on the box simply riveted in place? Dont seem to see any welds anywhere near it. I was going to try to pound out the dents but it turns out that it is pretty cheap to just buy a new one. I'm decent at riveting, but not welding.
Also, dumb question time, do the fender attach bolts get glued into the box? I have pounded, heated, oiled and tried vise grips on the threads but I can't get a single bolt out. I'm guessing they are simply rusted in and am going to have to grind them off. And to answer a question a couple comments up, I am an hour east of Vancouver, BC.
The front panel is attached to the bedsides with two bolts on each side at the top and a number (5 maybe) along the vertical edges. Midfifty sells replacement stainless screws and acorn nuts for the vertical edge fastening but I use panel adhesive on all my builds as it makes a much cleaner look. As for the fender bolts, they are pressed in place and spot welded in three places on each bolt. I have found that a pair of vice grips works great on breaking them free, just clamp onto the threaded section and gently rock back and forth till it breaks free.
Ok, so the last couple years have been a bit derailed with work and family stuff so my project got put on hold. But i finally got to ripping and tearing yesterday. Got the seat and gas tank removed and one door off.
This truck last ran in 1982. When I pulled the gas tank out it still had about 3 gallons of I assume 40 year old gas. There was alot of rusty sludge that came out of the tank and there is still alot of solid rusty sludge sluding around in the tank. Im nor sure how to get it out. The outside of the tank looks great. Inside, not so much. Is it even worth my time to try and clean this thing up, or should I make trip to the dump and buy a new tank.
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