Excellent work. I think I like the blue on the transfer case the most.

By the way how the hell were you able to toss that tire up above the truck and snap a picture before it came back down. Post #27

I'll be following and stealing ideas.

That patch work above the drip rails is a pia isn't it. We had to do it on both sides for almost the entire lengths.

 

Magic levitation wire. LOL
The repairs above the drip rails were a pain. Perfected my spot welding skills but ran my patience short. I didn't even take pictures of the welds when done. I think I was too frustrated to take any.

 

Por-15 applied inside the cab on the non exposed areas. New evaporator, heater core and blower motor installed in outer hvac case half.

 

Sound control mat applied inside the cab. Ready to start wiring.

 

Amazing work !!!
looks great.

 

Wiring has begun! What a mess. A/c flexible duct repair done out of a bag I had laying around and some 3M spray adhesive. Seems to work pretty well. This also brings me to the point I am at currently in my restoration so future pictures will be in real time now.

 

Great build, Awesome job. Before you close up the front of the engine bay I would strongly suggest that you run 2 belts on the 3g alternator or you could possibly have belt squeal at start up. There are some nice 4 groove crank pulleys available petty reasonable. I myself are in about the same state of completion of a 3 year build and the 3 g swap was one of the last things I did before I went down the rabbit hole and I had the belt squeal at start up. I tried different belts to stop it and was unsuccessful.This is a great build and I am by no means picking it a part. Keep up the great work and pics. MERRY CHRISTMAS

 

Great progress so far! I've always wanted a '78, since that was the year I was born.

 

Dad blame young whipper snappers.....trying to take over the world.....LOL

 

Wow what a ton of work; you are brave to take on such a project. Looking forward to seeing it done!

 

Great job thus far on this build. I completely understand how long it takes to do a frame off build like this. My son and I have been working on his 78' F150 for going on three years now. The only thing that I would recommend is that you change out the plastic bearing on the lower end of your steering column. You can get the sealed aluminum bearing for that on Ebay for roughly $50-60. Totally worth it and will last way longer than that plastic one and be smoother also.

ALL METAL Lower Steering Column Bearing 73-79 Ford Trucks and 76-79 Broncos | eBay

 

Beautiful job. I think the phrase ‘Meticulous workmanship’ is the one to use, can’t say enough good things for what I’m seeing. I can really appreciate the time and effort, and it shows.


Cheers, 🍻

 

Great progress! I am following this thread. The pictures will help out greatly with mine. You are doing an awesome job! Keep up the good work

 

Amazing build so far, going to be such a solid truck once it’s finished. Super glad you focused on not only making it reliable, but making an effort to make sure it lasts. All of the raptor coating and por-15 is going to make a big difference in the long run!

 

Thanks for all the kind words. Made a little progress.
Got the left inner fender in place so some of the wiring can be positioned and wrapped up. Also improvised an a/c drain duckbill. Dash is installed on the interior.