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Good evening all,
I suppose it is time to introduce myself now that I have been browsing this site for a while. I have had my Mutt since the late '70's/early 80's. and it has been parked since '85. The guy I bought it from had pieced it together from a variety of trucks. According to the title (& warranty plate), it is a '66 F250 4wd Styleside however, I know it has the '65 grill, I believe the cab is a f100 (with the F250 doors) and a 2wd 8' bed. I seem to remember the guy also said it had the 1 ton chassis and if old age hasn't completely snuck up on me and kicked my butt, I confirmed that way back when I put brakes on it as the catalog showed different than what I had.
Anyway, I had always told myself that getting this back on the road was going to be my retirement project and so here I am, fighting it's age and my own. I know this will never be a show piece, nor do I want it to be, I just want to get it back on the road. I already have gotten it running again and am about to start on the brakes (dual chamber master & all brake components, mechanical & hydraulic) but I am wanting to find which set of manuals I should have for reference when I start on everything else. I know I will want a parts manual & service manual but does Ford have a body builders manual as well? Book, CD or USB doesn't matter, I just want to have legible info. (I already know about the wiring diagrams on the Fordification site)
Which direction would you point me to for good quality source for these manuals?
When you get a chance, post a few pictures. I can't be the only one who wants to see this combination of parts. It will also help when asking questions.
Welcome to FTE, the song One Piece at a Time from Johnny Cash came to mind when I read your intro! It's a 65 66 one ton mix... Pics for sure are needed!
Okay, here it is back around '82 when it was my daily driver
ad here it is as it sits today....
As you can see, I have some work to do but not too bad considering the last time it was on the road was in '85. I will get some more pictures but first, I gotta get it closer to the barn. This walking 40yds between the truck & the barn every time I need another tool is wearing my legs down to nubbins
Ya had to notice the dent, didn't you? I believe that dent showed up shortly before this next picture was taken. Yanno, if somebody is going to dredge the channel and remove the one, well known fording spot, they should put up a sign or something to warn people who aren't suppose to be there in the first place!
That happened when I was young & dumb. Now that I am old & dumb, my stunts aren't nearly as amateurish
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Ahh, I get it now.... you are referring to the Dent side truck in the background.... I am still getting use to the Ford language. Always been around GM's more. The Dent side is my niece's son's truck. He is putting it together for when he gets his drivers license in less than a year. What you can't see is the '71 & '74 Broncos waaay over to the right. They also belong to my niece's family. They visit quite frequently and drive their trucks, Broncos, dirt bikes, tractors & go carts around the place and are a great help to me around here... ahh to be young again but I was pushing my luck just surviving my own youth so I wouldn't want to try it again
