My 1971 F-250 (4x4) Restoration is about complete. There have been a few bumps along the way......

the truck was purchased from the original owner (AZ-where I live too) and had a fire in the engine/cab.

1. I Replaced the cab, cab mounts, sterring column, front and rear glass, new driver and passenger anti-rattle kits. new cab was painted white and has a truck bedliner kit in it, should help with noise. The only trouble I had was finding a seat. I did finally get an older seat just so I could drive it back to Michigan.

2. The outside of the truck was painted with a "mustard Green" yeah I know it is a camo color....I want to paint it camo at a later date. The original color was a two tone yellow and white. Bedliner was applied to the inside of the front fenders, bottom of the cab, bottom and inside of bed. The fender wells have been repainted.

3. I rebuilt the engine...wife was awesome, she helped! It has a 360 (5.9 Liter) bored .030 over (very little wear on the old nickle iron block, but it has a little rust from the fire/water hose . I rebuilt the Holley that came with the engine, that is where I found the problem. It had a pin hole leak in the back bowl and was shooting fuel about 3 feet out of the side. That is what caused the fire. Anything else that needed replacing was, radiator, carb, etc

4. This is the real kicker...I have everything put together, however there is a problem with the Transmission, somehow during the towing of the truck to and from the shop (NP 4spd) the tranny got stuck in third gear. I had to take it to a shop (I am running out of time) and they had to cut the gear off to get the remaining parts out to put on a new shaft. So far in tranny parts, $120.

5. Also I replaced the 16.5" alloy wheels with Amerikan 16" Racing wheels (Black) and Wrangler AT/S tires. Just the short trip to the trans shop has me hungering for more.


by the way, I am a patriot....a decendant of Dutch Immigrants in 1660. I love my country and my family....hope to return home soon as possible. Everytime I drive past an import vehicle I makes me remember the 407,000 Americans who gave up their futures so Americans could have a choice, too bad those drivers don't appreciate and remember!

"Henry" keeping the Faith!

MAJ Baker,
proud to be an American Patriot!

 

Myself I,m doing a total frame up (body off) restoration on a 1968 f-100 short bed. Its been almost a year. Still a long way to go. But loven every minute of it.
Me -a proud patriot. My dad 30 years US Army 2 wars purple heart. While your
over there me and millions of other people are proud of you and what you are doing.

 

I love my country too. I spent this July 4th reading the Dec.Of Independence and Constitution to my four children. I had to skip most of the DOI since it was a bit dry for their attention span.

I have been restoring my F-100 and it pleases me to no end to know it was (almost?) 100% built by workers in the USA. Especially now since I know DIW means Detroit Iron Works.

Keep safe and return to enjoy the F-100!

 

I am a proud papa of a '69 Ranger SWB and a Desert Storm Vet.
Thank You for doing your job and allowing us to keep the freedoms most of us take for granted.
Return Safe

 

Hey Woodyb1,
Where abouts in AZ. do you live?

 

good luck man, in afganistan

 

all the best to you and your's. there's no way to say thanks enough
to you and others who make this country safe and great.
watch your back, keep your powder dry, and come home safe to
your family. and.........finish your truck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:-x22

 

Hey, guys, thanks for all of the encouragement.....heading out in a couple of days. I should be back in a few weeks and can hardly wait to get my truck on the road.

"keepin the faith"

 

Finally wanted to update people, I made it back safely from Afghanistan! Also I have a picture of my 90% complete F-250 4X4. First I have to figure out how to upload it.

 

Welcome home, dude. Thanks for everything you guys are doing for the world.