Sorry for this post, but I had to share the progress of my 66.
We have it almost completely stripped down and havent discovered to much except that this truck has never been in an accident. Also it didnt want to come apart without a fight.
amazing.....

Upon inspection, we found slight rust in the front corners of the cab,but nothing major.
Cab mounts were sweet!.....
Also, a bit of rust right on the floorboards by the drivers side door.
The radiator support had a couple small blowouts on the outside...but nothing structural. (I have heard alot on this site about these completely disintegrating).

The roof has a couple of rusted through spots in the drip rail,but we were prepared for that.
The bed is looking great,nothing but little things here.
Other stuff.....

I got all new rubber for the windows,cowl & doors,new glovebox,door panels in black,armrests,window rattle kit,"camper special" inserts.
We are going to clean up all the wiring under the hood to simplify the look of the engine compartment.

It was pretty cool to get it to this stage, and see how simple these trucks really are....and really cool to find out that this truck has had an exceptional life..It gets a ton of comments everyday from the people whos shop we are using. (The "hubcaps of death" are quite popular).

I am glad that I decided to do a frame up job & not just slap paint on it like some of my friends have suggested. Because I am pretty sure this truck would have developed some serious rust issues had we not tore it apart and done it right. It is going to look badass when it is finished!

It is coming along quite nicely, and I am excited about getting it back on the road ASAP!!!!

 

Good Luck on your project
my very first truck was a 66 I got when I was 14 I spent the nexy 2 years working on
it and installed 351 w and c-4..boy was I proud of that truck when I was 16
I never did put a headliner in it I got all of my friends who rode with me to sign
the roof of it.I sold it later in life...I am 34 now and I regret selling it....
live and learn I guess....LOL

 

Just completed frame up on 65 f100 that took over 2 years. Originally started rebuilding engine and it went from there. May want to consider any upgrades at this time. Get many comments on the truck.

Good luck w/ your restoration.

dave

 

I'm 9 mos. into my 65' SWB resto. Take lots of pics. and tag everthing and put it in bags, I'm talking every clip and screw, alot of these clips, are not reprod, any more and don't throw anything away until you are completely done. Good luck with your project.

 

Thanks for the advice guys, I am 2 years deep into this thing already.
Fresh motor, tranny,rearend, wheels & tires,drop I beams & interior all came first. Actualy got to drive it quite a bit after each upgrade was done.

Now the paint & bodywork is last on my list, then time to enjoy it. There will be little things for the interior & outside that I can do to keep me interested later. Like gauges & a turned dash panel....maybe put a headliner in........definately a tonneau cover.
We are cataloging everything possible to help ease the assembly process.

 

Dyers6-71, I share your pain on regrets of selling a truck. My first ride was a '66 Mercury.....black w/red interior....every option that was probably available!

I sold it a few years later when I thought that 4x4's were more fun (if I only knew what that would cost me!) and now I want it back. I am now using a '64 Ford to create a clone of my '66 Merc.....with a few upgrades along the way!

Mike.