back in 1996 (my senior year in high school) i had a verry rough 65 long bed custom cab with a 66 grill. ever since then i have wanted a 65(w/66 grill) or 66 f100 short bed. well i would find ones that were either too much work or too much money at the time for what i could handle. see i am a rock crawler that always wanted an f100, so all the money always went to the toyota, or the time would go to the toy. now that the toy has been finished for a year or so and retired to offroad only, the wife is getting a LITTLE tired of me driving her expedition, now that i traded the 95 mustang for a boat. this last week i stumbled across the perfect (drivable) project for me.

1966 f100 swb
199? HO302 long block
ford motorsports intake w/holly carb
chinsy exhaust (that doesn't even match side to side)
c-6? auto
1961? grill (might need to go back to a 65 grill)
some tourch lowered coil springs
and a decent interior


i think that is about it.


plans are

replace the front springs
power brakes w/disc's in front
possibly some sort of adjustable helper for the rear (to tow the toy)
and throw the mustang fuel injection back on

now how do i post pics?




mike

 

There's always Photobucket and post a link to the album...

GrumpyBobby - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting

 

Mike, You have created a gallery and that is all that you need to do. Anyone can click your user name and see your truck.

I have to ask, does your truck have a straight front axle or twins? The inner fenders are 65/66, the dash trim is pre 65, the tailgate is 67-72, and back up lights same.

That truck has been modded pretty heavily, and the stance is too good, just for clipped springs on I-beams. IMHO


John

 

John, the dash trim is for a 1961/64 Custom Cab, 1965 Custom Cab with either 2 or 4WD, or a 1966 F250 Custom Cab with 4WD.

Not all 1965 2WD Custom Cabs have sweep speedometers, it was a running change.

Mike's dash has the optional oil/amp gauges.

The brake pedal and pad are 1965/66 F100/250 2WD only. The other years/models used a different pedal, the pedal pad is almost square and has raised round dots on it. The parts will not exchange.

The hanging gas pedal is correct for 1966 F100/250 2WD's, the late 1965 F100/250's use the same one.

The pad is from a 1968/72 F100/350 or a 1968/69 Ford Fairlane/Torino.

1967/72 F100/350 Styleside taillamps and buckets won't fit 1964/66's correctly.

These taillamps are 1967/77 Bronco.

1966 Bronco's used the same taillights/buckets as 1964/66 F100/250's Stylesides did.

In 1967, backup lights were required for all car and light trucks.

So, 1967/77 Bronco taillamps/buckets are essentially the same as 1964/66's except they have provisions for back up lights.

The same taillamp chrome trim was used on 1964/66 F100/250 Custom Cab Stylesides & 1966/77 Bronco's: C4TZ-13489-E right / C4TZ-13489-F left

1967/72 F100/350 chrome trim won't work on 1964/66's & Bronco's, because it has extensions that go with the upper/lower tailgate trim on 1967/72 Custom Cabs.
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Mike: Welcome to FTE / There was a long time Ford dealer in Santa Ana called: Dutton Ford. You might find a set of original license plate frames if you hit the car swap meets or look on ebay.

Even tho the emblems have been shaved off, and the windshield doesn't have the Custom Cabs reveal mouldings, this may have been a Custom Cab originally.

Look on the Warranty Plate, left door face below the latch for the three digit BODY CODE.

If it begins with a letter, it was a Custom Cab, if it begins with a number, it wasn't.

 

Nice truck, Yotee. I'm with JOWILKER. The stance achieved on your ride is really nice. Not TOO low. Just right in my opinion. Unless it rides REALLY rough, I'd leave it alone myself.

I see the next owner of your truck is already trying to drive it!

 

Welcome to FTE, nice Slick, I have to agree, nice stance, ENJOY!

 

Pickupman -- Semper Fi, Devil Dog...

 

Nice Truck! Welcome to the site. I could use that grill if you decide to change it out and don't have other uses for it. Thanks.

 

Thats a great looking truck...Welcome to FTE!!!


- cs65

 

thanks for all the replys guys. it rides nice but the front shocks are done. i'm not much of one to take it back to stock so every thing matches, as long as it looks good it works for me.

 

From the Halls of Montezuma,,,,, are you standing at attention?!! SEMPER FI!!!

 

At ease men, STAND DOWN, please.


John

 

LOL!

The brotherhood just will not allow me to NOT acknowledge a fellow Marine when I see one.

 

I can say that sometimes barking down the hall at a civilain job doesn't go over well. Not only that, greeting one another with a "erdd" "kill" or "oorah" is very intimidating to those that have not a clue as to the meaning.

I have to tell my fellow retiree's here at work to tone it down or let it go man. You're no longer the HMFIC and the CEO will not look lightly on hearing his employees yelling "kill" down the stairs at one another. It brings thoughts of "postal" and "hostile work environment" if you know what I mean...

 

Funny thing is, I worked at the "Post Office" after I got out,,,, I had my wife take pictures of me in my Letter carrier uniform holding some of my "friends of caliber" before I started supervising. That way, when I did "go postal" there would be evidence of the Crazy Jarhead! And before I walked away from that hole of red tape and chickens----s I did have numerous greivances filed against me for "hostile work enviroment" among other things,,,,, You mean it's hostile if I tell them to quit whining and do their damn job?!?!!! Needless to say it was an interesting few years. I actually had fun messing with some of the sick bay commandos,