Gone but not forgotten.
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Gone but not forgotten.
Maybe this don't belong in the '61-'66 section but:
My '53 F100.
Drug him out of a cornfield near Millstadt Ill. in spring of '70. Dropped in a '57 341" Desoto hemi w/torqueflite. Built my own motor and transmission mounts. Painted him '69 Pontiac Castillion Bronze (wanted something different). Transmission cooler was an AC condenser. Built a short box out of square tubing to hold the trans push button assembly. Used early '50s Chrysler station wagon 15" wheels.
Around 1984 I replaced the Desoto with a '70 Dodge 318 w/torqueflite. Had to dig up a column shift setup like the one I ditched in '70. My original block mounts bolted right on. Minor mod to trans crossmember and another custom built drive shaft and we were good to go. Lost a lot of weight on the front end.
Sold it twice and bought it back during that time. Third time I sold it was the charm. Now in the St. Joseph Mo. area.
Hope he is still on the road but he was getting really rusty.
My '53 F100.
Drug him out of a cornfield near Millstadt Ill. in spring of '70. Dropped in a '57 341" Desoto hemi w/torqueflite. Built my own motor and transmission mounts. Painted him '69 Pontiac Castillion Bronze (wanted something different). Transmission cooler was an AC condenser. Built a short box out of square tubing to hold the trans push button assembly. Used early '50s Chrysler station wagon 15" wheels.
Around 1984 I replaced the Desoto with a '70 Dodge 318 w/torqueflite. Had to dig up a column shift setup like the one I ditched in '70. My original block mounts bolted right on. Minor mod to trans crossmember and another custom built drive shaft and we were good to go. Lost a lot of weight on the front end.
Sold it twice and bought it back during that time. Third time I sold it was the charm. Now in the St. Joseph Mo. area.
Hope he is still on the road but he was getting really rusty.
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