You can always achieve your dream if you work hard enough at it. It's even easier now with the internet and a great forum like this. All it takes is time and money. Do whatever you can with your own hands...that is where the true satisfaction is. If you screw up, you learn from it and move on, but at the end of the day you can say that you built it, and you brought it back to life.

 

I know you have updated pics...bring em!

 

Great to see mike!! Are those lines Application fit....per say? More info would be great. I'll probably make my own brake lines, but might be interested in the fuel lines IF they are application Specific?

as you know, I'm done with the frame/suspension phase of my resto, and gearing up for a winter of body work etc.

Good luck to ya man!

 

I would be looking for a donor if not another truck. That thing needs alot of metal work to get rid of all that cancer. No it wouldn't be orig but it would be on the road alot faster. That is amazing mileage on the motor and a great story.

 

He's been searching for a donor truck...or two :-)


BTW ...I don't see any pics yet!

 

That's what I am planning on doing. The body could be fixed but the amount of time and money that it would take makes that impracticle.
My next assignment has me headed out west so while I'm out there I'll be looking for a rust free truck. If I find a decent one I'll buy it and ship it back home.
As for the lines, yes they are application specific. These are stainless steel by Inline Tube. The quality is top notch. As for fit, obviously I haven't installed them yet but I have compared them to the ones that are on the truck now and they look good. www.inlinetube.com
I've gotten the cab and bed off and have pressure washed the chassis. I soaked it in simple green and let it sit overnight then hit it with the pressure washer. It came out pretty good.
This is about as far as I can go for now. I have to leave on my work assignment this coming Sunday and will probably be gone untill just before Christmas.
When I get back home I plan on sandblasting the frame and then start on the rebuilding.
I'm going to post some pictures of my progress in a few minutes....so stay tuned.

 

Looks like you have a lot of good stuff to start with, love hearing how Punkin just kept going! THAT is awesome! I agree with frigerator.... maybe look for a donor,,, I will gladly find you one out here (rust-free Cali truck), because that is ALOT of cancer to fix, I had to retire my first 66 due to the midwest rust, I transfered all the dash and good stuff to my "new" one! Much easier than fixing the cancer!

 

Here are the pictures. The frame itself is in very good condition, now I just need a body to go with it!

Before the cleanup




After the cleanup

 

Thanks for the offer pickupmanx2. I might take you up on it.
I leave Sunday to go to North Carolina, then I will be heading out west towards Texas, then out to California.

 

Where out west? I am just north of fresno, I will be looking for a body for you,,, I just used willhaulit to ship my 66 to MA, so let us know if we can help.
Joe

 

I should end up just east of Oakland in Pittsburgh/Antioch area, but sometimes my plans have to change at the drop of a hat. I get sent all over the country to do work at Power Plants and occasionally my plans get changed because of emergencies or unexpected outages.
I'm looking for an air conditioned cab with an 8 foot bed, no/minimal chrome, two wheel drive.

 

I personally think orange would look good on the truck. Maybe paint the roof white to compliment the Explorer vinyls on the body. Just whatever you do, don't go with the baby-poop brown interior color that the punkins were notorious for

A 390 is a good route to go if you're looking to replace the 360 with something bigger. Direct bolt-in, no hassle, and looks like a 360 so it's all good!

You're off to a good start with all the parts you have for it so far and it looks like you have a fun project in store! Imagine when it's done! That'll be cool to tell people that you racked up 400,000 miles on it before restoring it - now THAT's a testimony!

 

I forgot! If you decide to run with a 390, I have a complete all original, 4-barrel 390 I'm selling dirt-cheap. I also have a ton of spare parts (mostly interior stuff - gauges, glove box parts, emblems, etc) that you're welcome to have for free. Let me know what ya need!

 

Actually, whats pictured is just a small sample of the parts I have. I've been buying parts since the mid 90's and stockpiling them.
I always refered to the pumpkin as my "retirement" project but I decided that I didn't want to wait that long.
Most of my parts are NOS Ford.
As for the color, I'm leaning towards a metallic med/dark blue or metallic red with a black and gray interior, but that is down the road timewise and my taste can change.
The original interior was also orange, same shade as the exterior. It was, in my opinion, just too much orange, really overpowering.

 

Thanks for the offer Crazyeddie, I'll keep it in mind. I'm in pretty good shape on the interior stuff, but you never know, when I get to reassembly, what I've lost/misplaced.
Thanks again.