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Where to start?
A few years back I purchased a 1979 regular cab f-100 because I was in need of a truck. Since then I have purchased a new truck (Ford I might add) and the '79 has been parked for about a year. I am starting to get some motivation to make fixing up the truck a project that my dad and I can work on in our free time.
The truck has the mod 351 engine that still runs but will need some carb work done. However the body has quite a bit of rust and I will need to replace body parts. Where is a good place to start my search for exterior panels and truck boxes. I might add that I live in canada.
Also, I am thinking that because the engine runs, my first priority is to complete the body work and and then if need be at a later date I can drop a different engine in.
What are your guys thoughts? Am I on the right track? Do you have any advice to pass on?
Thanks in advance.
The truck has the mod 351 engine that still runs but will need some carb work done. However the body has quite a bit of rust and I will need to replace body parts. Where is a good place to start my search for exterior panels and truck boxes. I might add that I live in canada.
Also, I am thinking that because the engine runs, my first priority is to complete the body work and and then if need be at a later date I can drop a different engine in.
What are your guys thoughts? Am I on the right track? Do you have any advice to pass on?
Thanks in advance.
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i would suggest the same thing as above, find a parts truck or a bed and slowly fix it up. i looked for well over a year and a half to find a parts truck with good sheet metal.
good luck and post some pics
good luck and post some pics
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how bad is your rust?what do you need to replace?
I assume the box is rusty and rattled as most of them in this country are,how is the cab?
is the frame good,thats probably the first thing I look at when starting any kind of project truck,not much point in dropping a bunch of time and dollars into a truck that has a rusty frame.
there is a place in ontario that has alot of really good parts for the 1973-79 ford trucks at reasonable prices.
I assume the box is rusty and rattled as most of them in this country are,how is the cab?
is the frame good,thats probably the first thing I look at when starting any kind of project truck,not much point in dropping a bunch of time and dollars into a truck that has a rusty frame.
there is a place in ontario that has alot of really good parts for the 1973-79 ford trucks at reasonable prices.
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the rust on the box is what I consider pretty bad above the wheel wells. The frame seems to be good. The cab does not have any rust holes, and the front right fender is a dinged up from a deer.
I had made a typo in the original post. the truck is an F-150 and not the F-100.
northeaster79 do you know the name of the place in ontario?
I had made a typo in the original post. the truck is an F-150 and not the F-100.
northeaster79 do you know the name of the place in ontario?
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