Slow is smooth, smooth is fast...
 

Before:

Soon after I brought Betty home and got her drivable.

http://i877.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps8342c35c.jpg

http://i877.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps77c74221.jpg


Durring:

Yanked this leaky nasty 360 with a dead cylinder and 5 miles of PO wiring.

http://i877.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps8bed9a8b.jpg


Did a 460 swap back to the stock 4 speed, and some body work. I drove her for a bit like this.

http://i877.photobucket.com/albums/a...psd76c3405.jpg

http://i877.photobucket.com/albums/a...psc529d39d.jpg

The only body work I kept in the end was the cab, hood, and the passenger fender. Everthing else was rotten under that nasty primer.

http://i877.photobucket.com/albums/a...5/34092ff8.jpg


I did a whole mess of work, Hydroboost, axle and driveline swaps, wiring etc. etc. I drove her like this for a good while.

http://i877.photobucket.com/albums/a...psc1b0fd64.jpg

http://i877.photobucket.com/albums/a...psbe9408b0.jpg


I bit the diesel bug and built this puppy.


From this:

http://i877.photobucket.com/albums/a...5/6ec163ab.jpg


All pretty and naked:

http://i877.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps9aa5b958.jpg


To this:

http://i877.photobucket.com/albums/a...pstdo2btbo.jpg


Out with the 460 last december.

http://i877.photobucket.com/albums/a...psvitd3l2t.jpg


And how she sits now. With months of work shes almost drivable again.

http://i877.photobucket.com/albums/a...psppdamocj.jpg

http://i877.photobucket.com/albums/a...psanewl2ag.jpg

http://i877.photobucket.com/albums/a...psdvtfphrl.jpg

Co425- That is AMAZING!
 

Outstanding level of detail. I was drooling all over that 460 then you went cummins! So, how much for the 460 then? I have a 77 that would love a fresh HP and TQ injection!

Thanks.

The 460 is going into my Dad's 1927 Ford tall T. Plus the shipping would kill you.

Great work Guys,easy to say, Alot of hours,Heres mine so far.

Damn, that cab is pretty!

Agreed! I'm really jealous of all you guys that have a nice shiny paint job.....Come to think of it, I'm jealous of any of you guys that can actually drive your truck :-X04.

co425, I always mean to read through your build thread, but I never get around to it. That thing is clinical. Very impressive

I haven't done a whole lot to mine cosmetically. Did a few things to clean up the appearance when I first got it.

How I bought it. Been sitting on blocks for 10 years
https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.for...3011af98a6.jpg

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.for...6ad8bc5758.jpg


The day I drove it home. Old 300 fired right up :-jammin
https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.for...212d8648f8.jpg



Pressure washed, cap removed, different wheels/tires
https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.for...770e7d83de.jpg


How she sits now. Grill paint, halo's, and a vintage bed toolbox.
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.for...94c51359fc.jpg


-Jameson

Nice paint on 4x4s is way overrated......

.....Mother Nature's fingernails (tree branches) don't faze me one bit.

Jgavec, was that an original topper?

Truck looks alot better than mine! Saving up for Paint right now.

Before & After what?
 

What did you do to that engine? Now it's just another street rod.
Where's the a.c. compressor? Only red-necks sweat. If it's hidden, your not
a red neck.
My 75 had chrome valve covers and and a pie plate air cleaner.
That stuff vanished.

Yep. Deluxe topper, all there just in need of some love. Front portion under the window broke, so I need to glass it back up. That will be one of my projects next summer. Possibly this winter


-Jameson

I like what they say about paint,last defense against rust.:-X22

My red neck reply was for the Turbo Hunter

"How I bought it. Been sitting on blocks for 10 years"
Way to go Jameson:-X22