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my 52 F7
hi all im so pleased to be on this sight been reading all sorts of threads from steering to wheels and paint
found an old truck no motor or box in a paddock that i hunt pigs on never thought of doing some thing up then one day it just clicked so went out talked to my mate who ones the property he said take it its home now started stripping it down no pertina for me want it to look like it just rolled out of ford i am going to put a small diesel in it air ride seats air con and a sound system that will punch out hank loud will keep adding picks as i do it up I will be asking for advice from diff to front end and every thing in between so hope you all can help cheers Stuart ps the picks will be in my album https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.for...8801b9fc6e.jpg |
Welcome to the forum. Another big one saved.
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Welcome Aussie bl
Hi Stuart. Seems like an ambitious undertaking, but I'm behind you 100%. Glad to see another big truck saved. I'll be following with great interest.
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thanks
thank you gentlemen yes lust to save this truck will be worth the cost and time plus i will look so cool in it lol
just found the chaise numbers and i think i have been reading the body number wrong i think it says 11c 666 any way vin number is 1g6848 now to find out about it https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.for...ee70bf2b0b.jpg |
Welcome to FTE! Good to have another big truck here! What small diesels do you have available there to use in your truck? The 4BT Cummins are common diesels for swaps here. I installed a '84 300 Mercedes turbo diesel in my F4. They are popular engines here for the Jeep and Land Cruiser crowd.
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small scraped
small motor idea scrapped now looking for a power stroke or cummins i went to a post called through the windshield and listened to a video of a 48 and now i'm going to put some sound in it and more power
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The hood on your truck is a '51, and the motor mounts are the 48-51 style. Do you have a title that indicates it's a '52? Sometimes the export models lag US styling changes a bit.
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thanks
thank you ALBUQ F-1 i have no papers we never had plates till 1963 here so it was just me trying to work it out but it was a close guess ill have to change my headings now buy at least now im more sure so thank you again
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Pic in post #1 could have been taken here in Southern California, due to all the eucalyptus trees.
The Santa Fe R/R planted 10's of 1,000's of these trees, because they planned to use the wood for railroad ties. Then they found out that the wood is useless, because it split when the spikes were installed. Fruit and vegetable growers planted 10's of 1,000's of these trees for wind breaks, but when the wind blows, the limbs break off. They were also planted on parkways in neighborhoods for ornamental reasons. Many a car windshield has been broken due to falling limbs. When it catches fire, it gets very hot and burns very quickly, not something we need here in our usual hot and dry climate. |
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Originally Posted by NumberDummy
(Post 17956440)
Those pics could have been taken in Southern California, due to all the eucalyptus trees.
The Santa Fe R/R planted 10's of 1,000's of these trees, because they planned to use the wood for railroad ties. Then they found out that the wood is useless, because it split when the spikes were installed. Fruit and vegetable growers planted 10's of 1,000's of these trees for wind breaks, but when the wind blows, the limbs break off. They were also planted on parkways in neighborhoods for ornamental reasons. Many a car windshield has been broken due to falling limbs. When it catches fire, it gets very hot and burns very quickly, not something we need here in our usual hot and dry climate. yes mate some of the trees here are just like that i have 250 acres that has been cut for railroad ties because its iron bark but most other trees will split and we have a couple of types of tree that we call widow makers cos they will drop limbs any time like a clod snap or over night some times people just dont do enough investigation into things our trees only survive because they can survive bush fire new Zealand did the same thing as the USA they chose blue gum and it never worked for the same reasons as yours they ended cutting them all down for firewood |
doors
started to pull apart doors today found a horseshoe nail behind the bottom hinge to lift the door oh well if it works i guess
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Good on you to save a great old truck...awesome to see this project Down Under, too!!!
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Originally Posted by ReForder
(Post 17968865)
Good on you to save a great old truck...awesome to see this project Down Under, too!!!
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new picks
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That dark green paint behind headlamps and other faded green makes it look like military at one time. Did Ford build Military down under?
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