62 F100
- johncharlesb
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Re: 62 F100
It needs fenders, tail lights, a bulkhead, and a bumper. There is only enough paint to keep it from rusting until it warms up enough to paint it proper, but hey its progress.
- funinthesun95
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Re: 62 F100
looks great and is coming along nice
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- johncharlesb
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Re: 62 F100
Thanks.funinthesun95 wrote:looks great and is coming along nice
Working on a simple rear bumper. I spot welded it and will hit it with the flap wheel before I weld it all up. After the frame brackets go in I will box the rear and capture the brackets in the boxing. The ends need to be cut flush and welded up too.
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'Burned it in and cut down the ends. I started marking the end plates, but it got cold and the beer was starting to take its toll. For now:
A garden radish:
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Re: 62 F100
nice.....very good look
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Re: 62 F100
yes - I like the bumper! And the radish! Almost tomato time here already!!!!
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Thanks Willie and Steve.ChaseTruck754 wrote:yes - I like the bumper! And the radish! Almost tomato time here already!!!!
I am jealous about those tomatoes. That radish is from last year. I just throw in random pics, what the hell. Nothing goes in the ground here until May 1, although I push it up into early April if I can and also have containers. I am just starting my tomatoes from seed now.
The picture of the day is a 100% Detroit hoop-d cruiser. It had loud ass exhaust and everything. I could not believe they were out cruising the 'burbs in this thing. I had to take a picture. I told them the cops would have a field day with them out here, and they looked at me like I was crazy. It takes me back to the days when I lived in the 'hood. It so needs rims...
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The bumper ends are on and making frame brackets out of some plate.
I saw a Ducati reference in another thread, I will post mine here to avoid side tracking the other thread too much. These bikes need a lot of attention. Single sided swingarm bearings, rockers eating cams, clutch slave cylinders that leak and take three men and a small boy to hold at a light, grabby clutches, they overheat in traffic, they like to eat rotors too. The valves really need to be adjusted frequently with the desmondronic system. They were saying 6000 miles, but they really should be serviced at 4000. I took it on a 400 mile trip, once. It was trucked everywhere after that. Valve belts need changing frequently too. I sold the thing. It is worse than a British bike. They do go okay and look sexy to boot. I think they look great at bike night. Chicks dig them. I prefer a gixxer. You can throw them around. They are light and powerful. If you drop a gixxer it won't cost you a fortune to fix it, if anything at all on a lowside. For as small and light as the Ducati was it felt heavy.
This is what I am riding this summer. It is small and light and no valves to adjust for sure. Pistons have to be changed every ten thousand though. The handling, not so good.
I saw a Ducati reference in another thread, I will post mine here to avoid side tracking the other thread too much. These bikes need a lot of attention. Single sided swingarm bearings, rockers eating cams, clutch slave cylinders that leak and take three men and a small boy to hold at a light, grabby clutches, they overheat in traffic, they like to eat rotors too. The valves really need to be adjusted frequently with the desmondronic system. They were saying 6000 miles, but they really should be serviced at 4000. I took it on a 400 mile trip, once. It was trucked everywhere after that. Valve belts need changing frequently too. I sold the thing. It is worse than a British bike. They do go okay and look sexy to boot. I think they look great at bike night. Chicks dig them. I prefer a gixxer. You can throw them around. They are light and powerful. If you drop a gixxer it won't cost you a fortune to fix it, if anything at all on a lowside. For as small and light as the Ducati was it felt heavy.
This is what I am riding this summer. It is small and light and no valves to adjust for sure. Pistons have to be changed every ten thousand though. The handling, not so good.
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I can't tell, is that a K1 or K2?
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It is a '75 H2 750 with wisecos and some old Bassini pipes.philofab wrote:I can't tell, is that a K1 or K2?
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Re: 62 F100
Saweet truck! My first vehicle was a 64 F100 with a 292 and your truck brings back memories. Mine was only 2x, but it was a rust free Cali truck. Good for you cleaning it up.
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Thanks man. The first truck I ever drove was a 64 F100 when I was a kid. We used it to haul hay and feed for the horses. They are cool trucks for sure.Broncodawg wrote:Saweet truck! My first vehicle was a 64 F100 with a 292 and your truck brings back memories. Mine was only 2x, but it was a rust free Cali truck. Good for you cleaning it up.
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Brackets for the bumper welded on and everything getting boxed up.
All the welds on one side pulled the bumper and I used Mr. Twenty to coax it straight. I need to figure out a better method for the future.
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Bumper finally on th truck. This thing took forever.
After much searching for any used rusty old flaresides for cheap I actually scored... glass! It is stock spec USA body. They are pretty good quality. In case anyone else is looking Speedway motors sells three inch over glass fenders for $400 a pair. These sell for $700 a pair, but I picked them up used unmounted.
I mounted them a couple of inches higher than stock for clearance.
After much searching for any used rusty old flaresides for cheap I actually scored... glass! It is stock spec USA body. They are pretty good quality. In case anyone else is looking Speedway motors sells three inch over glass fenders for $400 a pair. These sell for $700 a pair, but I picked them up used unmounted.
I mounted them a couple of inches higher than stock for clearance.
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Re: 62 F100
Toolbox is a good fit.
'Rattle canned the fenders.
It is actually looking like a truck again. I started on the license plate bracket and tail light brackets. Hopefully, I can get them done this weekend. I want to go up North this week and enjoy some of the 70 degree weather. It would be nice to take it instead of the van. It needs tie rods installed too. There is always so much work to do.
Bonus pic of the girl and I enjoying a Sunday drive.
'Rattle canned the fenders.
It is actually looking like a truck again. I started on the license plate bracket and tail light brackets. Hopefully, I can get them done this weekend. I want to go up North this week and enjoy some of the 70 degree weather. It would be nice to take it instead of the van. It needs tie rods installed too. There is always so much work to do.
Bonus pic of the girl and I enjoying a Sunday drive.
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62 F100
Those fenders look way better than the trailer fenders.
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Thanks Philo. Yeah, I don't know what was going through my head. I had to go pick up tail lights and walked past them yesterday and just shook my head.philofab wrote:Those fenders look way better than the trailer fenders.
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Re: 62 F100
Finders look sweet.....good find
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Re: 62 F100
Wow john the truck looks amazing. Good choice n the fenders! Nice saleen
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Re: 62 F100
Thanks everyone! I am off to the cabin for the week, so no Bronco bench racing until I get back unless I find internets up there. The truck still needs work and will stay home. The offroad miles will have to be in my Asics; I have a trail ultramarathon coming up and would really like to run a 100 miler this year.