I've been working on this for a while.
I bought right at the end of August 2015
And as it looked this morning (4/13/2017)
I'll save you all the boring pictures, I have a million of them, if you are interested in anything let me know..
This thing has been a complete rebuild so far..
Headlight switch
Bulbs (head/marker/tail/side/dash)
New ignition switch
Alternator
Upgraded the rear tank from 19 gallons to 38 gallons
Fuel pump, for some reason the previous owner was pushing gas through it using a frame mounted electric pump.
I had to cut the old bumpers off because the previous owner welded them to the frame
The rear leaf springs are from a 2009 F-250, I moved the front leaf spring perch forward and flipped the rear shackle using an aftermarket bracket. Extended rear brake line.
Replaced the stock rear upper shock mount with an aftermarket unit.
Installed a full set of KYB Gas-A-Just shocks
New rod/main bearings
New oil pump
New pushrods
External oil re-routing to fix the oil starvation issue on Ford 400's
New pushrods
Edelbrock S.P.2.P. intake manifold with Edelbrock 1406 carb
New radiator, with new hoses
New heater core, with new hoses
In Progress upgrades.
Custom built bumpers, both front and rear
Planning phase for side steps (nerf bars)
New cab mount bushings
Near future upgrades
Dome light switches
2004 F-250 front leaf springs (x-code)
2008 F-250 leather interior, front and rear
Patch panels for the box sides and passenger cab corner
1978 hood/fenders/front doors/grill surround/grill insert
B&W Popup 5th wheel hitch
Hooker headers, not sure I want to mess with them though.
I want to get the front leaf springs upgraded, then I'm going to start making it beautiful again.
In this picture I was actually lifting the front end with the engine hoist until the shocks maxed out on up travel, then my 1t cherry picker wouldn't go any higher.
I really like the bumpers I'm making, but then again I am biased.
As bought, huge round tube with 1" flat plate welded hitch/ball combo.
And now.
Then
Now
The front bumper is almost done, but I can't finalize it until I get the new body bushing installed, I don't want to have any weird gaps or things to run into each other, like the grill surround and the top bumper lip.
I would like to pull the outer corners up a little bit like I did in the rear, but I won't know if I can until the body is in its final position.
Going forward, I'm going to start replacing the body panels with better ones that I have, the body will go back to the original Dark Green Metallic color that it started life as. I'm going to black out everything else, frame, grill, bumpers, rims, door handles, mirrors, smoke the light lenses, tint the windows as dark as NoDak will let me, I need to dye the seats that I have to black.
Wish list items are to get the gas tank out of the cab, and put another one under the box, then add flap doors for both tanks. Close up the in-cab fuel hole, use that space for storage or audio.
I'd like to get working on the 65 Mustang, but I think next I'll be working on
a '78 Scout II
I've got a "parts" '79 Scout II to rob essentials from
Or a 1963.5 Falcon convertible, I've already done some work to this by installing a new gas tank, light switch, and performing a full brake rebuild. The Falcon should be road worthy, ugly, but it should get you from point A to B. But only on nice days that you don't need a top for.
I bought right at the end of August 2015
And as it looked this morning (4/13/2017)
I'll save you all the boring pictures, I have a million of them, if you are interested in anything let me know..
This thing has been a complete rebuild so far..
Headlight switch
Bulbs (head/marker/tail/side/dash)
New ignition switch
Alternator
Upgraded the rear tank from 19 gallons to 38 gallons
Fuel pump, for some reason the previous owner was pushing gas through it using a frame mounted electric pump.
I had to cut the old bumpers off because the previous owner welded them to the frame
The rear leaf springs are from a 2009 F-250, I moved the front leaf spring perch forward and flipped the rear shackle using an aftermarket bracket. Extended rear brake line.
Replaced the stock rear upper shock mount with an aftermarket unit.
Installed a full set of KYB Gas-A-Just shocks
New rod/main bearings
New oil pump
New pushrods
External oil re-routing to fix the oil starvation issue on Ford 400's
New pushrods
Edelbrock S.P.2.P. intake manifold with Edelbrock 1406 carb
New radiator, with new hoses
New heater core, with new hoses
In Progress upgrades.
Custom built bumpers, both front and rear
Planning phase for side steps (nerf bars)
New cab mount bushings
Near future upgrades
Dome light switches
2004 F-250 front leaf springs (x-code)
2008 F-250 leather interior, front and rear
Patch panels for the box sides and passenger cab corner
1978 hood/fenders/front doors/grill surround/grill insert
B&W Popup 5th wheel hitch
Hooker headers, not sure I want to mess with them though.
I want to get the front leaf springs upgraded, then I'm going to start making it beautiful again.
In this picture I was actually lifting the front end with the engine hoist until the shocks maxed out on up travel, then my 1t cherry picker wouldn't go any higher.
I really like the bumpers I'm making, but then again I am biased.
As bought, huge round tube with 1" flat plate welded hitch/ball combo.
And now.
Then
Now
The front bumper is almost done, but I can't finalize it until I get the new body bushing installed, I don't want to have any weird gaps or things to run into each other, like the grill surround and the top bumper lip.
I would like to pull the outer corners up a little bit like I did in the rear, but I won't know if I can until the body is in its final position.
Going forward, I'm going to start replacing the body panels with better ones that I have, the body will go back to the original Dark Green Metallic color that it started life as. I'm going to black out everything else, frame, grill, bumpers, rims, door handles, mirrors, smoke the light lenses, tint the windows as dark as NoDak will let me, I need to dye the seats that I have to black.
Wish list items are to get the gas tank out of the cab, and put another one under the box, then add flap doors for both tanks. Close up the in-cab fuel hole, use that space for storage or audio.
I'd like to get working on the 65 Mustang, but I think next I'll be working on
a '78 Scout II
I've got a "parts" '79 Scout II to rob essentials from
Or a 1963.5 Falcon convertible, I've already done some work to this by installing a new gas tank, light switch, and performing a full brake rebuild. The Falcon should be road worthy, ugly, but it should get you from point A to B. But only on nice days that you don't need a top for.