My boys F3-460

[EnglishBob]

Waiting for the coilovers to make it a 'Roller' I mocked the gas tank into place.

 

[EnglishBob]

After nearly 3 hours of fighting with 4 bolts holding the cab on finally got it moved so I can work on the engine and trans x members.
Had a pair of fancy schmancy coilover brackets 'fabricated' and weldedin place.

 

[EnglishBob]

Had some later Ford taillights so I thought I'd use them.
Made a couple of spacers to mount them.
Got the rear fenders on and finished the spare carrier/gas filler hatch.

 

[EnglishBob]

What do you get if you start with ,one hub,some tube and 3 pieces of flat bar?

 

[maverickmk]

Very nice. I look forward to some more pictures. Those rear springs are incredible

 

[EnglishBob]

Got the gas springs mounted on the tire carrier.
Finally got the trans x-member ,had to make 2 one inch spacer blocks and then got it fitted.
Mocked up the brake pedal/booster bracket.
Now comes the question...Do I need to weld another piece to the bracket to space it the 2" needed or would 4 x 2" pieces of threaded tube be strong enough?
Bent the brake pedal to mirror the original.
Picked up a nice clean pair of leather buckets for it.

 

[skull]

brace

with the torque that motor has, l would brace the heck outta it so ya don't twist it.

Later

 

[earthman]

Great work! Going to be great old truck.(hope it doesn't get painted)

 

[EnglishBob]

No new paint going on this truck.
Grafted a 3" piece of metal into the pedal/booster bracket so it clears the x member.

 

[skull]

update

we need some updates

Later

 

[EnglishBob]

Found a thread on the Ford trucks site that goes into detail on how to fit an Early Toyota p/s set up in the truck.
Had to grind down the one edge of the steering box so it fits as tightly against the frame rail as possible and then made the bracket.
Bracket looks odd because the frame rails are not parallel where the steering box sits.

 

[EnglishBob]

Made a storage box for the jack and wrench.
Started on a front fender patch panel.

 

[TexA]

That's going to be "one sweet ride" when you're finished.
Nice pix, THANKS

 

[earthman]

Is it possible to post future pix smaller? My comp struggles to load your thread so no doubt others do too. Lots of interesting touches here, don't want to miss anything.

 

[EnglishBob]

Got the mufflers in place so I drop the box back into place and finish the work on it.
Drilled the holes for the rans cooler and fitted the engine x-member into place.

 

[Snake Farm]

Looking good! I've been thinking about using one of those trans coolers, have you used them before? Wondering about performance?

 

[EnglishBob]

I have one on my 37 but haven't run it yet.
I do know a few people that have them fitted and seem to work.

 

[EnglishBob]

Finished painting the frame and the bolt on bits.

 

[Snake Farm]

Nice work! Thanks for the info on the trans cooler

 

[EnglishBob]

Final assembly of brake pedal/lines and trans x-member so I can put the cab back on to do the steering set up.
Wasn't happy with the cross member so making a few 'adjustments' to it.