The things that I drag home

[GJunktionMike]

Measured up the F-450 and just a little to wide but got a doner given to me so might be starting on the build soon.

Also here is the cab sitting on the driveway, The 49 is sitting next to it.

 

[rex1927]

COOL

Glad you found one.I have been looking for an old chevy truck myself for parts.Good find.
Thats a nice cab you have there.

 

[Bonehead]

That T cab has a great look to it. Kind of like an airplane. Should be a great build.

 

[waybackbuilder]

The windshield on the diamond T looks bad, like Bonehead said it's got a kinda airplane look to it.

 

[GJunktionMike]

Parts hunting for my 71 F-100

Called today on a 68 F-100 parts truck poped the hood and I'll post pics tomarrow.

 

[Willowbilly3]

Diamond T is way cool. I just put a freind onto one of those. He carves them up and sells all the parts on ebay. The windshields are cool because each side has it's own crank.

 

[GJunktionMike]

Diamond T is way cool. I just put a freind onto one of those. He carves them up and sells all the parts on ebay. The windshields are cool because each side has it's own crank.

I will have to watch d-bay I'm missing a couple interior parts. Not that they are needed I would just like to have them.

So on to the 68. An old beater and I mean beater, but it has all the little parts that are missing from the 71. When I first talked to the guy about the 68 he told me all the parts I was looking for are on the truck. I told him I was looking for an auto trans, he told me there was one in the truck. I asked about the motor he said there is a 390 in it. I asked if the truck was a driver. After a long story about the big D and the big house, he said he had it on the road for a short time before it got parked and had not been touched in years. He started to remove thing to pull the motor and trans a couple month ago to scrap the truck but just had no intrest in it any more. I have to cut the hood open but here are a couple pics. The header came off the truck and were sitting in the front seat when i looked at it.

 

[GJunktionMike]

Got it dug out

Needs a little cleaning after sitting 6 year but I don't think I went wrong for what I paid.

 

[GJunktionMike]

Found a 50$ cab

Could not pass it up. For $50.00 I'm going to try a 6" chop. If I mess up no big deal. Not going to try to build a complete rod, If it comes out I'm just going to sell the cab.

 

[Willowbilly3]

Mike, that ribbed block is a later service block IIRC, one of the better 390 blocks. Nice score. I think that performer is the low end torque intake with the tiny runners. Worth a buck and a half by itself

 

[GJunktionMike]

WB3 I was wondering about that block, this is the first time I have seen the ribbed block.

Pulled the motor out of the gray shortbox 71 today. The 390 w/auto trans should be going in tomarrow.

 

[GJunktionMike]

Other then flat spots in the tires

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro8kcMfBjPE&feature=youtu.be and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQNAL6h7D80&feature=youtu.be