Was on the look out for a unibody f100. Stumbled on to this one here locally. Been wanting a “daily driver “ older pickup for awhile. This thing is pretty clean. Someone put a crappy hood and passenger door on it. Has 39k on the ticker. I honestly believe it is true mileage. It came from a farm in Hazen ND. Had a fancy grill guard and a less than fancy rear bumper on it. Motor was stuck. Plates were from ‘97. Has just a bit of rust in each floor board and some small bits in some normal unnoticeable areas. 292 Y-Block and a T-19 4 spd. 8 bolt limited slip Dana 60.
Spent a few days getting it freed up and running. Rebuilt the carb. Runs really well. Put a cheap speedway disc brake kit on the front. Want to lower it a bit with some rubber rake on older 5 spokes, so needed to do something different for the 8 lug rear. Odd ball axle’s forced me to put in a clean 9”.
Ditched both the grill guard and rear bumper. Looks like the ol boy used a torch to blow the hole’s through the rear quarter to mount the rear bumper. Dang it.
Original seat was in terrible shape and paying to have interior done is beyond my ability. So after some research figured out a super duty ford rear bench seat goes in with kissy a bit of modification. I was able to use the adjustable runners off the old seat and mount the new seat in the original holes. I really hate late model interior upgrades. But this one seems to work better than most I’ve seen. I also pulled the tank, filled with vinegar and rocks and took a drive through the winders in the hills to clean it up. Ran the heated power washer through it and unplugged the pickup. Reinstalled after treating any surface rust on the floor, priming, and spraying with a cheap undercoating.
Plan on swapping out the T-18 for a T5 or similar, and building a one piece driveline. Will do axle flips front and rear, small C notch in the rear, a hidden hitch, and maybe some helper bags.
Gave it a fresh oil change today and been just tinkering on it till I can snag a different transmission. Probably 30yr old oil and filter.
We used to drive those as-is, 8 lug pattern and all. It was a hard combo to beat when hauling and towing. Even with a 5.14 rear, I had a C30 with a 5.38 rear in it. Something like a 4.11 was more RPM tolerable.
That is a solid old rig. Too bad the dude torched the holes in the quarter, but that is part of it's charm. Drive the hell out of it. -Abone.
I have since flipped the rear axle with a small C notch and pulled several leaves from the front. I plan on redoing the front. Will add leaves back in and flip the axle to gain some clearance I will probably have to do a small notch in front too. Put a set of 255/75/15s in the rear and 215/60/15s up front. I love a good rubber rake.
I am working on fauxtina'ing the passenger door and hood to kinda match the rest of the pickup. I am missing a few pieces of trim that are seeming to be pretty difficult to locate. I cleaned up the floor, added 25 sq feet of sound deadening, and fresh carpet.
The stock crossover exhaust manifold setup is terrible and was cracked and leaking. I went with some stainless manifolds from spotlight Kustom accessories designed for a car. After some modifications they work great, also built an exhaust system with a couple old used flowmasters back to the rear axle. I did put in a s10 T5 behind the y block. Lots of modifications to make it fit and work properly. I was able to stumble upon a 57 t bird 4bbl intake and my old man gift me his old edelbroken carb. Really changed the seat of the pants synod on this ol girl.
I don't have the space to pull this in the garage with the T and the '54 already filling it up in the winter. So I pulled the generator as a winter project. A couple weeks later I had it done and a random 60 degree day I got it back on the turd.
Never had disc brakes on a classic. So beings this had no brakes to start with. What the hell. Have been fighting the disc/drum set up ever since. Cannot get them to bleed.
Im terrible at remembering to take pictures, but I replaced the front shocks with KYB Gas-Adjust shocks. I ordered them for the rear but they are on B/O.
Yes they are on the wrong sides. Bleeder needs to be on the top... That should cure the bleeding issues....
Yes? If you swap the calipers, side to side, will the bleeder valve be near the top, pointing upward? If so, that is what you need to do to be able to bleed them.
That may be a T98. T98 was standard through 1964. Its my understanding that the T18 was introduced in 1965. I had a ‘63 250 with a 292, T98 4 speed and a Dana 60 with 4:56 gears. It was a freaking man! I loved it. I do believe that the Dana 60 was offered in the F100 as an option. I suppose that 5 lug Dana 60 axle shafts exist. It may be easier to convert those axle shafts to 5 lug if you ever wanted to run it. Nice truck!
Yes, a Dana 60 was available as part of the higher Gvw package on the F100. I think there were some Dana 44s in there for some years, but I’m not certain about that. Looks like that’s what this truck has, (a 60), five lugs and all. Only reason to pull the Dana in favor of a 9” is a wider selection gears in the cruising range to keep rpm down, although now that he has a T5, that may not be desirable.
I did put a 9" in it. With way to tall of gear, I need to change to 4:10's so I can actually use 5th gear. But it fits well and allows a much better wheel choice
As stated, you have the calipers on the wrong side. Air rises through the fluid so bleeders always need to be at the top....Made yourself a great looking daily there. Very nice.
Check your safety latch on the hood! They are known to let loose(ask how I know) If you need one Jeff’s bronco graveyard sells them new(stainless too) Small modifications but they fit good
Your seat looks like exactly like the one I have in my 56 F100- 2005 F250 king cab rear??? Works great in my truck!
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