This is my 1953 Ford F100. I bought it in October of 1991, and it had been used pretty hard. It already had a 289 engine and C4 transmission from a 67 Mustang. The following pictures will show the work I have done to the truck over the years. I did all of the work myself, paint, upholstery, body work and all the mechanical. The only worked I farmed out was the machine work on the engine. Most of the pictures are scans of photographs and I apologize for the quality.
The before picture. This is how it looked.
A look at the interior, not too bad.
This is before I started tear down, I wrote the date on the windshield.
During tear down.
Some chassis pictures, later I installed a Mustang II front suspension.
I rebuilt the Mustang 289.
Here are some views of the truck during assembly.
How it looks now.
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Specs.
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Body…………………………………..All original steel
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Paint……………………………………Dupont Centari, Niagara Turquoise
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Frame………………………………….Original Ford
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Front suspension……………………TCI Mustang II
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Steering……………………………….Power rack and Pinion
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Rear suspension…………………….RB’s Obsolete leaf spring suspension
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Brakes…………………………………Front TCI 11 inch disc, rear 10 inch drum
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Engine………………………………….Ford 289CI. Bored .10 over
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Cam…………………………………….Edelbrock Performer
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Intake manifold……………………….Edelbrock Performer
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carburetor……………………………..Carter AFB 625 CFM
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Transmission………………………….Ford AOD
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Differential…………………………….Camaro 10 bolt, 342:1
- Wheels…………………………………American Racing
Below I have added a few pictures of the interior as requested.
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