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  • 66' F100, Modern Tow Pig

    Aaaaaaannnddd i bought another Ford. I dont know how this happened. Ok maybe i do, same friend that sold me the Mustang also used to own this truck. He sold it to a friend which is who i bought it from. Got a FANTASTIC deal on it, like crack head on the corner deal.

    Its a 1966 Ford F100. Has the 300" Straight 6 (which I'm told is one of the best motors Ford ever built) and 3 not the tree manual.

    It had sat in a field for god knows how long before my friend had pulled it out, swapped out the bad head, put a new starter, a new alternator, and she turned over. The new head on there is from a junkyard and based on what he said he thinks the head is warped and thats why its leaking out back under the manifold onto the bell housing.

    Currently there are other small issues that need to be sorted to get it running reliably. It has a battery drain issue. If the battery is left hooked up it will drain a new battery in a day. It needs a carb. Where the fuel line goes into the carb is stripped out and its in there very loosely. Currently have it Jerry rigged to get it to work but its a very short fix and will be ordering a Carb asap. It also has a pinhole in the radiator that only leaks when it gets hot so ill be ordering one at the same time as the carb.

    Other than the typical cab corner rust and a bit in the floor she's fairly solid. Could use a front core support as the bottom is rusted pretty bad. But that can wait. It also has the mother of al rear bumpers.



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    Its currently got 31x10.5x15 tires on it. This makes me mucho excicted because there is still an easy 3-4'' of width left for tire room in the rear. I like big meats.
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  • #2
    Nice truck love old fords how much you pick it up for

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    • #3
      What are the plans? keeping the survivor look? Looks so good on this thing...
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      • #4
        Originally posted by Ratsun17 View Post
        Nice truck love old fords how much you pick it up for
        Cheap enough not to pass it up lol
        Originally posted by loekaaz View Post
        What are the plans? keeping the survivor look? Looks so good on this thing...
        -crown vic front independent supsenion and power steering
        -heavily considering height sensor based air ride (best double duty for towing and non towing driving
        -full restoration
        -4.8 out of the mustang when it goes turbo with an auto so wife can also drive it



        Thats the short list. For now its get it running good with current driveline and just enjoy it for a while.


        As for the survivor look id liek to keep it. But one the wife is NOT having that lol she wants a nice pretty restored truck (cant really blame her, they are her favourite classics) and 2 i work/help manage a body shop. Wouldnt exactly speak volumes of our work if i drove a truck in this condition lol
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        • #5
          Just got caught up on your mustang build, looked at this earlier and didnt even notice it was yours lol.
          Insta Mintyhinrichs

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          • #6
            Omg you're crazy! Haha
            It would be sweet if you left the body how it is, buff it out, reupholster the seat, bag it, & throw on some fresh wheels/tires.

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            • #7
              Before pulling the head, check freeze plugs.

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              • #8
                so, so cool


                Originally posted by Stupid Kid
                I need the weed in advance i can't ride my bmx across the ocean unless im high

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                • #9
                  also check for above average parasitic draw, that thing is so old I bet you it would take a total of 30 minutes to find the electrical component staying on when the car shuts off. I don't know much about those old ford trucks but I can tell from the pics that you probably won't have to worry about modules and shit, my guess is it's just a ignition related issue if it drains the battery in a day and you aren't seeing any obvious components on or illuminated after shut down.


                  Originally posted by Stupid Kid
                  I need the weed in advance i can't ride my bmx across the ocean unless im high

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by hinrichs View Post
                    Just got caught up on your mustang build, looked at this earlier and didnt even notice it was yours lol.
                    Shes indeed mine. My HOA loves me
                    Originally posted by Greasy63 View Post
                    Omg you're crazy! Haha
                    It would be sweet if you left the body how it is, buff it out, reupholster the seat, bag it, & throw on some fresh wheels/tires.
                    Id love to but the wifes not having it lol She LOVES the classic trucks and already has the color scheme picked out and everything. Shes going to be done up good and proper.
                    Originally posted by '70dim View Post
                    Before pulling the head, check freeze plugs.
                    Good friend of mine is the one who swapped the head. Ill ask about the freeze plugs but we highly suspect its warped. Will check into it tho, thanks

                    Originally posted by 190Evan View Post
                    also check for above average parasitic draw, that thing is so old I bet you it would take a total of 30 minutes to find the electrical component staying on when the car shuts off. I don't know much about those old ford trucks but I can tell from the pics that you probably won't have to worry about modules and shit, my guess is it's just a ignition related issue if it drains the battery in a day and you aren't seeing any obvious components on or illuminated after shut down.
                    I havent even looked into it one bit yet, Got it home, took some pics and thats it. Im an electrical newb. Explain above average parasitic draw? Thats one area i want to improve in, electrical. The wiring in this thing is a mess also so im not surprised one bit its got a issue lol.
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                    • #11
                      The reason you have so much fender clearance for tires in the rear: It's a Dodge bed.

                      Also, if it's possible, within your means, and you like to have things that are interesting (which it looks like you do), I would keep the 300. They're really cool engines, and you can turbo them.

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Red_Arrowheads View Post
                        The reason you have so much fender clearance for tires in the rear: It's a Dodge bed.

                        Also, if it's possible, within your means, and you like to have things that are interesting (which it looks like you do), I would keep the 300. They're really cool engines, and you can turbo them.

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                        Yeha i was aware it had a dodge bed, just forgot to mention it. Works out in my favour i guess lol

                        As for the 6'er im heavily looking into it. ideally id like power in the 500-600 range. Plenty to pull with and have a little fun on the street. Only possible issue would be adapting a somewhat modern auto (4l60e or the like) to it. If i did turbo the 6 id be converted to efi and modern auto, for reliabilities sake. This trucks main purpose will be to tow the mustang to long distance away events. Reliability is key.
                        Last edited by laextreme5; 02-13-2017, 05:34 PM.
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                        • #13
                          yaaaaas
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                          85' 190d
                          99 Q45 (slightly nicer)
                          97' q45 (rip)
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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by laextreme5 View Post
                            As for the 6'er im heavily looking into it. ideally id like power in the 500-600 range. Plenty to pull with and have a little fun on the street. Only possible issue would be adapting a somewhat modern auto (4l60e or the like) to it. If i did turbo the 6 id be converted to efi and modern auto, for reliabilities sake. This trucks main purpose will be to tow the mustang to long distance away events. Reliability is key.
                            If that's the case, then you could stuff in a modified 12 valve with a 47RE and be done. Towing and reliability for years to come. It would keep up with the Forge (Ford/Dodge) theme too .
                            Last edited by Red_Arrowheads; 02-14-2017, 09:30 AM.

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Red_Arrowheads View Post
                              If that's the case, then you could stuff in a modified 12 valve with a 47RE and be done. Towing and reliability for years to come. It would keep up with the Forge (Ford/Dodge) theme too .
                              Assuming you mean a cummins diesel? If so i wanna stay gas, no diesel. Nothing against them, just not my thing.
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