1950 Ford F1 Restoration. [Archive]

jabari

01-14-2008, 10:06 PM

Me and my father decided to restore this pick-up. We bought it winter of 2006 and have been working on it since then. A 1950 Ford F1 1/2 ton pick-up. Me and him have done most of the work on it. All my other 3 brothers did was help get the cab on and off and sand down and paint the chassis.

Engine specs:
-360 big block from a 1968 F-150.
-Engine was bought for $600 running. We had to buy a carbeurator, alternator, belts, fan blade, air filter, and exhaust manifolds.
-We were going to keep the headers on it, but they got in the way of the steering block.
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/specs006.jpg

Body spes:
-Body is in fair shape. Has mostly surface rust and a few holes.
-Going to paint the truck black.
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/specs001.jpg

Interior specs:
-Seat from some van.
-Going to put in gray interior.
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/specs005.jpg

Wheel specs:
-Eagle Alloy polished rims.
-16" wides in the rear, 15" in the front.
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/specs003.jpg

Chassis spes:
-Sanded down, primered and painted black.
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/specs002.jpg

Additional info:
-Going to be mine when I get my license.
-Had to buy brake discs for the front.
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/album1005.jpg

Progress:
-Engine and transmission mounted and bolted in.
-Seat bolted down.
-Passenger side fender bolted down.
-Brake discs hooked up.
-Brake line hooked up.
-Shaft cut to proper length and bolted in place.
-Driver side fender bolted in place.
-Hood hinges bolted in place, hood bolted in place.
-Cab bolted down.
-Lights fully wired up.
-Seat belts hooked up.
-Ebrake hooked up.

Part we are working on now:
-Getting the sides of the bed made.
-Getting the ehaust system ready to be put on.

Azngtboi88

01-14-2008, 10:49 PM

freakin awesome man! its cool that you and father found something to do together!

dontspamme

01-14-2008, 11:21 PM

**** awsome, its about time you make a thread about it!!

btw, those gray seats are from the 96ish Caravan, the middle seats.

stang_racer

01-14-2008, 11:31 PM

not nessesaraly it could have been reapolstered but if it was the choice in mateirial and color could have been better lol nice tho

jabari

01-21-2008, 12:43 PM

Small update! We got the hinges on and the hood on. We also got the driver side fender bolted down.
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/Hinges030.jpg

We are thinking of either covering these holes or putting mesh and just putting pins on the hood to open it.
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/Hinges029.jpg

texan_idiot25

01-21-2008, 01:06 PM

Very nice. Can we get a full body shot now? :)

Custom Classic Trucks featured a '50 F1 this month. I'll upload it right quick, it had some trick little things on it.

jabari

01-21-2008, 02:43 PM

Here you go. I'll get a pic of the front when it warms up outside. I can't get it now because there isn't enough room between the garage door and the front of the truck.
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/whole001.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/whole002.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/whole003.jpg

When it warms up I'll get a front pic and today I have to start sanding down the underneath of the back and paint it.'

Those are the best pics I can get for now. When I open the garage, I'll get better ones.

redrkt

01-21-2008, 02:51 PM

Nice project truck, hope everything works out on it.

One suggestion tho.
You should have primered and painted the inside of the hood and fenders and firewall while you had it apart, would make it look more professional that way otherwise your going to have a B**** of a time getting it to look right.
not criticizing just making a suggestion.

texan_idiot25

01-21-2008, 02:59 PM

One suggestion tho.
You should have primered and painted the inside of the hood and fenders and firewall while you had it apart, would make it look more professional that way otherwise your going to have a B**** of a time getting it to look right.
not criticizing just making a suggestion.
You know how nice it would be to just dip these trucks in a vat of POR15 to simply get everything rust-proof.

Here is the F1 from this month:
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e321/texan_idiot25/IMG_4861.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e321/texan_idiot25/IMG_4862.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e321/texan_idiot25/IMG_4863.jpg
^Check out the mirror arm.

snowboi1289

01-21-2008, 03:04 PM

thats a pretty small space to be working in..the hinges look kinda old,and they may start to buckle in over time,i would suggest to buy some new onjust in case it does happen..its coming allong pretty smoth in my eyes..

jabari

01-21-2008, 03:06 PM

That looks pretty clean texan_idiot. The paint job is pretty nice too and the mirror arm is slick.

bondo

01-21-2008, 06:16 PM

You know how nice it would be to just dip these trucks in a vat of POR15 to simply get everything rust-proof.

Ospho bath FTMFW!!!!

a couple of buddies and me are restoring a 56' ford-o-matic and it looks to be in about the same shape.
what we've been doing is grinding down to metal(getting through all of that nasty assed undercoating) and spraying the ospho through an old latex sprayer.

snowboi1289 the hinges look kinda old,and they may start to buckle in over time,i would suggest to buy some new onjust in case it does happen
lol, try finding hood hinges for a pre 60's ford truck at a reasonable price:lol:
those hinges dont really look bad at all..just some superficial surface rust.
the actual metal will never weaken,just rust from the surface in.
the springs appear to hold the hold and they are the most delicate part of the hinge assembly so they wont be a problem.
i'm curious as to why the hood doesnt have the tension rods though.

redrkt Nice project truck, hope everything works out on it.

One suggestion tho.
You should have primered and painted the inside of the hood and fenders and firewall while you had it apart, would make it look more professional that way otherwise your going to have a B**** of a time getting it to look right.
not criticizing just making a suggestion.

just an educated guess(please let me know if i'm right) but it apears as though the inner/outer fenders are mounted for mock up since the firewall already has a basecoat.
it looks like the soloniod,battery and accessories were hooked up to run the motor.
something tells me that this is just the "get it together" phase and once everything is fitted and running properly the truck will be taken almost completely apart again and gone over with a fine tooth comb before final assembly......sound about right???

jabari

01-21-2008, 06:29 PM

something tells me that this is just the "get it together" phase and once everything is fitted and running properly the truck will be taken almost completely apart again and gone over with a fine tooth comb before final assembly......sound about right???
That's right. We are just fitting everything in place, then we will take it apart and paint and such.

snowboi1289

01-21-2008, 06:52 PM

Ospho bath FTMFW!!!!

a couple of buddies and me are restoring a 56' ford-o-matic and it looks to be in about the same shape.
what we've been doing is grinding down to metal(getting through all of that nasty assed undercoating) and spraying the ospho through an old latex sprayer.

lol, try finding hood hinges for a pre 60's ford truck at a reasonable price:lol:
those hinges dont really look bad at all..just some superficial surface rust.
the actual metal will never weaken,just rust from the surface in.
the springs appear to hold the hold and they are the most delicate part of the hinge assembly so they wont be a problem.
i'm curious as to why the hood doesnt have the tension rods though.

just an educated guess(please let me know if i'm right) but it apears as though the inner/outer fenders are mounted for mock up since the firewall already has a basecoat.
it looks like the soloniod,battery and accessories were hooked up to run the motor.
something tells me that this is just the "get it together" phase and once everything is fitted and running properly the truck will be taken almost completely apart again and gone over with a fine tooth comb before final assembly......sound about right???

the hinges will become a problem soon or later,I know that,not because of rust,because ive had experence with alot of metal hood hinges,my sister had a problem with her '74 cutlass,and the hood didnt always close right,i had to bend them back everytime we opened the hood..but hey,jabari's truck hood might not have that problem,it might have more support than my sisters cutlass's hood had..

texan_idiot25

01-21-2008, 07:22 PM

snowboi1289

01-21-2008, 07:49 PM

Thats due to the design of the GM hinge, it has one large spring that pulls only on one side. So over time, the pivot points wear out. Same thing happened to my CST/10's hinge: http://www.xmodsource.com/forum/showpost.php?p=104350&postcount=42

"Don;t fix what ain't broke." :bigwink:

yea thats what im talking about,but nobody wanted to pay to get it fixed,because nobody ever drove it,except me (only around the block a couple times)it didnt have a tag,and it wasnt realy driveable,we sold the car,so no more problem here..

jabari

02-03-2008, 06:58 PM

Small update. I will take pics of the front of the truck when we turn it around and pull it into our garage. We got the cab mounted and when we turn it around we will bolt the bed on.
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/brackets002.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/brackets001.jpg

One question. Can we put that lower bar that goes across the truck on top of the leaf springs to lower the front of the truck? Big circle is part of the bar and smaller circle is one of the leaf springs.
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/untitled.jpg

texan_idiot25

02-03-2008, 09:37 PM

I would bet you could. The suspension geometry won't change since it's all on the beam-axle. The most I would worry about is maybe steering linkage, and travel. Thats how you get some extra lift on modern trucks in the rear, with a spring-over-axle kit. To do the opposite would lower it a good 2-3 inches..

Though, check that up with some oldschool guys.. lol.

jabari

02-03-2008, 10:17 PM

Yea, we just weren't sure. I'll have to look it up. Thanks.

jabari

03-23-2008, 11:33 PM

Wow, been a long time since the last update. Sorry it's been so long. My dad has been working late. We got a fuse box, wires, and new halogens and are working on the lighting. We are trying to figure out something for power steering.

Fuse box:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/light006.jpg

About how much room we have for power steering box
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/light003.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/light002.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/light001.jpg

Random pics:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/light004.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/light005.jpg

We got the front lights working!
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/lights005.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/lights004.jpg

Does anybody have any idea on what we can do for power steering? We heard Toyota might have a system, but we haven't searched on anything.

texan_idiot25

03-24-2008, 06:06 PM

HMMM, do you have to have the steering box on the inside, or outside of the frame rails? Can't tell by the pics. GM boxes are cheap, reliable, and plenty of grunt. Car steering boxes fit inside the frame rails, and are fairly compact. The truck ones sit outside (my C10), but are fairly large.

Maybe hit up some F1 forums and see what they have in the way of bolt on parts.LMC (http://www.lmctruck.com/) May have something.

Where did you get your headlights from? Looking to buy the same halogen conversion for my CST10 as well.

jabari

03-25-2008, 02:17 AM

The steering box is on the inside of the chassis. Also the thing is limited room. It went from an In-line 6 to a V8 and when we get the exhaust sytem in, we might not have room. But, we definitely want power steering.

We got the halogens from our local AutoZone parts store.

Thanks for the tip, I'll look into it.

Ol'Rover

03-27-2008, 05:50 PM

not a ford fan, but im lovin it! i like old fords...i have a weakness...

texan_idiot25

03-27-2008, 06:08 PM

Sign up here, and post your truck (and questions) http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/ These guys live, breath, ****, and sweet pre 60s-70s car.

Be sure to read the intro 1st: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=44274

I doubt you'll have any issues with them though, your no Lowrideit or anything :lol:

jabari

03-28-2008, 01:58 AM

-Ol'Rover, I'm not a big fan of Fords, not new ones anyways, but the old ones have alot more quality and me and my Dad like the body styles.

-Texan_Idiot25, thanks for the links. I appreciate it.

texan_idiot25

03-28-2008, 02:05 AM

No problemo. Just don't question their definition of a "traditional" hotrod, you'll get an ear full (a 4.3L V6 is blasphemy to some in one guy's project, I object, but oh well :lol: I got an ear full).

BUT, they can answer things like the power steering, and the front axle flip and such. And anything else. Great guys, just don't cross them the wrong way :lol:

jabari

03-31-2008, 10:40 PM

Just a couple updates. Nothing big. We ordered the blinker switch last week and it should be here soon. Once we get the lights working and it registered, we are going to drive to the muffler shop and get an exhaust system on it. My dad is going to purchase some Cherry bomb glassbacks.

We switched over to a key switch.
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/blinker002.jpg

We might use these lights or get other onees.
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/blinker001.jpg

Wiring
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/blinker003.jpg

jabari

04-01-2008, 09:56 PM

Question: Would cherry bomb glass packs make the engine sound too ricey?

texan_idiot25

04-01-2008, 10:02 PM

Hell naw! :lol:

Plus it's old school, cheap, and not every fool has it (like Blowmasters)

jabari

04-01-2008, 10:17 PM

Nice! Thanks. I found a set for $50. We might check them out and if they are in good enough condition, we'll probably buy them. I'll try to get some sound of the engine when we get the exhaust system on.

jabari

04-02-2008, 08:57 PM

We got the blinker switch in today. It only costed $20 from LMC. Everywhere else wanted $60 or more.
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/blinker009.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/blinker008.jpg

blue504life

04-02-2008, 09:03 PM

really liking the truck so far

my grandpa had a 55 f100 all street style truck low to the ground, red with a 351 under the hood

what color are you thihking of doing it?

Hell naw! :lol:

Plus it's old school, cheap, and not every fool has it (like Blowmasters)

tex when you say "blowmaster" you mean flowmaster right?

if so theres nothing wrong with them, sounds great on my mustang

jabari

04-02-2008, 09:07 PM

We are thinking black, but it might change.

blue504life

04-02-2008, 09:18 PM

We are thinking black, but it might change.

black would look good, but i think its a little over used but its your truck

jabari

04-03-2008, 12:25 AM

Well, I want like a metallic blue with all the chrome parts.

texan_idiot25

04-03-2008, 10:24 AM

tex when you say "blowmaster" you mean flowmaster right?

if so theres nothing wrong with them, sounds great on my mustang
Yup. Every kid and his uncle has one, so their over played. And their proven to have build some of the worse flowing aftermarket mufflers. I'll take glass packs or a good set of flow-through Turbo mufflers anyday (like whats on my truck)

jabari

04-13-2008, 03:22 AM

We bought a welder! It is better than the one we wanted before.
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/le019.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/le018.jpg

It's a lincoln electric 180 hd mig welder.We are currently running flux core wire, but will get a tank soon for it.

jabari

04-25-2008, 09:27 AM

Update:
-Bought some cherry bomb pipes
-Bought seat belts and hooked them up.
-Bought an Ebrake and hooked it up.
-We have temp tags for it.

I'll get pics later today when I get back from school.

I also came up with cool idea for paint-gun metal gary and paint the chrome parts black.

texan_idiot25

04-27-2008, 02:12 PM

*****en Kitchen!

Gotta hear some video if you get it running. And stop making so much progress, your making my Chevy look bad :lol:

jabari

05-05-2008, 07:06 PM

Got some body work done, bought a pipe bender.
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/Fender1001.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/Fender1004.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/Fender1002.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/Fender1003.jpg

snowboi1289

05-05-2008, 08:22 PM

Looking good,any new pictures of the body work(other than that picture.)

jabari

05-05-2008, 10:44 PM

Not right now. We are still working on it. I'll get pics up sonner when we have more progress done. I've been busy with school lately and forget to get pics up.

F-100CuStOmCaB

05-07-2008, 12:05 AM

Hi, i'm new to these forums my 1st post here, anyway I read the thread and liking the truck so far, your getting a lot of stuff done my man. I have a 1958 Ford F-100 Custom Cab that I have had for the past year and a half (avatar pic of it). I almost have all chassis work done all I have left if undercoating then its body work, got me a new rebuilt '54 239cid V8 bored 40 thousanths over hangin' in my garage. I has its fair share of rust which sucks MN truck so it explains it huh. My dad also has a '55 and '56 F-100. The '55 was restored in the early 80's and is now in need of some tlc again has 292 V8, bucket seats. The '56 has a 427cid Ford rebuilt about 20 years ago never ran yet this truck still need body work to be done to, chassis work is done on this truck.
Well I wanted to ask you jabari have you driven a truck without power anything? Just wanted to see what you thought about it if you did. I drove my truck for about 6 months without power anything and I don't intend to switch, not even disc brakes. I like it, working hard at turning and braking not like anything anymore. The quality definately has changed since then. If you want to see pics of my truck and i guess my other kool whip go here
http://www.xmoding.com/showthread.php?t=9838

Classiclover

05-07-2008, 06:55 AM

You have no idea how much you're making me miss our old '56 F100 :lol:

jabari

05-07-2008, 09:44 AM

TheXmodifyer

05-07-2008, 03:27 PM

Power steering? Thats real original :lol: For a ford..this thing's turning out pretty good. Waiting for updates.

jabari

05-08-2008, 12:08 AM

Power steering? Thats real original :lol: For a ford..this thing's turning out pretty good. Waiting for updates.

Well hell, 95% of this **** thing isn't original. I think the only original parts are going to be the body parts(except for the bed sides), Chassis(including shaft and rear end), etc.. so yea.haahah. I'm not too worried about it.

texan_idiot25

05-08-2008, 12:12 AM

Resto-mod :lol:

My Chevy sure does seem modern out of our classic trucks, power steering, power brakes... though all drums ain't saying much, just praying and stomping that pedal and maybe you'll stop in time.

jabari

05-26-2008, 06:37 PM

Sorry it's been so long since the last update. We are pretty much done with the exhaust system.

We were welding it up. Both of them are bolted to the engine now.
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/ex001.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/ex003.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/ex004.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/ex002.jpg

texan_idiot25

05-26-2008, 06:43 PM

Video of the sucker running...?

Cherry bombs ftw.

jabari

05-26-2008, 06:56 PM

Working on it now. It sounds much better in person!
http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/?action=view&current=play001.flv

It was actually a nice day today so I got some pics of it outside.
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/1001.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/1002.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/1004.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/1005.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/1006.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/1007.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/1008.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/1009.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/1010.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/1011.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/1012.jpg

My dad is in the dark colored shirt and my bro is in the red one with the dark hair. The other kid is hir friend.

texan_idiot25

05-26-2008, 09:10 PM

Sounds pretty nasty, lol. My truck sounds waaay better in person as well, then on video. As opposed to cherry bombs, it's one deep mofo.

jabari

05-26-2008, 09:16 PM

No doubt. Thanks for the bump man. I can't wait to get this thing on the streets.

jabari

06-19-2008, 11:27 PM

Small update. We bought a power steering box and pump. They came off of a 1991 Ford F-150. It looks like the steering box is going to fit.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/ps001.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/ps002.jpg

I'll try to have updates soon if we get any work done on the truck.

jabari

08-13-2008, 01:25 PM

Been a long time since an update. My popz has gotten alot of body work done. I'll let the pictures do the talking.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/bodywork001.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/bodywork002.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/bodywork003.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/bodywork004.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/bodywork2002.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/bodywork2001.jpg

We are still looking for a pitman arm for the power steering.

kendallcschm

08-13-2008, 02:00 PM

a tiny bit rusty but other wise its really good looking.... good work :-P

jabari

08-13-2008, 02:46 PM

Thanks. Any rust that is on it, is not coming off. We sanded and sanded and sanded for hours and nothing.

texan_idiot25

08-13-2008, 02:48 PM

Sand/Soda blasters rule. You should've seen the parts cleanup my dad did with this thing while he was building up his '78 El Camino.

But the stuff left is just surface rust I'd bet, nothing of worry.

Looks good, how much longer on the body work?

jabari

08-13-2008, 03:11 PM

I'm not sure how much longer. We still have work left on the doors and other places. It depends on the time we have for it. I'll keep you guys updated more on it.

jabari

09-14-2008, 10:24 PM

Well, we(my popz and I) got major work done on it today. We ordered leaf springs for the front from jcwhitney and they messed up the order(they didnt ship when they were supposed to and now the springs are back-ordered and wont be here for like a month-two months). We did alot on the front end today. You can see from the pics.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/Youuuuuuuu006.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/Youuuuuuuu009.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/Youuuuuuuu008.jpg

We would of used the leafs on it, but one had too many.

Oh and how much do you think this is worth?
-4 spd w/granny gear
-Came from and I6
-Works just fine.
-Sanded down, primered and painted.
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/Youuuuuuuu007.jpg

jabari

09-16-2008, 10:34 PM

Yesss. We got the springs in! Now we just have to wait for the **** hardware for them.
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/mmmmmmmmmmm235.jpg

urownstupidity

09-17-2008, 12:53 AM

you know air ride would be cool ive put an airride kit on a 40s model and it was ez(wasnt my truck)

but im gunna watch this i love ths year man and you look to be doing a great job

jabari

09-17-2008, 03:56 PM

you know air ride would be cool ive put an airride kit on a 40s model and it was ez(wasnt my truck)

but im gunna watch this i love ths year man and you look to be doing a great job

I've been trying to talk my dad into putting air suspension on it, but he doesn't want to. When I have the time and money for an old truck, like A C10, I plan on putting air suspension on it. Thanks.

jabari

09-16-2010, 02:13 PM

TheB1GDude

09-16-2010, 02:30 PM

Great build thread! The F1 definitely ranks as one of my favorite all time trucks and having one as your first ride would be sweet (possible even sweeter than having tex's CST10 as your first ride but only because I prefer Ford over Chevy :))

What sort of money you looking spend on the fuel pump? Do you need any sort or boosted pump or will a regular one do you?

Blade.

09-16-2010, 07:21 PM

If your still having that Steering column problem, for your headers you can always buy a geometry item. It'll allow you to run headers with power steering, but the item is a pretty penny, cost me $264.53(cad.) for the S10.

Looks good however.

Tom.

texan_idiot25

09-16-2010, 09:26 PM

Welllll, it's been a while since we've done anything on the truck(time/money issues). A little while ago the fuel pump broke on it and my dad replaced it. After thinking about it a little more, he wants to go with an electric fuel pump. Does anybody know a good site and a a good brand for one? Ours is mechanical and my dad doesn't really seem to like it.

Mechanical pumps are safer and more reliable than an add-on electric fuel pump. There's also no extra modification to accept it. Keep in mind you'll need new rubber lines and a regulator, with the additional wiring.

Safety however becomes the problem, unless you wire it off an oil PSI switch or something. In the event of a wreck it's going to keep pumping fuel regardless of what the rest of the engine is doing- running or not. Mechanical pumps stop with the motor, no problem.

Mech. pumps don't often die, they're not harmed by running dry, and have no drawbacks unless you're running some wild motor.

Summit, & Jegs are your best friend.

jabari

12-08-2010, 09:54 PM

Welllllll it's been a while. My pops has decided he wants to switch to an automatic transmission. I don't know too much about them, except that there are different models and what not.

What do you guys think would be a good atuo tranny for this truck? It has a 1968 360 v8. My dad is on a budget too.

Thanks in advance!

supraboi97

12-08-2010, 11:48 PM

A C4 transmission should work fine, in fact its what I have in my car and a pretty sturdy trans overall. Or if you want something for a little more heavy duty and what not a C6 wouldn't be a bad choice

jabari

12-09-2010, 12:02 AM

I kinda figured between those two. I know the C6 is pretty heavy duty as they use it on alot of 4x4 and the C4 should be good enough since nothing major is going to be done to the engine or drive it crazy.

Note; My dad doesn't plan on hot rodding the truck so as long as its a pretty good tranny he'll be a happy camper.

supraboi97

12-09-2010, 12:08 AM

Ya my car has the C4 and its got a few mods and had been hot rodded a while. But I stopped like 6 months ago and it only gave me problems once with the linkage but it was the original trans.

jabari

12-09-2010, 12:16 AM

Do you think it would fit on a 360? I told my dad and we saw a couple on craigslist.

Edit: I looked it up and I guess it seems the c4 wont fit a big block ford. So, we'll have to go with the c6. But, at least we know it'll be strong :)

Blade.

12-09-2010, 12:43 AM

360 Mopar? Or the Ford one?:lol:

jabari

12-09-2010, 01:02 AM

Ford lol. It's a Ford truck, so my dad wants to keep it as Ford as he can :)

jabari

01-04-2011, 12:02 AM

texan_idiot25

01-04-2011, 12:32 AM

Wellll My dad has decided he wants to get rid of our Ranger since we keep putting money into and things just keep breaking. So my question is, do you guys know of any parts we should save from it that might help us on the '50? I was going to take a look at the rear end and see what model it is. Specs on the truck are

1990 Ford Ranger Reg cab 2.3L in line 4 with a 5 spd.

If you're planning to part it out.. Seats, see what that 5 speed can be used with, if any V8 motors bolt up (maybe weak to abuse, but cheap OD tranny), wheels/tires, axle (if the width works for you, it's a matter of welding leaf spring perches, etc), wiring connectors with a few inches of wire at each end (always handy for their weather-pack connectors on projects), relays, if there's an easy to remove fuse block, horn, sway bars if you can find a fit...

I think the most donated parts in the CST10 are wiring bits from late model cars, like the extra fuse block, big-*** bolt-down fuse from an Escalade for the alt, clock, etc.

jabari

01-04-2011, 01:00 AM

I was thinking the same thing Tex. Rear end should be wide enough. Hopefully it is. The more parts we can use the better Lol. My dad was also thinking if the steering box and steering pump will work on this maybe? I guess he doesn't like the way the pump is set up right now for some reason.

texan_idiot25

01-04-2011, 03:41 AM

I don't know about the box, but go see if the pump is the same. GM effectively used the same P/S pump on the small block for it's entire lifespan. Different pullies and such, but you can interchange them all pretty easily if I recall right. The same pump was bolted onto several other motors too. Maybe Ford was just as cheap.

jabari

02-05-2011, 12:19 AM

Wellll I picked up a a Classis Trucks mag for my pops today and when we were looking through it we saw some IFS kits for sale. When my dad seen it, he said he'd like to do something like that on our truck(which is suprising becuz i told him about an IFS a while ago and he had no interest in it). I guess he wants to do it now(which makes me a happy camper) and while we are at it, bow the frame.

So my question is, what front clip would be good for this truck? We were thinking a mustang II front clip, but are open to suggestions. Please dont suggest a kit, as my dad doesn't have a $1000 or more for one. Like whish car and such would be a good candidate?

Thanks in advance!

EDIT: I read on google that some people have tried an i beam suspension from a f150 for that front dealio. What are you thoughts on this?

supraboi97

02-05-2011, 06:30 PM

The mustang II fronts are pretty common in these type of builds so finding info and helpful tips would be very easy in this case. However if wanting something a little different I have seen people put the fronts of a corvette c4 before, I believe my friends dads 50 chevy has a c4 front clip. Again though would be easier to find pictures and stuff from the mustang II as its more commonly done.

jabari

02-10-2011, 08:26 PM

That was I was thinking. A lot of the articles about trucks say they have a mustang II clip. We just have to find a junkyard that will have a good clip..

jabari

04-11-2011, 11:54 PM

Update: We looked online and found a universal fuel pump at a auto parts store and got it installed over the weekend and bought a new battery. She starts up, but my dad thinks the vacuum hoses are wrong. We had to pour gas down the carb to get it to start all the way. We shut it off then tried starting it again and it was catching the air filter on fire lol. I'll have pics up tomorrow since its dark out. Now we are starting the work on the bed.

texan_idiot25

04-12-2011, 12:06 AM

Electric pump..?

jabari

04-12-2011, 12:29 AM

Electric pump..?

Yea hahaha my bad. I was typing kind of fast lol. Yup Airtex. Same brand as the replacement mechanical pump.

texan_idiot25

04-12-2011, 03:18 PM

I bet you the fuel pressure is the problem. Throw a regulator on it, and dial it down to 4-5 psi. Some electric pumps use too much pressure, even a few PSI high will throw a carb off.

Goodluck!

jabari

04-24-2011, 04:59 PM

I bet you the fuel pressure is the problem. Throw a regulator on it, and dial it down to 4-5 psi. Some electric pumps use too much pressure, even a few PSI high will throw a carb off.

Goodluck!

You were right Tex. My dad hooked up a pressure regulator and it starts right up!

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/yump004.jpg

NEW UPDATE: My dad has been working on the bed over the weekend and it's coming along very nicely.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/yump001.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/yump002.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/yump007.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/oddryu/yump005.jpg

Sorry for the big pics. I'm too lazy to re-size HA!

runningreds1

04-25-2011, 08:46 PM

nice truck i love the old ford trucks i have a 1969 ford f250 good humor ice cream truck

jabari

04-25-2011, 09:58 PM

nice truck i love the old ford trucks i have a 1969 ford f250 good humor ice cream truck

Thanks and that sounds real cool. It'd be pretty sweet to have an old ice cream truck like that!

runningreds1

04-25-2011, 10:08 PM

yea but sadly its unrestored and my mom wants me to sell it

jabari

04-26-2011, 01:59 AM

yea but sadly its unrestored and my mom wants me to sell it

That sucks. I would hate to have to let go of something like that. It's not too often you see an old ice cream truck like that.

texan_idiot25

04-26-2011, 11:21 AM

Get it running, just barely, get ice cream music that plays slow and crackly, and tint the windows dark. Then drive around, slowly, at night playing that god-awful music loudly.

runningreds1

04-26-2011, 12:04 PM

lol that would get me arrested were i live.

jabari

04-26-2011, 01:06 PM

lol that would get me arrested were i live.

That's what I was going to say hahaha. People would probably think your some kind of pedophile. :lol:

runningreds1

04-26-2011, 02:20 PM

lol so im not doing that. btw do you want a pic of the truck?

jabari

04-26-2011, 03:29 PM

Sure that'd be pretty sweet :)

runningreds1

04-26-2011, 04:37 PM

http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab107/runningreds1/xmods013.jpg i hope you like my truck

jabari

04-26-2011, 10:59 PM

http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab107/runningreds1/xmods013.jpg i hope you like my truck

Man that thing is sick! I would love to have something like that!

runningreds1

04-27-2011, 03:12 PM

well im glad you like it but you still need to update yours

winner

04-27-2011, 06:42 PM

http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab107/runningreds1/xmods013.jpg

i hope you like my truck

lol nope, no way you'd get beat up driving that to school :lol:

just keep away from the little kid schools so people dont think in a worse mind :bigwink: :lol:

http://pedobearpics.com/images/pedobear/Pedobear_Ice_Cream.jpg

runningreds1

04-27-2011, 08:31 PM

i dont get it?

jabari

06-04-2011, 01:02 AM

Well me and my pops(mostly my pops) did work on the bed over the last few weeks and as far as body work, it is pretty much done. We have to re-do the mounts though, because the bed sits too low. Right now we are trying to figure out how to do the back light. We want to do something simple but looks clean. I've been looking on Google and have seen some nice set-ups. I'll have pics tomorrow since it's 10:00 here.

jabari

12-07-2011, 01:09 AM

My dad decided to rewire the truck. He didn't like the way it came out when we did it. We ordered a 20 circuit wiring harness from speedway motors. It had good reviews. We got the fuse box mounted and some of the wiring done. I'll try to have pics tomorrow if I can find a camera.

texan_idiot25

12-12-2011, 01:02 AM

Speedway Motors is the bomb.

jabari

12-13-2011, 11:52 AM

Speedway Motors is the bomb.
yeah. They seem to be a very good company. The directions are very detailed and easy to read. Its almost like a 4 year old could put this kit in. I have been meaning to get pictures, but I don't have a digital camera at the moment.:cry:

jabari

06-17-2012, 07:20 PM

Woooooow. Haven't been on in a while. We've made some progress on the truck. Most of the wiring is done and we got a front windshield installed. I'll have more pics up soon. I've been posting on theHAMB.com.

I also found out that the rear axle is a Dana 41. Does anyone know where I can get a set of gears for it? I dont which ratio yet, but at least I'll know where to buy them. It will be on the freeway alot and cruise through the streets a bit.