1972 F100 rust pile

kb426 · April 03, 2018, 07:13:21 PM

I made a decision to use the 9" rear in the truck. When all the parts arrive and O&S get's to it, you will see a disc brake conversion and a tone ring/ speed sensor conversion done on it. I'm not the originator so it's not ground breaking.

kb426 · April 08, 2018, 06:47:22 PM

The weather turned very pleasant this afternoon so O&S did a little. The cab is ready to be removed now. I removed one drum on the rear and pulled an axle. This is a large bearing 1/2" bolt on the flange, 28 spline rear. I was a little surprised to see it was 28 after finding the large bolts on the bearing flange. I will have to turn down the flange od about .250" for the new rotors to fit. I haven't uncovered any surprises, yet.

kb426 · April 15, 2018, 06:00:28 PM

A couple of days ago, I did a little scraping on the rear end. It's had a pinion leak for a few decades.

This morning I built a roll around cart to move the bed and the cab. I bought 8" hard rubber casters. It's 1st task was to move the H.F. crane outside for assembly. While I was bolting parts together, a friend came driving down the street. He asked what I was doing. I explained about bolting all the parts together and then would set it up on the wheels. I jokingly said he could come back in about 15 minutes and give me some help. He looked at it and said ok. He came back in 10 minutes with his winch truck! No pain, no blood. I have been so lucky to have generous friends.

kb426 · April 22, 2018, 06:48:35 PM

The weather cleared up today so I accomplished a little. The cab has been removed and put on the H.F. trailer. The real dirty engine is ready for removal.

kb426 · April 23, 2018, 07:17:37 PM

I removed the engine and trans this evening. After I get it out of the way, I'm going to get about a 2" wide scraper and start removing grease and dirt from the frame. I expect to make many trips to the dumpster with semi- toxic waste.

Crosley.In.AZ · April 23, 2018, 10:08:51 PM

Do not let the C-6 trans with FE bell housing pattern get away. We have to pay 200 - 225 a piece for them as cores

kb426 · April 24, 2018, 08:24:02 PM

Tony, I didn't think many would want those anymore. I priced the engine and trans to a friend for less than your core charge. If he changes his mind, I'll see what I can do with just the trans.

Crosley.In.AZ · April 25, 2018, 09:15:41 PM

Quote from: "kb426"Tony, I didn't think many would want those anymore. I priced the engine and trans to a friend for less than your core charge. If he changes his mind, I'll see what I can do with just the trans.

With the increase use of non main stream engines like the FE ... transmissions for them are on the rise in price. Maybe not in all areas of the country.

The round bell bolt pattern is not common any more. No over drives for the round bell pattern. So, adapters are needed for more modern transmission. That gets expensive.

Just a thought. I wanted to mention.

UGLY OLDS · April 26, 2018, 10:50:34 AM

I learned a long time ago...That's what Ford designation of "FE" stands for ...."*' Expensive "

Bob...

kb426 · April 28, 2018, 07:20:54 PM

I went out this am before the wind started to blow and scraped dirt and hard grease off the frame. I know you diesel truck guys know about this.

I think I removed about 5 lbs. before I stopped to change oil in the 51 and my wife's car. After finishing the oil changes, I went back to removing stuff from the frame. The trans mount and 2nd crossmember are out of the frame. That allowed access to the rivets on the radius arms. Those are removed and the engine mounts are removed. The next item will be to install a brace across the front of the frame before removing the axle crossmember. That's it for today.

kb426 · April 29, 2018, 04:40:43 PM

Break time, maybe the end of the day.

I spent most of the day on one of the inner fenders. The battery tray was rusted all the way through which let the metal underneath go to the rust pile in the sky. There were a few other areas that required attention, also. 1 down, many to go.

UGLY OLDS · April 29, 2018, 06:54:47 PM

Gee...Matt uses a lot more "dots" than you do.....

Bob..

kb426 · April 29, 2018, 07:16:29 PM

Hey, at least I put the foot in one pic.

kb426 · May 01, 2018, 07:53:56 PM

Most who have used some form of rust converter have seen instructions that said: remove all loose rust. After removing a little, every time you rub on rust, you have more loose rust, If you do this long enough, you may not need the product you purchased.

I spent a couple of hours with a wire brush wheel removing a little"loose "rust.

I'll probably run them through the vat one more time before I spray chassis black on them.

idrivejunk · May 01, 2018, 08:36:18 PM

Bob, don't try to understand, its encrypted morse code. I post the dots, he posts the dashes. Keep that under your hat now. Should be plenty of room there.

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Bill, red scuff pads under a DA can help a lot in situations like yours.Jumping around welding up smaller stuff is less fun but each clears the path toward more funner parts.