1954 Ford F-100
| Owner: |
Fordman7575 (All of this user's registries on SuperMotors) |
| From: |
South Central, MN, U.S.A. (Other registries in MN) |
| Year, Make, & Model: |
1954 Ford F-100 (Other Ford F-100s) |
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| Engine: |
351W, Edelbrock 600cfm Performer carb, Edelbrock Performer intake, Unknown brand of full length headers. |
| Drivetrain: |
NP435 4spd transmission, NP205 transfercase |
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I'm mounting the 54 F100 body on a newer 4x4 chassis.
My plans for this project have changed quite a few times. This started when I purchased the 54 F100 to build as a cruiser/driver. As I dug into the truck I kept finding more problems. The previous owner made a mess of the chassis. It was unsafe to use. So I picked up another F100 frame. I started to weld up up the replacement frame ( filling holes, boxing it, etc. ) .
Before I finished the frame I decided if I was going to spend all this time, effort and money building this truck then I didn't want to have to park it for 6-8 months out of the year. I wanted this to be my daily driver so I could really enjoy it. This means driving it thru the winter. So I thought it would be smart to make it 4wd.
Next came the decision on weather to convert the F100 frame to 4wd or mount the body on a newer chassis. I thought it would be easier to mount the body on a newer chassis.
After some searching I found out the fullsize Bronco's had the closest wheelbase to the F100's. The F100 had a 110" wheelbase. The fullsize Bronco had 104".
While searching for a Donor Bronco I decided it would be cool to build the 54 to be my tow vehicle. So I started looking for a F250 or heavier 4x4 chassis instead of the Bronco.
I found a 78 F250 4x4. I tore it down and did the mock up work on it. Then I decided I wanted something with some stronger diffs so I picked up a 84 F250 4x4 chassis and a 87 F350 4x4.
And just recently I bought a 91 Ford F-Superduty (basically a F450 ) 2wd with a 7.3L diesel, ZF 5spd and 14 foot flatbed. This truck is going to be my dedicated tow rig. So that means the 54 is going back to being my daily driver. So I'm going to be looking for a fullsize Bronco donor again to use for a chassis. Or Possibly take my 84 F250 4x4 chassis and cut it down from a 155" wheelbase to the stock 54 F100 shortbox's 110" wheelbase. If you want all the past details it's all posted here: http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3096478 . |
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3/27/2013 |
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 Exhaust | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1,447 | 0 | 11/17/09 | 11/20/09 | | Pictures | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2,157 | 0 | 11/17/09 | 11/19/09 | | Mock up | 91 | 0 | 0 | 29,226 | 0 | 11/19/09 | 5/18/10 | | Cab Structure, modifications and repairs | 178 | 0 | 0 | 55,503 | 0 | 11/21/09 | 4/2/11 | | Interior | 26 | 0 | 0 | 8,739 | 0 | 11/19/09 | 11/2/10 | | Donor vehicles | 120 | 0 | 0 | 35,004 | 0 | 11/18/09 | 3/27/13 | | Engine | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1,872 | 0 | 11/19/09 | 12/1/09 | | Parts | 99 | 0 | 0 | 26,879 | 0 | 11/22/09 | 3/27/13 | | Chassis | 68 | 0 | 0 | 19,969 | 0 | 12/7/09 | 7/17/12 |
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1-26-2011: I've been saving my change for a few months to get this. I was finally able to buy the steering wheel I'm going to run. I think it looks cool and should fit the style of the truck a little better then the black one. My black steering whe...
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1-26-2011: Here's a little update. I got a couple more parts I needed.
Here's the Offenhauser throttle pedal assembly that I received as a gift for Christmas. I like the pedal but the build quality is horrible! All the pivots are extremely sloppy...
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This is what it sounds like with the mufflers cut off.
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11-20-09: Here's the 84 F250 rear frame section.
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8-19-09: Anyways it showed up today I open up the amazon box and saw a plastic tool box. I was a little worried I was expecting to see a Mallory box.
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Here's the 351W. It's not real pretty but it runs great. I'm going to clean it up good and detail it out before it goes in the 54. I'm also going to swap out the performer intake for a Weiand Stealth intake. And I'm going to replace the rusty headers...
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Here's the 54 when I first bought it.
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| Date | Type | Mileage | Title / Description | $ Amount | | 04/21/12 | Miscellaneous | | Another parts truck
I just couldn't help myself. I found another parts truck and decided to get it.
After some measuring and more figuring I found out I was going to be a little short on the roof material for my cab extension. Now the actually roof sheet metal isn't a big deal that would be easy enough to make out of flat sheet metal. The problem was going to be the rain gutter area.
So I've been watching for another cheap cab. Well this 54 F100 popped up for sale. I didn't really want another whole truck so I skipped over the ad. Well over the next couple weeks I kept going back and forth on whether I should go check it out. Finally I called him and set up a time to look at it last Saturday.
I got to the guys shop and wasn't expecting a whole lot. The truck looked pretty horrible in the picture in the ad. It looked pretty rough and had four flat tires. One of the previous owners had heated up the leaf springs with a torch to lower the truck. So there is a bend on each end of each spring. But the more I looked at the truck the better it looked. First off this truck is solid!! This wasn't a Minnesota truck. It came from Texas. The only rust thru on the whole truck are the cab corners ( both front and rear ) and the usual spot on the rear fenders where the running boards meet them. There is damage on a few panels but over all there is more good then bad.
There was no engine, transmission, instrument cluster, tailgate, hood and no title ( bill of sale only ) . He was asking $700.00 but I got it for $600.00. I gave him a down payment last Saturday and picked it up today. And I should be able to make most of that back by selling the parts I'm not going to use.
So I'm going to strip it down and part it out. I plan to keep the cab shell, rear fenders ( maybe the whole box ) , and the bare frame ( if I can find room for it ) . I'm thinking I might just use the whole box sides on my 54 instead of making new ones. They are solid and mostly straight. I'll need to make a wider front panel and tailgate. But using these box sides will save me a few hundred dollars.
But to keep the city off my case I rented a storage spot to keep it at until I can get the 78 stripped down.
| 600.00 | | 01/17/12 | Miscellaneous | | More parts
1-17-2012: Got a couple more parts today. I ordered them last week.
I ordered the outer lower door skin patches for the rear doors from Midfifty F100 Parts.
They showed up in good shape. The one patch has one little spot were there is a minor wrinkle/ding. But overall they look good.
This will probably be it for buying parts for a while until I get some more cash.
| 108.00 | | 01/14/12 | Miscellaneous | | F500 Front fenders and a 240
Well a today I went on a little trip to pick up some more parts.
I found a guy that had an almost rust free South Dakota 55 F500 front clip ( No hood and he wanted to keep the grille ) . The fenders are in really nice shape. They each have a small crack by where the running boards mount and the one has a small dent in an area that's going to be simple to fix. It was a 300 mile round trip to get the front clip. But I got the front clip for $100!:-jammin That's less then what a single fender was selling for.
I figure I can sell the rest of the front clip parts, since I don't need them. I should be able to get a little more then I paid for the front clip out of the rest of the parts. Which means free fenders!!
I've also been looking for a 240 inline 6 for a while. I found a complete 69 240 and it was on the way to where I had to go for the front clip. | 300.00 | | Total | 1,008.00 |
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