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“Second try”1968 Ford F-100

documented by Richard Cherico 95 photos documented since 1 years documented ♡ Follow this build

The story

I bought this truck from the original owner's son in February 1996 after the original owner passed away. When purchased, it still had the original Pebble Grey paint, bias tires, and the paperwork from when he had a Ford crate 360 installed in the '70s.

Soon after purchase, it was repainted inside and out to mimic the '67, the bed wood was replaced (the first of several times), and it received the custom interior and wheels from my previous '67 F100. Power brakes were also added, and the manual steering was retained.

The engine was rebuilt as listed above and installed 3/19/2004.

The disc brake conversion is currently in progress; the hangup is getting the kingpins out.

The wish list includes a power steering conversion, provided I can find a reasonably-priced Bendix box to install. Headers are also in the future. — Richard Cherico

Photos

1968 Ford F-100 — Here's the short block on the stand, waiting for parts. 1968 Ford F-100 — Here's a mighty heavy head. 1968 Ford F-100 — Here's the bottom end with the FMS windage tray in place. 1968 Ford F-100 — Here it is, almost complete. I'm surprised that the engine stand can hold all of that; the cast intake might… 1968 Ford F-100 — Another angle. 1968 Ford F-100 — Here is the truck before I purchased it. 1968 Ford F-100 — Left front fender and polished five-spoke wheel of a white classic Ford pickup 1968 Ford F-100 — Left front three-quarter view of white classic Ford stepside pickup on gravel 1968 Ford F-100 — Right side profile of white classic Ford stepside pickup on a residential driveway 1968 Ford F-100 — White classic Ford stepside pickup, right rear three-quarter view on gravel 1968 Ford F-100 — Here's the interior, featuring one of the items that survived the demise of the '67--the "bog" stuffed animal… 1968 Ford F-100 — Front view of classic Ford pickup with horizontal-bar grille and round headlights 1968 Ford F-100 — Classic Ford pickup interior with tan bench seat, painted dash and two-spoke wheel 1968 Ford F-100 — Left rear bedside of white classic stepside pickup with spare tire behind cab 1968 Ford F-100 — Right front fender of white classic Ford pickup with FORD badge and polished five-spoke wheel 1968 Ford F-100 — The original owner had welded sheetmetal over the wood bed. He found it easier to spray out after a hunting t… 1968 Ford F-100 — These are the rocker components we're using. They came out of a '73 F100 that we bought for parts. They're me… 1968 Ford F-100 — Looks like a barbecue pit 1968 Ford F-100 — Sludge-covered camshaft, rocker arms and valve springs on an orange drain pan 1968 Ford F-100 — The FE intake is a lot larger than the 351W intake... 1968 Ford F-100 — All the rocker shaft parts after tanking. Not all parts survived. 1968 Ford F-100 — I should have known better than to have the stands tanked. Good thing I had an extra set. 1968 Ford F-100 — The tanking didn't clean things up completely, so I brushed and cleaned everything. Lots of stuff was still i… 1968 Ford F-100 — This shaft came out of the '73 360 and is going into the 390. Notice the oil holes and compare to the next pi… 1968 Ford F-100 — This shaft came out of the mid-'70s Ford crate 360. The oil holes are quite different than the '73 shafts. 1968 Ford F-100 — Loading up for the trip 1968 Ford F-100 — We've got a mobile shop ready to go 1968 Ford F-100 — Something's missing... 1968 Ford F-100 — On the hoist, but it's backwards. Oops. 1968 Ford F-100 — I couldn't find my alignment tool (it was behind something else in my box), but this was a nice fit. 1968 Ford F-100 — Don't be rude to those helping you. They will find a creative way to get revenge. 1968 Ford F-100 — Again, don't be rude to those helping you 1968 Ford F-100 — Right where it goes 1968 Ford F-100 — Blue Ford V8 engine bay with Edelbrock oval air cleaner and red distributor cap 1968 Ford F-100 — Blue Ford V8 engine bay with chrome Edelbrock air cleaner, red distributor cap and yellow coil 1968 Ford F-100 — Blue Ford V8 with chrome air cleaner installed in a bare, rusty engine bay 1968 Ford F-100 — Rear view of red classic Ford stepside pickup with stamped FORD tailgate and dual exhaust tips 1968 Ford F-100 — Still missing the steps, but they're going on 1968 Ford F-100 — The hood trim still needs to be installed and we've got a replacement '67 aluminum grille in the works. 1968 Ford F-100 — Custom interior, some from the '67, some custom-made
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