OMG - I will crawl over your hatch.. haha - Lots of pics and progress - 4x4 content

[Truegiant]

I started a thread over in the hunting/outdoors section. I figured I would post some of my progress into here. I have had this truck for 4 days and made lots of progress. Here is the info.

I am going to need help from everyone to get this one accomplished. I know it doesnt look like much. The before and after photos was from about an hour behind the pressure washer.

1977 Ford F150
Dana 44 Front (Built hubs, axles, spool)
Ford 9" Rear (Built axles, auburn locker, bearings)
351M Engine - Cam, Heads, Pistons, Rods, Carb
Tranny (Unknown at this time but I have a reciept for $1300 when it was gone through
Transfer Case - Unknown at this time
6" Suspension Lift
3-4" Body Lift
Crate Steel Bed

ITEMS TO BE ADDRESSED:
Anything that has fluid in it will be drained and refilled
Engine tune up and adjust carb
New tires (Already have a set of 44x18x15 i am meeting guy in two weeks)
New brakes all the way around (rear disc conversion if finances agree)
Re-wire under dash. I have a buddy who is a wiring genius and he is going to tackle all that after cleaning
Paint the cab, doors, inside, under hood.

I am going to do nothing but clean for the next 4-5 days while I am getting my parts lists together. Once all the parts lists get together and i get all the fluids gone through and filters changed I am going to figure out where to start. I want to get it atleast driving in a straight line at first to find out what is going to be the best avenue of aproach. Part it out or build it.

TRUCK - $500 (I made him deliver it)
Cleaning material - $40

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Well.. I got all the wheels off today. I started at 0730 and didnt stop cleaning and tinkering until 1550 when the wife got back home. I have several different ideas that are going to take alot of planning so this project might take a little longer than originally expected but I think that we will get a way better return investment in the long haul. Pulled the rear drums off. No hardlines, soft lines, or shoes. Pulled the front calipers off. They were both frozen up. Re-cover bench seat. Re-wire more stuff than originally suspected. Its not that the stuff doesnt work now, its just not as clean as i would like it for re-sale. I got the carb adjusted enough to get it to fire over right away. Its way to loud as it sits. I am working on a deal locally for a set of used flowmaster mufflers to have welded on. Tomorrow morning i am going to drain the oil and freshen it up. Pull the front spindles off and inspect the damage from the axles that were broken. I might start working on the wiring project but am going to need to re-coup some fundage for materials. Anywho.. All is well on the home front so far.


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I cut out alot of non-essential ghetto wiring that the prev kid had done. I also removed the master cyl, calipers, power steering pump, and rewired up some of the switches. I am going to have to buy a haynes manual because he re-wired the headlights and taillights on a toggle switch and I cannot figure out where the orig/color of the orig wires are. Anywho. Its a long process.

I took off all the window tint on the glare strip and windows. I took off like 10 magnets and 15 stickers also. I cut out about 80' of jacked up wiring. The guy who rebuilt the truck bought a painless wiring kit. But instead of pulling out all the old stuff he left it in. When the kid that I bought the truck from got it he destroyed all the new wiring. Anywho.. I am trying to decipher whats good and isnt. It has come down to me cutting out everything that is non-essential blower motors ,etc.. and i will re-wire it as i get time. anywho.. its coming along. I am going to pick up my 44"s friday. Anyone know if you can reweld wheel holes and have them redrilled? One of the wheels is jacked up and I dont want to have to spend the $130 for another one. anywho..


more progress..

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[dabuilding]

looks like its not gonna roll over much right now

[oneSLOWex]

dude thats fuckin awesome! old ass trucks like that are so much fun. the last one that a buddy of mine had we welded a bench seat from a busted up minivan in the back and built some brackets in the bed to hold our cooler LOL

[Truegiant]

I just wanted a catchy phrase to get folks to look at the photos.. haha

[Catnip]

Looks to be a pretty decent truck under all that gunk and wiring!!

Cool project!

[Truegiant]

THE GOAL IS TO GET IT ALL DONE IN ATLEAST 60 days including paint and then put it up for sale. I got my rear disc setup parts list

80's Jeep CJ7 front rotors, $12 race car caliper brackets (you can get them anywere that sells
circle track/drag race gear) and GM metric front calipers (80's Monte Carlos, S10 trucks, etc.)
you will either have to have the axle flanges turned down some or the inside of the rotor diameter
opened up a little so the rotor will slide over the axle flange. no biggie... a machine shop charged
me $20 to open up the rotors.

[boostedb16]

the dash say's it all lol...................

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[Truegiant]

yep... all those stickers are gone except the skull and crossbones which you cannot see because of mud in that photo. more pics tomorrow after work.

[Alan®]

jesus christ that looks like a straight mess

[WalkS]

I would hate to clean that thing...ugh. Looks like a fun truck though!

Is it a 351 Windsor?

[Thighs]

build a crawler... you know you wanna.

[The BUCKY]

;cant wait to paint this beast. gonna be fun!!!! loll

[Truegiant]

No its a 351M .. I am trying to get in touch with the machine shop who put it together. When I bought it the owner said it had different heads on it with the package. AFter hours of spraying soaking and cleaning I cannot determine if there aftermarket steel heads or not. I am still looking for a serial number or something. Anywho..

BUCKY - I will be getting with you like I mentioned once I figure out whats going on with the drivetrain situation. Thanks for keeping me updated via PM.

[Truegiant]

I ordered the caliper brackets, calipers, master cyl, pads, 2 cases of bed liner spray, etc today. I am hoping that it all comes in to the store tomorrow. YAY>.

[FasTech]

Not bad, man. My dad had a '71 Ford that was quiet the attention getter back in the day. I'd like to see more progress on this.

[Bigt8aford]

i love it when a man takes on something like this, good luck with the 60 day part, dont rig anything up!!! do it right lol

[larossa9]

truegiant, this is looking really nice, way to clean that truck up, is it in savannah?

[KDM>JDM]

my buddy just got a 4x4 77 f150 with a 6in sus lift...that 351m is a strong motor. his is a manual an has a grannnnnnny gear haha. do you know where he can find a used or cheap front axle?

[JDMaccord]

shit at first i thought you dragged this thing outa tha SWAMP !!!!

you should name it ( swamp-thang ) reps 4 you

[Drummerboy]

from the way you talk, it makes it sound like youre in a battle. lol, while reading I got this overwhelming feeling that I should help in some way. haha.

[OTG Signs]

The neighbors must love that.

[Dev]

back from the dead. good job that thing is gonna be a beast!

[WTF?]

looks like a hella fun project

[Cyclonehatch]

You can tell people that you were cleaning Mud and found a Truck.

[Truegiant]

Thanks for all the kind words guys and gals. Some of my neighbors love it and some hate it. I replaced the coil, distributor cap, ign module, changed the oil twice, installed the master cylinder, front calipers, pads, plugs, etc today. It was a pain staking process but its coming along. I have to finish up installing the power steering pump tomorrow and get the front brakes bled. I have the rear blocked off at the rear axles because my disc stuff wont come in for a while probably.

It is in savannah. And I basically did get it out of a swamp, haha.

After the tune up today and adjusting the timing the truck is hitting a mean lick with that huge cam. I am picking up the tires on friday. Tomorrow I am taking the old wheels to get broken down and cleaned and repainted. I will get the new tires on saturday hopefully. Other than that its been a nightmare working on some of this stuff but well worth it in the long run.

[Truegiant]

I got the 44" tires today. I am excited about getting them mounted tomorrow. I have to adjust the brakes in the front tomorrow. I got the rear caliper brackets as well. Anywho.. I will post pics tomorrow. A tire pic teaser...

[Drummerboy]

^ I Like your Sig, btw.

[Truegiant]

If you knew why it was posted you would hopefully understand. People that have never sacrificed to defend freedom in my opinion should not be able to moderate it. That statement goes for all things in life in my opinion. Thanks.. rep'd

[Glides]

Looks like Mother Naturs took a huge shit on it in teh first few photos. Well worth 500 bucks though. After you got it cleaned, it cleaned up nicely. Good buy man. Can't wait to see it finished.

[Brian*]

Damn, at first I would be afraid to sit in that thing lol but it looks a million times better now! I can't wait to see it finished

[Truegiant]

more progress..

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[SixSquared]

omg looks a BAZILLION times better now!! I'm digging the wood and steel bed. Good job so far!

[Truegiant]

i started a thread in the photoshop section to see if people could help me decide which color to paint it.

[Truegiant]

the photoshops look neat.. I am thinking she is going to go up for sale sooner than I thought. I am going to market it as a finished and non-finished price.

[Truegiant]

any ideas on the paint color folks?

[G.C]

I say black. That's just me.

[Truegiant]

Here are some updated pics of the interior. I bought a case of dupli color rubberized undercoating off the internet for $2.22 a can x 12 cans. In the auto parts store the same stuff is like $6.49 per can. I used 7 cans today. I am taking it on monday for the rear disc swap and some misc welding i need done. The machine shop I am taking the truck to is supposed to be giving me a price finally on the flash hiders, lower trigger guards, and 1911 parts. Anywho.. The od green photoshop is the direction i think i am going to go but not official yet.

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[qwick]

looking good.

[FAM0U5]

You did great in the little time frame you did it in.

+1 rep for you

[Truegiant]

for sale thread started.. I still will be working on it. Just going to offer it in stages as a price

[Truegiant]

A couple of new photos for you guys. Did some more wiring and made a quick little gauge panel.

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