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Re:Starting the restoration of the '66 Ford... 11 years 10 months ago #60780

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I got the prep work on the cab done last week... All the paint stripped, rust removed, and sanded. Some of the really tough spots were spot blasted. This morning, I got a coat of grey epoxy primer on-



Now it's ready for the last bit of body work. There are a few small imperfections here and there to fill in, but nothing too major. Again, I'm not going to be aiming for perfection here, I just want it to look decent. The cab has come a LONG way from where I started, that's for sure!

-Andrew

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Re:Starting the restoration of the '66 Ford... 11 years 10 months ago #60787

Looks great Andrew! Thanks for all the pics of progress. I look forward to them, as I know many others do. Keep up the great work.

Frank

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Re:Starting the restoration of the '66 Ford... 11 years 10 months ago #60832

heck andrew,you dont give yourself enough credit ,you are a skilled craftsman and artist,everything you do turns out fantastic!
this truck will be perfect!,john

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Re:Starting the restoration of the '66 Ford... 11 years 4 months ago #71540

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This project has been dormant for a while- With my VERY busy work/school schedule, and the new baby, I've had to focus on just one at a time. Now that the Lake N Sea is at least semi-complete, I've turned my attention back to this one!

I was going to fix the old drivers door, but I picked a pair of them up at a swap meet for a price I couldn't pass up. They are going to require a lot less work than the ones that I had... I removed all the old paint, and a little bit of bondo... Then I welded up a few holes, and ground it all smooth. The door is ready for epoxy primer now-



Once I prime it, I need to do a little body work, then it's ready to prime/paint.

The bed has some issues- Mainly the floor. I got it cut out today-



That was a LOT of work! Most of the structure is in pretty good shape, I have to do a little patching here and there. Then, I'll weld a new floor in place.

In the very near future, I'll be moving the whole project into the basement workshop so I can tear it all off the frame.... Should be interesting :)

-Andrew

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Re:Starting the restoration of the '66 Ford... 11 years 4 months ago #71541

Andrew,
Great progress. Where are you getting the bed floor from?

Bob

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Re:Starting the restoration of the '66 Ford... 11 years 4 months ago #71561

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Waterwings wrote:

Where are you getting the bed floor from?


I was going to use a donor bed from another truck, but I might just use some new 'patch panels' to fab one up... Its about 4' x 8'. I had also considered using a flat sheet of steel, but I was a little worried about it having too much flex without the ribbing that used to be there.

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Re:Starting the restoration of the '66 Ford... 11 years 4 months ago #71567

I would go with the donor or patch panels. Your right flat sheet won't be very strong and will flex way too much.
bob

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Re:Starting the restoration of the '66 Ford... 11 years 4 months ago #71572

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I've always liked those oak plank kits with polished or chrome strips to hold them in. The only problem then is I wouldn't want to haul anything back there, but they sure are pretty.

Just learned today the Corky Coker re-opened Honest Charlie's speed shop in Chattanooga Andrew, maybe time for another road trip soon! :)

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Re:Starting the restoration of the '66 Ford... 11 years 4 months ago #71597

Ooooh, now that would be cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bob

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