Recent content by 59f100

please see my 59 effie-- apart i will be posting there with new pics

great garage!! i hope you paid the kids they look like they worked hard. the perfect place to paint 59 truck chassis. next is the cab. good luck!!:thumbup:

i apprecitate the pointers, the weld you pointed to was done with a 25 year old systematic welder i borrowed. it was easer to stick weld than use that welder. i bought a lincon 140, now my welds are much better,alto im burning holes, my temp. is low, i think my wire speed is to slow. i still...

thanks rusty kustoms & mp&c. i just bought a lincon 140 mig. im learning to weld. i think i just got the best welding lesson yet. i have a question, 59 f100 cab is 18 ga. wire size .035 or .030 flux core, whats best for me to use?

tell grandma effie i said hello the bottom of the cab was a lot of rot. if it wasnt for rear cab mounts the cab would fall off on a turn. im learning to fabricate.:headscrat not bad for a first time welder.i borrowed an old welder, it welded like **** (see floor board patch compared to front...

my frame came out great, i used eastwoods products, my son sprayed my final coat. i used eastwood ceramic chassis paint. as for my cab,looks are deciving. all four corners were rotted,the front door posts were the worst.most of bottom 6 inches had to be cut out & fabricated. the steps & rises...

never heard of fridge (execpt to hold my beer) i just heard of that site yesterday, at a ford dealer in town. had my 03 f150 serviced & inspected. sorry jack, is there a way to combine the two? im having a little trouble putting up pics, im sure its me im not a computer guy. thanks for your help.

one of my parts guys, joblot who sells early ford parts from early 1900s to i think around the 70s remembers this truck. it was owned by a guy that did upholstery, he put the vinyl roof & put carpet over the rust to hide it. joblot--718 468 8585 to my suprise he hid alot.

i posted in fabractions showing my truck and what ive done to it. my son says im not in the right area. if im not, please put me in the right area. please let them know ive been moved. thank you

hotfr8 its an aframe tow bar, i have over 200 pics. i will be putting up more. my plans are stock looks, 302 30 over, e303 cam, winsor jr heads, air gap intake,carter 625 carb, all new. aod trans, orignal 9 in. rear. so far.

the final paint was sprayed. the ecapsulator was brush.

i tried to put more pics, but i did somthing wrong. the chassis is going to be painted,i used eastwood rust converter & the black is rust ecapsulater,witch came out better than i expected,the chassis is finished with eastwoods 2k ceramic chassis black,its satin gloss &really looks great. i will...

thank for the incouragement (real word ?) it my first real project.

chopper sorry, this is the first time posting. before i took the truck apart i ground down the area around the window to stop the rust from spreading. i primed & painted it orange, the same color as the faded red.

:scared:took it apart & started on the chassis.i did 95% of taking it a part my self,leg still broke. had my friends put the chassis on work horses,i did all wire wheeling & grinding my self. when it was ready for paint i towed it to my sons garage,he & my grandson helped paint it & put the rear...