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jeffro
10-24-2003, 02:25 PM
Man I am so stoked! I've been hunting one of these trucks for YEARS. The fact that Dan Picasso drew that BAD ASS illustration in Custom Rodder only made this purchase all the more better. They guy I bought it from claimed it ran, But I couldn't get it started, not a big deal. Anyhow, I'll put more pics up soon.
bluegrassboogie
10-24-2003, 02:29 PM
thall be a cool pickemup.glad you got what cha wanted!
Levis Classic
10-24-2003, 02:37 PM
What are your plans?
TINGLER
10-24-2003, 02:45 PM
Ahhh,

Thats one of the Uni-body trucks...right?
I have always been curious and have asked several OWNERS of mid sixties Ford trucks and have yet to recieve the answer....
Are those true unibodies...as in...NO frame? or is the bed just stuck onto the cab?

Cool truck man. A guy up the street from me has a similar one that I drool over....


JT.
DrDano
10-24-2003, 02:56 PM
Von, the truck has a regular truck frame, but the bed is mated to the cab. I have seen some sick ass rides built from the unibodies. I saw one a few years ago that had about a 6" chop, suicide doors and sitting on the ground. I'd be interested in seeing one that was doing with wide whites, never seen that style on one yet.
jeffro
10-24-2003, 02:59 PM
Levis,
My plans are to slam it like Jeem's truck. More that likely run steelies with Shannon cones and 2 inch whitewalls. White tuck n roll, with matching tonneau cover. I'll run the 292 till it fails, then swap it for a 351 with a C6.

Von,
As it turns out the unibody truck does have a frame under it. Just the body is well, unibody. Which now that I think about it, should make for an interesting frame off!
fordiac
10-24-2003, 04:28 PM
cool jeffro.

i like the unibody trucks.

I have a 66 f100, not a unibody, but pretty much the same.

make sure you post photos as you go!
Zapato
10-24-2003, 04:36 PM
A unibody truck, truly the truckin' gods have been kind to you. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif
jeffro
10-24-2003, 05:20 PM
got a couple more pics!
jeffro
10-24-2003, 05:20 PM
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jeffro
10-24-2003, 05:21 PM
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jeffro
10-24-2003, 05:22 PM
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ELpolacko
10-24-2003, 10:25 PM
I have four of those trucks in my shop right now, one of them is a short bed big window, one a shortbed small window and the other two are long beds. One of the long beds is mine and is currently being re-constructed.
ELpolacko
10-24-2003, 10:28 PM
finished product should look like this,,,
ELpolacko
10-24-2003, 10:29 PM
used to look like this,
imfatdad
10-24-2003, 10:31 PM
I have a '61 long bed/small window, 292 Y-block, granny low 4sp.. A couple of decent message boards to these "Slick 60's", I can forward if your interested..
fordiac
10-24-2003, 10:33 PM
hey EL-P can i see some more pictures of that firewall?

thats the next thing i gotta do on mine.

thanks.
roadstar
10-24-2003, 10:42 PM
Very very cool. What a great body style. As traditional as I am, I really like these trucks slamed with the big rollers.
Hey Elpoloko that rendering RULES