New here. OK so it's not a 30' pickup. Bought this truck that was started but not really much done. Replaced the 6cyl with a 351W. Replaced the 3 speed with a C6 gearbox. No idea yet where the rear axle came from but not a farm truck that's for sure. Disks at the front but no power brakes or steering. Interior leather has been nicely re-done but the cab interior is not painted. Intentions: Have a rebuilt 351W with cool pistons, new crank and 30 over. Picked up some flowed and ported Mustang heads, get a little more aggressive cam. Hi flow oil pump. Then use all the periferals from my engine. Add power steering and brake. Change the pickup bed for a custom built flareside/stepside look.
Welcome from WV! I had the sister to that same truck back in the 70's and it was the same blue as the bed you are planning to use. I did the same bed swap for a black one. Mine was a 292 with a four speed and titled as a '64. The first one I had also back in the 70's was all black with a step side and 292 with a three on the tree. Wrecked that one.
They never made a step side for 61-66 so I made my own, really makes ford guys scratch their heads Sent from my SM-G960U using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Yes they did. I had two, a 1964 F100 with the 6' step side and a1964 F350 with a 8' step side bed. Both were factory.
Correct, they called them "Flaresides" as GM patented the tern "Stepside" just a few hours before Ford tried to patent that same term. The 1961-63 Ford Flareside was a big seller more so than the "Styleside" integral cab-bed bodied trucks nicknamed.....Unibodies. The Unibody was too unconventional much like the Edsel. Ever conservative Ford Truck buyers preferred Flaresides over the Uni. Actually they preferred anything over the "Uni". There was a big need for a conventional Styleside so Ford took Flareside cab and chassis' and added 1960 Styleside beds as a stop gap for Styleside customers This was done so they would not go to GM, Dodge or others. To put it bluntly GM's truck add campaign was Spanking that Ass! Cracking and body fatigue was not the problem with the Uni.... Doors coming open under load and at the right angle was and GM exploited this. Another factor GM offered IFS while Ford still had straight axles until 1965. For 1964 Ford debut it's redesigned Styleside. In 1965 Ford debut it's classic Twin I beam and offered all new engine families. In layman terms..... Ford indeed offer a step side through these years and it was very popular. They had different beds, a tall and a short...the short was the same box from mid 1950 until 1979. The same rear fenders were used from 1953-1979. Cudos on the Custom work. GM fenders with Ford Uni wheel openings.....It's really a good look.
I would skip the hi-flow.volume oil pump. Std. pressure/volume pump used in some real high HP engines with no problems. IF you do go with it.....get an aftermarket super duper oil pump drive shaft. They really pull a lot of friction/twist and can cause bad news issues. Jus say'in 6sally6
My point was that they carried the same rear fender front the 53-56 all the way to 79. The 61-66 never had a flareside fender that matched the cab. I do respect all of the knowledge from the f100 crowd. I tried to build this truck to make ford guys ask intelligent questions. Everyone else says "wow that's low, how do you get in it?" Now who has a big rear window I can put in it to make it complete? Sent from my SM-G960U using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
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