She divorced me, so I fell in love with an 58 F100. Build Time

Looks very good man! I like the exhaust..Are you going to put some ring around the pipes?

 

Kingpins aren't that bad a job. Steering box is also easy but expensive. Paid 350.00 for mine.

 

Go go go!!!!

 

Semper Fi Devil Dog!
I guess I am one of the lucky ones, we are coming up on 16 years and am still in love with her. If you say it's a good thing then good for you. There are plenty of fish in the sea. I just hope this truck doesn't give you half the trouble that she did.
Pete

 

YEAH!!! I can almost hear it off the picture! Or could you post a clip... even from yer phone...? I'm like a guy running in a swimming pool trying to get back to workin on the 57 but your updates are good inspiration. Keep 'em comin! The forthcoming vid clips, too...

 

UPDATE!!! Blow head gaskets and only two working days left.. I am gonna try to get out on Thursday to fix them. I am on my days off but also have my two year old full time.. Kiddo first, truck second. My boy Jeff got it tore down, gaskets ordered, and I am gonna assemble it thrusday. I am hoping this is the last snag we run into.

 

thats awsome!

 

My ex wife left in a flurry when I was at work. She had her whole family in on it, took her stuff and everything of mine. Lucky my '55 F100 was jacked up on all four corners...
she didn't take tools, either. Or the roadster.
I was so glad to see the bitch gone I had the truck running in 2 days!
Met a new girl, she was a customer at my shop...in 2 months she was building engines with me, we were always together.
WE got married in 1980, and she's still way into hot rods. I still have my '55 F100, and lots of other stuff. She's also still good looking. (she's also 13 years younger than the last one!)
I swore I'd never get married again! But the weirdest thing happened... Never say never.

 

been married most of my life to several beautiful women, this one for 28 years, she knows one end of a wrench from the other! good project, roll on!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Nice work on the truck.

Semper Fi!

 

So, my buds pulled through and got her running and driving on her own (driving is a bit scarey with bad kingpins and loose steering box) but she made it on her own power across town and we a had a great show and party yesterday.. I am going to do a few more things this week to make it drive a bit nicer and safe for my kiddo.. Stay tuned.

 

Get that thing to where it's safe.

 

Any updates on improvements to steering and handling?

 

Where do I start.. I dropped it off on the 18th of June to have a buddy ( not the shop where my friend Jeff and I are doing all the work) of mine replace the kingpins and do the steering box.. As of today he is not answering and cant give me straight answer if its done or not. I am leaving on a 3 day Harley Trip and my shop partner said he will have it finished come hell or high water for up coming show on the 24.. We shall see

 

Bastard.

 

Well she is finally home.. Still not driveable cause the steering box is shot.... I am going to rebuild that.. I am not pissed off at this project I dont want it anymore.. So I am actually selling it or trying to find a trade for it..

 

I ended up buying the rest of the parts truck your front bumper came off of from Chris and his dad for parts for my factory 4x4 60 ford. I have three of these trucks now and not one good front bumper. Still looking.

 

Very cool truck. My neighbor has a total of 3 58 or 59 short bed trucks in her back yard. They were here boyfriends that passed away about 2 years ago. Makes me contemplate buying them and building one or two of them. She had me look them over and give her an idea how much they are worth and looks like they are all there except motors. One cab is completely rust free and would make it any easy build but my fiancé would kill me if I brought it home. So tempting though.

 

Nice f100 i like to see tail draggers out of trucks, You hit it hard with this truck..

 

I made it 22 years and ended up in the same boat. Losing all my stuff was worth it to get rid of her. My new wife loves Harleys and old cars... imagine that...