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Hello, everybody!
I currently own a swb 68' F-100 300 inline 6 with 3 on the tree. I bought it in 2007 for $800 it was in running condition and I used it for awhile to haul off garbage. That was all great till one day I tried to see how fast she would roll and the roof literally blew off from all the years of rust that had accumulated around the drip rail. So it has been sitting for about 2 yrs. now and in the mean time. I have been building a bagged 2001 Explorer Sport Trac on 22" rims, but I have lost interest with the newer stuff, and have decided to sell off the sheetmetal and keep the frame to set the f-100 on. I know the explorer crossmember is going to be some narrower than the f-100, but I intend to run some wheels with a 3-4" lip. I have a donor cab from a 71' f-100 lwb we had on the farm.
Anyway, I look forward getting to know a few of ya'll! :fr:
--John--
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:wel: biggj :thup:
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:wel: from SoCal. Sorry, but I had to laugh...
biggj wrote:one day I tried to see how fast she would roll and the roof literally blew off from all the years of rust that had accumulated around the drip rail.
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forrestbump wrote::wel: from SoCal. Sorry, but I had to laugh...

Great luck and Godspeed with your project!
haha don't worry about it! right after it happened all I could see was sunshine coming in through the perforated headliner. I couldn't resist the urge so I plowed my fist through the old headliner and enjoyed having a convertible truck for a little while in the middle of feb. :woohoo:
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Welcome from North Carolina. :thup:
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Welcome from Washingron State! Look forward to seeing your finished project.
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:wel: from Texas! :fr:
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Welcome from AZ :wel: Any pics?
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here is the sport trac, i don't have any pics of the bump, I will see what I can do in the next few days
--John--
68' f-100 swb, cv clip, long term - bagged PROJECT...
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