I thought I'd finally get a couple of photos up here and introduce myself- I'm a long-time lurker here on the Fordification Forums.
My truck is a '72 f100 Custom. 390 with Edelbrock Performer intake and carb, Hedman Headers into new 2.25" dual exhaust. Newly rebuilt C6 and Ford rearend. I bought this truck about six months ago as an extremely solid driver, having had the engine and tranny recently rebuilt. It had most of the interior missing as well as all of the badges, a handful of small dings and quite possibly the worst rattle can paint job ever- including flat black over the bump and entire grill. Needless to say I lost some skin stripping all of that off!
Work I've done since includes body work and (20ft) paint job, all new hood trim, front bumper and exterior badges, replacing all the front-end bushings, new gaskets at the rearend, new tires, dual exhaust into 24" glasspacks, Pertronix ignition, turn signal switch, column mounted tach, Grant steering wheel, door panels, armrests, handles and dashcap. I've had an alarm installed with hood switch and electric door locks for keyless entry.
She's slowly getting to where I want her to be: a solid driving pickup that's nice to look at but by no means a showpiece. I need a truck for truck things, so I can't afford to be worried about throwing crap in the bed or spilling coffee on my seats. I plan on getting a spray-in bedliner soon, working out some lingering electrical gremlins (PO did some less-than-masterful trailer wiring that's giving me fits), and getting the seat reupholstered. From there I'll be happy to slow down and take 'er easy for a while.
Anywhoo- thanks everybody here for providing such a fantastic resource for all of us! I'm pretty green when it comes to turning wrenches- but this site has given me the courage to dive into a lot of this truck and it couldn't be more fun!
Oh yeah-
Howdy from SE PA!
