tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60115887034417389282012-02-09T07:21:41.790-06:00This is a blog about the trials and tribulations of rebuilding a 1978 Ford F100. Follow along as we present a His/Her point of view of the project.Flysniperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16514793286110880970noreply@blogger.comBlogger121100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6011588703441738928.post-85367569535813324782010-04-19T11:52:00.007-05:002010-04-30T07:16:11.990-05:00

His point of viewWow......I mean WOW!!!!! I can't believe it's been almost a year since I have updated....scratch that, been able to update the blog. Work and weather have pretty much limited my availability to Nil. But the weather is warming up and work has somewhat stabilized into the kaos that it is. Fact is, its going to be non-stop from here on out. Kaos becomes the norm.I have pretty much

Flysniperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16514793286110880970noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6011588703441738928.post-30706537871913137122009-07-16T20:53:00.002-05:002009-07-16T20:57:57.872-05:00

Her point of viewAhhh...what can I say? Mike's been putting the truck on hold to hammer out other things of greater importance around the house. He finally got some time to work on it and he did just that...I'm proud of what he's done. I know very few people who, with little knowledge, would dive head first into a project. He likes to get his hands dirty. Go Mike! That old truck has been sitting

Stefaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18339644997804060632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6011588703441738928.post-14868284476861839952009-07-14T20:02:00.033-05:002009-07-14T22:06:11.714-05:00

His point of viewWOW! It's been over two months since my last update. My apologies! Honestly, there will probably be additional periods of latency in the future. I expect this to be a long term project. Everything is a matter of time and money. I got plenty of time and not so much money.I have to blame this most recent delay on my trusty daily driver. It seems that the transmission in my

Flysniperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16514793286110880970noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6011588703441738928.post-64862297873332807522009-04-29T16:58:00.004-05:002009-04-29T17:08:55.117-05:00

Her point of viewAll I can say is....stress relief. It is amazing to me how demolition can relieve stress. Just the idea of tearing into something without having to worry about the end result. Now don't get me wrong, I don't want to totally destroy his truck, but to disassemble it was fun. I even got to take out the seatbelts-with a little muscle from the husband-of course.I did ask Mike if he

Stefaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18339644997804060632noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6011588703441738928.post-66669116733539041272009-04-27T20:59:00.013-05:002009-04-27T21:58:39.067-05:00

His point of view...it certainly isn't drivable now. Friday after work, I was very excited to get some help. My wife wanted to help out so I set her loose on one of the door panels with my newly purchased door panel removal tool. She did great! The door panel took some persuasion, but it came off with out TOO much damage. Some of the attachment points for the clips broke off, due to old age

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Her point of viewThe hubby has been outside for about and hour and I hear, "Hey sweetie, are the kids in bed yet?""Yes," I respond."I want to show you something." Now this could be a good thing or a bad thing. Maybe he's figured out how to get some rusted, dilapidated bolt out of the bed or cab of the truck. Maybe his testosterone has gotten the better of him and I will go the garage to see a

Stefaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18339644997804060632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6011588703441738928.post-29273751970579457982009-04-19T19:39:00.020-05:002009-04-19T21:30:39.969-05:00

His point of view...and it is not kind. If it is too good to be true, then it is. (Insert cliche of your choice, here) I have finally run into the projects first serious issue. I mean, aside from the motor that has seen better days, the steering gear that leaks fluid as fast as you can poor it in or the transmission/rear-end that clunks. It's the four letter word that all auto project builder

Flysniperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16514793286110880970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6011588703441738928.post-55980085854796764912009-04-12T20:56:00.005-05:002009-04-12T21:15:18.274-05:00

Her point of viewA journey starts with one step...Here we go...I'm up at the sis-in-law's house. We are having a garage sale on a beautiful Saturday-minus the wind. I see Mike move the truck to the driveway. It's pretty quiet and then BANG BANG BANG! I walk down to see what's up. He is attempting to take off the tailgate. There were many thoughts going through my head-mainly I hope he doesn't

Stefaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18339644997804060632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6011588703441738928.post-19494639519607753232009-04-12T20:36:00.003-05:002009-04-12T20:55:35.016-05:00

Her point of viewWell...my perspective on this truck is a little different. My dad has always had older trucks. I remember one we had that we called "white cloud". It was a 1970's model old GM/Chevy. I know, I know. It's blasphemy that I can't remember what it was. I'll chalk it up to me being a girl and that's that. When dad brought home this 1978 Ford it was really no big deal.Although I was

Stefaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18339644997804060632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6011588703441738928.post-88183184220801581162009-04-12T20:02:00.017-05:002009-04-14T18:40:57.292-05:00

His point of viewEnough already! Lets see some progress.....and pictures please.You notice that there have been three blog entries today. That is because I am playing catch-up. I've actually had two solid weekends of tinkering with. Side note: I really need to come up with a good name. Anyway, I've got approximately 20 hours in labor over the last two weekends. Let me get you caught up as

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His point of viewFinally! After having ownership of the truck for 6 years and staring at it and looking at other projects and playing the 'What if' game. I have finally gathered up the guts to start the project.'THE VISION'Here is a brief glimpse at my vision. Its brief because I haven't exactly worked through everything just yet, there will be plenty of time for that. Reliability and fun is

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His point of viewThe truck is a 1978 Ford F100 Ranger. It's all original with approximately 120,000 miles.The original owner was Hugh Beasley, a car dealer who primarily kept the truck in storage and drove it sparingly during the summer with a camper on the bed.My father-in-law purchased the truck from Hugh in 1988 for $3,500 with approximately 46,000 miles on the odometer. It served as his

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