1949 Ford F-1 Build Thread (56k No)

turbo2000 · Jun 25, 2008

Ok so here it goes. I bought this tuck off my cousin for $1000 back when I was still in high school. I didn't have time more money at the time to put into the truck, and almost started to sell it to someone who could put some time into it and bring this old thing back to life.
Well a few weeks back I was a party when one of my buddies brought up that fact he was looking for a new project truck. He asked if I still had this old tuck and if I wanted to part ways with it. I told him I would like to find time to get the truck over my house and actualy start working on it we set up a date to go look at it and hatch a plan on where to start with it. We ended up the next day going over to my grandmothers house where the truck had been sitting for the past few years with no love or attention. We looked it over found a starting place and the past couple weeks we go it over to my garage and started to tear it do to start working on it.

F-1 Badge

Door Handles are going to be shaved along with the rain channels

Passenger side not done yet

The firewall VIN plate

Engine Striped down

Hooked up the the engine lift

The Oil Filter

Interior

Engine and transmission

The following pics are just the trans and engine

Rusted transmission gears

Engine out!

Like I said I will be posting Updates when ever I get more work done. I know that i have a long road ahead of me but in the end I feel it will be worth it.
By the way, these pics are all from my phone.

walls2004 · Jun 25, 2008

its looks like you got a good project.

CheckMyVitals · Jun 25, 2008

Looks like fun.... and definitely in surprisingly good condition.

What kind of drivetrain are you looking at?

moula · Jun 25, 2008

love those cars!

01yellazx3 · Jun 25, 2008

Oh man, these old trucks are on my all-time favorite vehicles list. Can't wait to see what you do to it. I know it's cheap/easy/reliable/efficient to put a GM powertrain in there, but please don't

Needs a blown 5.4 imo

Seriously though, keep us updated. She'll be a beauty :thumbup:

homegrown2nr · Jun 25, 2008

Damn. I am jealous as hell. Love the project, that is the exact truck that I want to find to restore.

sleeperlove · Jun 25, 2008

Some day I will have an old truck like this and it will become a resto-mod truck.

Good luck with the project!

jerkeesvt · Jun 25, 2008

Yeah......no GM running gear please! A Ford racing 521cu.in. big block(or 392cu.in. windsor) crate motor will work just fine with a top-loader 4speed/tremec and a 9inch with some appropriate gears.:evilgrin:

Or maybe a Y-block with a Paxton supercharger........ Or a flat-head!

So much Ford goodness, how could anyone even skimp to put a GM motor in? (to each his own though......

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How about about a 350hp turbo'd Zetec or Duratec to enhance mpg????:screwy: I know I am talkin' crazy, but I would love to see it when it's done! Good luck!

01focuszx3 · Jun 25, 2008

Great project, lookin forward for the end results

boostedzx3 · Jun 25, 2008

Yes I love those old ford trucks!

HotRodKougar · Jun 25, 2008

Awesome, can't wait to see it when it's done

secondechomatt · Jun 25, 2008

an ls engine....with full corvette independent suspension would fit the bill nicely.

chopped/channeled, sittin low. Flat black with red wheels/chrome beauty rings and whitewalls. done.

I love these trucks, there is so much to be done with them.

boostedzx3 · Jun 25, 2008

^unless you happen to be a ford guy and then use a 351

VizualXTacyZX3 · Jun 25, 2008

i cant wait to see where this goes, awesome truck build project!!

C2Cab95 · Jun 25, 2008

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: The other night when we were talking on the phone, I had no clue what truck you were talking about... I figured someone switched out your Hookah pipe! :lol: That truck is awesome... let me know if you need help with anything, I'll drive down to F-ville to check that out. I honestly never remember you telling me about the old F-1 truck you had... the body panels seem intact, no rust through, which is great! That will be a good project for a while! :thumbup:

turbo2000 · Jun 25, 2008

boostedzx3 said:
^unless you happen to be a ford guy and then use a 351

Well to be honest, there looks like there is more room then what is actually there. The biggest Im going to do is a 302. I'm wanting to do a full air ride suspension with a 4 link. The paint we are looking at is a satin black with chrome accents. Wheels, I'm looking at doing some black or chrome wheels with big white wall tires. The suspension is going to be the hard part I don't own a welder at this time nor do I have a lot of experience with a welder but I think I can make it by. What will probably end up happening is a full independent front and rear suspension. I'm not going to have time today to work on the truck today(family BBQ) so hopefully the rest of the week i can get a few hours in on it and then this weekend just spend a whole day getting it torn down to nothing.

Kyle

focus-blue · Jun 26, 2008

Looks like tons of work, but fun work. Good luck with everything.

boostedzx3 · Jun 26, 2008

Thats great to hear your keeping a ford motor in there, its the best way to do it and is the only true right way. Chevy makes awesome small blocks and that is where they should stay, in a chevy, unless of course your stuffing it in a riceburner. I cant stand to see a chevy motor in a ford, but to each their own. Keep us updated.

econorocketZX3 · Jun 26, 2008

AWESOME, I had a '54 F100 that I bought in high school but never worked on it. Sold it about 8 years ago. Seeing this thread really makes me kick myself. Mine also had the inline 6. Very cool.

Jlongoria9 · Jun 26, 2008

love those trucks somehow they seem small, but they are not much shorter than an average truck. it's hard to spot them but i've noticed a couple of them junked on people's back yards

turbo2000 · Jul 9, 2008

UPDATE!
So tonight the cab is coming off if its the last thing I do to this truck, there is two bolts holding it onto the frame that car causing the problems. We also go some sanding done on the hood so we know what the paint under it looks like.
This weekend we plan on spending most of saturday with wire wheels cleaning up the frame. I have an engine lined out the only problem is i have some other financial stuff to take care of( iPhone 3G).

This is how the driver side without the rain guard looks, this is how i got the truck from my cuz.

Cutting the passenger side to match the driver side.

sanded the hood with 60grit sand paper. just so i could get an idea of all the low spots in the hood. I have already removed some of the dents.

will try and post more pics tonight of us removing the cab from the frame so we can get some major work done this weekend.

kyle

HotRodKougar · Jul 9, 2008

What a cool project!! Thanks for the update

MrBirdman330 · Jul 9, 2008

A Ford Truck with a Chevrolet engine?

turbo2000 · Jul 10, 2008

negative getting a 351 modified with a 3 speed tranny

spots25 · Jul 10, 2008

turbo2000 said:
negative getting a 351 modified with a 3 speed tranny

don't do it, it needs a flathead... whether it be that straight 6 or the v8, keep it with a flathead

turbo2000 · Jul 10, 2008

this truck is going to be come a prostreet style truck when everything is done, thats why its getting a bigger engine. the original plan was to do air bags in all four conners but i dont have the money or the experience to do it so im just going to but some lowering shocks on it so that it will still have the street feel to it.

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