Bringin home the kids truck

[Can30Diesel]

This is awesome! Always nice to have a chance to show our kids the work and value behind something like a truck. If more parents did what you are doing there would be less of them coal rollers with pavement princesses they didn't pay for.

On top of that, he has the chance to gain some valuable skills which can help him out later on in life.

I also love the smile, it says it all!

 

[IDIoit]

man, i have to fight with my inner demons today...
this is the first truck that i dont feel right jumping in and taking for a spin!!!

the rear pass tire has a leak, and is now flat.
i fricken HATE having a vehicle in my driveway with flats....

for his birthday last year, when he started working for the truck,
i had a set of cool aluminum rims powder coated for him.
so he has good rims, without tires..
i will be getting him tires for his b-day/christmas.

i do not want him to be like i was, running around on crap rubber...
itll save me from going to pick him up because of a flat.

thinking maybe some goodyear eagle T/A's
yellow wall'd tires

heres a pic of the rims i got him....

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[Waystro]

Cool It'll look a lot better with those rims.
Are y'all doing flat black?

 

[IDIoit]

id like to do a matte brown, but its his choice.

 

[Waystro]

id like to do a matte brown, but its his choice.

How old is he? Nothing better than getting your first truck got mine at 18 given to me by my parents been in the family since new.

 

[Clb]

I've got some fe parts... Starters and alts's as I recall,,, a couple of dash switches also. His for the ride.
Had a 58.
Bulldog tough, kinda slow( perfect first ride).

 

[IDIoit]

all stocked up on FE parts,
we run GM 1 wires in these here parts
got a bran new power master starter on the shelf for when my 2 take a
the 71 and the v-drive sedan are both FE powered.

what kinda switches?
he wants to delete the after market turn signal switch.
and the funky horn button.

yea shes slower than snail snot.... im not complaining. lol

 

[kcconfq]

That is awesome. I got my first truck, a 92 blazer with 230k, when I was 15 (6 years ago, and running better than ever now) because it was too unreliable for my mom to drive. The deal was they would pay for OEM replacement parts and I paid labor and upgrades, needless to say I got real used to working on it! Landed me the job I have now. Little later down the road it got a new motor and trans, some of my better lessened learned!

Those are great motors, the 300cc ones are still what power most ramp vehicles and tugs at airports.

 

[IDIoit]

The kiddo's new wheels!

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[needlenose]

That tiny shifter is going to be awkward...

 

[IDIoit]

we got a whole pile of parts for the kids truck!
and now that project cream puff is gone, we have room to work on it.
we will have a covered spot tomorrow after the kid shovels about 3 cubic yards of dirt off the concrete.
the list consist of
front brake disc conversion.
complete rear drum brakes
master cylinder
proportioning valve
intake/exhaust, valve cover, and lifter cover gaskets
he has enough $$ for a carb, just gotta find a stock one, or put a 300 cfm 2 bbl on it.
now, to convince him to drop the spare 7.3&ZF5 in it

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[no mufflers]

I love those straight 6 but that thing would be badd ass with a 7.3.

 

[GunnerJ]

My first truck was a 2wd Mazda b2200 with a little 4 banger haha, I sold it and an extra motorcycle for a....ahem....jeep....and then I traded said jeep for an 89 Bronco on 35s, which I traded fur the truck in my sig/profile pic. I would love to have an old Ford like that, it's plain badass in my opinion

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[IDIoit]

been a while since i updated this thread.
we have done a complete brake job on it.
replaced everything
front disc, the proper master and proportioning valve.
Anthony also pulled the valve cover and lifter pan.
cleaned up and painted black.

today while cleaning the yard a friend came over and said, hay, i got this old 50's ford, that im gonna strip,
do you want any parts off it?
"hell yea we do!"
so we got both doors, pass fender, heater box and a front grille.
not too shabby for free!!!

its coming along!
he wants to paint it this summer.


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[Clb]

nice score.

did my text come thru today?