1953 FORD F-100 Serial # 21953 Purchase date: 00/00/2007 Stats: Years built: 1953 Status: Under restoration Brief history: We've been trying to purchase this truck for some 14 years or more. It was sitting in a barn lot about a half-mile from my home. We were finally able to make a deal in Oct. 2007. We aired up the tires, jacked it off the blocks and hooked it to the antique Allis Chalmers WD-45 for the trip to it's new home. We pressure washed it, cleaned some mice bedding out of the air cleaner, shoo'ed the fire ants away and the final result is what you see in teh first set of photos to the right. The restoration began with the purchase of a 2nd 53 F-100 to use as a parts truck. However, we decided there's no reason to part out a truck with the availabilty of reproduction parts so we began a restoration of that truck also. It will be a full custom build and can be seen on THIS PAGE. Suprisingly, we installed new points and a fuel filter as well as a fuel pump on the truck and it immediately fired and ran like it had been ran the week earlier, after at least 18 years in the field. We stripped the frame down, removing 50+ years of rust and corrosion. All underside areas are getting Duplicolor Rubberized Undercoating. At the same time we began rebuilding brakes with a brand new power booster and master cylinder kit that goes into the stock underfloor location. All the steel brake lines are being replaced with Dennis Carpenter Reproductions parts. New wheel cylinders and shoes were added after a complete refurbish on each backing plate and hub. The fresh V8-302 bored .030 over is ready for installation. Replacement panels on the cab corners and the cab floor is started. Since new cab corners are not available with the original fuel filler hold, the full corner patch must be modified to keep an original location fuel tank in the truck. Interior preparation begins with the removal of the existing glove box door and a steel panel is welded in to give the dash a clean slick appearance. The base color is sprayed in, a second color will be used to compliment the interior's lower dash area. That color is unknown at the moment but will compliment the color choice for seat covers, headliner, and door panels when we choose that color. |
Rusty Bucks Ranch Restoration / Rat-Rodding of a 1953 Ford F-100 |
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