1963 F-100 Build
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A few years ago when my oldest son, now 22, was 16 we bought a 1963 F-100 6 cylinder 3 speed 2 wheel drive truck from a used car lot in Bullhead City, Arizona. The truck had belonged to the Bullhead City High School bus barn and before that to the U.S. Army.

Time did not permit us to work on it immediately but a few years later we returned to Ohio from Mexico for a summer visit and my son, Simon, became gravely ill with a psuedomonasen eye ulcer that at first threaten his life but thankfully was caught in time and only took his eyesight in his left eye. The physical pain was unbearable for weeks.

His health took priority and our return to missionary work in Mexico was put on hold. The greatest obstacle other than his slow healing was getting him back up and at it with only partial eyesight. Up till then his plans for life, special forces etc., required full eye sight and now his life was forever changed.

I found the answer in his F-100. We began daily work on the truck and for the next two months rebuilt it. It started as a plain 6 cylinder, two wheel drive 1/2 ton short bed step side and ended up as a V-8 4X4 with a completely redone drivetrain and powder-coated chassis. We replaced the floor pan, steering column and clutch pedals. It has been left with it's Arizona rust free sun baked patina. This was my first father/son project.


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I think it's great when a father and son can work together on a project, good times that will always be remembered and when it helps one's state of mind it is a prayer answered.
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#3
Great father/son project. I'm sure that helped take his mind off his pain and illness. One of these days I would like to find a nice old pickup!
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#4
Now thats a truck!! Rockxtreme
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#5
Yes, we like it. What do you think - a southern Ohio hillbilly, red neck born and raised in Africa living in Mexico! No prejudice here.
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(05-04-2011, 01:44 AM)Steven Harris Wrote: Yes, we like it. What do you think - a southern Ohio hillbilly, red neck born and raised in Africa living in Mexico! No prejudice here.

Lmao Rofl Picklewoot

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#7
Very kewl truck :)
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#8
Now if I could just find some of that time to put in my Mach 1!


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