1970 F250 4X4 Rebuild / Updating

[hfdco4]

I got some motivation for Christmas. My wonderful wife bought me some stuff for the garage. I got a nice welding jacket, File Set, Face Shield and a small Belt Sander. I am a very luck guy for sure!

[Venomous duck]

Great score. Motivation is the best gift.

[hfdco4]

Got back out into the garage. Made some progress as I found the actual spacer provided with the New Harmonic Balancer. I pulled out the one I made and installed the correct one, belt alignment is perfect now. I moved a tool box and cleaned some stuff of my workbench, so now I have great access to the front of the truck.

[hfdco4]

Picked up Insulation from Eastwood also grabbed a Flaring Tool while I was there.

[hfdco4]

Small update and progress. So I finally got back out into the garage. I pulled the Headliner Moldings and sanded the rust off them. I decided to try and paint them a semi-gloss black. They will look good against the ABS Plastic Headliner I have.

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Now I can put those aside and start on Cab Insulation.

[Fordkid68]

That trim looks great!

[hfdco4]

Yes, It went from trash worthy to very usable in short time.

[hfdco4]

Since the trim came out so good, I figured the Brake/Clutch Assyria needed to be done. I pulled it all apart and cleaned it up. I sanded and painted all the pieces. Last week I ordered all the bushings and a new stop from Dennis Carpenter. I do have to weld the Clutch Rod as one end has a groove worn in it. Thursday I am going to start the reassembly. Pictures to come soon.

[hfdco4]

Here are the before pictures.

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[hfdco4]

Brake - Clutch 9a.jpg

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With the pedal ass'y painted, its time to pull out the old unit.

[hfdco4]

Since I made some progress I figured I would keep moving forward. I ordered parts for my power steering pump refresh and also ordered a new sending unit for the rear tank I am installing. Small steps but at least I am going forward for the moment.

[390FE1972]

Good to see you are making more progress, it helps motivate me to keep working on my truck. Your clutch and brake assembly looks great!

[hfdco4]

More progress, I pulled my Fuel Tank out of storage. Painted the bottom and tested my Fuel Sender. Found that the sender I had will not work so bought a replacement on Amazon. Made a couple of mods and it's installed. Works with my gauge as well. I got the skid plate down and found that I needed to do some additional cleaning and some recoating. Tomorrow I will get the tank and skip plate fully coated. Once dry I am going to work on the install.

[hfdco4]

Here are the pictures of the Tank and Skid Plate.

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[hfdco4]

Started getting the upper tank straps located on the frame. Right now I have the tank supported in place so I can drill holes. Small steps, but right now they are at least forward!