Hey All. If you have been following the thread I started when I was looking to buy this rocket you will be familiar with it. If not, it’s a 1963 F250 and a vehicle I looked at 18 months ago but passed up. Anyway, life changed and here we are, it’s now in my stable sharing space with
an old 2 door Holden.
The plan is to get it back on the road with more of a rejuvenation of its current state then a hardcore restoration. I’ll be tidying the body as best I can, polishing the paint and blacking out what doesn’t get polished.
It’s powered by a ‘Canadian’ 300 inline 6 and has had a 350 axle changeover, running duals on the rear. I think the gearbox is a NP435 from what I have looked into. I suspect it was installed at the same time as the rear axle. Its been parked up for over 10 years and the lack of things working shows it. It won’t start, the clutch and brakes have nothing and the electrics have seen better days, but, it has minimal rust which is a win.
The interior won’t see much change other than having the seat reupholstered, new sun visors, extra relevant gauges and modern stereo installed. Other than that I’ll just clean it up and let it be.
I went with this unit as I felt it will be just enough to test my skills but be enjoyable at completion. I’ll be asking for much advice as I go through all of the non functional components. Cheers All, wish me luck.