Sep 10

Patina maintenance day!

The weather was grotty so I took some time to clearcote the truck. I’ve been meaning to do this since we did the build so the rust would hold at bay. Easy job, stepped it up as gloss and it looks fantastic!

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Sep 4

The Ford F1 gets Stakesides!

I always thought the old Ford should have some sides on the deck so I took a look around the farm, found a few old fence rails and a few hours later, Boom! We have stakesides on the F1! Should have these done in the next day or so!

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Aug 4

Wine Barrel toolbox done!!

All Done! Finished and mounted!! The wine barrel toolbox is now sitting proudly on the tray, well on the cradle. Feels a bit better having a few tools, oil, water with me. Off to Chrome Expression tomorrow with Jackson!

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Aug 3

51 Ford Wine Barrel Toolbox!

These are some build photos from a cool hand made wine barrel toolbox I knocked up last few days. The wine barrel cradle deck mounting brackets and frame are done and dusted!! All this was made from the 51 Ford’s original knackered springs and hangers! Wire brush, clearcote left to do and mount on the…

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Jun 28

The Ford carb is rebuilt!

Happiness is a fully rebuilt rare original Ford carb!!! New plunger, needle, gaskets, acid washed etc. Putting her back on the truck now!… Doesn’t help that after sorting the hard lines and getting it plumbed I excitedly go to start the truck and have a flat battery! Ha!

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Dec 19

Ford F1 Done and Dusted!

Just took a photo on the farm and did a little grading in Photoshop. Added some clouds and depth of field. Touch of a sepia green grade and it looks pretty aged and authentic. Sort of makes it look a little angry and mean. Will make a great screen background! (Click to download as wallpaper)…

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Sep 11

All Ford Day at Claudlands!

Well, the truck made it to it’s first car show… The Henry Ford Memorial day at Claudlands Arena. Fantastic weather, people, cars etc. Had a great day. More to finish on the truck but it’s nearly there. Check out the mouth on this sucker! The Miss Retro decided our ratty old truck was the best…

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Sep 10

Ford F1 Build Progress!

  Wow, coming together! A piece of art! Everything fixed or rebuilt and kept looking original’ish with a neat patina. We’re 95% done. Will have it at the Ford show at Claudlands in Hamilton tomorrow… Check out the tidy new wiring! You could eat off that engine!  

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Jul 16

F1 starting to come together!

Had a great day in the workshop today, getting the frontend sorted. I finished up the patina and clearcote. Pete Dobbs turned up and between us we sanded the front grille. Then we attacked the windows and got the front and rear glass in! The tint looks great! Dean also turned up later and helped…

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Jul 9

Another build day on the F1!

Great day in Rogers workshop painting firewall, engine bay, more chassis cleaning, new floor pan hand fabricated, loom stripped out! New loom next week! Check out the tidyness of the F1’s backend! Firewall all tidied up and looking awesome!   We had a new floorpan fabricated. All welded in and looking great!      Nice…

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Jun 25

Ford F1 Slogfest. More workshop fun!

Today I focused on sanding and clear coating the rear tray to bring out the worlds coolest patina. As I said to Roger “It takes a truckload of effort to make it look this old!”. We also sanded and clear coated the side steps. Peter Dobbs came over and helped with some grinding, sanding and…

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Jun 19

Bringing out the Ford F1’s Character!

I managed to grab a few hours today to finish up the paint on the F1. It had a great patina but through some careful sanding I’ve managed to make it look worse… but in a cool way 😉 It’ll look like an old rough truck but it’ll be on clean, new running gear. If…

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Jun 18

More work on the F1!

Another solid day in my new mate Roger’s workshop on the F1. Fingers crossed hoping to get it into Vinning and WOF end of this next week. Today it was degreasing and water blasting chassis. Got it clean as a whistle and then sprayed clear over it. Also the brakes are nearly done. We took…

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Jun 12

Sanding the old girl…

  I’ve decided this old truck has lived a good life and deserves to show it’s scars with pride. I feel it would be wrong to paint the truck a flat colour so am planning to work with it’s patina and current war wounds. The panels are straight but final paint will be a mix…

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Jun 11

Day One and we’re into it!

So I met this great fella Roger on Neighbourly when I posted looking for a casual mechanic to help out with our little F1 project. Lives just around the road and is an awesome mechanic with a hoist. he’s going to help me get this old girl on the road in pretty fast time. The…

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May 28

Another build! Here we go again!

Check out my new Ford F1! Out of interest we are are also currently working on a full rebuild of a 1954 F100 (www.f100truck.com). This one is a cool, very straight and rust free survivor truck. It’s a 1951 Ford F1, 6 cylinder flathead. The fuel lines, brake lines and electrics are shot but it…

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