"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Mon, 20 Mar 2006 22:07:10 -0500, "RCE" wrote:

Remember the pic of the red, '55 Ford pickup?

(Heh,heh,heh)

I am heading for Denver the end of this week.

Whoops - sorry - hit the wrong button.

I'm really torn about getting into another restoration. On the one
hand, it's a ton of fun to do and OEM parts are available for the
F-100. I have a really good fabricator that lives near me who can
help with the frame and I have enough heavy lift equipment in the barn
to do the heavy lifting. The body work that's left is relatively easy
stuff and nothing terribly complex - mostly fairing work on the OEM
fenders which are always a problem. I can build a big block Ford or
Chevy engine in my sleep - the rest of the job is just putting stuff
in place and bolting it on.

On the other hand, it's at least a two year project to full completion
(the last one took four years) and I just don't know if I want to get
into that again. Having the work done just seems like cheating after
the other restorations I've done.

What to do, what to do...

I don't have the knowledge or skill sets to do a project like that myself.
I admire the work of those that can. So, I have to be content with getting
them already done.

This truck isn't a pure restoration, which is what I like about it. It's a
restored '55 body mounted on a rebuilt '92 frame with the more modern
suspension components. The engine is a mildly built up 5.0 liter Ford
coupled to a C4 autotransmission with a shift kit. Talked to the seller
last night and he says it drives like a new truck .... just looks old.

I just like it.

RCE