I'm not really working on a tractor project this winter, but instead a 63 Ford F100. We lost Dad last August, and I inherited his old truck, that has been in our family since he purchased it new in January of 1963.
My brother and I restored it for him about 28 years ago, and he enjoyed driving it around. He logged almost 11,000 miles, before his health began to fail, and it sat in storage until about a month ago.
We pulled it out, got it running again, with minimal efforts, and more importantly got it where it would stop again.
The engine took almost nothing to make it run again, just the fuel system cleaned up. The brakes were another story, from age and sitting so long, it needed all new shoes, wheel cylinders, and and a new master cylinder.
I am going to fix a few more things, and try to return it as close to original condition as I can. When we restored it we installed an later model seat that looks out of place. I saved the original and found a place on the west coast that can match the original fabric and make new upholstery, for it.
I am attempting to post some pictures of it and will post a few more pictures as progress continues.
Hope the pictures post ok.
Best regards,
Brad
