Hey everyone,
Yesterday as I was sitting on the couch watchin TV I heard a MASSIVE crack and then a BANG.
I'll let the pictures do the talking.
This is before:
And this is after:
When I first went down to look at it I almost cried..
We have had this truck since I was 6 (11 years) and it has only 90,000 original K's on the 351 Clevo...
Before we bought it, it was a fire pumper for The Basin CFA, here's a pic of it http://www.thebasinfirebrigade.com/Imag ... Pumper.jpg
So yeah it wasn't a very good birthday present for my old man.
1970 Ford F100 351C FMX Daily
1972/3 Ford F100 Project
One thing to consider and help put your mind at ease.
At least it wasn't a bump....
Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools talk because they have to say something.--Plato
Why is it that there's seldom time to fix it right the first time, but there's always time to fix it right the second time???
That's not an oil leakThat's SWEATfrom all thatHORSEPOWER!!
Looks like time to replace the cab. That sure is a nice truck! Hope your dad gets it back together soon.
Scott
1972 F250 Explorer C/S, 390-2V, Dual exhaust, C6, Goose neck ball in bed
New and improved with Tilt Wheel, Intermittent Wipers, 2005 Bench seat and 5th wheel camper!...
Life is *very* good!
Bobby you just made me and my dad crack up big time (which we needed)
Thanks guys, means alot
The truck had ZERO rust in it. It had never been resprayed or smashed, was completely original minus the painted service body..
The plan is now to either undo the welds and weld in a new roof of replace the cab :S
1970 Ford F100 351C FMX Daily
1972/3 Ford F100 Project
, Sorry to see your dad's truck take a hit like that cheek.
Casey 16 years old with a 40 year old truck (well almost) 1971 F-100302, T-18 4 speed, 3:55 rear, & an Edelbrock sticker on the ashtray. "Don't worry about what you become, just make sure that you're successful at what you do."- Mr. English "Value what you DO have over that which you don't."- Forrestbump "Wanting can sometimes be better than having, never stop dreaming... it's what keeps us all going."- Forrestbump 1984 Toyota 4x4: 22-R, 5-speed, 3" suspension lift, 35's and 5:29's
Ouch! Sorry to see that. Are those rare like the bumps down there? Interesting to see how they fit the shoulder harness in those. Here, Ford installed a retractor for the belt in the upper cab pillar from '76 up. Also funny that a supposedly laminated windshield would disintegrate like that... Maybe the sun did something to the plastic layer.
I've seen bumps and dents that were rolled and the cabs didn't crush that much. That gum tree must be some really dense wood.
As for the glass shattering like that, it's Australia. Their safety and manufacturing regulations for the automotive industry were probably a lot different than the U.S. standards back then, so anything is possible.
I've seen bumps and dents that were rolled and the cabs didn't crush that much. That gum tree must be some really dense wood.
As for the glass shattering like that, it's Australia. Their safety and manufacturing regulations for the automotive industry were probably a lot different than the U.S. standards back then, so anything is possible.
Yeh and it was only a branch, not even a whole tree!
Will your Home owners cover it? That would look pretty sweet being a chop top and your already a quarter of the way there.
We aren't sure yet, if they do they will probably want to write it off. If they did we might not be able to reregister it again/ or they'd take it and auction it off.
1970 Ford F100 351C FMX Daily
1972/3 Ford F100 Project
I cant belive the windshield. Sorry about your truck.
(which we needed)
