'69 250 Camper Special Project Thread

[kmcypress]

Hi guys,

Picked up a '69 a little while back for a fun project. 140k w/ the engine rebuilt at 100k. 2bbl, power steering, front disc, heating and a/c. Wimbledon White w/ Blue interior and the teak wood accents. A good base to work with.I've done quite a few things to it so i'll post some I've done already and then update it along the way.

Here's the truck.

[kmcypress]

We started with underhood stuff to get this thing driving:

Edelbrock Performer Intake Manifold w/ 4bbl Carb (electric choke)
Edelbrock Fuel Pump
PerTronix Flame Thrower Distributor w/ Flame-Thrower II Ignition Coil
Rod-Out on the Radiator
Rebuilt Gearbox
Rebuilt Transmission
New basics (water pump, p/s pump, belts, hoses, etc.)

We also put on Hedman Hedders w/ Magnaflow exhaust. Whoever said Headers can't fit in a 390fe camper special is wrong. We just decided to give it a go, and while it was a tight shot, it worked out find. Have to reposition the A/C bracket, and get a new starter. I went with a heat-shield wrapped, high-torque mini starter from summit


Nothing visually please but it does the job.

[kmcypress]

while the front clip was off for some of the work, I sent the aluminum grill and bezels out to get polished. I also sprayed the front and in the engine bay a little bit. I used degreaser, rust encapsulator, then high-temp flat bbq paint from ace on all of it except for the radiator (used eastwood's radiator paint).

BEFORE:


AFTER:

[Pat Crash]

Nice work. I like how the black paint in the engine bay turned out. You got me thinking about doing this on my own bump now. Keep the updates coming.

[popeyes71]

Good look-in truck! Looks like a good clean solid truck to start with. I can't wait to see the grill all polished up and back on the truck. Keep us posted.

[kmcypress]

All Aluminum Done!

I polished and striped the aluminum rocker panels and tailgate pieces myself a few months back. You can read my post on the polishing here http://www.fordification.com/forum/view ... =7&t=76367



Grille was professionally done. Wasn't going to mess around with that.



Up close:

[kmcypress]

Got the interior stripped down and sanded. Then I rattled the cab floor with Duplicolor Rubberized undercoating and sound eliminator.

Sorry for the bad camera phone pic

[hfdco4]

Wow, nice work.

[Pat Crash]

Very nice.

[kmcypress]

thanks guys!

Had a late night getting all the sound dampening installed! After reading a few different reviews, i went with Zilla Mat. Got it down on the cab floor, headliner, and i'll eventually do the doors. Here;'s a photo of it installed.





interior so far:
-eastwood rust encapsulator on certain areas
-duplicolor rubberized sound spray
-zilla mat on cab floor and headliner/roof

till the next update!

[kmcypress]

Cab is painted! Just finished the clear coats. Still gotta wet sand a little and wax it after it sits a few weeks, but I'm pretty happy with it.

The whole job was done with Duplicolor spray cans.

I also took the opportunity to bondo the dash pad holes. My first time ever using the stuff and it was super painless. I had them all prepped and filled in half an hour or so.

still need to paint the inside of the doors but I've gotta do a few things to them first.

[kmcypress]

Got the mass loaded vinyl down. It's 1/8" thick vinyl with a closed cell foam backing. I secured it all down with some 3m adhesive spray then taped the seams with gaffers tape. Really gave it an even look. All ready for a little jute and flooring!

[kmcypress]

Cab color sanded, polished, and waxed. A/C unit painted and reinstalled!

[kmcypress]

started on the Painless wire harness today.

[kmcypress]

been a while since i've updated the photos.

here's the original bezel. cutting it to fit the new facia.





got the seat back!



matching door panels


her's the new gauge cluster along with the installed seat and panels!