Operation Spud...Restoration of my 1970 F250 4x4 in Honor of my Father.

[SeapineF37]

Yeah wiring is the pits. Tedious and after a bunch of work its not even photo worthy...
But gots to be done and good on ya for workin through it. I'm still trying to get through mine
Looking forward to the next photo worth update!

[Madman]

Yeah wiring is the pits. Tedious and after a bunch of work its not even photo worthy...
But gots to be done and good on ya for workin through it. I'm still trying to get through mine
Looking forward to the next photo worth update!

I will say that the Painless Wiring Kit, although spendy, is well worth it when it comes to simplicity and not having to re-invent the routing of wires again. It could be a lot worse!

[magic bus]

Looking good indeed,

[Madman]

My wife helped me this weekend, and we got the full floor vinyl installed on the truck. Much easier with an extra set of hands!

[Madman]

Then today I got the gas tank back in.

[Madman]

Got the Passenger side inner fender painted, under coated, and weird ass seal installed yesterday.

[Madman]

Pulling and routing the wires on the passenger side.

[Madman]

And installed the radiator support.

[Madman]

I'll post this in the interior section as well, but I found a great substitute headliner material. I got this piece of Vinyl at home depot for $22. It is 4x8 and white, but I believe it can be painted. It was advertised as shelf bases, but it is perfect for a headliner!




I used the trim to rough outline the shape and size, cut it big to allow trimming to size in place.



I basically screwed it up in the overhead in the center portion and worked outward, screwing it down and trimming it in place.

Final product I believe looks good!

[Madman]

I then got my auxiliary fuel tank installed in the rear of the frame, installed the fuel transfer solenoid valve, and fuel lines. A flip of the toggle switch will transfer suction from the main tank in the cab to this 32 gallon monster!

[Madman]

Installed the inner fender and routed the wires from the painless wiring kit, and installed the solenoid and voltage regulator, as well as the heater hoses. I am awaiting the Champion aluminum radiator, they had to modify the mounting brackets for my truck. FYI Universal Champion Radiators that they swear fit all 67-72 Ford trucks only fit 2wd's. The bracket has to be rotated from front to back to fit 4x4's.

[Madman]

And here I dropped some coin on a big upgrade, the Edelbrock E street fuel injection system....spendy but sweet!

[Lone Ranger]

I just read your entire thread... You my friend are doing great work! No stone unturned here. I'm a huge highboy fan and you are making them sweeter. Keep it up! Can't wait to see it put together around that motor.

[Madman]

I just read your entire thread... You my friend are doing great work! No stone unturned here. I'm a huge highboy fan and you are making them sweeter. Keep it up! Can't wait to see it put together around that motor.

Thank you! I hope that some of you breathing life back into these trucks can take away something from my posts and put it to good use on yours!

[Madman]

I just read your entire thread... You my friend are doing great work! No stone unturned here. I'm a huge highboy fan and you are making them sweeter. Keep it up! Can't wait to see it put together around that motor.

Thank you! I hope that some of you breathing life back into these trucks can take away something from my posts and put it to good use on yours!