Da BUMT experiment

[bumt72]

Well Da BUMT officially becomes an experiment this weekend. Between fixing up my eldest daughters truck this year, a car for my youngest daughter next year, and the fact that I really really want a 4x4 67-69 F100, Da BUMT isn't going to become a show piece, so....... I am going to be experimenting on it, welding, body work, painting, interior, crazy ideas I have. I am going to be starting on the electrical and interior, trying to figure out how the second battery is suppose to work, I want to wire the radio, CD changer and a power inverter to it, installing a 67 F600 dash panel, installing a later bench seat, building an under dash console, (probably going to have 5-7 things going at onece depending on waht I thought about on my daily comute) basically playing around with things in an environment where the learning process is more important than the finished product.

[bumt72]

Experiment #1, the F600 dash panel is about half way done. It's been stripped and painted, it is a 67 F600 panel, white which I wasn't really up on, shooting for a red and black interior.

How it looked originally


Stripped


And Painted


The painting turned out fairly well, not show quality but I still like it. I'll post more pics once it's installed.

[cobraF100]

bumt72,

Thats the same way I was getting my done but I was just haveing it Powder Coated..

We were thing the same way

[FORDification]

Lookin' good! Are you planning on using the stock gauges or fitting in some aftermarket gauges?

[bumt72]

Thanks. Ya I thought about getting it powder coated but it still turned out. As far as the gauges go I am putting the stock gauges back in. Long term I want to go with after market, probably equus but......

[69F110]

That looks good man. I really like those F600 gauges. Not original to our trucks, but look awesome in the dash. Really sets it apart from the rest. Paint job looks good to me.