Personal Project: 1964 F100. First look and disc brake conversion.

I very recently acquired a new project. This is a 1964 Ford F100. It was originally cardinal red, and has seen some changes over the last 53 years, obvious one being color. It originally has a 223 inline 6 engine, which was swapped for the 292 Y-block V-8 that currently resides in the engine compartment. It also has a Borg Warner T-98 4 speed transmission, and a ford 9" rear end with 3.89 gear ratio.

I have many plans for this old boy, including updated brakes, new wiring harness, and overdrive transmission, re-upholstery, some body work, and eventually new paint(probably back to it's original red color).

It runs and drives surprisingly well for running all original suspension and steering parts. I bought it and drove it 30 miles, mostly on the highway, home from Mt Vernon to Bellingham, Wa.

Enough introduction, here we go.

 53 year old dash.

292 ci Y-Block V-8

Drum roll please, lol. Here are the old drum brakes for the last time.

Drum and backing plate removed

Disc brake conversion installed, everything fits. I still need to remove and paint the brackets and calipers, then put in new brake lines.

More Soon!