Pro Touring '63 F100 @ Torq'd Design

[Torq'd Design Lab]

Originally Posted by Ketzer

Yay!! The bed looks like it came from a completely different bodystyle truck? The front and rear wheel openings/style are totally different. Can't wait to see how you blend the two styles together!



Jeff-

Yeah, that is the only thing I cant stand about the early 60s F100's. The owner wants to keep it looking like it is still a '63 (its a sentimental thing) but I have some tricks in mind to get the bed to look like it belongs with the rest of the truck! I'm going to use sections of the existing bed but the rest will be handmade.

[Torq'd Design Lab]

Originally Posted by wiedemab

Sunroof!!! - -

HAHAHA

[Torq'd Design Lab]

The cab came out very nice! Minor rust in one cab corner, and front floor pans/front inner rockers.









Time to start the custom built chassis!!

[aggie91]

What did you use to strip it like that? First photo looks like you might have used some chemical striper and just clean up real good before shooting the photo...

[Torq'd Design Lab]

Originally Posted by aggie91

What did you use to strip it like that? First photo looks like you might have used some chemical striper and just clean up real good before shooting the photo...

I get the majority of the paint off with several coats of aircraft remover and a scrapper/wire brush, then I go over all of the sheet metal with 180 on a DA.

[Torq'd Design Lab]

Starting on the fun stuff!! It is getting a complete custom chassis!!

[214Chevy]

Originally Posted by Torq'd Design Lab

..... Do you have any pics of that truck?

No, unfortunately I don't. I was on vacation in the Bahamas and my phone wasn't working over there so, I wasn't even carrying it. I wish I had pics of it. It was very nice.

[Torq'd Design Lab]

A few more of the chassis on the rotisserie for metal finishing -









Metal finishing the frame gussets -



A couple of body mounts -



The stock 9" rear end housing about to be cleaned up, replaced with all new internals and axles, and new brackets -

[aggie91]

Nice progress, chassis is looking good.

[waynieZ]

Nice progress, the frame looks nice.