1969 Short Wide

[scotts62]

Cool man! Glad to you came up with something to make it work. Looks good!

[Cash3481]

Finishing touches...just gets better every time I check back.
Loved the video too. Thanks for sharing your build with us.

[Number98]

Mike,

I haven't checked in on this truck in a while because I have been on the road a ton for work these past couple months but she looks sweet! You have done a great job on this one

Oh yea, and I haven't forgotten about those rotors, just gotta get the time to get them sent your way....

[boynton]

Your fuel filler looks great.how did you secure the "door" to the fender? Did you fabricate anything on the inside of the fender or is just on the front lip?

[sduckworth13]

Your marker light / fuel door modification looks great Mike.

[mcbassin]

Originally Posted by tune_1

The filler looks great. You are getting there little by little. Soon you can start the next project.

Dwight

Thanks Dwight

Originally Posted by KMC3420

Mike, I have researched the filler options as well, and like the way yours is setup the best. Please give us some feedback once you have gotten a few fill ups in. I wouldn't mind pumping slow if it meant no hiccups, and no gas spilling on the side of that shiny red paint. Looks great though.

Thanks I am confident the filler will work for me, it may be a little slow but I think it will work out we shall see next time I take a stab at filling it up.

Originally Posted by KSWes

Gas door looks killer

Thanks Wes

Originally Posted by jeh

Nice work on the filler door. Nice and neat!!!

Thanks Jason

Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher

Mike, the truck looks and sounds awesome! I'm sure it is great to be driving it again! Also, nice work on the side fill gas door. I'd like to do something similar on mine but diesel fuel nozzles are pretty big. IDK if it'll fit in the bed side.

Thanks Ryan, It is pretty cool to drive the old truck.

Originally Posted by scotts62

Cool man! Glad to you came up with something to make it work. Looks good!

Thanks Scott, just a matter of tweaking things a little to make it all fit.

Originally Posted by Cash3481

Finishing touches...just gets better every time I check back.
Loved the video too. Thanks for sharing your build with us.

Thanks Mike.

Originally Posted by Number98

Mike,

I haven't checked in on this truck in a while because I have been on the road a ton for work these past couple months but she looks sweet! You have done a great job on this one

Oh yea, and I haven't forgotten about those rotors, just gotta get the time to get them sent your way....

Thanks for the complement.

Originally Posted by boynton

Your fuel filler looks great.how did you secure the "door" to the fender? Did you fabricate anything on the inside of the fender or is just on the front lip?

Thanks Boynton. I will post some pics of how the door is secured. I made a small stainless plate to clamp the bracket in, there are the two stock bolts that came with the S-10 door and one 10-32 flat head that I added, it was a little tight but I can run an allen wrench thru the hole that the lamp housing mounts to. If you look close at the pics, it goes thru the existing hole for the front screw location. I welded a nut to the back side of the mount so I wouldn't need to hold it with a wrench. It was trial and error but I am confident it is secure.

Originally Posted by sduckworth13

Your marker light / fuel door modification looks great Mike.

Thanks Scott.

[mcbassin]

Here are the close up pictures for you:

[Crash_OK]

Very nice Mike.. I know.. quick and dirty... :-)

[mcbassin]

My son and I took the truck out to it's first public unveiling last Thursday at the local Sonic cruise-in. There is a bunch of older guys that just love old cars and trucks out there. At first the old truck didn't have much interest, but one of the guys came over and start looking at it, next thing you knew there was a pretty good crowd
They all gave me their stamp of approval. The fuel filler was a big hit with these guys, they were all just blown away. I was really happy how the evening went, it was good to share all those years of hard work, with guys that can appreciate what it takes to build one.

[mcbassin]

Originally Posted by Crash_OK

Very nice Mike.. I know.. quick and dirty... :-)

You got it quick and dirty. I can't tell you how much time went into that modification but it was worth it IMHO.
thanks Mark.

[Low Elco]

Great job, Mike! Nice and tidy. It's always the little neat mods that take up all the time. Glad it was well received.

[mcbassin]

Originally Posted by Low Elco

Great job, Mike! Nice and tidy. It's always the little neat mods that take up all the time. Glad it was well received.

Thanks Chip. It was pretty cool to see some other innovative ideas. The red F100 has an all aluminum 5.3 with 4L60E out of an Envoy. You talk about Ford blasphemy..... It was a killer nice install. Looked like it was made to go in there. Amazing to see we aren't the only ones putting new tech in old trucks
Check THIS out.

[Bennett68C10]

Nice work on the fuel filler Mike. Truck looks great out and about at the cruise, glad your enjoying it

[jeh]

Glad you got to enjoy a little cruise in time before winter hits us in the face. That's pretty wild that the F-100 is running GM power!!!

[STOCKISH]

Turned out amazing Mike.

[screaminchevypickup]

Looks great mike!!

[Low Elco]

Originally Posted by mcbassin

Thanks Chip. It was pretty cool to see some other innovative ideas. The red F100 has an all aluminum 5.3 with 4L60E out of an Envoy. You talk about Ford blasphemy..... It was a killer nice install. Looked like it was made to go in there. Amazing to see we aren't the only ones putting new tech in old trucks
Check THIS out.

Odd that you mention that now... I was thinking this weekend how cool a '73 Dodge ECSB would be slammed on the deck with a 6.0 in it. Always liked those. (Too much CHiPs and Emergency! as a child.) I was kinda diggin' on the F-100 in the pic. I like 'em all.

[mcbassin]

Originally Posted by Bennett68C10

Nice work on the fuel filler Mike. Truck looks great out and about at the cruise, glad your enjoying it

Thanks Keith, It was pretty cool getting to drive it. I have to fix the rear end before the next drive. I did take her out on the highway, that was too cool.

Originally Posted by jeh

Glad you got to enjoy a little cruise in time before winter hits us in the face. That's pretty wild that the F-100 is running GM power!!!

Yep ole man winter be here soon. I hope to make some fall runs maybe take some pics in the hills with the leaves turned.

Originally Posted by STOCKISH

Turned out amazing Mike.

Thanks Ryan.

Originally Posted by screaminchevypickup

Looks great mike!!

Thanks Kyle.

[Hart_Rod]

Originally Posted by mcbassin

Here are the close up pictures for you:

Nice job on the filler setup.

[mcbassin]

Originally Posted by Hart_Rod

Nice job on the filler setup.

Thanks Rob. And thanks for confirming that it was doable.

[jlaird]

Congrats on finishing this bad boy up. Looks really nice and the fuel filler came out great too!

[mcbassin]

Originally Posted by Low Elco

Odd that you mention that now... I was thinking this weekend how cool a '73 Dodge ECSB would be slammed on the deck with a 6.0 in it. Always liked those. (Too much CHiPs and Emergency! as a child.) I was kinda diggin' on the F-100 in the pic. I like 'em all.

I think these powerplants work great in anything with wheels. I know I will be doing more in my future.

Originally Posted by jlaird

Congrats on finishing this bad boy up. Looks really nice and the fuel filler came out great too!

Thanks jlaird

[Crash_OK]

Originally Posted by mcbassin

i think these powerplants work great in anything with wheels. I know i will be doing more in my future.

x2

[Low Elco]

x3

[boynton]

Awesome