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Synopsis
Henry Ford built the first Ford Pickup by bottling a small box onto
the back of a Model T roadster in 1924. It was a quick and easy operations, yet is started the Ford truck history that's preserved today by restorers who dozens, hundreds, even thousands of hours on their vintage Ford pickup trucks.
How to restore your Ford pickup will guide you through each step of the restoration process, whether you're rebuilding a Ford light-duty truck to extend its working days or completing restoring it to like-new conditions.
Every aspect of restoring a 1946-1967 Ford pickup is covered in detailed text that's full of how-to advice from expert restorers. More than 320 photographs show you how to perform each task and how to use the proper tools and equipment. Restoration steps the book covers include:
- Tool selection
- Stripping and derusting
- Engine and driveline overhauls
- Rebuilding Brakes
- Metal repair and painting
- Replacing wiring, rubber and glass - and more
Author Tom Brownell is a highly respected restorer who has written several books on light-duty trucks.
Synopsis from the publisher
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Ford pickups through the years
- Rebuilding or Restoring
- Tool selection
- Stripping/derusting
- Straight axle front ends
- Engine overhaul
- Driveline overhaul
- Rebuilding brakes
- Metal repair
- Priming and painting
- Replacing wiring
- Redoing the interior
- Redoing rubber
- Box restoration
- Plating
- Storage
- Appendices
- Index
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