I was a FORD Master Mechanic and that brass fitting that was in the fuel outlet may be needed as the hole in the tank probably doesn't have a SEAT for the end of the line to hit. it may suck air a little and drive you nuts!! JUST UNDO THE FUEL LINE AND LOOK INTO THE WELDED ON FITTING TO SEE IF IT HAS A SEAT!
Not a Ford guy, & not a big fan of f.i. conversions....but it looks like you & Josh are knocking your Grandpa's truck out of the park. Go on, enjoy the improvements!
The original radiator would have had a transmission cooler. That old one was a replacement from a truck that had a manual transmission which is why they added the external cooler. If my memory serves me well fan shrouds in '65 were only used on trucks that had air conditioning. My 1964 doesn't even have holes for a fan shroud. That old shroud looked like it was from a late 1970's model. Love seeing what you're doing to that old girl. They are great trucks as you already know and that one is a beauty.
We recently installed a new fuel tank from LMC trucks in a 1970 F100. Their products are excellent and they have pretty much everything for vintage trucks.
JR, it's really nice to see you making upgrades to improve reliability of the truck...but not changing the character...so nice to see the love your pouring into that beautiful old Ford man!
I just love this old truck. I grew up with Fords, so that at least partially colors my thinking. I'm really glad you are keeping the heart of it even while updating it to some degree.
That is a pretty nice truck for a 65 , my granddad had a old ford like that with a V8 maybe a 352 not sure what V8 they came with but it ran excellent. Good job guys, keeping these old trucks alive is very important to me and to thousands of other people.
Really appreciate your videos John Ross . I watch all the adds to help You out with a little income especially during these hard times . You give Us that vicarious accomplishment that we need nowadays. Please stay Happy and know that you have a positive impact on us . Tell Josh he’s Great . Best wishes from Canada.
Great job. You may want to invest in a new transmission cooler. The ones in the radiator do not keep a transmission cool enough in severely hot weather. My 88 Crown Victoria and 89 Grand Marquis both had auxillary coolers from the factory as part of the towing package. Both of my 79 Thunderbirds did too, as both were 302 cars with the C-4 auto. We added one to my 1990 Volvo on day 2. 30 years and 400,000 miles later, the Aisan overdrive automatic still works like new.
They just don't make them like that anymore! It's great to see you take care of that truck! I am sure it will out last any of the newer work trucks from the 2000's
Make sure to hit that fuel filler grommet with some Marine 303 every once in a while. The new ones like to harden and crack within a year if you don't.
You did such a great job hiding the modern fuel injection that you MUST scuff up that pretty Aluminum radiator and paint it black so it's not screaming LOOK AT ME! at us.
This is going nice. This has been my favorite project so far. A few questions: Since you've made some upgrades to the engine, do you plan to eventually refresh the engine, if building it is not the final goal? You replaced the shocks, but what about the rest of the suspension and the steering? Last, but not least, what about the transmission? Isn't it leaking and not working properly? Or are you leaving that with the taller final drive to do that?
great job on the f100 looks like it is really making a transformation. Josh kicked ass in doing all the engine work while you were doing the tank. Be great if you would buy him an electric lift to complete the garage since this is now your primary garage to work. I heard they are cheap
Hiya JR I want to say thank you for entertaining me while I was going through some rough times I love the way you play around with cars. Love what you done with the Rolls I love the computized I also like that you have your friends coming round to help. Keep safe and well V 😀😀😀😀😀😀😀🇬🇧🇺🇸🙏🏼
I'm curious on how the efi pump will be installed and plumbed to the tank in the cab. I've had problems pulling from the stock pickup tube with the Holley pump.
My dad had a 1960's pick up truck. I had forgotten they mounted the gas tank inside the truck. I remember the tank had rot issues and would stink up the truck. The cab mounts rotted off so my dad used wooden blocks behind the cab and the bed to support the cab. You could feel the cab shift when turning a corner. It was our trash hauler and recycled, that was all it was used for. It had a 3 speed transmission, an AM radio only and no trim. It was as basic as a truck as you could buy. Eventually the thing got so rusty it had to be scrapped.
Grandpa's truck is coming along nicely, great job. I was a little surprised when you put a new tank inside the cab, I was thinking you were moving it to the exterior of the cab?
In the late 60’s or early 70’s, my grandfather and my grandma got T bone driving one of those trucks and rolled over. There was gas every where, lucky not sparks. Love the truck, but scary with that gas tank inside, maybe that’s why they don’t do that anymore.
The new radiator is a good look, but as I understand it, they painted the OE's black for a reason. Black radiates heat better than a polished finish. With the new HD radiator you've got that covered. Not sure of the efficiency of the the integral transmission cooler vs. the external, but I used to sell trans-coolers and we always were told for every 10 degrees you reduced the trans fluid temp you doubled the life of the fluid. Auxillary trans cooler were inexpensive and easy to install.
Very nice Ford Truck. Try the Seafoam in the oil crankcase to free up any lifters or what have you. Go onto Seafoam webpage for a reference to how much to add to crankcase. I use this stuff in my 2002 Ranger XLT 4.0L (176,000 miles), it's a very quiet engine. I'm a new subscriber, and I been viewing your vids and you have us hooked watching you guys doing good work with the truck upgrades.
The bed tank would be way more expensive since many of them were custom and it probably needs a valve too. Those parts might not be easily available with everything going on in the world today.
The aluminum rad is a nice upgrade but I still would have a seperate trans cooler in front of the rad to make sure the trans is getting proper cooling, again said below in the comments, electric fans are a great upgrade to free up power and increase cooling however the electrical system has to be up to it, did so in my truck and ive gained fuel economy.
What a beautiful truck. However, I would of never completely eliminated the auxiliary transmission fluid cooler, but would of replaced it. Heat is a transmissions worst enemy, hauling/towing or just casual driving.
I think he mentioned it before and wants to keep the visual aesthetics the way his grandpa had it. I don't care for it either, but if my grandpa's truck had it, I'd keep it.
I was a FORD Master Mechanic and that brass fitting that was in the fuel outlet may be needed as the hole in the tank probably doesn't have a SEAT for the end of the line to hit. it may suck air a little and drive you nuts!! JUST UNDO THE FUEL LINE AND LOOK INTO THE WELDED ON FITTING TO SEE IF IT HAS A SEAT!
I have had the pick up tube in take fall off Watch out for it
Throw some wheel bearing grease on your drill bits, this will keep alot of shavings out of your project and stuck in grease.
Not a Ford guy, & not a big fan of f.i. conversions....but it looks like you & Josh are knocking your Grandpa's truck out of the park. Go on, enjoy the improvements!
Love the "soundproofing" stuck in the springs in the rear of the seat.
The original radiator would have had a transmission cooler. That old one was a replacement from a truck that had a manual transmission which is why they added the external cooler. If my memory serves me well fan shrouds in '65 were only used on trucks that had air conditioning. My 1964 doesn't even have holes for a fan shroud. That old shroud looked like it was from a late 1970's model.
Love seeing what you're doing to that old girl. They are great trucks as you already know and that one is a beauty.
That is so dang clean.... what a great install with the tank, shroud, and radiator.
you made you're grandpa PROUD!
seriously proud! ;)
your
We recently installed a new fuel tank from LMC trucks in a 1970 F100. Their products are excellent and they have pretty much everything for vintage trucks.
An aluminium Radiator in an old car/truck shows real LOVE!!!!
JR, it's really nice to see you making upgrades to improve reliability of the truck...but not changing the character...so nice to see the love your pouring into that beautiful old Ford man!
Kenneth James : well said !
I just love this old truck. I grew up with Fords, so that at least partially colors my thinking. I'm really glad you are keeping the heart of it even while updating it to some degree.
I had 2 ,1976 Fords F100`s, they were great trucks low cost to operate,bullet proof one was a 390FE V8 other was the die hard 300 cu in 6!
This brings back memories. I brought a '60 F100 back to life. Flipped rear end. '57 bed. Metal flooring instead of wood bed. Custom paint.
Looking forward to seeing this truck purring like a kitty JR love these old trucks better than any new ones !!!!
This is my favorite project on your channel. I love seeing old trucks live again.
10:10 PIVOT!
that gas fill spout sure sticks out far
Sweet! And an aluminum rad will definitely help you out with cooling. I can't wait to see the final truck! That Holley EFI setup is awesome too.
Looking forward to seeing this truck get finished. My favorite series of your so far!
Coming together nicely. Gonna be a sweet ride when completely sorted.
That radiator and old trans cooler delete are 1000x better! 👍
That is a pretty nice truck for a 65 , my granddad had a old ford like that with a V8 maybe a 352 not sure what V8 they came with but it ran excellent. Good job guys, keeping these old trucks alive is very important to me and to thousands of other people.
Really appreciate your videos John Ross . I watch all the adds to help
You out with a little income especially during these hard times . You give
Us that vicarious accomplishment that we need nowadays. Please stay
Happy and know that you have a positive impact on us . Tell Josh he’s
Great . Best wishes from Canada.
Loving this guy! Makes me feel like my dad never left :)
The radiator looks great.
No shit just finished the last truck video. Great timing.
That radiator looks amazing in there!
i think the truck deserves even more in depth restoration, but so far its looking good :)
Love seeing this truck come back to life!
Great job. You may want to invest in a new transmission cooler. The ones in the radiator do not keep a transmission cool enough in severely hot weather. My 88 Crown Victoria and 89 Grand Marquis both had auxillary coolers from the factory as part of the towing package. Both of my 79 Thunderbirds did too, as both were 302 cars with the C-4 auto. We added one to my 1990 Volvo on day 2. 30 years and 400,000 miles later, the Aisan overdrive automatic still works like new.
They just don't make them like that anymore!
It's great to see you take care of that truck!
I am sure it will out last any of the newer work trucks from the 2000's
Make sure to hit that fuel filler grommet with some Marine 303 every once in a while. The new ones like to harden and crack within a year if you don't.
You did such a great job hiding the modern fuel injection that you MUST scuff up that pretty Aluminum radiator and paint it black so it's not screaming LOOK AT ME! at us.
This is going nice. This has been my favorite project so far.
A few questions:
Since you've made some upgrades to the engine, do you plan to eventually refresh the engine, if building it is not the final goal?
You replaced the shocks, but what about the rest of the suspension and the steering?
Last, but not least, what about the transmission? Isn't it leaking and not working properly? Or are you leaving that with the taller final drive to do that?
This is taking shape so, especially preserving the original character of the truck
Looking forward to hearing it run!
@12:09 Looks like the clip holding the fuel line is not bolted down.
JR, thanks for helping quell our "stircraziness" under quarantine....lol
I love when you work on the old Ford
These are really making me want to get to work on my 72, f250!
That's one hell of a gas can!!!🤣
This is probably my favorite Ford bodystyle. I think I want to build an F250
JR! The only thing this truck needs is a vintage 60's era Airstream to pull behind it!
This could be one of the best projects you've done. Really nice, and a great back story too. Now, the elephant in the room, R8?
Your grandfather would be proud 👍❤️
When meeting people for the first time do you say hi I'm watch JR Go
ewan stewart LOL
My son and I own a 65 Mustang Coupe. I love working on the old cars!!!
Do you have a link to that fan shroud?
"Precision eyeballing" lol
great job on the f100 looks like it is really making a transformation. Josh kicked ass in doing all the engine work while you were doing the tank. Be great if you would buy him an electric lift to complete the garage since this is now your primary garage to work. I heard they are cheap
Nice work!👍
Hiya JR I want to say thank you for entertaining me while I was going through some rough times I love the way you play around with cars. Love what you done with the Rolls I love the computized I also like that you have your friends coming round to help. Keep safe and well V 😀😀😀😀😀😀😀🇬🇧🇺🇸🙏🏼
How Cold?
ICE COLD!!!
I was going to ask if you were painting the tank,and then saw the great clear coat.Great work on the truck so far.Can't wait for what you have next.
Very good two in one day wow
Can you post the fan shroud you ordered? Can't seem to find the right one for my 65.
Love the parts really cool 👍
Best radiator to have better cooling picked the right one to cool down the engine can’t get no better then that
"JR IS SO EXCITED" LOL😁
The view with that camera lens makes the gas tank look like it's 10 feet long!
I'm curious on how the efi pump will be installed and plumbed to the tank in the cab. I've had problems pulling from the stock pickup tube with the Holley pump.
18 and 19 gallon gas tanks... where you going? Across the country?! Haha. Coming out real nice!
Beautiful beast !
My dad had a 1960's pick up truck. I had forgotten they mounted the gas tank inside the truck. I remember the tank had rot issues and would stink up the truck. The cab mounts rotted off so my dad used wooden blocks behind the cab and the bed to support the cab. You could feel the cab shift when turning a corner. It was our trash hauler and recycled, that was all it was used for. It had a 3 speed transmission, an AM radio only and no trim. It was as basic as a truck as you could buy. Eventually the thing got so rusty it had to be scrapped.
Where did you buy that fan shroud?
Can’t wait to see what comes nexr
You should make a "procrastination" T-shirt with a picture of the R8 on it...
Ian Hobday this^
so is the camper still around for this truck love to see it
Take a few minutes to verify the fuel sender/gauge readings at 1/4, 1/2, 3/4 tank manually before you fill the tank with fuel.
4:05 - After all that talk about plastic tanks being superior lol.
I don't blame you, there's nothing like buying custom fabricated metal parts!
Nice job on the radiator and shroud. Not so sure about new behind the seat tank, but most motorcycles have them between your legs so...
he is a full grown man but watching him is as fun as watching a kid open presents
With the radiator if you wanted the retro look you could have sprayed it black 👍🏻
Grandpa's truck is coming along nicely, great job. I was a little surprised when you put a new tank inside the cab, I was thinking you were moving it to the exterior of the cab?
Not done yet but a great vid so far
Wow so no covid 19 will stop you 👍👍👍 always on the road
In the future. Use the vacuum while you drill to capture all the castings.
scottcol23 .....swarf not castings pal
@@jarradmoore6939 I'm a chef not a machinist. Sorry I didn't know what they were called. Do you forgive me?
The back of that seat needs some nice upholstery to close up the exposed foam and give you some storage pockets behind the seat
In the late 60’s or early 70’s, my grandfather and my grandma got T bone driving one of those trucks and rolled over. There was gas every where, lucky not sparks. Love the truck, but scary with that gas tank inside, maybe that’s why they don’t do that anymore.
looking good
65 was when Ford introduced its infamous twin I-beam suspension
What up what up love to see you pumping out tons of videos JR
Your Grandfather would be proud.
Did I miss, what was the final permanent location of the fuel pump?
Watch JR get a metal sliver in his cornea using a step drill!
The new radiator is a good look, but as I understand it, they painted the OE's black for a reason. Black radiates heat better than a polished finish. With the new HD radiator you've got that covered. Not sure of the efficiency of the the integral transmission cooler vs. the external, but I used to sell trans-coolers and we always were told for every 10 degrees you reduced the trans fluid temp you doubled the life of the fluid. Auxillary trans cooler were inexpensive and easy to install.
Some black paint on that radiator should be on the cards! Looks way out of place.
PJ DM it look more modern and reliable if there is a shiny radiator lol
JR- this truck is startin to become a like a prom date. She looks great.....but she aint puttin out. Grand dad is startin to wonder about you man!
I Wanna drive it just once . . . Pleaze? Heck I'm a grandpa too! Thanks for the fun, turned out so fine! Now lets see some doughnuts!
Good video
Very nice Ford Truck. Try the Seafoam in the oil crankcase to free up any lifters or what have you. Go onto Seafoam webpage for a reference to how much to add to crankcase. I use this stuff in my 2002 Ranger XLT 4.0L (176,000 miles), it's a very quiet engine. I'm a new subscriber, and I been viewing your vids and you have us hooked watching you guys doing good work with the truck upgrades.
I would have never put another tank behind the seat. I would have replaced the one under the bed.
Yeah but those are harder to show off the new bits on..
The bed tank would be way more expensive since many of them were custom and it probably needs a valve too. Those parts might not be easily available with everything going on in the world today.
The aluminum rad is a nice upgrade but I still would have a seperate trans cooler in front of the rad to make sure the trans is getting proper cooling, again said below in the comments, electric fans are a great upgrade to free up power and increase cooling however the electrical system has to be up to it, did so in my truck and ive gained fuel economy.
so were is Gabe these days
That radiator is sexy, now the rest of the motor needs to match.
What a beautiful truck. However, I would of never completely eliminated the auxiliary transmission fluid cooler, but would of replaced it. Heat is a transmissions worst enemy, hauling/towing or just casual driving.
Doesn't Holley makes a gas tank made to work with the return line bulkhead built in for the Sniper?
if you haven't yet look into vintage air for the A/C
Really love that truck, but Really also question you guy's decisions on the build. Todd the retired trucker.
Which ones?
You didn't show the radiator replacement work 😞
would you ever consider taking that hood deflector off? the brush guard looks badass but i think the deflector looks a little too big and tacky
I think he mentioned it before and wants to keep the visual aesthetics the way his grandpa had it. I don't care for it either, but if my grandpa's truck had it, I'd keep it.