Greetings mudders, I've been lurking for a long time in anticipation of starting my build. My Dad bought this 40 new in '71, and it's been sitting in the garage for 17 years. A couple weeks ago I decided to pull the trigger since I'll have some more time this summer- engineering classes don't leave you much cruiser time. I spent 5 days checking it over, replacing brake lines and cleaning out the carb, then drove it the 900km from Prince George to Victoria, BC. Aside from a clogged fuel line halfway through, she ran like a champ. Manual steering, a couple of loose tierods, and 33x12.5 tires made for a hairy drive- any little rut in the road threatened to end the trip prematurely in the ditch. We made it though, and I was really impressed by the power the old F had on the highway. Only had to downshift once when I got stuck behind a rig on a hill.
Here she is:
Here she is: