1959 Ford F-100 Standard Short Cab 4x4 5 Speed Resto Mod 5.0L GT40 F100 F250

Ford F-100 1959 Description

1959 Ford F-100 Standard cab 4x4 5 Speed Resto - Mod - A beautiful high level ground up rotisserie restoration
This pickup is powered by a Ford Mustang 5.0L Engine with P heads (GT40 motor), Ford ZF5 5 Speed transmission, Borg Warner 1356 manual shift transfer case NOS and is simply great.
It sits on a 3.73 geared Dana 44 high pinion axle with disc brakes up front (completely rebuilt hub to hub) with new mile marker locking hubs, wheel hubs, rotors, calipers and pads. 3.73 geared ford 9 inch rear axle with new wheel bearings and brakes, Tom Woods custom drive shafts, power brake conversion (with entirely new lines) and power steering conversion. The interior has been re upholstered and everything inside (knobs, handles cables etc) almost all new.
All switches and gauges work. Almost everything on this truck is new - from the stainless hardware to the glass all the way down to the transfer case, shafts, hub-to-hub etc.
Finished in PPG Fiat Verde Chiaro Green (Light Pastel Green – not Ford Thunderbird Blue / Turquoise) and Ford Wimbledon White.
Lots of beautiful custom work and a very long list of upgrades, updates and NOS parts see below;
Rear Axle Original Ford 9 inch New wheel bearings and seals New 1330 1.062 pinion yoke and pinion seal New gear oil New wheel cylinders, brake shoes, hard lines and rubber lines
Front Axle F150 Dana 44 High pinion (the axle data plate is avail) Narrowed 2.06 inches on the passenger side to make it the correct width the inner axle shaft is new and part number ZAW39602 for a 2004 jeep wrangler (31.84" long) New u-joints New Ball joints New Differential bearings, seals, reverse cut 3.73:1 G2 ring and pinion New gear oil New Timken hub bearings, seals, hubs and rotors New Mile Marker locking hubs New calipers, pads, flexible lines, hard lines New Factory tie rod parts for a F150/Bronco (The passenger side was shortened 2.06 inches and re-threaded)
Drive Shafts Custom Drive shafts from Tom Woods
Springs/Shocks Add a leaf in the rear with 4 inch custom aluminum lift blocks Original leaves in the front New Monroe gas shocks all around
Steering F150 power steering box connected to the tie rod through a pitman arm from a f-250 4x4 reamed to the proper taper and custom drag link. The steering box is connected to the original steering column through 2 u-joints with a heim carrier in the middle. The steering box is powered by the Ford F150 steering pump w/ custom hoses
Transfer case Warner 1356 manual shift from a F250 completely rebuilt including new oil pump and chain. 17 tooth speedometer drive gear and cable #4270 from PATC transmissions
Transmission Ford ZF5 with granny gear and overdrive from a F250 New fluid New clutch, pressure plate, flywheel and hydraulic throw-out bearing correct for the F250 New hydraulic clutch master cylinder with a custom hose to the slave cylinder/throw-out bearing Custom transmission mount and crossmember
Wheels/tires New Pro comp chrome 16x7 wheels with Eldorado MTZ Sport 265/75 r16 tires
Brakes Factory disc front all new Factory drum rear all new All new brake lines Power brake 8" booster and master cylinder unit #BB2-T5764 with proportioning valve from POL
Radiator Original radiator that was rebuild and the upper neck moved to the proper location for the 5.0 V-8 Custom fan shroud
Motor Ford Mustang 5.0 Holly air cleaner, carb and intake Summit racing HEI distributor sum-850021 Summit racing 8mm plug wires Custom motor mounts Custom headers with custom dual side exhaust (in front of rear wheels) Frame mounted electric fuel pump powered through a firewall-mounted relay New alternator correctly wired into the factory harness New serpentine belt New battery The AC compressor is actin as an idler pulley on the motor and will make adding AC from classic auto air very easy New oil and filter New valve covers
Air ConditioningHardest part is done - the compressor is in and mounted. I have a contact for the balance of the kit ( switch, plumbing, condenser, dryer, blower and evaporator ) at a cost of around $415.
Miscellaneous New fuel tank sending unit New glove box New dome light New headliner New Bezels New Shift Boots New Knobs New Door Handles New rear view mirror New sun visors New side view mirrors OEM Re Chromed Emblems New upholstery Original radio All new windows, felt, gaskets
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