![]() WE'VE SEEN THE EXTERIOR OF THE TRUCK AND IT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, BUT THE BOTTOM SIDE IS WHAT'S GONNA TELL THE STORY, AND THIS THING IS FANTASTIC. (JEREMY)> WELL WE WENT AHEAD AND PULLED THE TRIGGER ON THIS TRUCK RIGHT AWAY BECAUSE IT IS SO CLEAN, BUT WE WANTED TO GET IT IN THE SHOP AND GET TO KNOW HER A LITTLE BETTER. SO WHAT DO YOU SAY WE TAKE THIS THING OUT FOR A RIDE? (LT)> LET'S GO BURN SOME RUBBER. (JEREMY)> WELL I LIKE EVERYTHING I'VE SEEN. WE DON'T EVER USE IT LIKE WE DID BEFORE, AND WE DECIDED IT WAS JUST TIME TO MOVE ON TO SOMETHING ELSE AND A NEW PROJECT, AND SOMETHING WE COULD DO TOGETHER WHILE HE'S HERE. WHY ARE YOU SELLING IT NOW? (DWAYNE)> I HAD A LITTLE DISCUSSION WITH MY DAD ABOUT THE OLD TRUCK. (LT)> SO YOU'VE HAD THE TRUCK FOR A LONG TIME. IT WAS MORE ACCESSIBLE PARTS IN THE ORIGINAL STYLE THAT I COULD FIND THAN THERE WAS IN THE AFTERMARKET AT THE TIME. THAT WAS DONE PROBABLY IN THE EARLY '90'S. ALL OVER, INSIDE AND OUT, THE ENGINE WAS REBUILT. THE TRUCK WAS PAINTED BY A FRIEND OF MINE IN WHITE COUNTY AT THAT TIME. TOOK THE FRAME, HAD IT SAND BLASTED, AND WE PAINTED IT, AND THE FLOOR BOARDS ON THE TRUCK HAD A LITTLE RUST IN THEM. TOOK THE TRUCK ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE CHASSIS. DROVE THE TRUCK A FEW YEARS BEFORE HE GAVE IT TO ME WHEN I TURNED 16. (DWAYNE)> WE'VE OWNED THE TRUCK SINCE 1984. SO WE'RE GONNA MEET THE OWNER, DWAYNE, AND FIND OUT JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THIS F-100. THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF EFFORT AND LOVE EXPENDED INTO THIS TRUCK TO GET IT WHERE IT IS TODAY. (LT)> EVER PROJECT VEHICLE HAS A BACK STORY, AND THIS TRUCK NO EXCEPTION. IT LOOKS GREAT, BUT WHAT'S COOL IS EVERYTHING THAT IS NORMALLY BROKEN, LIKE THESE A/C VENTS, ARE STILL INTACT. ORIGINAL SEAT COVER, HEAD LINER, THEY'VE EVEN REFINISHED OUT ALL THE PAINT WORK IN HERE. THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE TRUCK LOOKS JUST AS GOOD AS THE TOP. NOW WE DO HAVE SOMETHING PRETTY SPECIAL IN MIND FOR OUR NEXT PROJECT, AND WE'LL TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT LATER ON. NOW YOU MIGHT BE WONDERING, WHY THE HECK ARE WE STARTING OUT WITH A PROJECT TRUCK THAT'S BASICALLY COMPLETE? I MEAN IT IS A COMPLETED RESTORATION AFTER ALL. EVEN THE ORIGINAL A/C COMPRESSOR, CONDENSER, AND EVAPORATOR IS ALL STILL INTACT ON THIS TRUCK. THE ORIGINAL IGNITION SYSTEM, AND EVEN DOWN ON THE VALVE COVER HAS THE OLD STICKER SHOWING HOW TO ADJUST IGNITION FOR BEST EMISSIONS. IT EVEN HAS THE OLD SCHOOL SNORKEL TUBE THAT STILL ATTACHED TO THE AIR CLEANER. NOW THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST ORIGINAL 1974 F-100 THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN. (LT)> NOW THAT WE KNOW WE HAVE A GOOD BODY TO START WITH WE NEED TO TAKE A LOOK UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. SO OBVIOUSLY THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN RESTORED ALONG THE WAY AND I MUST SAY, WHOEVER DID THE BODY AND PAINT ON THIS DID A FANTASTIC JOB. ![]() THERE'S NOT A DING, A SCRATCH ANYWHERE TO BE SEEN. SO THAT'S A REALLY NICE, AND LOOKING DOWN THE BED SIDE, THAT THING IS REALLY STRAIGHT, BUT ONE THING THAT IS REALLY AWESOME, CHECK OUT THE INSIDE OF THIS BED. NO BUBBLES, I DON'T SEE ANY SHRINKAGE FROM FILLER. IT IS NOTORIOUS FOR RUST, AND AS YOU CAN SEE THERE'S REALLY NOTHING GOING ON THERE. SO WE WANT TO CHECK IT OUT AND MAKE SURE THERE'S NONE HERE, AND A GOOD PLACE TO CHECK IS THIS CAB CORNER. NOW TYPICALLY WHEN YOU GO BUY A BRAND NEW CAR OR TRUCK, YOU JUST PICK OUT A NICE COLOR AND GO WITH IT, AND YOU DON'T WORRY MUCH ABOUT BODY AND PAINT, BUT WITH THIS ERA OF TRUCK THEY ARE NOTORIOUS FOR RUST. WELL WE'VE BUILT A LOT OF EARLY MODEL C-10'S, AND WE WANT TO CHANGE IT UP A LITTLE BIT AND BUILD AN F-100, AND THIS IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF A 1974 MODEL. (JEREMY)> MAN THAT'S A NICE LOOKING TRUCK RIGHT THERE. (LT)> WELL LET'S KEEP OUR FINGERS CROSSED. SO I'M HOPING WE LOAD SOMETHING IN THAT TRAILER TODAY. YOU FIND SOMETHING ON THE INTERNET, THE PICTURES LOOK GOOD, AND THEN YOU GET THERE TO SEE IT THE THING IS HORRIBLE, BUT I HAVE A PRETTY GOOD FEELING ABOUT THIS TRUCK. (JEREMY)> WELL I AGREE WITH YOU THERE BUT YOU KNOW HOW IT GOES. WHETHER IT'S ADDING A WHOLE BUNCH OF POWER, MAYBE SWAPPING A MOTOR, CHANGE THE SUSPENSION OUT. YOU KNOW FOR ME THE MAIN THING IS JUST GETTING RIGHT DOWN TO THE FUN STUFF. AS LONG AS IT HAS A GOOD, SOLID FOUNDATION. YOU KNOW PAINT, I COULD CARE LESS IF IT'S GOT GOOD PAINT OR NOT CAUSE WE CAN ALWAYS DO A COLOR CHANGE. (LT)> WELL YOU KNOW MY IDEAL SITUATION WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT'S RUST FREE, NUMBER ONE. WELL I'VE BEEN SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET AND I FOUND A TRUCK THAT LOOKS PRETTY CLEAN THAT MAY BE WHAT YOU'RE THINKING OF. TRUCKS THAT ARE SLAMMED ON THE GROUND AND RAISED UP IN THE AIR, BUT TODAY WE'RE GONNA LOOK FOR A TRUCK THAT WE HAVEN'T DONE MUCH WITH BUT IS QUICKLY BECOMING POPULAR. (JEREMY)> OVER THE YEARS WE'VE BUILT A TON OF DIFFERENT RIGS. (LT)> TODAY IS MY FAVORITE KIND OF DAY CAUSE WE GET TO GO SHOPPING FOR A NEW PROJECT TRUCK. (NARRATOR)> TODAY TRUCK TECH STARTS ANOTHER NEW PROJECT, A 1974 F-100 WITH BIG PLANS, BUT FIRST LET'S SEE WHAT'S LEFT ON IT.
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