F8 truck bed removal
 

Saw this thread this am and read it over to see what the various techniques were that were used to do this removal. Here's a variation on those posted:

I backed my double-axle car hauler trailer up to the rear of the truck and used a hand winch to pull the bed off the truck. When the bed was at the teeter point I put a hand made 4-wheeled (4" swivel wheels) dolly under the end so that it could ride on the dolly. We then continued to pull the bed off onto the trailer until it fell free of the truck frame. Continued to pull it to the front of the trailer until it was balanced over the trailer wheels. Took two of us to do it. Worked well with no problems!

Regards,
Jim

New Compressor
 

Finally got a compressor to run the blast tank off, also some air tools rekon we done more in a couple of hours with a impact gun ran off the compressor than we had done in a long while. Any suggestions as to the best medium to run in the cabinet ?

Chassis Painting
 

Hoping to have my chassis shot blasted next week weather permitting (UK) i will need to get some paint on it pretty quick a etch primer i think i will need first. Any ideas as to what is the best product and how much i will possibly need for a F60S with the axles still in situ ?

Shotblasting Chassis
 

Finally got round to getting a chassis shotblasted yesterday we only just managed to get some etch primer on before it got dark, i'm well pleased with the results it really is worth the money. Whilst the shotblaster was doing his thing we had a look at a couple of WW2 pillboxes on the farm built as a defensive line if the UK was invaded.

Chassis number
 

On a Ford the chassis number is actually the engine number. It may be stamped on top of the right hand chassis rail in the vicinity of the motor mount. It may be easy to see now that the frame has been cleaned.

Etch Primer
 

Reckon we have used the best part of 8 litres of etch it is looking a bit desert looking at the moment but the primer going on next is grey !