AgreeExperience with my 63 suggests that the brake job is the cheaper route and nothing wrong with drum brakes when done and adjusted properly. Drums for these trucks are about 50 bucks each and probably need ordered from a specialty house. Everything else can come from O'reilly if you can be...

Update: Kinda blew up the C4 so pulled the drive train and stuffed a TCI Street Fighter C4 in it. Had to pull the engine to get the trans out as I kinda left the original tranny support in when I built it (Sawzall fixed that problem). Added a Hughes 2k Stall converter and a bunch of braided...

Gears.Anything in the 3-3.5 to 1 ratio should be an improvement. Additional tweaks can be done with tire sizes. If you plan to keep the truck for more than a little while you might want to consider a modern upgrade to an overdrive. Although there really isn't a cheap way to approach this...

Found the molding on EBAY. Kinda crusty but cleaned up ok. Doesn't matter much though crusty is better than not.

Brau-The 63 was a transitional year pickup. There isn't a lot of support out there. While I think these are awesome trucks the most practical piece of advice I can give you is find a donor rig and modernize from the git. Parts get expensive real fast if you try to hold on to stuff with this...

Right side cowl molding (Dang Autocorrect the isn't)

You could flip the axles, not expensive, but labor intensive and it will be a lot lower than you might be looking for. You could also try and find a 65 -72-ish frame and swap the body, then you would have I-beam tech support to lower it. I don't think there is a truly easy way just depends on...

Could use a piece of riverside cowl molding 63 or 64

Maybe go to an upholstery shop and get a quote?

Ok so it has only taken 4 years and I am still not finished but: 63 short bed with a 56 box 77 302 with a C4-Edelbrock, HEI, duals, Lokar floor shift Lowered into the weeds by flipping the axles. Needs transmission leaks fixed, lose the HEI for a pertronix unit (HEI bad, Pertronix good), pick...

Anyone have any idea where to find passenger cab corner molding, or for that matter either side cowl moldings for a 63 F100? At this point I would almost be willing to try and cut down a piece of door or hood molding to fit the cowl. I'm not even looking for perfect.

Wally48-Not to tell you what to do, but if cost is a consideration, just the machine work on a 223 can cost more than a more modern V-8 swap. It might behoove you if you are not a traditionalist to swap to a newer engine, or find a quality donor vehicle to change over to a different engine. In...

Well it runs now-has the narrow box on, no paint, just need to dix some leaks, patch the floor and finish the exhaust. Not done-just do-able. still need to post pics

HornI can't tell you on the F-100 but many older horn assemblies work by breaking or making contact through the negative side of the circuit, therefore the switch acts through the ground not the power. A relay is a relay is a relay. For simplicities sake you have a power side and a switching...

OK I give up-Maybe I am just missing it but how do I post a picture?