Getting a 68 F-250 Back On the Road

On September 19, 2024 By Brad AlbrechtIn WiringLeave a comment

A friend has a 68 F-250 that has been in his wife’s family for years that he recently came into possession of. It needs a bunch of electrical re-assembly and unfortunately, the previous owner is no longer able to help provide any clues as to what was being done when work stopped. Since it’s a Ford and the same era as what I have built up some experience working on, I offered to put it back together. It’s a beautiful truck and in great shape with some good restoration work done already. The only real problem looks to be electrical.

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Fog lights and horns

On November 2, 2018 By Brad AlbrechtIn 67 Coupe, Lighting, ProjectsLeave a comment

I have been waiting for NPD to get the quality fog light bars in stock so I could finish the grille. Checking in recently, I see they are in, so its time to finish up that detail. While I was there, I also changed out the steering wheel to the one I should have gotten the first time, thus allowing me to also get the horns operational. Continue reading “Fog lights and horns” →

Instrument Cluster Rebuild

On May 28, 2018May 28, 2018 By Brad AlbrechtIn 67 Coupe, Interior, Lighting, Projects, Wiring5 Comments

One of the “mod” parts of my resto-mod 67 is the instrument cluster. Since it started pretty low end, it didn’t have anything useful in the dash. Even though it had a 3 speed, it didn’t have a tachometer. Part of fixing that, I went with all modern gauges that look a little nicer, with newer technology. Continue reading “Instrument Cluster Rebuild” →

Front Electrical

On January 2, 2017March 18, 2018 By Brad AlbrechtIn 67 Coupe, Lighting, Projects, WiringLeave a comment

The electrical in front of the firewall took a little more research than the rest. I didn’t have pictures of where everything was before, and on top of that, it wasn’t exactly original, or good when I started. I got lucky though, Randy had a very similar 67 in his shop recently that has not been restored, still with the original 6 cylinder motor. I was able to take a few reference pictures to get some idea how things should route.

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Wiring the passenger compartment

On December 9, 2016March 18, 2018 By Brad AlbrechtIn 67 Coupe, Interior, Projects, WiringLeave a comment

With the rear wiring done, I had to do the part I was avoiding: the inside. In prep, I have been buying new chrome bezels and such for the ignition switch and headlights so I should be ready. One thing I haven’t gotten yet was a wiring fastener kit for all the various clips needed to keep the wiring in place. That should be easily left for the cleanup stage though.

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Wiring – The Beginning

On December 2, 2016March 18, 2018 By Brad AlbrechtIn 67 Coupe, Interior, Projects, Wiring1 Comment

Wiring has been pretty intimidating for me. Not only is it expensive, there are a lot of details that I just don’t know. Since I didn’t take out the original wiring, I don’t have pictures of how it all looked previously. That just adds to the anxiety of re-wiring the whole car. Not to mention not being able to test anything until everything is done. Well, no point putting it off any longer. Time to jump in head first. Continue reading “Wiring – The Beginning” →

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