'69 Fargo W100
I picked up this truck a couple years ago for free, it had been sitting on a farm for about 20 years. When I found it, it was completely covered in blackberry bushes. I towed it home, where it has sat since. Initially I was going to use it for parts, but after looking it over I've decided to get it going because it's actually in not too bad of shape, and better yet, it's complete.
It's a 1969 Fargo W100 short box, 318, 4 speed, 8 3/4 rear with Dana 44 front, 4.10s. The interior is in surprisingly nice shape. Someone has painted it red with a white roof, however under the red paint is a light green with metallics. After walking by it time and time again, I decided to try to get it running and driving, and leave the body as is. Don't see too many of these around anymore.
When I found it..
After towing it to the steel yard I was working at..
It's behind the shop now. Yesterday I pulled the valve covers and 2 bbl intake. Everything looks pretty clean underneath. Instead of trying to salvage the rusty 2 bbl intake and valve covers, I installed a spare Edelbrock Performer intake, Edelbrock 650 carb, and 340 air cleaner I had.
I eliminated the points and installed an electronic ignition. I seem to have weak to no spark so I'll look into that tomorrow, but the engine turns over just fine so I'm confident it'll run. Next is to figure out why the clutch is seized.
I picked up this truck a couple years ago for free, it had been sitting on a farm for about 20 years. When I found it, it was completely covered in blackberry bushes. I towed it home, where it has sat since. Initially I was going to use it for parts, but after looking it over I've decided to get it going because it's actually in not too bad of shape, and better yet, it's complete.
It's a 1969 Fargo W100 short box, 318, 4 speed, 8 3/4 rear with Dana 44 front, 4.10s. The interior is in surprisingly nice shape. Someone has painted it red with a white roof, however under the red paint is a light green with metallics. After walking by it time and time again, I decided to try to get it running and driving, and leave the body as is. Don't see too many of these around anymore.
When I found it..
After towing it to the steel yard I was working at..
It's behind the shop now. Yesterday I pulled the valve covers and 2 bbl intake. Everything looks pretty clean underneath. Instead of trying to salvage the rusty 2 bbl intake and valve covers, I installed a spare Edelbrock Performer intake, Edelbrock 650 carb, and 340 air cleaner I had.
I eliminated the points and installed an electronic ignition. I seem to have weak to no spark so I'll look into that tomorrow, but the engine turns over just fine so I'm confident it'll run. Next is to figure out why the clutch is seized.