Innholdsfortegnelse for Fall 2022 i F-Series Builder's Guide

WHILE WE HAVE PLENTY OF CUSTOM truck shows to attend year after year, very few are creeping on celebrating their 40-year mark. The F-100 Western Nationals, which currently takes place at the Canyon RV Park in Anaheim, California, was once held at multiple venues in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, in its infancy, then on to Laughlin, Nevada, for a spell only to return to Havasu again. Today, the show takes place only minutes away from where its roots were originally planted by the Orange County chapter of Pickups Limited Truck Club. June 26, 2021, marked the show’s 38th anniversary, and there are no signs of slowing down any time soon. Even though the show title calls out to a specific model, all pre-’79 Ford trucks are encouraged to attend (not…

WHEN THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR COMES around, one show is on everyone’s mind: Lone Star Throwdown. As the saying goes, “Everything is BIG in Texas,” and the same motto goes for this show. Even the location for the show has to be BIG, because the Lone Star Expo Center at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds proved again that it can handle the over 1,900 pre-registered cars/trucks that showed up this year. Even with the forecast leading up to the show stating an 80% chance of rain and lower than normal temperatures, a huge number of diehard car enthusiasts still drove in from all over the United States. To accommodate everyone in attendance, vendors provided amazing service with both hot and cold drinks to go along with the abundance of scrumptious…

THERE ARE FEWER THINGS more influential for a pre-teenage kid than having a dad who takes him out to car shows on a regular basis. Shallon Broussard of Carencro, Louisiana, was only 12 years old when his pops told him to start looking for some kind of classic vehicle that they could build to have ready by the time he got his license. “With that in mind, I really started keeping my eyes peeled while we were out at shows,” Shallon says. “Then one day, I saw the exact truck I wanted! It was exciting to have narrowed the selection down to one specific model. “I had spotted a ’60s Ford Econoline pickup at a show and knew instantly that was the truck I wanted to build,” Shallon adds. “Of…

WHEN YOU WORK IN THE automotive industry, it can take a lot to be impressed. After all, you’re surrounded by vehicles day in and day out, so you see A LOT of them up close and personal. Hunter Clark of Sturgis, Michigan, knows this feeling all too well. As the owner of HC Auto Works, an automotive detailing service, Hunter makes vehicles of all types look their best every day. So when he decided to build a truck for himself, he knew that it had to be unique, and it had to be perfect. To that end, that also meant that the truck would have to be a bucket list ride for him since he’d be going all the way with the build, no expense being spared. It didn’t take…

EVER SAT AROUND AND wondered what would happen if a Bronco and a Raptor met up in college and went on a date? But not just any date, we’re talking a nice high-class reservation-style Valentine’s Day dinner date here. And said date went so well that nine months later that pesky little stork happened to drop off this insane creation right in your driveaway! “As intense as this undertaking would be, Dan knew that Corbin of Sweet Brothers Restomods was ready for the challenge.” Well, we definitely wouldn’t be too mad at that stork if this one—a bouncing baby Bronco Raptor—landed in our driveway. This build was masterminded and owned by Dan Hart from Upton, Wyoming. It all began with the crazy thought to take the chassis, drivetrain, and interior…

HAVING BEEN A TRUCK enthusiast for more than 30 years, Dan Bouchard knows a thing or two about detail—and his 1958 F-100 big rear window is no exception. Dan wanted a bad-ass pickup no one else had. Ryan Korek of Korek Design spent 3 1/2 years building Dan the truck he was envisioning. Solid Foundation Every build must have a foundation, and Ryan tossed the old frame in the dumpster for an Art Morrison AME boxed chassis custom built for a 1958 Ford F-100 using 2x6-inch main rails. Front suspension consists of AME GT sport with Wilwood 2-inch drop spindles and JRI coilovers. A DSE rack and an Ididit steering column make turning a breeze. JRI coilovers with air springs and a 4-link hold the Strange 9-inch rearend in place.…

IN LIFE, WE MEET SOME PEOPLE WHO have an everlasting impression on us. A few years back on Instagram, I remember seeing photos of a 1969 F-100 Ranger being built by a young man named Ross in Fort Wayne, Indiana. It was then that I started following Jack’s Speed Shop, the name of Ross’s shop. I would constantly comment on the photos of the build process, and we started to message back and forth becoming really good online buddies. When he was getting to the finishing stages of the F-100 build I reached out and told him that I would be honored to photograph it and have it featured in F-100 Builder’s Guide magazine. He was ecstatic for the opportunity and told me when he finishes the truck, we will…

HAVE YOU EVER BOUGHT A TRUCK WITH ITS original patinaed paint and wondered how to keep it clean while preserving the paint and reviving its vibrancy? Well, today is your lucky day. We recently picked up this 1965 Ford F-100 from the original owner. Last driven in 1992, this truck has been sitting on the side of the barn for the last 29 years in Virginia waiting for its time to get back on the road. When we got the truck, the main attraction was the beautiful original Marlin Blue paint that had just the perfect amount of patina on it. We’re going to tell you our method to cleaning up this beauty and bringing back the color we all love. (Editor’s Note: Shout out to Kyle at DelFAB—he taught…

WHEN THE SIGNIFICANT other says safety issues need to be addressed, they get addressed. Although Steve Bohte was fine driving around his 1955 F-100 as a cruiser, she was not. The brakes needed work, and it was time to get them fixed. Being an Axalta paint representative, Steve knows a lot of custom shops, and one he knew well was Rock-It Hot Rods in Amite, Louisiana. Owner Michael Dupuy and Steve discussed putting Wilwood brakes on his F-100 to solve the stopping issues. “To achieve the look Steve wanted, every square inch of the body was touched in some way.” Plan in Motion They agreed to a plan, and the crew completely disassembled truck. They scrapped the old frame and installed a new Scott’s Hot Rods Superslam chassis with Accuair…

ALTHOUGH THINGS SEEM TO be slowly getting back to “normal” (for now), the COVID pandemic has changed a lot of facets of our lives that might impact our long-term outlook on where we go next. One thing that this ordeal has changed without a doubt is the process of building full custom vintage trucks. Getting the parts you need when you need them has been a struggle the last two-plus years due to strangled supply chains, but where there’s a will, there’s a way (most of the time). Another aspect that is different for some of us now is switching up the type of truck we decide to build and what to do with said truck once it’s finally completed. With the forced closure of public indoor spaces, we collectively…

CONCEPT CARS ARE JUST that—conceptualized vehicles that deliver on form but can sometimes fall short on actual real-world function. Ford was looking to give us both with the release of its fully electric 1978 Ford F-100 pickup at the ’21 SEMA show. On the outside, this truck looks like a typical custom show truck. It’s been lowered, painted, and peppered with add-ons to give it a truly unique appearance. What is on the underside of this pickup, however, is something on an entirely different level that will have you contemplating the future of classic vehicle customization altogether. Design to Reality Ford engineers handled the design of its ’78 F-100, and when they had a good idea of what the truck could evolve into, they looked to Jeff Lane and Pat…

ROAD TRIP: Noun; a journey made by car, truck, bus, or other form of transportation. Why start this story out with the definition of the phrase “road trip”? Well, for one, let’s analyze the definition: “A journey made by car, truck, bus, or other form of transportation,” the keyword being journey. To some, a road trip is the way to a vacation or a way to get from point A to point B. To me, however, the journey is the entire point of the road trip. I have always found that the journey itself is what life is about, especially when on the road. Let’s take this particular road trip back to how we got the idea of taking three classic Ford trucks on a trek from Snohomish, Washington, to…

IF YOU’RE LOOKING TO FIND ONE OF THE best concentrations of vintage Ford-powered pickups in the country, program the Garmin for the Volunteer State and roll out to the Annual F-100 Supernationals, now in its 44th year. This long-running September classic is held at the Sevierville Convention Center, Sevierville, Tennessee, with the focus of the event always on the Ford truck platform, although all Ford-powered vehicles are welcome. With loads of display space for the more than 475 Blue Ovals outside as well as air conditioned comfort inside for vendors and debuting vehicles, the venue is always a hit with the crowd. The action begins on Thursday with vehicles and vendors arriving from around Tennessee plus dozens of neighboring states. Shake off the road dust, settle in and get ready…