Ford F100 74 Full Restoration

[@johnnyringo7194]

Dude... Badass! You've brought that gem back to life! Good job. I just got me a 73 F100 long bed, with a 302, and hope to do it some justice.

[@lesagecustoms4668]

Thanks a lot! It was quiet and experience for a first time restoring a car, but great experience going thru and learning everything. Best of luck for your project, those old truck deserve some love 🙌🏻😉

[@SupremeCannon1965]

My first set of wheels was a '73 F-100 Custom. Man this takes me back. Fantastic job. A few years ago my first girlfriend DM'd me a picture of one identical to mine, 1000 miles away and 20 years later haha. I guess guys aren't the only ones who never forget their first truck. Congratulations!

[@lesagecustoms4668]

Glad it brought you some good memory 😉. Thanks for watching.

[@ieaEH]

I will be doing this very same thing with my 71 f250 great video thanks

[@travisyoung5897]

Man I am so glad that I got to see this transformation in person in real time lol! This video is awesome BTW the music is perfect!

[@jimwilliamson1]

I have a '74 F-100 Explorer. It was a pleasure watching the care you put into the restoration of this truck. Great job!

[@romanmontesdeocarmdo]

That is one nice truck👍👍👍

[@lesagecustoms4668]

Thanks Mate 🤘🏻

[@reggeckmann3993]

Beautiful. I need to do my dad's 73 but no one has money and economy sucks. I can work hard I got ok mechanical knowledge and minor body shop skills. Where does one start? Such an inspiration.

[@lesagecustoms4668]

Yes it is not cheap, the engine being the most expensive, those 360-390 engine parts are really expensive! I started by cleaning the frame and so I thought "I better do it right!", and then everything had to follow, it is an addiction I think. But it took time 3-4 years. Good luck with yours 😉

[@olmoe1167]

Nice ride....Your hard work paid off....

[@karljay7473]

Awesome truck, I did a resto on a 73 F250 Highboy and went with the 428 FE 4speed, they have TONS of torque. @ 15:20 you have a spark from a wire to the oil filler cap. I went with black as well, but my paint is now 20 years old.

[@lesagecustoms4668]

Hi Karl, thanks for the nice comment. Wow you have the vision of an eagle!!! I saw the spark now thatvyou told me!!! 428, I wish I had the budget, but 395 is already a lot of fun. Not a fan of the rag join for steering, it does not feel tight, I believe the highboy 4x4 didn't have a rag joint.

[@karljay7473]

@@lesagecustoms4668 I got lucky with the 428, a local shop had a few and I snagged one. Got some 67 GT heads from another local shop. I was running the Predator carb, Crower cam, headers and she had so much torque it was damn hard to drive. I swapped over to a Speed Demon carb, but still have to really feather the clutch because of all the torque.

[@lesagecustoms4668]

@@karljay7473 I am pretty sure it is better that way :-), I follow the FE facebook page, good information there with the Guru Barry Rabotnik, making Fe that goes above and beyond power!!!

[@karljay7473]

@@lesagecustoms4668 I did mine back about 20 years ago and there was a place called FE Forums that had all the experts and the Ford-Truck.com site. They had tons of great info about the old FE engines, we even had a local business call FE Specialities that helped me with my build. I don't drive it much anymore, but she sure didn't disappoint when it comes to raw power.

[@lesagecustoms4668]

@@karljay7473 Yes the Ford Truck forum, I was there and share my progress and got tons of informations from there, a great place!

[@gpz550a2]

15:20 you've got a plug lead arcing onto the oil filler cap. Gorgeous truck, you've done a great job. I love it.

[@lesagecustoms4668]

Thanks a lot and yup you're right I didn't notice it until someone made a comment here, it since have been fixed 😉👍🏻

[@five0pd310]

Dude...this is like a work of art. I'd love to have half your talent. Well done!

[@BUILTFORDTOUGH79]

Sick AF man. I have a 79 that’s partially restored/ partially original. That’s one clean ass f100...I’m jealous

[@herbbennett2580]

Frenchy,just caught this one. Doing A 68 f100 shorty myself. Love what you did,gives me hope! Herbie in Illinois

[@lesagecustoms4668]

Hi Herbies. Thank you very much, it take time if you want to do it right, time, money, blood and sweat, but it is worth it. I still have some work to do but I do make small progress. Good luck with yours and share with us 😉👍🏻

[@joseboyd4563]

Very nice rebuild pal! Anyone else thinking goonies?!??? Lol

[@MrMariow01]

Hey, nice job, that truck looks amazing, I'm working on my 77 f100 short bed, hope to finish it some time, thanks for sharing the video.

[@lesagecustoms4668]

Thanks a lot for the nice comment, I am still hoping to finish mine too. Best of luck with yours 👍🏻

[@dregosteel]

Dam, awesome work! Mean and clean looking truck, love the old f100 bodies... I’m currently working on my 95 F150 5.0 but nothing to this level...

[@chocodiledundee1]

The truck is insane gorgeous from the beginning already ❤️

[@chocodiledundee1]

Frenchy in Florida well done my friend, I did similar with 79 Ranger XLT ....and back then a lot of friends laughed at thinking I was really dumb buying an old ( mind you I was already looking they prices risen up on USA markets then I rushed and bought the first good one I found here in Australia, now they are big dollars) all the best enjoy your classic ford truck

[@chocodiledundee1]

Frenchy in Florida those trims lol I know pain in the neck ...but that’s the icing on top of the cake that’s what’s makes the truck 👍🏼

[@josephholmes7144]

Love the work Frenchy. I have a '74 FE 360 long bed. White over dark dark green. I hope to do as good a job as you have one day to mine. Already have the heads rebuilt with Manley racing valves and springs by Race Engine Design.

[@jackdeespadas]

what a beautiful work, congratulations.

[@woodyvan6047]

Good looking ride👍

[@1957kwick]

Put a 5spd in it you we’ll be a lot happier .nice truck great job👍

[@Mariopeerman]

Nice man am work on a f100 78 an I just got a 76 too good luck man 👍

[@Mariopeerman]

Thanks👍

[@saitam9523]

Great video. Good job on the truck man! Is the paint factory raven black?

[@lesagecustoms4668]

Hi Matt, thanks for the kind words. The paint in the black from South Polyurethane Inc. 😉👍🏻

[@Andrewj2152]

I plan on doing this with my 1977 f150 in a few months

[@eddieboy9349]

This is alot of work but at the end the truck is badass

[@dannyhodge3779]

Hey man truck looks sweet awesome job I'm building a 79 swb 351w

[@ericjenkins6543]

Eric J. Beautiful Truck!

[@biggrantlewis]

COLD BLOODED 👍🏻 Good job

[@pitchblackscatpack8229]

Amazing work! How did you get the 82 bed to work with the 74 panels?

[@lesagecustoms4668]

Thanks, in fact I used only the floor from the 80 bed, same size 😉

[@pitchblackscatpack8229]

@@lesagecustoms4668 good to know. Thank you.

[@woodyvan6047]

Great vid!😎👍

[@lesagecustoms4668]

Thanks Woody Van, I appreciate it 👍🏻

[@jorgesoto1884]

Hey man great truck. I have a 1976 Ford 100. I'm planning on doing the same. How long did it take you to do all of it.

[@nthnkng33]

Man, you did a beautiful job. This is a truck that can be loved for another almost 50 years. If you don't mind me asking, approximately how much did the restore cost? I want to get me another F-100 eventually and was wondering. Thank you.

[@faviosuarez824]

This is some incredible work it looks like it is took a while, I just have a small question were you able to add a steering box to make the power steering easier on the truck at all?

[@MrMariow01]

You can swap the steering box , they fit the same but need to add the power steering pump, and replace the crankshaft pulley to ad the v belt, I did it on my 77 also swapped the the steering column with a tilt column, good luck on your project .

[@rokguitarstar]

Perfecto!

[@lesagecustoms4668]

Thank you Sir 👍🏻

[@ethanhurl8202]

I have to rebuild my 75 f100 on a whole new frame

[@lesagecustoms4668]

What happe to the original frame, rust?

[@ethanhurl8202]

@@lesagecustoms4668 yeah its rusted and in bad shape the owner before me welded a plate in the rear end by the leaf spring and then I recently discovered two cracks both in the front where the steering box mounts so i figure if I just build onto a frame in alot better condition then I shouldn't have anymore problems with it because literally everything on my truck is in great shape except the frame

[@ericjenkins6543]

Eric J Thanks for the Video! I'm building one just like yours (except color) and this helps. I have same 360 that will be converted to 390. what do you refer to as a torque plate?

[@ericjenkins6543]

Thanks

[@paths7565]

What headlights did you use? Beautiful machine btw

[@adrusticdesigns3762]

Hey man I have the same truck how much did it cost to restore. ?

[@lesagecustoms4668]

well it depend, engine probably around 5k, all parts + body work + paint, so far maybe close to 13k total and not finish yet 😉

[@mesothelioma5024]

Can you fix a ceased engine from rebuilding it?

[@mesothelioma5024]

Frenchy in Florida so if it’s a stuck piston I’d have to replace it?

[@harrygrimes8650]

Is it a manual? And if so what model trans is it?

[@lesagecustoms4668]

Yes a 3 speed toploader manual 👍🏻

[@MISHAGRANIN]

how long did the restoration take?

[@lesagecustoms4668]

Maybe 3-4 years, to have it like you see at the end.

[@MISHAGRANIN]

@@lesagecustoms4668 спасибо большое за ответ 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@brewman5563]

15:31 Dr. Von Frankenstein

[@adrianrock871]

Wow! Super nice truck and great color my friend. Love the video and love the truck! I’m a big fan of the Ford 73-79 yeah buddy :D check out my videos on my trucks. Not as good as yours but still nice 👍🏾 thanks for the video !

[@patrickprice6215]

How much?

[@patrickprice6215]

@@lesagecustoms4668 hey really enjoyed your video and it gave me some insight on how to go about a restoration. I'm working on a 77 Ford F-250 and that figure helps me set a budget and a goal. Thanks for your help and the trucks coming along really well.

[@richardquinones4943]

All that work and you left those ugly wheels on??

[@lesagecustoms4668]

Yeah I know, truck is still not finish, working on the trim, still have the interior to finish too!!! That would be easy if I didn't have to worry about money 😉

[@richardquinones4943]

@@lesagecustoms4668 oh ok. I thought that was the finished product. Sweet truck regardless.