PROFILE OF A LOCAL LEGEND Owner - Alan Anderson of Wagga Wagga Make - Ford Model - F100 Series - Short Wheel Base Year - 1964 Odometer - 160,000 miles Purchase Price - $$ LOTS Estimated cost of project - Shhh... You don't need to know!! Engine - 302 Windsor (AU XR8) Transmission - 4 Speed BTR overdrive automatic (AU XR8) Suspension - Front - XJ6 Jaguar with US Jaguar left-hand rack & pinion for the left-hand drive - Rear - F100 modified & lowered rear suspension Differential - 2000 Ford Explorer Brakes - Front - 4 spot calliper Jaguar - Rear - 2 spot Ford Explorer discs Interior - Original dash with instrument pod customized for Dakota Digital VHX Gauges. All new wiring including aircon, power windows, remote locks, Bluetooth stereo with amplifier & speakers behind the seats in a custom panel. Suede hood lining, custom door trims in matching Pewter Grey & Silver leather, matching custom trim on seats with stainless bezel features. Steering column is Ididit Tilt column with column shift. XF Falcon bench seat for 3 with bucket backs. Exterior - Original 1964 factory paint weathered by the Arizona desert. Colours are Caribbean Turquoise & Wimbledon White. Firewall stripped & most holes filled & painted, custom radiator mounts & cover panel. Rear tub has built in storage box with battery & modified inner mudguard panels. Chassis has custom gearbox cross member & braces, front end mounts, fabricated brake & fuel lines. Fuel tank has been moved to the rear of chassis. Wheels are old school look. 15x9 and 15x10 Smoothies with custom mountings for original F100 hubcaps. The radiator, fans & ECM are all from an AU XR8. Where did you find it? A mate found it for me in Arizona. Project length from purchase to on-road? I brought it May 16 but it didn’t arrive in Australia in Jan 17. I started on it in Aug 17 & it took about 14 months to finish. What will be the next project? Just finishing up with a few loose ends on Effy. I want to try & lower the rear end another inch & maybe a power upgrade.