After buying the truck, Mel graciously delivering it to my house. I had no idea where to start, so I figured why not try and get it running. So where to start? No idea of what the engine came from or what year of car, etc..., no battery or coil, battery cables coming through the fire wall to the passenger side floor. So I searched for numbers on the engine block, hit the internet and narrowed it down to a 71 lincoln, either 460 or 429. I bought the appropriate coil for it, and a new battery. The truck cranked over great but would not start. No spark. After trying everything I could think of, I remembered what Mel had told me. "If you get stuck, go online to the Ford truck forum and ask those guys, they are very helpfull!"

So I went, but found that most of the members were dealing with stock truck issues, not hodge podge hot rod stuff. Thus Clubhotrod.com came to the rescue. These guys build anything and everything. The are quick with the answers or where to find them. A few days later, I had a new negative wire from the distrbuter, to the negative terminal on the coil, and boom! It starts and runs, first crank over, with seven year old gas! Things were looking up. I had great plans, I'd modify the engine with some highperformance parts, do the body work and be good to go!:)