theres a little back story to this build i have recently turned 16 and my dad sold the truck he promised me due to financial issues so i allowed it that truck was a 1977 ford f150 4x4 step side 4 speed 400M truck i loved it but life gets in the way so i started searching the internet for a newer short bed 2wd or 4x4 and then one day it clicked my friend has a brown and tan ford in her back yard i should ask about it

long story short i got a price and looked it over really well only one cab corner is a issue heres the only pictures i have from looking at it







long story short and $400 later this happened



thats my bud kyle but anyway i was the proud owner of a 1984 ford f150 XL 302/AOD truck and I've been over everything and the only things i can see and i know need replaced is the battery and starter (already replaced ign system and starter solenoid) if anyone can give me help with it id appreciate it but I'm looking to get it running and do a 4x4 swap but all factory parts thanks for looking y'all!

 

If that is all of the rust you have, then you are in good shape. I have spent four years on my build, but it has been pretty extensive. WE are here to help. Be sure to check rubber parts like bushings as they may be dry rotted. Once you get it to run and move, you will find out what, if anything is wrong.

 

i crawled under it and looked at them they all liik near new I'm currently looking to get a battery for it so i can fire it up after that a new carb and then radiator and its gonna be driven every day lol id also like to find a roof mounted light bar/rack one that clamps to the drip rails or at lease get pictures of the rail clamps so i can make my own if i have to but thats a future adventure

 

Cool! You have come to the right place. These people love to help.

What kind of carb are you getting, and why?

 

id like to find another 2150 motor craft with the cruise control stuff cause while i was looking at the truck i noticed the pedal wouldn't move

 

heres the motor it was rebuilt at 8xxxx miles its got 111xxx on the body now so I'm good on the motor i just need to replace that carb cause its stuck I've tried everything to loosen it

 

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Gently remove the throttle cable from the carburetor and then determine if it is the carburetor which is stuck or the cable/gas pedal.

 

i did last night the pedal would spring back as it should and work with it not connected i tried wiggling the carb linkage back and fourth but I'm afraid ill bed the linkage...

 

Looks to be in a lot better shape then I found my 81 in. Do you know how long it has been sitting? It's nice to see perfectly good old iron being pulled from a yard or a field and put back on the road.

 

she's been sitting for 12 and a half years it was just awful it sat there so i saved it and I'm going to use it for what it was built for

 

alright I've come up with a parts list

radiator
carb
starter
battery
fuel pump
belts
brake master cylinder
tires
and oil and trans fluid changes

totals out to 300$ roughly thats with buying a used carb from the scrap yard if i bought a remans it'll total to 650

am i going to come out clean and make some cash or am i boned?

 

Are you trying to sell it quick or down the line after you've had it a while?

 

id like to keep it for a few years and sell it to buy something bigger defenatly keeping it a bullnose tho no other body styles work for me keep in mind its my second truck so I'm just getting into this stuff

 

To be honest you may never get out of it what you put into it. There on some guys on here that have dropped 10K plus and who knows if they could even break even. Of course if you find the right buyer that has to have it they will pay more than most. I'm sure when I get done with mine I'll be over 10k in it but I plan on being buried with it.

If you don't plan on keeping it long and just put enough in it to keep it from falling apart or getting worse rust wise then you could break even or make a little.

 

Just due to their nature, automobiles are not usually investments. you can flip them, but the lower the mileage, the more money you can recover from them. Now, at the price you paid plus the cost of parts, and if you do the work yourself, you'll have like $700 plus your man-hours of work in it. you will have a classic worth maybe a couple thousand (give or take). So yeah, you can make money off it, but if you fall in love with the truck, you should keep it. I have sold several vehicles I wish I would have or could have kept.