Found this truck a while ago ad chatted with the owner about their intentions. She mentioned the truck was her deceased dads, he passed long ago. She says the truck has been sitting unused for over 15 years in teh same spot. The engine turns over. I wouldn't even want to try to start it without flushing the old gas out and rebuilding the carb. I figured $700 was a fair price as it looks unmolested, I'd have liked free, she called and just wanted it out of her yard.

I now have too many Ford pickups: 1941, 2015, now a 1977. I'll clean it up, check/replace brake cylinders, rebuild the carb, change fluids and get it running.

 

That looks like a nice find. Look forward to seeing it when it's cleaned up. Looks nice an straight.

 

Thanks Buck, I see that good looking truck of yours, too. Looks to be in much better condition.

 

Wait you can have too many?

 

Others may have been able to tell by the picture of the engine, but I wasn't sure if it was a 302 or a 351. Just checked the vin codes and it is a 302 with a 2.72 rear axle. It is not a hot performer but it will work for my money. I'd guess the gas mileage will be around 14. It is a 3 spd auto made by Ford. Since Ford made it wouldn't it be a C4? Hope so cause I know some about them if I have any trouble out of it.

 

Congrats on that sweet find. I wish I could come across a sweet deal like that one. While the 302 wasn't the torquiest or the most powerful engine offered in these trucks, they'll get the job done. Not sure I'd want one with an auto and a/c though. But with a manual trans. though they will scoot these trucks around without missing a beat. FWIW having too many Ford trucks is like having too much sex. It still ain't enough. Hehehe

 

Engine Identification:

351C/M/400 335 series: 8 bolts in rectangular valve covers. Timing chain housing is part of block. Thermostat housing on block. Exhaust bolt holes diagonal.

351M/400 335 series: intake is 12.7" wide the 351C is narrow. The 351M and 400 are identical externally, only internal parts examination can tell them apart.

351W/302/5.0L 6 bolts on trapezoidal valve covers. Thermostat housing on intake. Exhaust bolt holes horizontal.

Nice rig and nice contour back bumper....

 

It's worth mentioning though, the 351w wasn't available in the dent side trucks from the factory.

 

Very nice find... Race track trim, power steer, ac, and power brakes? Top of the line back in the day
And ver y nice rear bumper, missed that at first glance

Clean er up and post some more pics.


And no sir. Not too many, too many is when you can't drive them regularly or give them the TLC. You haven't reached that point. Youre just barely at the point of haven't a good choice based on distance, temperature, terrain, cargo, act.

 

You only have to many trucks if none of them run. Good buy at $700, theres people that would pay more than that for just the box.

 

You wouldn't get that under $5k in Australia (which with our exchange rate right now would be $3.8k in USA language).
You guys have no idea how lucky you are to have such a huge market of good old F trucks in pretty reasonable condition. Most of ours are rusted out and dinged to the
*****house because they were used for what they were built for. Its not at all unusual to pay beyond $AUD12,000 for a reasonably unmolested truck.

 

Got the truck home this weekend and started work. Carb rebuilt, fuel pump on order. Got a new fuel tank. The old tank had rust and the old smelly stuff leaked out on my friends driveway and ate up the asphalt. Also replacing the front calipers, rear cylinders and master cylinder. Noticed the cherry bomb muffler this weekend, didn't pay attention to that earlier. Transmission looks like a leaker, so we will rebuild that this winter.

 

Congrats! Looks like a great truck!

 

Made good progress rebuilding the carb, sorting rotted vacuum lines and replacing the brakes. All was good until I discovered that a neighbor turned me in to the city for having an inoperable car parked in my driveway. Two days in the driveway and this is what he does.

I called the city and discovered that the complaint was anonymous, the neighbor didn't even have the ******** fortitude to talk to me. Oh wait, I was part of the neighborhood crowd that objected to rezoning lots in our neighborhood for higher density and he is the developers salesman.

I got the truck tagged and the front wheels, which were off, placed back on the truck. This holiday weekend is time for family, but the following weekend I guess I better wrap up the project. I need a bigger garage.

 

1977 F100 or F150 Ranger XLT with factory installed integral A/C

If the 4th digit of the VIN is a G = 302 2V .. the A/T is the C4.

AXLE code is not within the VIN .. It's stamped on the 2nd line-far right of the Warranty Plate, riveted to the left door face below the latch.

2.72 Ratio: Dana 44 rear axle with or without Limited Slip. Ford installed Dana 44's in lieu of 9 inchers in some 1977/79 F100/150's.

If the AXLE code stamped on the Warranty Plate begins with a letter: Limited Slip / If with a number: No Limited Slip.