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The interior is in good shape other then the seat. The dash has been covered and has no cracks and is still soft. I spent a few hours with a pressure washer cleaning things up. I post some pictures of it clean tomorrow.
Question how do i get all the pine needles out of the cowl vents in front of the windshield ?

 

Congrats on the new ride. As far as getting all those needles out...hmm pay the neighbor kid .02 for every needle he retrieves from in there with tweezers.

I have an orange auto version.

 

Pine needles are really acidic. Hopefully that layer of 'em isn't hiding a nasty surprise!

Congrats on the shorty.

 

Didn't somebody say there's an access panel somewhere.? I thought maybe i saw David said he was able to clean his out on 350...?

 

i spent about 2 hours fishing out as many as i can with a bent coat hanger. Still a lot to go. cleaned the bed out and had no rust through. Started to drain the fuel out of the tank it smelled bad. I got the original title with truck. pulled carpet back and floor boards are spotless . Should be able to start it up tomorrow

 

Great looking truck! Enjoy it!!

 

Looks good. Those engines run forever if you take care of them. Good luck.

 

And as an added bonus, you dont have to worry about some punk stealing it because no one knows how to drive a 3 on the tree anymore.

 

If you remove the air vents in the kick panels you might be able to get a lot of the needles out. Try blowing them with compressed air to the sides were the vents are. Have to take the heater loose to get the right side. Probably have to do a heater core in the future anyway. My Dad bought a truck same color and equipment in 78. Was a nice looking truck.

 

Nice find!!!

 

picked up this 77 F150 w/ 460, c-6 for $500 drove it home from 1.5 hr away. Swap coming

 

300-6 out almost ready for the 460

 

460 c-6 in !! only a few things left.

 

as it sits now

 

getting ready to put a set of these on !!! 20"steelies !!