I disagree. This truck had these moldings, and it was a '79.

 

really did not know that. ill see if i can find some date codes somewhere on the body. i know its been repainted once before they may have added them on then.

 

Look on the left (drivers side) axle tube, under all that crusty dirt, just adjacent to the removable cover for the ID tag.

Dana 60 & 70 front axles have a 2" X 1/2" long metal tag bolted there with a 7 digit code on it. (on rear axles, the tag will be on the right side)

The ID may also be stamped into either tube..at the top.

The VIN doesn't have axle ID among its codes. The AXLE code will be on the trucks Rating Plate, located on the left door face. The code has both front and rear specs, and when decoded, may or may not list all the front axle specs. Only the P/S may be listed.

Sure they did.

No need to argue, the lower moldings were standard equipment on Ranger and Ranger XLT's 1973/79, and optional on Customs. The only 1973/79 F Series truck that never used them were 1978/79 Lariats, because they come standard with Race Track moldings.

 

tonight i will try to wash off/scrape the axle tubes to see if i can find a code on it, i forgot about that. i rinsed off the cab and that was it (mostly due to the dust in th barn while i swapped the tranny was so bad i couldn't see).....anyways ill be up there tonight gutting a lincoln so ill try to look at it. out of the 78 lincoln im planning on putting the factory CB, 8 track, and the power seats.....we'll see what i really get in the truck though.

 

Hey Tude if ya pull that CB out can you let me know how it goes/Theres one at my local yard,but I'm not sure how to attack it past the mic and antennae Thanks

 

will do. i have yet to look at it other than when i used to road trip in it we could barely talk across town, but it was definetly neat.

 

well i did not get the cb out yet....got the 8 tack out and got tired of all the wires and phillips screws holding everything on in 700 places. so i moved the the back of the car its gutted clean all the way to the back of the front seats.....hopefully tonight everything else includeing windows are out and on the floor

 

Yea I'm guessing it's a prodject in a half.I'm looking for the parts I need to get the whole system and where their located.

 

its not to bad really, everything is standard and the car was in GREAT condition. i began gutting around 6 and quite about 10:30

me (in ford) and jake takeing a break-



got a little more out than whats in the pic but still alot

 

Looks like ya gota real nice work area there/That old girl got the 460 or 400 in er and are you going for that to ??

 

has the 460/c-6 im planning on pulling it, putting all new gaskets dist, carb.....in it then saveing it for this marmon herring ton truck or a toy down the road. the lincoln had 83-86,000 on it and ran perfect all the way till the gas line broke and sprayed the coil and POOF. if i could have found 1/2 of everything i was going to need to fix this car under the hood i would have in a heart beat, but everything that could burn did burn

 

[QUOTE=78f250supercab]Looks like ya gota real nice work area thereQUOTE]

sure is a nice shop, i have everything i'll ever need there. from engine hoist's to tire changer, lift to a valve grinder.....and lots of room

heres a couple pics of the shop and my 2007 derby car (92 merc with a 9 inch and a 283)





anywho.......back to the truck.....lol

 

well the other night i wrote down some numbers i had on the front axle....somewhere allong the way i have misplaced them, will write them down again

got my spoke rims on and tires that hold air now. did a little work under the hood mainly vacume lines and it now runs alot better. i tried to put the choke cable on it and broke the holder on the carb off OPPS.



the windows are not tinted they just are dark due to the shadows....but i think they will look awsome at 5%





one great picture of me....most commen you'll probibly ever see from my hand gestures

 

You have solidified the hick factor....

 

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