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thats all i have for now ive been askin ?'s bout it for a while but just now figured out how to post pics i plan on strippin the paint and given it a nice coat of black its got a 400 with a c6 4x2 wanted a 4x4 but it was free so im not goin to complain to much it has some rust but nothin to bad as you can see i tried my hand and patching it turned out ok but could have been better give some feedback

 

Looks really clean with A/C, 100mph gauges, and not all rusted out like I am used too. Great truck. I would like to start with something that nice. Lots of fun times ahead!!!

 

Too bad about your color choice-it is already my favorite. Anyway, if you want a 4wd, consider getting this one running and then look for a 4wd frame and running gear. That would be the easiest way to go about it. I was in the same boat when I got mine, and I eventually just put my body on a 4wd frame. The beauty of getting a frame is that you can redo everything and then just swap the body over, reducing the amount of down time.

Good luck, and keep posting progress.

 

Looks like a great truck to restore. It looks to be in pretty good shape already so you won't have a whole lot to do with it.

 

yeah there isnt much that needs to be done but the carb either needs a restore kit or im just goin to buy an edlebrock and go with edlebrock intake the shocks are shot,,truck bounces for about a mile down the highway after going over railroad tracks the bushings on the drag links to the wheels need to be replaced as well as a little interior work-carpet, dash, trim, put some backlights behind the guages ill be sure to keep you posted ,,thanks

 

O.K. I'm done calling you names, now I can respond. FREE!! YOU GOT THAT TRUCK FOR FREE!!! Wow!! Very nice lookin truck and it doesnt sound like its going to take too much work. Fix her up & like teds74 said find a 4x4 frame & swap it over. Congrats on the find. Lookin forward to more pics. Free....tah.

 

yep free is right lol ill be sure to keep yo posted

 

Thanks an awesome free gift; just alittle tune up & bath; your on the road. I'm jealous...
I'm restoring a 78 model currently, then got to do a 64 model, then I will convert my 76 model to 4x4, I recently purchase a 78 chassis 4x4 for that project.

good luck with your truck.

Mitch

 

same to you keep me posted on yours

 

looks to be in excellent shape compared to some of the trucks that people got for free. like they said keep us posted.

btw, where do you live? is that a little bit of snow by the fence?

 

yes that would be snow im in beatrice, ne sucks though i dont have a big enough garage to work on it so now i have to almost wear gloves to go work on it

 

Something else I notice; Since you mention Snow, I've never seen those type of front bumper wraps on the outskirts of the front bumper, looks good.

Mitch

 

My '78 F-150 4wd had bumper wraps like that on it...doesn't have the bumperettes though. Just the bumper wraps and one of those factory grill guards. You can see it in my gallery, Rumblefish.

 

Just looked at the pics. A good cleaning would do that truck a world of good. No doubt you likely have cleaned it up by now. One other thing is, regarding the patch job over the rear fender well.....patch panels can be bought to cover that area quite reasonable. Makes it a lot easier to keep a nice smooth lip over the fender and last time I checked, they are quite inexpensive.

 

That's a very nice truck to start a resto on. Way to go and keep us all posted on the progress.