Well i picked this up for cheap jus to play around with in the mud
77 F150 long bed
351m/ or 400, guy said it was a 400
4 speed manual
np205 t case
hp44 and 9inch
40'' tsls
unknown lift-looks maybe like 6

it started out like this....
Well here are some pictures of it.....



even has a winch on it



What it looks like with no camper shell.

Here its all loaded up for mudfest....

the roof was so rusted it flew up and over, so i used a little 100mph duck tape to hold it temporary



some selftaping screws hold it pretty good now....yes those are foot prints, i used my roof for a good spot to see the (lack of) bikini contest at MudFest

The stack

My truck and a buddies 76 f100 short bed

The bed was rusted so used some redneck engineering and used shelf brackets to hold it back together

Got bored and just cleaned up the fender and it actualy shines decent




so now my next plan is to find a wheel, put new front end bushings in and new hubs then have fun with it.

also id like to lift it a little more
Whats the cheapest way to get a bit more lift? i was thinking shackle flip and then relocating the coil buckets in the front. my dad owns a restoration shop so i have fabricating tools and welders so anything i can build my self is best.

 

Killer score! Makes me miss my old rig.
That expanding insulating foam works wonders for gluing old roofs back on. I had the same freeway convertible problem on my 70 years ago, just pumped it full of that and cut off the excess.

 

Where you from? We rust from the bottom up around here

 

ill have try the foam trick!

im from mississippi, right on the water

 

lol got any pics of that lack-of-bikini contest?

 

ha no i didnt get any footage.

oh, i want to lift it more. whats the easiest way to get more lift?
i was thinking shackle flip and coils or moving the coil mount down

 

You could lower your front buckets and bolt the top bolt holes to lower holes and then build a small sub frame to brace it up. Or you could build your own buckets utilizing your original ones I did on my truck. I think its a cleaner look and it is probably stouter plus you squeeze a little more "cheap" lift out of it.

You could by some 2x3 or 3x3 square tubing and drill holes through and bolt the tubing to your radius arms and with separate bolts, bolt your coil spring to the square tubing. Just dont use long bolts as they will most certainly brake.

On your rear you could do a shackelflip, or you add some leaves to your pack. You could build taller spring perches. Or find two eighteen wheeler overload springs which usually are about an inch and a half thick.


Just use your imagination and use common horse sense.

 

thats exactly what i was thinking of
using my factory buckets and moving them down so the top holes align with the bottom then using some tubing to brace it up good

then use some f250 rear hangers for a diy shackle flip

i only want about 4 more inches of lift

 

In my opinion, the quickest and dirtiest shackel flip is to cut a hole through the bottom of the shackle hanger with a torch or something, and then weld a couple of pieces on top to brace it up. That should give you the 4 inches you need

 

hmm ill have to take a look at that and see what i can come up with

 

Best option on the cheap is to get a set of the front hangers for the rear springs and use those with a shackle flip. Will get you around 4" lift on your rig. For fronts you're looking at buying lift springs or those spacers. No idea, I've only owned 3/4 & 1-tons...

To be honest, if you're just looking for more clearance, get out the sawzall and start trimming fenders...

 

if youre going to race it or any style of mud competition Id leave it just the way it is.


low is fast and stable!

 

im sure ill cut some of the fenders but id like to keep it close to factory looking

this thing aint got the *** to be fast lol.

im gona be ordering some Bart trucker wheels soon 15x10s should be good for the 15 inch wide swampers. With a 4inch offset also.

 

the lack of stability will slow you down regardless of how much power you have/dont have.


Looks like a good project though.

 

i <3 rusty old trucks.