Decided I needed a new toy to play in the mud and the local off road park, found this while cruising through craigslist. Looking for something cheap and in decent shape that didn't need a complete rebuild to start off with. Picked this 79' f250 up for $850. Its gonna be a good starting point being that its pretty solid, has a good runnin 460, 4:10 gears, and some other odds an ends. I already sold an extra 2wd tranny that came with it for $100, so im in $750. Plan on keeping the 4:10 gears(gonna run tires in the 35-37" range). The rear is d60 with a detroit locker. The front is a 44 that i would like to replace with a d60 when I come across one...









The 460 has a edelbrock torker intake manifold w/holley carb. Has a msd 6al box and blaster coil. Also came with headers and a good exhaust...

 

cool deal. used to be a lot of orange ones around here. don't like the color, but thats what rattle can is for

i say you scored a pretty solid deal. locked rear, and it already has a decent big block. can't complain for the money.

 

Very nice find, and I like the "Bronco Orange", lol. You should get those exhausts moved to the outside of the bed for safety.

 

How do you like the torker intake?

 

Man, if I could pick up something like that for $850, I'd have 5 dents! Nice buy!

 

Wow that's a good deal. I don't see much rust so that is an amazing build start in my opinion, if that even counts.

I hope to see you abusing this thing so you can break some stuff and then I can see some build pics.

 

Motor runs really smooth, its got great torque right off idle.


This will probably turn into a build thread as I start to modify things.

 

$750.00 is all you have in the whole truck, man the junk yards around here want that much for just the motor! Great deal

 

Yeah, plus the guy threw in a brand new molded carpet for the floor that I'm selling to a friend of mine.

Spent some time yesterday cleaning out the interior. Doing away with a rats next of speaker wires, cleaning the floor, etc. Getting ready to put down the some bed liner in the interior for easy washing.

 

Well worked on the truck earlier today, and got the floor finished up. I've used several different types of bed liners but had never used the Rust-oleum brand bed liner. At $17 a quart I figured to give it a shot. It seems a lot better than Duplicolor as it actually has a texture to it. Herculiner is by far the best Ive used, but this was cheaper.



Cleaned the floor with paint thinner, scuffed it up with sandpaper, and than cleaned again.



Finished




Next on my list is replace the two rear body mount bushings on the rear of the cab, as they seem to be completley missing!

 

Look's good, keep the pic's coming.

 

Looks good Jesse.


You might consider swapping that Torquer intake out for a Stealth. The single plane design of the Torquer isnt meant for low rpm use. With the Stealth it will really make a difference off idle and pull just as many RPM as your current setup. I think the name "torquer" misleads most people.

Otherwise great build.

 

I was surprised at the low end it had for having the single plan torker manifold. On the other hand, my brother has a stealth sitting on the bench that might make a good trade in the future.

 

Alright I've been wondering what I should do suspension wise with this truck. The 3/4 ton springs are not going to flex, and I would like to have it at least flex somewhat. What would you guys recommend for a cheap/flexy leaf springs? F150 leafs or 63" chebbys? Let me know what you think, when it starts to get warmer outside I will hammer down on this project...

 

are you talking for the front, rear, or both? and how much lift are you looking for if any?

i read some older posts that were saying super duty front springs are damn near a bolt in swap for the front, but you have to hog out the bolt holes and trim the eye bushings or something to that effect.

little more info please. thanks