Well, I have had this 1980 ford F250 ranger XLT for about 2 years now and have been doing a body off restoration on the thing. (Pretty big challange for a 15 year old ) It is regular cab, long bed, 4 wheel drive, with a 400/C6. I got it with everything for $100!

I have been meaning to Create a thread for a while now but just never got around to it. I have had a lot of questions along the way, and i know i will have many more. That is why i came here! Anyway, here are a few picture of the truck when i first bought it and along the way.




The main reason for the body off resto. The whole front end had 1/4" of grease all over it.

The frame after taking the body off

After sandblasting 2 times and paint.

The engine after coming back from the machine shop

The engine finally going back on!

engine, trans mission, and transfer case all back on!

 

awesome truck, good to know im not the only 15 year old here, good luck with your truck keep us updated

 

Haha i thought i was the only one for a while there! will do

 

looks good man! idid the same thing to my s10 i got when i was 14..very slow process haha spent 2 years rebuilding it to performance standards. i got respect for ya man haha

 

Haha thanks man! I am hoping to have it all done by the end of summer. Its going to require a lot of work but ive got tons of that! Im just waiting on people to be able to move on!

 

Hey bud the truck looks amazing thanks for letting me know about the thread! Ill be watching and keep the pics coming! And keep up the great work it looks sweet!

 

Thanks! Maybe i can get it to look as good as yours!! I plan on posting tons and tons of pictures and videos when it is running!

 

Damn son. I thought taking it down to the bare cab and rear frame, and leaving the motor in but pulling the fenders hood and grille was bad. A frame off would have been nice though. Good job.

 

Haha thanks! Im just trying to do everything i can in order to make it last another 30 years!!

 

Okay, i need the bearing and retaining ring that is on the axle shaft that comes out of the right side of the front differential of a dana 44. Does anyone have these part numbers?

These are what i need:

 

Well, as of today, i was officially kicked out of the garage!

It works out in the long run because i needed to take it out to put the body on!

Also recently i got the bottom of the cab cleaned and painted but still need to do a couple more coats before i can set back on the frame and start body work!!:

 

com,ing along nicely man!!! keep up the good work

 

I love it. I will be doing a body-off resto on my F250 later down the road.

 

Thanks for the comments!! So far it has been a real fun learning experience! And I cant wait for the next one!

 

Looking good! Now your making me jealious ! Your sure doing amazing job ! Your gonna have a truck youll be proud of for years ! And it gonna be better than new ! Keep up the amazing work Im really glad to see you take such pride in your truck and your work ! Im excited to see more progress and the pic .I love your thread I cant wait to see it completed!