Factory 428 SCJ 73 F250 4x4 XLT Ranger
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Factory 428 SCJ 73 F250 4x4 XLT Ranger
I'd love to come across this one!!!
Case of The Mondays: 428 SCJ-Powered ’73 F-250 4×4 XLT Ranger - StreetLegalTV.com
Case of The Mondays: 428 SCJ-Powered ’73 F-250 4×4 XLT Ranger - StreetLegalTV.com
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That's what I was thinking, but I also remember reading on here that there were so many special ordered trucks back then, that I don't think its too far fetched that someone managed to find a dealer that would do it. Without knowing the VIN there's no way to prove or disprove it.
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As far as I know there was no factory 428 SCJ offered after 1970 ( And that was a Mustang ) . And I've never seen a 428 SCJ in any truck from the factory. Unless it was being hauled in the box!!
And the "C6ME-A" would be a 66 engine and there was no SCJ in 66. I'm pretty sure the 428 SCJ's were a 68 or 69-70 deal.
And the "C6ME-A" would be a 66 engine and there was no SCJ in 66.
I'm pretty sure the 428 SCJ's were a 68 or 69-70 deal.
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According to this site, the 390 and 428 share the C6ME-A casting. But it doesn't mention SCJ's.
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Not only was that engine not available with these trucks, the only FE you could get in a 4x4 was a 360.
You can't trust a lot of stuff on the internet, with out cold hard facts, like a build sheet from Marti that is just a regular run-of-the-mill '73 F-250, which are very common.
You can't trust a lot of stuff on the internet, with out cold hard facts, like a build sheet from Marti that is just a regular run-of-the-mill '73 F-250, which are very common.
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I Posted on the page calling them out for proof that it's numbers matching. Doubt it ever gets proven tho.
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the article is crap anyway. Just because the truck is clean doesn't mean its factory or "spec'd from the factory" or any of that crap. The guy added a 90's radio and they aren't trying to pass that off as a factory option...
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The 428 was a factory option
Not only was that engine not available with these trucks, the only FE you could get in a 4x4 was a 360.
You can't trust a lot of stuff on the internet, with out cold hard facts, like a build sheet from Marti that is just a regular run-of-the-mill '73 F-250, which are very common.
You can't trust a lot of stuff on the internet, with out cold hard facts, like a build sheet from Marti that is just a regular run-of-the-mill '73 F-250, which are very common.
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include photos of the engine numbers , as the last 428 scj was built in 1971 ,if you do have one it's not factory, it's a custom install which was pretty common in those days
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/8...-cobrajet.html
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No Ford pickup ever came with a 428. period.
I have a '76 high boy with a 428 CJ and it has factory 428CJ emblems under the F250 emblem on the fender. it has a 428CJ decal on the air cleaner too, and I put them there so it means nothing.
I have a '76 high boy with a 428 CJ and it has factory 428CJ emblems under the F250 emblem on the fender. it has a 428CJ decal on the air cleaner too, and I put them there so it means nothing.
