Hello all, thought i'd intoduce myself. My name is Chris and had a 1966 F250 back in high school (1985ish). My brother bought it and I bought it from him. I am in the market for another one. Not necessarily a 250, I don't really care which motor, a 6 cylinder will do just fine. All I really want is the 4 speed with the granny first. Mine had the round speedo but I see some with a rectangular and was wondering what the difference was. Is there anything I should be looking for or shying away from? I'm not really looking for a project, I did front cab mounts on mine, got them from JC Whitney all those years ago...lol Any help would be appreciated...

 

Welcome to FTE and the Slicks forum Chris. Where are you located, there are some very solid trucks out in the desert.

The Custom Cabs had the sweep speedo while the others were round.




John

 

Hey John, I'm in Danbury CT, a bit far from the desert..lol Thanks for answering my speedo question. Every little bit helps. I've been lurking for sometime. I just sold my 66 VW camper and now have some funds to relive my high school days, except with a lot less hair. I know I'll have more questions, thanks again for the reply.

 

Chris, With the cost of things where they are now dragging one back from the left coast can add moving cost but have less total invested in the end.

Take your time look hard, jumping on the first thing that moves can eat your lunch.



John

 

Truer words were never spoken!
Welcome Chris!

 

1966 FORD PICKUP_HOT ROD_OLD SCHOOL_SWB_

I know that's not what your looking for.
Welcome Chris.
Sometimes you can find what you're looking for browsing craigslist. Depends on what $$ amount you want to spend. Might have to travel South towards Creedmoor . I found a nice one a couple of years ago in Martinsville, VA for $4000. Ready to go. Friend was doing a 66 at the time, he said he had over $6000 invested and wasn't near being done.

 

Chris, Welcome to the Family of Ford Truck Enthusiast! Agree with comments by other members, take your time and should be able to find what you are looking for at a reasonable price. Check Craigs list; may want to consider setting up an Ebay email notice and receive daily listings; for example, Ford pickups, and parts as seller's post them. There's also the FTE classified. Anyhow, food for thought? Again, welcome to FTE, looking foreward to your input>

 

I agree with others - take your time and you should be able to score a pretty sweet truck for the money. I wish I had waited and looked for one done but now that I'm into it I will stick to it to finish it. I've seen several really nice F100's in this area selling between 3,000 and 8,000.

 

Hey guys, thanks for all the info. I've been looking on craigslist and ebay. I found a couple of leads. Definetely not jumping on the first truck I find. I've seen that rat rod one, I'm tempted to go look at it because its right in my back yard..lol Thanks again, I'll keep you posted if I find anything worthwhile.

Chris

 

I guess this is whats called a teaser. I struck a deal for a 66 F250, 4WD, 390 with the 4spd with 4.56s. I don't have any pics as of yet. It will be delivered sometime next week. I'm curious to think what you guys think its worth.

I have a few questions and I tried using the search function, is there a way to just search this forum? Everything I get is site wide.

The truck has no outside mirrors. I read the thread but wanted some opinions. I like the jr west coast mirrors and found a set here.. Junior West Coast Mirror - Cham-Cal Engineering | AW Direct I was wondering if anyone else has used these or something similar, and what they thought of them. The truck is far from original and not "correct" but it is solid. I'll get some pics straight off the flatbed.

 

I too am new to this site. Living in AZ clean rust free truck are everywhere especially if you don't mind buying a long bed. Short bed are another story but are out here. My good friend picked up a SUPER straight 64 SB with a 6 and 3 speed for $1000 and it had no rust.

 

Thanks AZ, going from his pics the truck appears to be "rust free". The previous owner took care of most of the body work. I'll know more next week when it arrives.

BTW, I figured out the search function... duh...

 

Fixed it for you.
Welcome to FTE

On sale day, 352's magically become 390's. 390's were never offered for 4WD's.

1965/67 F100/250 4WD: 352 2V / 1968/76 F100/250 4WD: 360 2V

Measure the stroke to determine engine size: 352/360: 3.50" / 390: 3.78"

Don't buy mirrors until you see what's available. The type you linked to is very similar to what Ford offered for 1965/72 F100/350's. Ad says 1 ton, but that's BS.

Go to the 1st page of this forum, see post 19 in the "side mirror" sticky, look at the 2nd parts catalog pic.

Not shown: Chrome mirror w/a 5" round head that fits in the door slots, reproduced.

 

Look at the blue bar at the top right hand side, I saw search this forum up there.



John

 

Hey Bill, I talked to the owner and he said he pulled the 352 out and put a 390 in. Have to take him for his word right now. I'm guessing there will be a number on the block that I will be able to tell for sure?

I saw LMC? had the repop round mirror that fits in the slot. I'm not to up on them for some reason. I also saw they sell the rubber piece that fits in the slot if you don't use that mirror. I'm really leaning towards those west coast jobbers right now. I haven't bought anything yet, still waiting on the truck. I might buy one of those "peep" mirrors untill I make up my mind. Thanks for the reply.

Thanks John, I stumbled across it...

Hey Bill, saw these on eBay, ad says 67-72 but they look similar.. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ford-Truck-F...821042&vxp=mtr