with a 77 front end. well the whole trucks a mutt lol Its got a 390 4v out of a T bird and a NP435 4 speed. its sitting on 37 inch military tires. I just bought it this past weekend for 700.
I painted the grill and bumper today.
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Names Bart nice to meet y'all. Heres my 79 F100 4x4 with a 77 front end.well the whole trucks a mutt lol Its got a 390 4v out of a T bird and a NP435 4 speed. its sitting on 37 inch military tires. I just bought it this past weekend for 700$ Its my 3rd dentside I've owned.
When I first got it,flat tires and all 4 are dryrotted so I switched em for my brothers Military tries that were going to go on his 90 Ramcharger.
390 4v
after I cleaned out a ton of garbage and dirt and leaves,yeah the beds pretty much gone I know.
Huge bumper that I plan on sanding down and painting semigloss black as well the plastic grill inserts. and yes,thats my 60 F100(Fridge era) Ford short bed 292 Y block with a 3 on the tree. It's been in the family since new.
Here's what it looks like at the moment before i added the Military tires on the back.
Heres a couple pics of my old dentsides. I miss the 78 especially
Rusty 77,I wish i had the bed and doors and hood still for my new 79. The cab was soo rotted that I was afraid if I took a hard left,me and the cab would take a hard right.I sold it for 400$ to buy a Chiivy S10
78 F150 Mustang roller 302/4 speed.Hardly any rot,just dented. I stupidly sold this one for 650$ back in 06
When I first got it,flat tires and all 4 are dryrotted so I switched em for my brothers Military tries that were going to go on his 90 Ramcharger.
390 4v
after I cleaned out a ton of garbage and dirt and leaves,yeah the beds pretty much gone I know. Huge bumper that I plan on sanding down and painting semigloss black as well the plastic grill inserts. and yes,thats my 60 F100(Fridge era) Ford short bed 292 Y block with a 3 on the tree. It's been in the family since new. Here's what it looks like at the moment before i added the Military tires on the back.Heres a couple pics of my old dentsides. I miss the 78 especially
Rusty 77,I wish i had the bed and doors and hood still for my new 79. The cab was soo rotted that I was afraid if I took a hard left,me and the cab would take a hard right.I sold it for 400$ to buy a Chiivy S10 78 F150 Mustang roller 302/4 speed.Hardly any rot,just dented. I stupidly sold this one for 650$ back in 06
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Are you sure the front end has been swapped? The last year FoMoCo offered an F100 with 4WD was 1977.
All 1977's came with amber parking lamps, as did some 1976's.
NP435 4 speeds were installed in most 1965/79 4WD's. The Warner T-18 was also used.
Post the VIN, when decoded, the year and other info will be known
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H = 351M 2V
U = Louisville KY Assembly Plant.
FA4407 = 1979.
Anyway,Thanks for decoding my truck Numberdummy.
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H = 351M 2V
N = Norfolk VA Assembly Plant.
AE4727 = 1978.
This VIN does not match the VIN in post 7.
Compare this VIN on the Warranty Plate with the VIN on the registration to see if they match.
People replaced damaged left doors with used doors. 99.9% of the time, they failed to install the original Warranty Plate on the replaced door.
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Thanks again and this door looks like what came on it from the factory,So I guess my trucks a 78 F150 4x4, now its a 390/4 speed and has a 73-77 front grill. but the title given to me which btw hasn't been registered since 1985 is for a F250 Yeaah this is gonna be fuuun trying to register it 
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