So I was looking on craigslist drooling over parts i cant afford for my new-to-me 77 highboy and I found these 3 ads that caught my eye-
1973-1979 Ford Radiator Support
79 f -150 truck parts
1973 ford f100 truck body 200 obo

im going to call about the truck body to see if its stolen or not before i do ANYTHING(they better have the title), and im also going to call about the misc parts then if that doesnt work; radiator support alone. talked to my mom about getting an early christmas and getting truck parts, a few days ago me and my dad went to sears to replace 2 tools and we walked out with 2 255pc toolboxes so i figure i could get some parts to use the new tools on lol.

whats your opinions on these 3 ads?

 

Another clueless craigslist seller!

1) Which radiator support is it? There are THREE different types, they do not interchange!

D3TZ-16138-D .. Radiator Support-Two sets of mounting holes (23" & 25") between centers.

1973/79 F100/350 & 1978/79 Bronco: Use with round headlamps with Super Cooling Radiator (26 1/4" wide x 24 1/2" high). Support has a large opening radius.
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D3TZ-16138-B .. Radiator Support-28" mounting holes between centers. Support has a smaller opening radius than D3TZ-16138-D.

1973/79 F100/350 & 1978/79 Bronco: Use with round headlamps with Standard/Xtra Cooling & A/C radiators (26 1/4" wide x 19 1/4" high). Not used with Super Cooling Radiator.
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D8TZ-16138-A = .. Radiator Support-Use with rectangular headlamps. Support 'dished inwards' where rectangular buckets fit.

1978/79 F100/350 & Bronco.
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2) Fenders, doors same 1973/79 F100/350 & 1978/79 Bronco, only the trim is different.

The front fender vinyl liners (D6TZ-16102-A right / D6TZ-16103-A left) were introduced in 1976, could be retrofitted to 1973/75's.
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3) 1973/76 Styleside beds: The fuel caps are exposed / 1977/79 Styleside beds have fuel doors.

 

Doors, fenders & liners plus other random parts for $200 sounds like a pretty good deal in my book as long as the bottom of the doors are solid. I wouldn't sell that assortment that cheap!
$100 for a core support??? Is say good luck dude I can't give them away. I think I have 3 of them sitting in the scrap pile at the moment

 

Ok so option 3 was bought for my Christmas present lol it's sitting on my school bus now since it didn't come with the frame. I don't know why but it has a 78/79 grille with it.
The 77 came with a round headlight grille with a 400. I can't be sure what radiator support it has but it's not that badly bent. Is it possible the 73 radiator support and the 77s are the same?

 

Look at the specs and applications in post #2 for D3TZ-16138-B & D3TZ-16138-D .. both were used on 1973/77's (& 1978/79 with round lamps).

Two different parts numbers, so they are not the same / D3TZ-16138-D Super Cooling radiator support has a LARGER opening radius.

 

If it is the wide core support you can weld nuts to your radiator & still bolt it in but its a tight fit. If you need pics to see it done ask mudrat77 his 75 highboy is set up with that combo.

 

The truck came with more than I thought: both front fenders, both inner fenders, brake booster, steering column, full cab and it was a manual 4x4, decent seat, good 73-75 grille peices inside, good radiator support, great doors and ALL windows are good, the bed has a rusted out floor but it can be fixed, a rust free hood and a 78/79 grille missing only the headlights and bezels, and the center peice is metal not plastic.