It has a good 7.3L. It needs the E4OD transmission rebuilt or replaced.

 

I saw that Fordman, thanks. Lol. I was just commenting on his prior idea of selling the shell. As in basically I don't see anyone passing up such a good buy.

 

Funny how things go,,, got to talkin to my neighbor, he has a "few" Hot Rods, his 32 Ford won our Run for the Gold Car show here a few years ago, and he has an awesome "shop", he has a 57 Ranchero that he is working on now, and he bought some famdancy motor from some engine guy in Oklahoma. The 351 Cleveland 2V he had in it was out and on an engine stand,,,it now resides in my garage!!!

I just really love the sound of the 7.3 with a straight pipe, and to stuff that in the 63 would be bitchin, however the weight is almost doubled and it has manual armstrong steering, so I think I will go with the 351C/NP435 for now, and save the $ from the van and look for a 7.3/ZF5 combo on down the road.

Here is "Mater" my 63, just cause I like truck **** like some of ya'll.

 

Congrats on the Cleveland! That should be a good power plant for your 63.

That 63 is a cool truck. Did someone covert it to a rear opening hinge set up on the hood? It looks like it has some old jeep hood latches on the back of the hood & fender.

I love the aluminum slot rims on the old trucks. What size are those tires?

 

Nope, was an old ranch truck out here, and the latches were to keep the hood from bouncin!
And he had an aluminum intake, MSD dist. and misc. extras!
Tires are 35x12.50.16.5 BFG's, they are just the rollers for now as they are old. I had the rims powder coated @ Capps in Fresno, love them slots!
Once I get the engina and brakes done, I am thinking about these for tires,,,12.50x16.5,,,STA Super Traxion Light Truck Bias Ply Tires

I have the 9.50x16.5's on my 79

 

Ok,,, it's officially listed,,,might kick myself later, well, I usually do after selling something!

 

Man you've got a whole fleet of cool trucks don't you! That's a good looking 79 too!

Sounds like you scored with those parts with the engine.

Those tires are 35's?? I didn't think they looked that big. That's kind of making me reconsider my choice of 33" BFG AT's for my 54 F100 4x4 project. I'm afraid the 33's might look tiny. I guess I better go with the 35's when I buy my tires.

Those tires look cool. They kind of have that old military tire look. And I think the old military type tires look cool on old trucks. I'm not a big fan of bias ply tires though.

 

That's a great looking '63! With a bit of TLC it'll be one dandy fine vehicle I'm sure.

Not to nit pick but would your 351 Cleveland benefit from a steel crank like used in the M version of that motor? I ask thinking the '63 will still be used as mostly a working vehicle.

 

Nope, it will be used mostly as my daughters transportation,,, the day I brought it home, she named it Mater, shortly there after, she claimed it, and so far, its what she wants to drive when she turns 16
She WILL be working on it with me when I get it in the garage, and learn the engine and brakes and truck. So I am not going to hop it up,,,might even put a 1 bbl on it,,,

 

If my kid would drive an old truck or old muscle, I would help them buy one. But if they don't, then they get to work and buy the vehicle they want themselves. Lol.

 

Most of us who had no choice but to buy our own first cars or trucks tend to appreciate them more than anyone else. Good first lesson in the long life of vehicle ownership.


Well, that's just too cool on her part---a budding motor head in the family. Good idea on bringing her into the rehad and refit too---not only great father/daughter bonding time but she'll be able to talk smack with the guys who might be admiring her truck---as a pretense of course----don't we all remember those days?

 

Very true! My mother would not help me purchase anything. My very first cars I bought was an 87 civic hatch and an 89. The 87 had no title but ran. And the opposite for the 89. 1k for em both. Lol. Since then I have had a slew of cars. Most I bought just to fix and sell.

If my kid wants to buy a broken car and build it with me, then that is fine by me too! Always great bonding time. Not to mention, they gotta be taught sometime how to fix their cars. Lol.

 

I can't help thinking if our kids were at least encouraged to learn more about their cars, how important routine maintenance is and where or who to trust when obtaining information about repairs we can't or shouldn't do the rapidly rising hourly shop rates wouldn't be so rapidly rising.

 

AMEN to that,,, seems like every week I talk to someone who just dropped a grand or more on vehicle repairs and I am blown away! I have 2 shops in town that I refer people to, and both of them have proven to be honest, and I have taken my trucks to them on things I could not do,,,i.e. 96 F350 7.3 Fuel pump, sitting in the valley under the turbo,,,

 

I'm fortunate in working with or around a lot of very talented and experienced mechanics. Since I work on big trucks (Freightliner, KW, Pete, etc) these guys will work after hours for what I consider very fair prices--I supply parts, they do the labor. I've had a new steering box installed; $60. Entire front end rebuilt; $300 (all new brakes, rotors calipers, ball joints, tie rod ends, shocks.), urethane bushings (radius arm & axle pivot) $140.

These guys are probably much better than many of the consumer based shops and while I don't think they charge enough I never question their fees, always pay cash and have NEVER had any issues with work any of them have done for me.

For someone who doesn't know vehicles very well is better suited going to the "professional shops" but those of us a bit more knowledgeable finding guys like those I know are really lucky.

Cripes as I think back two guys I no longer work with did all four wheel brakes including master cylinder AND new A/C comp, tensioner, line set, orifice tube and recharge, for a whopping $200!

BTW I always tip these guys no less than 20% of their charges---just seems right!