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Old Feb 10, 2016 | 03:32 PM
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here is my 68 i picked up 3 weeks ago, had one in college and liked it, however one 68 must not been good enough so i found this one, could this be an illness? note pic #2 my second one is the ranger package, all chrome pieces are in the front seat

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Old Feb 10, 2016 | 04:48 PM
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Nice start buying 2 definitly an illness. The ranger trucks sure do look good with the trim on them. What's your plans for the pair.
 
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Old Feb 10, 2016 | 05:01 PM
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The truck in the 2nd picture is a '69 or, at least the grille on it's from a '69. The headlight bezels were either replaced or stripped clean since a '69 Ranger grille would have had 'coon eyes' (black paint on the head light bezels) like this and a red stripe in the indention of the middle rung running across the '69 Ranger grille ('68 grilles didn't have the indention across the middle rung).


 
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Old Feb 10, 2016 | 05:05 PM
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yup, grill is not correct, i'll install correct grill, vin plate says it was green and white
 
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your truck looks awesome, what level of restoration is that? sure looks good
 
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What engine, transmission and rear end gearing are in the yellow truck?
 
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3 on the tree, 360 cid, 8-cyl., rear end gear really low, 55 seems pretty high rpms
auto tranny on other, 360 cid, 8-cyl., haven't driven the other one yet, it's still in georgia at my brothers, he picked it up for me and is getting shipped saturday
 
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Old Feb 10, 2016 | 05:35 PM
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are there over drives available? really like the 3 on tree and 4 on floor, wished second truck was not auto
 
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your truck looks awesome, what level of restoration is that? sure looks good
Thanks but, my truck isn't restored and is a long way from it. My truck is a '69 F100 short bed Ranger, Norway Green with black interior. I bought it April 24, 2011. It came with a 240 L6, C-4 automatic and a 9-inch rear end with 28-spline single track differential with 3.50 gears.

I've added power steering, front discs, power brakes, 31-spline axles with a Ford Daytona N-case 9-inch 3rd member with a 4-pinion 31-spline Traction-Lok differential (also with 3.50 gears), transmission oil cooler, tilt steering, intermittent wipers, front and rear sway bars, '92-'96 Ford F150 wheels, 7 blade clutch fan, cargo/3rd brake light mod and a Ford 3G 130 amp alternator.

As it looked not long after I bought the truck.




In more recent times.




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I've made a number of improvements on the truck but still have a good ways to go on it.
 
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looking at that gets me fired up to work on mine, your truck looks great, just eye candy!!!
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