Supercab Shortbox
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Supercab Shortbox
Whats up everybody. I went to a junk yard the other day and saw something I got to have. An 86 F150 Supercab Shortbox 4x4 5.0 EFI lariat. I've seen a few of the supercab shorties but i6 and 2wd. I have NEVER seen a V8 4x4 in person or pictures till this one. I'm thinking about buying it from the yard. Interior is stripped cept for the dash. Motor is missing a few parts but I'd most likely drop a Triton V10 or a coyote crate engine in it. Question for y'all is should I buy it. Thanks, Jake.
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You have the know how to "drop in" a Triton v10 or a Coyote crate engine in it and are asking us should you buy it?
Of course we like these year trucks and the thought of saving one and getting it back on the road is something we would like to see happen. How many cars and trucks have you restored over the years? If you are a dreamer, you are in for a lot of work and money.
Of course we like these year trucks and the thought of saving one and getting it back on the road is something we would like to see happen. How many cars and trucks have you restored over the years? If you are a dreamer, you are in for a lot of work and money.
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Otherwise if the state came in for an audit it could be stolen.
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Here in CT a vehicle brought in to a JY is verified, (not stolen) and title is reported destroyed instantly to DMV, for the sole reason of NOT letting you buy it and putting it back on the road.
Once it crossed the JY property line, "she don't exist" (in CT)
Once it crossed the JY property line, "she don't exist" (in CT)
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In Arizona most junkyards use what is called a "dismantle" (aka "salvage") title. There is also a "crush" title that can never be registered again, but my understanding is that parts cannot be sold off of a crush titled vehicle. It is scrap metal only. Salvage titled vehicles can be registered under a "restored salvage" title, but only after passing a very extensive Class 3 state inspection. It is expensive, and other states do not have to honor that inspection if you ever go to register it in another state. Furthermore, your header says you are from California. I once looked at the California inspection requirements, and you have to provide a bill of sale for every single salvage part used, and you must provide ID and contact information on each seller for each part used. It gets very complicated very fast, it is expensive, and very much hurts the value of the vehicle you are building if it does not have a regular title. I abandoned a cab/frame platform that I wanted to build for exactly these reasons. I am also going to say that at least the majority of Cali is not going to let you register an engine swapped vehicle for emissions reasons, and you won't be pulling any fast ones over on the emissions testers if you have to get the truck through a class 3 inspection to restore the title.
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