...I bought my '69 F100 short bed Ranger.





















































....still a good ways left to go but, it's come a good ways from what it was.

 

YES it has.
Happy Birthday you Green Beauty.
Did he ask for a 351W for his birthday?

 

Your pickup is a knockout!

 

LOL. He can't make his mind up between a fuelie 5.0L or a 351W. The truck did get a new fuel sender today though. After six years of never knowing how much fuel is in it, the guage finally reads right, now. . ....or, at least I hope so. The new sender read good on the bench before I installed it into the tank.

 

I was hoping his Birthday would answer that question.
I can suggest this Steve, if you want to run long tube headers with either V8 the 302 is a better choice. I have read on here where other guys have tried every set of Bump 302 long tubes out there and none fit on a Bump chassis with a 351W in it. That help?

 

Thank you, sir. It isn't without flaws but, thankfully, it doesn't have any major body damage to contend with. Mostly just scratches and minor dings.

Eventually, I plan to tear it down to the frame and build it back up, where everything will be nice and clean.

 

I'll most likely run shorties. I don't need a screamin' street demon in the truck. Just something warmed over above stock and certainly with more pep than what this tired old 240 has to offer.

This inline six has never been rebuilt so, #1, I'm just glad the truck is in as good of shape as it is and, #2, I'm just glad that the old 240 still runs and will move the truck down the highway.

 

Nice journey Steve. You truck looks great. Can't wait to see more upgrrades

 

....Ahhhh, big dreams and small budgets makes for painfully slow projects.....

 

Congrats Steve.

... money isn't everything. Time is more precious.

Say, isn't your B-day coming up??

 

Beautiful truck and tasteful mods. (except the black bumper, needs chromed) Like the wheels. 69 is my favorite year and the best looking year for the ranger trim.
I see you have the N center section, must be expecting more torque at some point, eh?

 

That is a great looking truck!

 

Thanks. Yep, in 5 more months, the 'biological odometer' turns over another one (September 30th).

 

Thanks. When I bought the truck, the mangled dealer step bumper was lying in the bed of the truck and I couldn't restraighten it. I bought the painted contour bumper because I have some mods in mind to make to it and it didn't make sense to buy a chromed bumper, just to cut and grind on it and then have to have it rechromed.

Back in the late '90s and early 2000s, I was scouring the wrecking yards pretty heavily looking for Traction-Lok 3rd members from mostly (Dentside) Ford trucks. Among finding and getting regular C7AW-E 9-inch 3rd members with TL differentials, I found a couple of 9-inch N-case 3rd members. One isn't the Daytona version and one is. The one I installed in my truck is the Daytona version with a 4-pinion, 31-spline, TL differential and 3.50 gears. I picked it up for $75.00.

I plan to swap to a small-block in the future and it probably won't be a threat to breaking a 3rd member or axle but, if you have heavy-duty parts lying around (especially for cheap), why not use them? ....who knows?, at some future date, I may get a wild hair to install a 460-based 514 or 572. ....probably not but just incase, the rear end will be covered to handle whatever sits between the front wheels.