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Old Jan 6, 2018 | 03:18 PM
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Well been on here a little while now and been looking around. First ford I have ever gotten to fix up and get running. I have always been a chevy guy but I got the opportunity to get this ford and figured why not? So I kind of fell into this by accident when I bought some property a few years ago and just happen to get the truck with it at the time. It had been sitting for a long time and I never bothered with it till about six months ago and decided to try and get a title for it. It's been a long battle but I am close to having it now so I started getting it back on the road to recovery. It had things missing and disconnected and some things still aren't right. I was going to take some time and get it going but life happens and now it is going to be my dd real soon. I'll keep everyone posted on the progress as I go but being winter time here in northern Nevada you never know what the weather is going to do.




 
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Old Jan 6, 2018 | 03:24 PM
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Old Jan 6, 2018 | 04:01 PM
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Looking good. Is it a F150 or a F250?
 
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Welcome to FTE and the world of FORD's! Nice ride and awesome score on the Warn front bumper, rare and worth some $.

smle Camper Special badge on the dvrs side fender....missing on the passenger side, ='s F250. Unless someone swapped the fenders.

I can not see radius arms, versus front leaf springs...I bet F250.
 
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Old Jan 6, 2018 | 04:31 PM
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Originally Posted by 77&79F250
I can not see radius arms, versus front leaf springs...I bet F250.
Visible rear hub = Dana 60, 'fish mouth' grille = 1978 or 1979 F250 4WD Ranger XLT or Lariat (has Race Track mouldings).
 
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Old Jan 6, 2018 | 04:44 PM
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Ah yea no kidding, but that is a wheel cap in there and not a bare hub. Unless your glasses are better than mine. lol

The question smle asked was F150 F250, not what year is it...
 
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Old Jan 6, 2018 | 04:53 PM
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Couldn't tell if it had leaf or coils under it. Definitely got to get new glasses.
I do have a 79 F250 4x4 under construction thou.
 
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Old Jan 6, 2018 | 05:33 PM
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smle my post #6 replay was for ND....

It's easy till you come across a 4wd F150 (1/2 ton) SC with factory front leaf springs, in stead of coils and radius arms. Or some one swaps steering knuckles and rotors from a 8 lug onto a F150.
 
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Originally Posted by 77&79F250
Ah yea no kidding, but that is a wheel cap in there and not a bare hub. Unless your glasses are better than mine. lol
I'm blind in one eye, cannot see oughtta the other. (sigh)
 
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Old Jan 6, 2018 | 06:00 PM
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Seeing as everyone is guessing I'm going to say F250...

You can see part of the diff cover and I say its a dana. Would have likely been a 9 inch if it was a F150. Still could be a dana 44?
 
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77&79F250, I have come across something like that a couple of times when I used to deliver mufflers and exhaust parts. Mostly down in Mississippi.
The lug configuration was both 5 and 8 lug.
 
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I have always been a chevy guy...
We will not hold that against you as long as you get us some drivetrain pics ASAP. You can always rock that CC next to it for a cool DD too. lol
 
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Old Jan 6, 2018 | 08:09 PM
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It' a 79 f250 custom camper special with a 351m and 4 speed tranny. Has all the trim factory ac and sits kinda high with the 33s on it.
 
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Originally Posted by 77&79F250
We will not hold that against you as long as you get us some drivetrain pics ASAP. You can always rock that CC next to it for a cool DD too. lol
I'll get some driveline pics as soon as I can.
 
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Good score! Definitely worth fixing up. DO'
 
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