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Old Dec 16, 2019 | 04:05 PM
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1955 F250

Hello to all. My vehicle is a 55 F250. All original at the moment. it's red with the 223 milage miser in it. 4 speed with 486 gears in the rear. So it was a ranch truck built in the St. Paul factory. Has 90K miles on it with very little rust. I've had it a few years and haven't had the time to do anything but keep it running. I replaced the carb and tried replacing the 8 gasket insulator gaskets with one gasket on each side of an aluminum plate that was cut by one of my cousins in the pattern of the gasket. It appears to work OK but I haven't done any long distance driving in the heat. I have finished a new detached garage and installed a lift in it...... so it's time to get to work and get this thing up to speed. I have a plan to make a daily driver out of it and am toying with the idea of a 3.5 ecoboost in it. I'll probably match it with the 6 speed automatic but have been eyeing the new 10 speed. Currently serving as our Christmas decoration. The neighbors love it and will be disappointed once I start work and it's not longer available for display. I'll post progress (which is sure to be slow as I travel quite a bit for work.) and learnings from my errors. Take Care and have a great Holiday season.
 
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Old Dec 16, 2019 | 06:13 PM
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Best first picture on FTE ever! Welcome to another 3/4 ton member. You’ve come to the right place.
 
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Old Dec 16, 2019 | 06:50 PM
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You're truck looks great, Jimmy!

And welcome to FTE the best Ford truck forum on the World Wide Web!

All "You haven't had time to do anything except keep it running"? That's a lot! Keep it running! Many members here would love to be where you are!

And show us more pictures in the daylight.
 
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Old Dec 17, 2019 | 09:41 AM
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Here a a few pics from right after I got it.







 
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Old Dec 17, 2019 | 10:32 AM
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That 55 looks awesome! Your original seat looks great. Does it gave any tears? I hope not.
 
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Old Dec 17, 2019 | 12:11 PM
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What a sweet truck, love the Christmas decoration! I also like that ash tray on the drivers door- unique. Welcome to the site!
 
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