"rare" '79
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From: Argyle USA
"rare" '79
A friends truck got wrecked, long story, and basicaly the frame got cracked/bent slightly so it will be totalled. I whent over to check out the sway bar on it because he said I could have it if I wanted it.
Anyways the truck is a metallic brown '79 F-100 SWB, 302 2bbl, auto, 9". Anyways I look the sway bar is good but it only has a front sway bar and it appears to be factory. I opened the door to get the vin# and axle code and such and I look and the dang thing has a factory sport steering wheel! So I can have that too
But none the less it appears original which is odd because the truck is a stripper model, it doesn't even have vents in the dash only the ones on the kick panel. I get home and run the numbers and yup the v8 is original, it has a 2.75 geared 9" BUT the trans is a C6. COuldn't you only get a C6 in the '79 F1/150 if you special ordered it as in a fleet? I am still unsure why anyone would get such a stripper w/ a front sway bar, sport wheel, 2.75 gears and a C6?
IS this really that odd or "rare" or is it just me?
Nick
Anyways the truck is a metallic brown '79 F-100 SWB, 302 2bbl, auto, 9". Anyways I look the sway bar is good but it only has a front sway bar and it appears to be factory. I opened the door to get the vin# and axle code and such and I look and the dang thing has a factory sport steering wheel! So I can have that too
But none the less it appears original which is odd because the truck is a stripper model, it doesn't even have vents in the dash only the ones on the kick panel. I get home and run the numbers and yup the v8 is original, it has a 2.75 geared 9" BUT the trans is a C6. COuldn't you only get a C6 in the '79 F1/150 if you special ordered it as in a fleet? I am still unsure why anyone would get such a stripper w/ a front sway bar, sport wheel, 2.75 gears and a C6?IS this really that odd or "rare" or is it just me?
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From: Purdue
It sounds pretty rare to me but I'm not that smart w/ all the options....I DO however know that most of the F-150s came w/ the c-6.......at least if it had a 351 or bigger......I'm not really sure about the 302 I'd imagine it would have come factory w/ a c4 but I dunno for sure
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From: Santa Barbara
Yeah - mine came with a C6, too. I couldn't really get an answer as to why it came with one as every other 302 I've seen has a C4. My truck has the sway bar which I believe was part of the handling package. The sport steering wheel was a stand alone option per the window sticker I have(I have only the options list part).
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Why not post the other info from the rating plate?
Body codes, etc
Tell us about the interior.
Body codes, etc
Tell us about the interior.
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From: Longvalley, SD
A ford smallblock with a C6 tranny is pretty rare...i know they are hard to come by and hotrodders love em.
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Originally posted by 79redranger
whats the differenece between sport wheels and "regular" wheels?
whats the differenece between sport wheels and "regular" wheels?
Marty
