I'm now offically a ......
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I'm now offically a ......
.........................Super Duty truck owner now..well co-owner.i just signed the papers on 99 Super DutySC 4x4.....what a differance from my 97 Lightduty {may she rest in peace} she drive's great with 85k on it and the interest rate was better than my last one.......now to add some personal touches to make it mine....
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i'll get some pics posted in my gallery in the next day....i know its got the 5.4 3.73 non-Ls 
but i'll fix that later...the tranny not sure....i have to run the numbers....shocks are first on the list....then some good tires
but i'll fix that later...the tranny not sure....i have to run the numbers....shocks are first on the list....then some good tires
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I'm new here, and long-winded ,too.
Congrats! I'm a '99 3/4 ton owner(Powerstroke,auto,4-dr.,etc.),but the ride that got me to become an"official" member of this bunch is my '78 F-150. I got it form the original owner who,as an employee of Sun Oil Corp., convinced them to simply add 1 more truck to their fleet order, with him footing the costs.
He lived # mmiles from his parking spot @ work and it now has (with 3500+- being by me) 60,300 miles. A small,but well-remembered & relayed to me, collection of dings, 300-6, 3-tree & NO OTHER non-selected additiopns, including the emission items mandatory on non-fleet vehicles for '78. I've aLREADY ADDED a/c, 16" factory rims w/255/55's, and Just finishing a beginners list of engine mods(.421 lift cam, match-port exh.& de-seam int. ports, new guides,seats,springs,mil .o14, "upgrade rockers to fulcrum-style of later models. Stock exh manifold to a short, nearly straight 1 7/8" mandrel-bevt exh. pipe that ends ina glass-pack (Not a choice for sweet sounds, IMHO)& 30 degree turn-down appr. 12" in front of the axle.
I've a NP-435 4-spd, a 2/3" drop kit, Sony CD & 1 1/4 fr.(off a '79 Trans Am ws-6!!) & factory small (7/8"?) r. sway-bar in the garage now. Those should wake up the handling, ease the mpg #'s, & increase my enjoyment just a LITTLE bit more. The kids in their V-6 short-beds w/ 20's & attitude already don't like my torqy long-bed(ol' Yeller to me), those mod's AND the next rebuild ( no date yet, but Clifford, Weber, SS long tubes & the 17X8.5" Torque-Thrusts w/KDW's should be welcomed by the internal mods I'm dreaming/planning now. (I'm grinning just now @ the thought!)
In short, I REALLY like my truck, will keep it for a LONG, long time, and am looking forward tyo hearing any suggestions from you folks on engine mods for 250 RWHP on upthat will retain dependability and won't chew too big a hole in my fuel budget. I've a '99 Camaro SS road-course (mostly) car that does that already.
Once again, I look forward to it,(both the interaction w/truck folk AND the work on my truck), hope my long-windedness is ok for a first post, and need to go now. A friend is repairing his Hurrticane Rita-damaged shop 2day & I'm helping. It's worth it, he's not only an old friend, he also has a car lift that I get to use! Yeah, well worth it. C-ya soon!
He lived # mmiles from his parking spot @ work and it now has (with 3500+- being by me) 60,300 miles. A small,but well-remembered & relayed to me, collection of dings, 300-6, 3-tree & NO OTHER non-selected additiopns, including the emission items mandatory on non-fleet vehicles for '78. I've aLREADY ADDED a/c, 16" factory rims w/255/55's, and Just finishing a beginners list of engine mods(.421 lift cam, match-port exh.& de-seam int. ports, new guides,seats,springs,mil .o14, "upgrade rockers to fulcrum-style of later models. Stock exh manifold to a short, nearly straight 1 7/8" mandrel-bevt exh. pipe that ends ina glass-pack (Not a choice for sweet sounds, IMHO)& 30 degree turn-down appr. 12" in front of the axle.
I've a NP-435 4-spd, a 2/3" drop kit, Sony CD & 1 1/4 fr.(off a '79 Trans Am ws-6!!) & factory small (7/8"?) r. sway-bar in the garage now. Those should wake up the handling, ease the mpg #'s, & increase my enjoyment just a LITTLE bit more. The kids in their V-6 short-beds w/ 20's & attitude already don't like my torqy long-bed(ol' Yeller to me), those mod's AND the next rebuild ( no date yet, but Clifford, Weber, SS long tubes & the 17X8.5" Torque-Thrusts w/KDW's should be welcomed by the internal mods I'm dreaming/planning now. (I'm grinning just now @ the thought!)
In short, I REALLY like my truck, will keep it for a LONG, long time, and am looking forward tyo hearing any suggestions from you folks on engine mods for 250 RWHP on upthat will retain dependability and won't chew too big a hole in my fuel budget. I've a '99 Camaro SS road-course (mostly) car that does that already.
Once again, I look forward to it,(both the interaction w/truck folk AND the work on my truck), hope my long-windedness is ok for a first post, and need to go now. A friend is repairing his Hurrticane Rita-damaged shop 2day & I'm helping. It's worth it, he's not only an old friend, he also has a car lift that I get to use! Yeah, well worth it. C-ya soon!
Last edited by DD63; Nov 29, 2005 at 09:27 AM.
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From: Sarnia, Ontario, CANADA!
Hi and welcome to FTE! Be sure to read this to help you around this site: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/s...d.php?t=300691 There are also State, Provincial and International Chapters located near the bottom of the main forum page.
We are glad to have you. Hope you enjoy the site. Check out the various forums. Lots of great info for you.
See ya on the boards!
-Matt
P.S. Ray: I thought you bought ANOTHER SuperDuty.
We are glad to have you. Hope you enjoy the site. Check out the various forums. Lots of great info for you.
See ya on the boards!
-Matt
P.S. Ray: I thought you bought ANOTHER SuperDuty.
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