77 Crew Cab info
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From: Leslie, Mi
77 Crew Cab info
Hello all, new to this site and trucks for that matter. Anyways. I just bought a 1977 F250 Crew Cab, 400m, 2wh dr, auto. My thoughts are putting this cab and box on a 4wh dr chassis. The truck is in nice shape, very little rust. I guess my questions are, How will this affect the resale value as in not being original? What frame to use? Will a extended cab long box frame work?
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I used a 78 F-250 supecab frame for my crewcab. Cut out about 4.5 inches to make the shortbed fit correctly. Lenghten for a long box. Turned out really nice.
I just rounded up 2 original 1976 crewcab shortbed 4x4 frames for future crewcab restorations. First will have to find cabs I guess first!!
I just rounded up 2 original 1976 crewcab shortbed 4x4 frames for future crewcab restorations. First will have to find cabs I guess first!!
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I have a buddy who is big into mud bogging. He says he can fix me right up and I'm sure he can. He has a frame for the project and is talking things like reverse twist front axle to gain more ground clearance, a 460 of course, well anyways he really knows what he is doing. My thoughts were more how much this would affect the value of the truck. I am only familiar with cars as I have a 69 torino cobra, 428CJ, 4sp, 3:50, ram air, fast back. Anyways car people or collectors are always conserned with originallity.
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yeah it might, crewcabs are pretty rare, but if you need a 4x4 crewcab, you will have to make one.
my gut instinct is that they will be worth good money restored in the next 20 years. there are very few rust-free ones out there.
my gut instinct is that they will be worth good money restored in the next 20 years. there are very few rust-free ones out there.
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Thanks for the input, I am really up in the air on what to do here. As far as needing the 4wh drive that is not the case at all. It would be easier and probably cheaper to just purchase another truck and but the 4wh model maybe extended cab. I just didn't want the conversion on this truck to affect the resale to much down the road.
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while I dont think a crewcab truck will be as rare as a Talladega torino, they are very rare. they were hand built, and very expensive when new. most are rusted out internally, and its a matter of time before those trucks are beyond fixing, leaving the much fewer trucks that have no rust. then it remains to be seen if they become rare gems, or simply oddities of history. with the track record of this body style truck, I'm betting they will be rare.
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Thanks for your input. I don't want anyone mislead though, my car is just a Torino Cobra. It does not have the add a nose out front that the Talledaga has. But yes I agree that these trucks are getting hard to find and that is my dilema with turning it into a 4wh drive. I already have a 4wh 99 F250 Powerstroke so it isn't like I need this truck to be 4wh.
Thank you for your input though.
Thank you for your input though.
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I would not hesitate to turn it into a 4X4. When it come's time to sell that truck I don't believe originality is going to matter. More than likely the prospective buyer will be saying in the back of his head "man I wish it was a 4 wheel drive"!!! I know that's what I would say.