loudfords' new winter truck
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loudfords' new winter truck
Just arrived at the farm last night. Sold my Ranger with a POS Chev 305 about a month ago, now I have it's replacement, a nice improvement.
I bought an 86 F150 302/AOD 2wd reg cab longbox for the princely sum of $600. Body is in real nice shape, just a couple dings and only 2 rust spots. As far as I can tell, the only things I need for safety are a new coil spring and to patch the floor on the driver's side. And man this thing is base model, not even a headliner! Just need a little TLC to get it back on the road, it has been sitting for a couple years, but it only has 170k km on it.
I'll post some pictures as soon as I get my sticky fingers on a digital camera....
I bought an 86 F150 302/AOD 2wd reg cab longbox for the princely sum of $600. Body is in real nice shape, just a couple dings and only 2 rust spots. As far as I can tell, the only things I need for safety are a new coil spring and to patch the floor on the driver's side. And man this thing is base model, not even a headliner! Just need a little TLC to get it back on the road, it has been sitting for a couple years, but it only has 170k km on it.
I'll post some pictures as soon as I get my sticky fingers on a digital camera....
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It's alive!!!
Finally got it running on Saturday. A bunch of new parts, a bunch of upgraded used parts. Runs not too bad, but has a hard time staying running when dropping from high to low idle - I suspect the IAC valve is a little stiff from sitting for so long.
New parts:
-rear drums
-1 parking brake cable
-all shocks
-v-belts
Used parts:
-LH coil spring
-smog pump
-battery
-heater cable (thanks Jeff! )
-front & rear swaybars from 87 parts truck
-battery tray from 87 parts truck
-vent window from 87 parts truck
-HD rad from 87 parts truck
-mirrors from 87 parts truck
-starter solenoid
-negative battery cable
-several light bulbs
-turned front rotors
Now, onto the floor, once I get the seat out - driver's side seat track is seized making it hard to get a the bolts. I got a decent floor from the wreckers, so now it's time to brush up my cutting and welding skills. Hopefully by year's end I'll have this beast on the road and I won't have to take my wife's car to work on snowy/salty days. (I do drive the 79 still when it's dry out).
New parts:
-rear drums
-1 parking brake cable
-all shocks
-v-belts
Used parts:
-LH coil spring
-smog pump
-battery
-heater cable (thanks Jeff! )
-front & rear swaybars from 87 parts truck
-battery tray from 87 parts truck
-vent window from 87 parts truck
-HD rad from 87 parts truck
-mirrors from 87 parts truck
-starter solenoid
-negative battery cable
-several light bulbs
-turned front rotors
Now, onto the floor, once I get the seat out - driver's side seat track is seized making it hard to get a the bolts. I got a decent floor from the wreckers, so now it's time to brush up my cutting and welding skills. Hopefully by year's end I'll have this beast on the road and I won't have to take my wife's car to work on snowy/salty days. (I do drive the 79 still when it's dry out).
Last edited by loudfords; 12-12-2005 at 11:39 AM.
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Couple electrical gremlins to chase down too. Pulling the dash apart tonight to check the grounding of the instrument cluster/indicator lights.
Biggest problem I have with my 79 right now is with the insides of the windows frosting over after it has been parked a couple days. I had to pull over for a few minutes this morning to give my defrost some time to catch up.
Biggest problem I have with my 79 right now is with the insides of the windows frosting over after it has been parked a couple days. I had to pull over for a few minutes this morning to give my defrost some time to catch up.
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