I just acquired a 67 F250 and am planing some changes as I have a few wreck 67 to 72's near by. The 71 has a power brake and power steering setup I think I can use. Also the 71 is a Camper special being so the brakes, springs and rear end I think are heavier. My question is are these good changes or do I need to go a different route?

 

If you got them use them. This would be a good up grade for the older truck.

 

Sounds like a good direction with the PS and PB. However if the brakes on the 71 are drum fronts (like my 68 F250 Camper Special), you may want to consider disc brakes instead.

Good Luck

 

Rody, Welcome to FTE The best truck show on the net.

Sounds like you have found your truck, and have a friend close by to keep you encouraged.

Hope you will find a place here, and enjoy your new find.

John

 

Rody, if you can install the power steering, I'm sure your Better Half will like it more. But does that take a whole different steering box? I'd take a close look at the donor rig and make sure its steering is tight. When I drove that '67 to your house, the steering felt remarkably tight for an old rig. My '66 International has much more slop, despite my efforts. Right now you have a "Man's Truck." Except for Amazons like my Better Half, I guarantee the ladies will not like parallel parking that F250. And stopping takes real effort on the brakes.

I'm curious about differential ratios, too. I'd make sure the donor rig doesn't have a much taller axle.

I'm certainly in favor of better brakes. Once you get into installing boosters and such, don't forget I have three rolls of vacuum hose in my shop.

Let me know if you want to build a set of my patented tapered sideboards, scientifically calculated to be the correct height at the rear to hold one cord of stacked firewood, and tall enough at the front to match the cab and let you throw your chainsaw and tools on top of the load... and with custom vision slits/loopholes on the starboard side...

 

I brought the donor truck home and here are the specs:
1970 F250 Ranger XLT beat and bent
power steering
power brakes
C6 tranny
360 engine
The rear I am not sure on the code says a 38 but it looks bigger than a Dana 60. I some can tell me the differents between a 60 and a 70 or post pics please do.

 

Whereabouts are you at? I might be able to help with parts ID. Come check out the NW Chapter, too. Don't let the locals scare you.

 

will the cab to brake booster brackets from a 73-79 work with a 67-72?

My 69 has manual brakes and I'm considering power brakes.

It allready has power steering

 

HaHaHa, Ford_Six, Rody is way up on the upper Skagit River where I live -- and the locals are probably scared of him! If you have a flying machine, it might only be a hundred mile hop across the water in a straight line from Silverdale, but it will take a while to get here on the ground. Grab yer MapQuest and try "Marblemount" for Rody and "Newhalem" for me. We're way up the river, where a 30 or 40 year old pickup is just a Cowboy Cadillac.

The low literacy rate up here can be an advantage: I don't think anyone has noticed my set of stainless wheelcovers (four for $5 at the thrift store) did not come from a Ford (at least they aren't showing a bowtie).

Hey, ask Rody if it makes a difference to confirm the Dana 60 under the back of your parts truck is actually bolted to the springs, before towing it to the house. Oh well, ratchet tie straps are good for lots of things... And it looks like he scored some tubeless 16" wheels.

Now if I could just find some Hellwig Load Pros really cheap for my '77..... That's assuming my F250 survives -- my 17 year old's 1979 Honda has tranny woes, and the kid is terrorizing the valley in my Ford, while I ride a Yamaha.

Now I'm getting curious about brakes. If Rody is getting ready to dive into a brake job on his '67, I'm wondering what it would take to put more modern disc brakes on a 60's truck. Would the vacuum booster be any different? I know discs need a lot of pressure to work well.

Fixing old trucks: It's not a job, it's an Adventure!