Ok, so a few months back I posted about a 67 F100 I picked up with a 460 and all this. Unfortunately I couldn't find a reasonable way to get the truck home from across the country and money became tight for a spell. So I wound up selling the truck and refocusing my search in a closer area.

Well I found one closer and think I did alright.

It's a 1967 F100 SWB, 390-C6, P/S, Disc brakes, with stats as follows:

-390 CUBIC INCH DISPLACEMENT
-COMP. CAM 480LIFT 260 DURATION
-MELLING HIGH VOLUME OIL PUMP
-FLAT TOP POSTONS
-428 SUPER COBRA JET HEADS
-ELDEBROCK ALUM INTAKE
-750 HOLLEY
-1 YR OLD HEADERS
-2 1/4 INCH EXHAUST
-C6 TRANS WITH SHIFT KIT
-LARGEST TRANS COOLER TO BE FOUND FIND
-300TRACLOC REAREND
-LAKEWOOD TRACTION BARS
-STANDARD DISC BRAKES
-NEAR NEW REAR BRAKES AND WHEEL CLY.
-NEW KING PINS AND WHEEL BEARINGS
-NEW BATTERY
-3CORE HD RADIATOR
-FLEX FAN

I found it on ebay and negotiated the sell after the auction ended with no bidders. It was about 4.5 hours away from me. I drove up, bought it, drove it an hour to a friends place and took my car home. Monday I flew up and drove it the rest of the way home. So an hour trip and then a 3.5 hour trip and no troubles out of the truck, so I'm pretty pleased with that. I was doing a pretty steady 65 mph I'd imagine.

My main concern was reliablity as I will be making this my daily work transport. So far I'm very pleased. It does have a tapping lifter, but I've known trucks to go years with that and no problems to speak of. Of course, if anyone has an easy fix on that, let me know.

I'll post pics as soon as my new gallery pops up. The body is solid, not a looker, but nothing too bad.

Anyone have any thoughts or suggestions? I'm no expert on mechanics, so please tell me if that engine setup is a timebomb or something. I am running the High Grade gas as the previous owner suggested, that sound right to everyone?

All thoughts and comments are appreciated. Thanks.

 

Sounds like your truck has some very nice upgrades.

Check all fluid levels and the condition of the fluids, differential, transmission, engine, rediator, and brakes.

Usually a tapping lifter can be replaced with a new lifter(s).

 

Sounds like a nice truck. Are you sure it's a lifter and not a slight exhaust leak? Like 1975Ford said, a tapping lifter is pretty straight foward repair. I like seeing more 67s.

 

Hey JD the next time you buy a Texas truck I,ll pick it up for you and drive it a year or two until you have time to come get it OK? I saw that truck on ebay and thought about going to look at it but I found 2 donor trucks with 390"s closer

 

Something else that sounds like a lifter is a weak spring on the fuel pump, this alouls the pump arm to hit the cam drive for the pump.

 

Well so far, so good. Truck has ran great with no problems. Just put new tires on it and gas, that's about it. The ride seems to be a little rougher than I remember in my other trucks. Could that be due to the ladder/traction bars? Would higher end shocks do anything to help smooth out the ride?

The PO said it was lifter rattle, and it sounds like that to me. Certainly doesn't seem to affect performance. I guess the only way I can find out for sure is using a tube to listen for the noise and narrow it down.

I've been running the High end gas as PO suggested, with the stats of the motor, does that sound right? If I can go cheapear that would of course be preferrable, but with the engine mods I'd assume the good stuff is necessary.

My top priority is getting a heat shield for the starter. I worry the headers will burn it out in time, thankfully not a problem thus far. Follow that up with the brake booster, fluid changes all around and right on down the list.

So far, not too bad for $1500.00. Check out the pictures in my gallery under "Bluebell" , just the first 5 pics.