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I would like to know what dreams you have for your truck. It might give some of us an idea for our own truck. I would just like to know what sort of modifications you have planned for your truck. Engine? Transmission? Gears? Paint? Gas Tanks? That sort of thing.

This will allow us to share our dreams with others as well.

And I know that everyone here has a dream that they can post. Because no matter what we have already done to our truck, there is ALWAYS something else that we would like to do. :-)

As for me, I have a lot planned for my truck. I plan on rebuilding the 360 into a 390 this spring. Or maybe even a 460. Put on Edelbrock Intake, Cam, and Carb kit. I want to get the truck painted a metallic Blue. New shocks (probably Rancho 9000s, unless anyone has any suggestions). Install a saddle tank (to get rid of the in-cab tank) on either side or do dual exhausts (haven't decided yet). Obtain a under-bed spare tire mount. Get new 35" BFG Mud tires and wheels. Do a power steering conversion. Get a winch. Install a newer bench seat. And if I have some money left over, get a 5 spd transmission.
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Thanks!

Matt
1974 F-250 4x4 Highboy
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Thanks for describing the truck I built. Other than the tire difference, it sounds like somebody else had the same dream I did.
Dave,
79 F-150 4x4, 390 w/C6, Edelbrock carb, 33X12.50 never will be finished.

 

I'm only dreaming of salt-free roads at the moment.

 

Ya know, this is a great topic for the General Conversation Board; maybe one of this boards moderators could move it for you ;-)

-Andrew
f250_64(No Email Addresses In Posts!), same for yahoo messenger

Nothing, and I mean nothing, stirs the soul, saying I'm a bad **** like lettin'em rip with a window shaking, fuel gulpin, carbon monoxide belchin, attention gettin, V-oh my LORD!-8!

 

>I would like to know what
>dreams you have for your
>truck. It might give
>some of us an idea
>for our own truck.

I plan on keeping my truck just exactly like it was the day I bought it new. My truck is kind of a memorial to my dad. He hauled mail in his Ford pickups. The day I bought my new 1984 Ford, I was so afraid he would chew me out for spending so much money, but his reaction was very favorable to it. A few years after I bought it , he tried to buy it from me, but I wouldn't let it go. My dad passed away back in 94. His last truck was a 92 Ford XLT Lariat 2 wheeler.

My pickup is in dire need of body work, but I'm going to wait a few years. I just hope some idiot doesn't run into me and bend the frame, then that's the end of Old Red. I'll probably save the 300 six and put it in something else if that happens.


LeRoy Wolff, original owner of
1984 Ford F150
300 six 3 speed with overdrive
optional dual rusted out fenders
truck's nick name "Old Red"

 

Since I bought my truck back in 1990, my dream has been to make it 4-wheel drive. It is/was (my first vehicle BTW) a 1967 F-250 2-wheel drive ugly orange and nasty looking split rims and nastier looking bias tires, well after a month or two I had all I could take and changed the rims to aluminum slots and summit radial 16.5X 31.50 X 10.50 tires. Made all the difference in the world, but still not 4-WHEEL DRIVE. So I drive it for a couple of years and park it,hoping to preserve the body.
Several years and several ford trucks later, finally on my way. 4X4 frame is painted, axles are painted and bolted in. Just put rear axle in couple days before christmas. New spring bushings, all new seals in axles,tranny and transfer. New wheel cylinders, hoses and lines. Cab is almost ready to mount. Got the floor-pan welded in and the underneath all wire-brushed and almost ready for paint. Still have to weld in cab-corners. Hardest part is done now (hopefully). All I can say is....... YEEAAHHH-BAAHHYYBBEEEHYY!!!! John

 

Would like a late 90s SuperDuty body on a mid-90s chassis with twin I-beam and 300 I6 with a 6 speed manual tranny and creeper first gear. Also wish I still had my '77 F100:

https://www.ford-trucks.com/pictorial/big/1977_f100_3.html

 

This isn't really a dream for my truck, but my dream car;
A T-bucket roadster. Imagine, a car the size of your kitchen table, with tires 25" wide, no hood, and a 1300HP 429cid where the hood should be... It will barely fit 2 people, the cam will beat me to death at stop signs, and I'll make a quick stop at every gas station. But there wouldn't be a Mopar/chevy ever built that could beat it; providing that I could keep the rear end planted firmly to the pavement!

Dreams for my 2wd '64 F-250:
I want a close factory restoration, with a carb, cam, and headers with cherry-bombs and dual 3" pipes on the 292, and an o/d tranny.
-Andrew
f250_64(No Email Addresses In Posts!), same for yahoo messenger

Nothing, and I mean nothing, stirs the soul, saying I'm a bad **** like lettin'em rip with a window shaking, fuel gulpin, carbon monoxide belchin, attention gettin, V-oh my LORD!-8!

 

What if you put a little pickup bed on the back of that T-bucket, sort of like the Explorer Sport Track?

One of my dream cars would be a 90s T-bird with a hi output 351 V8 and fat rear tires with a 4 speed.

Another dream car would be a custom Ford Fairmont with 351, fat rear tires, 4 speed, and the rear converted to a pickup bed in the Ranchero style. I understand Ford really was going to continue the Ranchero on the Fairmont body style and then dropped it before production (though there may be a few in Austrailia).

Dream truck: early 40s Ford pickup street rod with 351 v8 and all the same stuff as my other dream cars, lowered front, chopped top, flames, etc. Although a Ford V10 would be pretty cool in this one too.

 

[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 29-Dec-00 AT 09:06 AM (EST)[/font][p]My dream....that my '95 Bronco with a 351W E40D 32X11.5 Goodyears would get more than 14 mpg. *sigh* but it is just a dream.....

 

14?! OMG!! 14 would BE my dream, compared to the 8 that I get now! :-)

-Andrew
f250_64(No Email Addresses In Posts!), same for yahoo messenger

Nothing, and I mean nothing, stirs the soul, saying I'm a bad **** like lettin'em rip with a window shaking, fuel gulpin, carbon monoxide belchin, attention gettin, V-oh my LORD!-8!

 

I have alot I want to do to this truck. (1986 F350 CC/SRW) I want to finish the body and get the paint done. Probably stay with the Original Black. I am working on building oak trim for the interior right now since no one offers it. Swap out the original 6.9 liter and C6 with a Powerstroke and 6speed. Captains chairs with a console in the front and a cloth flight bench with power lumbar in the back. I want to keep my exterior looking as stock as possible to retain the looks of the 86 so no major body mods. I want to finish the Dual Rear Wheel conversin, put on some aluminum wheels. a nice crome headache rack and grill gaurd, and anything else that looks good at the time. I think it would be really cool to do the drivetrain swap on this truck. It would sure make for a heck of a surprise to the Dodge boys when an 86 F350 passes them loaded uphill lol.

Brad Godkin
1986 F350 CC/SRW
6.9liter/C6