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Hi guys I am new to this forum but not new to " F " Trucks as I bought my first F100 when I was about 21 
( Now nearly 41 ) it was a 1978 SWB 4WD with a mildly worked 30 thou over 351 Cleveland running a Holley 750 vac sec, 2 1/2" twin system with extractors, 4 speed, twin tanks and 2 1/2 " lift kit. I also had the rear 9" beefed up after blowing the diff 3 times by bracing the housing and putting a Nodular Iron centre LSD with all uprated internals and rear disc brakes. I had that one for about 15 years and it was a great vehicle that served me well hauling tools etc as my primary transport as a subcontract cabinetmaker until the ravages of rust, a hard life and wear and tear of components took its toll. I then got myself a 79 F100 LWB 2WD with a 302 Cleveland ( a de stroked 351c made here in Aus ), running a 350 Holley that runs on petrol/LPG and drives through a C4 Tbar auto that the previous owner installed. I also kept my old 78 and have slowly been stripping parts off to use on the 79, in fact I just had to rebuild the engine after I spun a bearing on the 302c, so I used the bottom end from the 351c which I had rebuilt about 7 years ago freshened her up with new bearings, rings, cam & lifters and put on the 302c closed chamber heads with new exhaust valves machined to relieve the compression slightly, ~12 1/2-1 down to 11-1 so I can run petrol if needed. ( Usually start on petrol, run on LPG and use petrol if I run out of LPG ). Hope to get to know you guys and glean some usefull knowledge along the way, I am fairly new to forums although have been a member of several M/C forums since March this year and got a lot of info about my CBR1100XX so I thought why not find one that relates to the other passion in my life " F " trucks.
( Now nearly 41 ) it was a 1978 SWB 4WD with a mildly worked 30 thou over 351 Cleveland running a Holley 750 vac sec, 2 1/2" twin system with extractors, 4 speed, twin tanks and 2 1/2 " lift kit. I also had the rear 9" beefed up after blowing the diff 3 times by bracing the housing and putting a Nodular Iron centre LSD with all uprated internals and rear disc brakes. I had that one for about 15 years and it was a great vehicle that served me well hauling tools etc as my primary transport as a subcontract cabinetmaker until the ravages of rust, a hard life and wear and tear of components took its toll. I then got myself a 79 F100 LWB 2WD with a 302 Cleveland ( a de stroked 351c made here in Aus ), running a 350 Holley that runs on petrol/LPG and drives through a C4 Tbar auto that the previous owner installed. I also kept my old 78 and have slowly been stripping parts off to use on the 79, in fact I just had to rebuild the engine after I spun a bearing on the 302c, so I used the bottom end from the 351c which I had rebuilt about 7 years ago freshened her up with new bearings, rings, cam & lifters and put on the 302c closed chamber heads with new exhaust valves machined to relieve the compression slightly, ~12 1/2-1 down to 11-1 so I can run petrol if needed. ( Usually start on petrol, run on LPG and use petrol if I run out of LPG ). Hope to get to know you guys and glean some usefull knowledge along the way, I am fairly new to forums although have been a member of several M/C forums since March this year and got a lot of info about my CBR1100XX so I thought why not find one that relates to the other passion in my life " F " trucks.
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Hi and welcome to FTE! Great introduction. 
Enjoy the site. 
Read this for some info that will help you around the site: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/s...92&postcount=2
-Matt
Enjoy the site. Read this for some info that will help you around the site: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/s...92&postcount=2
-Matt
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