Ebay find.Why why why???????
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Ebay find.Why why why???????
Ok heres a good conversation starter. First fault is see is that its a "77 f-350 4x4". Well 4wd f-350s didnt come about til 79. then i read on and find quote: built tough with a complete double frame. Well that makes me feel better. He just stacked his 2wd frame onto a 4wd frame. OK is it just me or do you guys think this cant be safe. I mean seriously stack frames? Has anyone here ever seen/done this before? And Id liek the opinions of anyone here with serious technical knowhow. I think this is why theres lift laws.Guys cobble stuff like this up and when it comes apart it makes everyone with lifted trucks look bad.
opps forgot site url http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1977-...QQcmdZViewItem
opps forgot site url http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1977-...QQcmdZViewItem
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The VIN is for a '77 F150 4x4. Could mean any number of things -- cab-swap, F-350-conversion via Frankensteination, etc.
It does mean I wouldn't pay that much for it. A professional job, yes, but a hobbyist hack-job... nah. I can hack my own stuff.
It does mean I wouldn't pay that much for it. A professional job, yes, but a hobbyist hack-job... nah. I can hack my own stuff.
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What a crock of scheiss, Ford never made a short bed Camper Special, the VIN is for a 1977/79 F150 4X4, The Frankenstein monster has 8 lug wheels, and all manner of swaps...it's a nightmare. And ppl are bidding on it.
As P.T. Barnum said: "There's a sucker born every minute!"
F14HCY20258
F14 = F150 4X4
H = 351M
C = Ontario Truck Assembly Plant
Y20258 = 1977
First F350 4X4 = 1979
As P.T. Barnum said: "There's a sucker born every minute!"
F14HCY20258
F14 = F150 4X4
H = 351M
C = Ontario Truck Assembly Plant
Y20258 = 1977
First F350 4X4 = 1979
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the truck does sit nice n all, but looks can be deceiving..... at least he didint put in his add that "he has the front driveshaft but needs to be installed" routine that everyone on ebay selling a big truck puts on there.
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If its a stacked frame turck then he may have had to register one frame or another as the VIN soooo based on that it could be an F150 sitting on a 350 frame.
It looks like its actually built fairly well....obviously I would want to see it in person but....Id take that truck over one that has oh say 12" of blocks all around. Stacked frames is how they used to get lift on the old monster trucks after all...think of it as the original "body lift".... lol..... and if it were done right....Id drive it.
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It looks like its actually built fairly well....obviously I would want to see it in person but....Id take that truck over one that has oh say 12" of blocks all around. Stacked frames is how they used to get lift on the old monster trucks after all...think of it as the original "body lift".... lol..... and if it were done right....Id drive it.
-Chris
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If you're surfin' E-bay, you've likely run across the 460 powered Supercab with the 18 wheeler sleeper strapped on the back with rusty exhaust stacks. I can't give you the item # cause I'm at work and a victim of people like myself who look at E-bay while at work, search for it...it's ugly and amateurish!
Have a good weekend,
Bob
Have a good weekend,
Bob
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Originally Posted by 77f150got_sand
Its also a shortbed truck so it can't be a F-350. He has all 4 of his Boggers on backwards too, they are directional tires.
Seriously, I have seen in the past, swamp buggies built with stacked frames, where the 2 frames were welded together. It's basically nothing more than a body lift. It's pretty strong as long as it's welded correctly. On the other hand, these buggies aren't driven on the street at 60mph!.
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Originally Posted by califasbob
If you're surfin' E-bay, you've likely run across the 460 powered Supercab with the 18 wheeler sleeper strapped on the back with rusty exhaust stacks. I can't give you the item # cause I'm at work and a victim of people like myself who look at E-bay while at work, search for it...it's ugly and amateurish!
Have a good weekend,
Bob
Have a good weekend,
Bob
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One of my buddies built a 79 F250 with stacked frames. The motor was on the bottom frame. When you looked under the hood it was WAAAAAY down there.
I wish he would have kept the truck the way it was before he stacked the frames. When he got it it had a 4" lift, 33s, and a 460 that would spin the tires in 4 wheel drive.
I wish he would have kept the truck the way it was before he stacked the frames. When he got it it had a 4" lift, 33s, and a 460 that would spin the tires in 4 wheel drive.
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From the Looks of it. It's only stacked under the bed to allow the bed to tilt up. They cut the frame right in front of the bed from another truck cleaned up that frame done the mods that allow the hydraulics to sit above the original truck frame. and not interfere with the drive shaft and rear axle. it is hinged at that back just like a dump truck.
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Originally Posted by flcracker9
I did see that one. All I can say is "What a piece of _ _ _ _"
Why didnt he just buy a Semi...
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Originally Posted by califasbob
If you're surfin' E-bay, you've likely run across the 460 powered Supercab with the 18 wheeler sleeper strapped on the back with rusty exhaust stacks. I can't give you the item # cause I'm at work and a victim of people like myself who look at E-bay while at work, search for it...it's ugly and amateurish!
Have a good weekend,
Bob
Have a good weekend,
Bob