79 Camper Special
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79 Camper Special
Gentlemen,
Firstly, this is my first posting, so I am looking forward to some good reading.
Secondly, I tried to see if my question has been answered elsewhere, so I would not waste your time answering yet another 'same old question'.
I have had a 79 Camper Special for sometime and personally have not seen to many like it and I was wondering if they (Ford) made a number of them in this configuration or rather was this a common factory built configuration:
Model Year: 79
Series: F250 - 4x2 Chassis & Cab
Engine: 8 Cyl, 460ci (7.5L) 4bbl
Assembly Plant: San Jose
Transmission: Automatic, Ford C6
Front Axle: P.S.
Rear Axle: 4.10 5300lb Dana 60
</pre>Thanks in advance to your answers.
Krucible
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Firstly, this is my first posting, so I am looking forward to some good reading.
Secondly, I tried to see if my question has been answered elsewhere, so I would not waste your time answering yet another 'same old question'.
I have had a 79 Camper Special for sometime and personally have not seen to many like it and I was wondering if they (Ford) made a number of them in this configuration or rather was this a common factory built configuration:
Model Year: 79
Series: F250 - 4x2 Chassis & Cab
Engine: 8 Cyl, 460ci (7.5L) 4bbl
Assembly Plant: San Jose
Transmission: Automatic, Ford C6
Front Axle: P.S.
Rear Axle: 4.10 5300lb Dana 60
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Krucible
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Ford doesn't do this configuration since it's a chassis/cab.
Ford made the chassis and cab, then shipped to a RV company to fit the camper body on the chassis.
Is this what you have? A camper bolted down to the chassis, rather than in the factory bed?
Ford made the chassis and cab, then shipped to a RV company to fit the camper body on the chassis.
Is this what you have? A camper bolted down to the chassis, rather than in the factory bed?
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Originally Posted by Krucible F250
No Sir, there is no camper attached to the truck. The model is a F250 Camper Special.
Krucible
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A Cab & Chassis configuration comes without a bed. Post the VIN...that will answer the question if your truck was shipped as a Cab & Chassis, or with a Styleside bed.
For the record: Camper Specials used Styleside beds only. A Cab and Chassis or a Flareside is not a Camper Special.
Last edited by NumberDummy; Jun 5, 2007 at 11:44 AM.
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To answer your question.
Yes they made thousands of them.
I want to see the VIN because some people don't know what chassis cab means.
Camper special standard equipment.This includes the Styleside bed. ( not chassis terminology)
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Yes they made thousands of them.
I want to see the VIN because some people don't know what chassis cab means.
Camper special standard equipment.This includes the Styleside bed. ( not chassis terminology)
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So you have a styleside box as well ?
you see F25 is NOT a chassis cab code.
F27 is.
You can see everything here on my page.
http://www.clubfte.com/users/mil1ion...ruckCodes.html
What is the 3 rd digit in the BODY Code on the rating plate.
It should be a 4.
I also find that 4.10 gear a little tall for a 460.
3.54's or 3.73's would be plenty
You should be able to drag a ship across the desert with that combo
you see F25 is NOT a chassis cab code.
F27 is.
You can see everything here on my page.
http://www.clubfte.com/users/mil1ion...ruckCodes.html
What is the 3 rd digit in the BODY Code on the rating plate.
It should be a 4.
I also find that 4.10 gear a little tall for a 460.
3.54's or 3.73's would be plenty
You should be able to drag a ship across the desert with that combo
Last edited by Mil1ion; Jun 5, 2007 at 01:06 PM.
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Originally Posted by Krucible F250
VIN Number is:
F25JREG0117 Also, the package shown above is the 'Camper Special' I am referring to.
F25JREG0117 Also, the package shown above is the 'Camper Special' I am referring to.
If your truck was shipped as a Cab and Chassis, the series code would be F27, not F25.
Post ALL the numbers off your VIN plate. Mil1ion and I can decode all the info. Mil1ion is a faster typist, and has refs at the ready, so he'll prolly beat me to it.
I'm using microfiche
. He's not....
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VIN Plate Information
Here is the VIN Plate Information:
WB - 133, Color - B, GVW - F253, Body - DR4, Trans - K, Axle - 24J, MAX GVWR - 07900, USO - 74
Thanks again guys. So was this a common configuration?
Krucible
WB - 133, Color - B, GVW - F253, Body - DR4, Trans - K, Axle - 24J, MAX GVWR - 07900, USO - 74
Thanks again guys. So was this a common configuration?
Krucible
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off the cuff...so I don't have to squint at a microfiche slide!
Axle 24J
24 = 4.10-1 Rear axle ratio, Dana 60, 5300 lb axle capacity.
J = Power steering
DSO = 74 = Seattle...the truck was ordered from the Seattle Zone Office.
Axle 24J
24 = 4.10-1 Rear axle ratio, Dana 60, 5300 lb axle capacity.
J = Power steering
DSO = 74 = Seattle...the truck was ordered from the Seattle Zone Office.
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Plus I have my memory
133 - 133" Wheelbase
Body - DR4,
D - Kint & Vinyl bench
R= Jade in color
4- Styleside box
Trans - K, - automatic = C6
Common...except for the 4.10 Rear axle - Yes !
from my page I linked to..you can see the axle ratio options.
133 - 133" Wheelbase
Body - DR4,
D - Kint & Vinyl bench
R= Jade in color
4- Styleside box
Trans - K, - automatic = C6
Common...except for the 4.10 Rear axle - Yes !
from my page I linked to..you can see the axle ratio options.
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133 wheelbase, and the K trans code, I knew off the cuff, too...but I figured you'd beat me to it, since I'm the world's worst typist...and have to correct all the typos, so I posted what I could, as fast as inhumanly possible.
