work truck or restore
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From: Harpswell
work truck or restore
how many of you use your 70's fords as your everyday normal work truck? besides a few kinks i need to work out and a new paint job (when i got her she only had primer on 
) i dont want to do anything else. down the road a ways i might want to do a complete restoration but right now i dont have the time/knowledge/money so an 'ugly' work horse she stays
) i dont want to do anything else. down the road a ways i might want to do a complete restoration but right now i dont have the time/knowledge/money so an 'ugly' work horse she stays
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From: Northern Illinois
I only put about 4 to 500 miles on my 250 a year. The Bronco is still in the body shop for paint but that will be the same way when I get it done. They both get parked for the winter.
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From: Near Yosemite CA
I have a company work truck, so my old ones only get driven on the weekends, or on my days off. But my 77 does get to go up hunting, and my 66 just made the 400 miles round trip up to Sacramento and back.
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From: NJ
My truck isn't a work truck per say, but it is my daily driver and I've loaded it with wood from Home Depot and stones and patio blocks and soon will install a receiver hitch to tow a small utility trailer once in awhile.
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From: Williamson, NY
I'm restoring my 77 F150 to be used as a work truck. There's no reason your work truck can't also look good while going down the road IMO. I plan to to use it to haul firewood, lumber, etc.
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Mine isn't a work truck. I just use it. It isn't a daily driver either. It's just my old truck. My wife and I love cars, so we have a few. I actually drive a 4runner most of the time, but would drive the ford more if I could afford it.
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From: Enid, OK
The 79 is about to undergo restoration. I use my 05 to haul stuff, it has a bedrug so I do not have to worry about scrapes and dings. I also pull a 10 foot trailer for the bigger jobs.
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From: Minnesota
I drive my truck through Midwest winters every year since I bought it in 1992 putting at least 8k on it each year. It has a 429 from a 70 thunderbird that I had owned. It has a lot of aluminum parts, heads, intake, water pump. Its a 75 F100 4X4 auto. Always get me where I need to go. I have to replace sheet metal about every ten years but still works good. I figured I got about 300k on the rear end and transfer case. Installed a disk brake set up from a Bronco company last year. Upgraded the steering from assist to a regular steering box a couple years ago. Did most of the work myself. Drives like a champ. Raced a few new chevy's. Weren't they supprised!
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I don't use mine as a work truck, but I do put about 50-100 miles a week on it. I love my 03 Lariat Crew Cab 4X4 diesel (daily driver), but my wife and I like to visit car shows weekly, and we always take the 74. When we go out to dinner (at least once a week), the Super Duty stays home, and we cruise in the 74. I just plain old like driving it!
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From: hohenwald, tn
i used mine daily till got my new job, with company vechicle. i would drive the f350, but 10 miles a gallon are a bit much. i am installing a holley 4 bbl and fixing oil leaks a couple hours a night to get her back on the road. it needs paint and a new bed. it hauls fill, sheetrock and everything in between. i hope to work on getting it shiny soon.
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From: Northern Virginia, USA
Depot runs, weekend cruises, dump runs, and impressing the Honda guys at work ("Wow, that thing sounds GREAT! Makes me feel like a man standing next to it!"). VA Antique tags on it, so there's no inspection or registration fees. Just gas 'n go.
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