Hi I own a 1976 Ford F-350 Super Camper Speacial RangerXLT Manual Bored and Stroked 390 V8. Anyway, I bought a truck camper to put on her and I saw a 1975 Ford F-350 Super Camper Speacial RangerXLT Auto A/C 390 V8 and I am thinking about buying it. I could put the Camper on the 75 scs and use my 76 scs for other things what do you guys think??? Please help and respond.
P.S. I do not really have the space for her.

Your Ford Loving Friend
76f350spercamprspeal

 

I say do it.You can never have to many of these trks.

 

Yeah what he said.

 

Go for it!~ One is good, two are better, if you can afford it!
Good luck with the camper. PM me with the details, so as to not offend on this thread!
Dak

 

Yeah we arent much help really cause we will just say go for it i agree do it if you got the money

 

Yeah as long as its not my money go ahead and spend it lol

 

Wow, 2 super camper specials thats too cool!

 

The problem is I really do not have the space for it!!!! So umm... please respond I want to know what you guys think?

 

The 75 is smog exempt, that means illegal engine modifications are OK, but nobody will know about them, cuz nobody will check you. Post pictures of both rigs. I personally would choose the one in the nicest condition, but leaning twards the one that is smog exempt. You save $70 every 2 years because you don't have to pay for smog anymore.

I would have a compression check done on the new 390 to make sure its a good engine. If not, you can swap your new engine in the 76 over to the 75. If you like the manual better than the C6, you can swap that over too, you have the parts truck to do it. If you have new tires on the 76, you can put them on the 75 to save you some money as well. Selling your 76 probably will not cover the purchase cost of the 75. I would not tell the owner of the 75 that the SCS is rare, nor tell him that in your opinion it is worth top dollar. Save that talk when you try to sell your 76, which will be a tougher sell because it needs smog.

Coming from somebody who owns seven 73-79's, I know how difficult is to find room for them. You can park your second truck on a public street, alternating spots once every few days to avoid getting parking tickets. The downside to that is it might annoy your neighbors, and you subject your truck to petty theft and damage when it is not parked in front of your home.

 

Well I love my 1976 my 1976 has a Racing moter belive it or not. And I looked at the 1975 better they booth have the same engine 390 .But my 1976 390 has more power the 1975 has been sitting for at least 3-5 years... And the 1976 passed and the 1975s frame is rusty the 1975 has the old 16.5 wich are no longer made. And the 1975 moter smokes a little I do not own the 1975 I ONLY own the 1976 wich is alot faster and the 1975 might need some work as it has been sitting for a very long time. How do I know if the engine in the 1975 might blow or not??? Well Please Respond and Help me I really need a 1973-1976 Super Camper Speacial. That is Cheap and that is in Southern California. And I would NEVER sell my 1976 Ford F-350 Super Camper Speacial RangerXLT Manual 4... And keep in mind the engine on the 1975 does smoke and has really old gas and has been sitting for along time.

 

Put fresh gas in the 75, change the oil, warm it up, shut off, wire the throttle wide open, pull the harnass off of the coil, and do a compression check by pulling one spark plug at a time and crank the motor over about 6 times, or the gauge stops going up. You can buy the tool for around $30 at the local parts houses. The smoke you describe will/should clear up once it gets put back to work, and only come back when you start the truck (then it will go away again). If it smokes all the time (black) then chances are the carb needs to be gone thru. Ocasional TEMPORARY smoking is normal for an older engine, typically it means you need seals on the intake valves(blue smoke), or the carb kitted (black smoke).

The 75's rusty frame probably is just surface rust. You can easily clean that off with a wire brush, and fix it with some cheap primer and spray paint. Or you can ignore it and the frame will still last another 30 years.

Old trucks require maintenace, whether they are used everyday, or have been parked for 4-5 years. I would expect with any truck that you will need to replace anything that is rubber. Fuel lines, rubber brake lines, vacuum lines, radiator hoses, brake master cylinder. I would set aside $4-500 for parts to make sure you wont have dumb problems. FYI, radiator hoses can/do rot from the inside out. Fuel lines rot irregardless. You have to replace them all, that means dropping the tanks to do it.

 

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