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I went with the narrow rear spring packs from a '77 F-250 crew 2wd, then for taking up the heavy-lifting duties, i added the above leaf pack set of overload springs and spacer blocks and frame perches from an early '70's Ford 1-ton dually. I am very pleased with the highway ride and how well it will pack a load. All stuff i gathered up at Pick-n-Pull.
My front springs, shackles, frame brackets and the front spring cross-member / hanger off of a '76 F-250 4x4 high-boy. hahaha
So, my '77 lowe-rider has been modified to ride up like a high-boy. (or not) hahaha
Thanks Greaser007, I’ll keep that in mind when I get the darn thing out of paint….I’m ashamed to say..it’s been there for two year…SMH
Here is a couple of shots of my '77 crew F-350 which I converted to 4x4.
Note the bed is from a '78 ? F-250 longbed 4x (if i remember right). I had to make perches out of a piece of 2x2 square tubing so I could utilize the factory bed mounting holes. The two front bolts lined up pretty much near center enough on the frame rail that for these two forward most bed bolts, i drilled and tapped the frame.
was an F250 before I put this '77 cab on my '77 F350 chassis. So, here in California my pickup is registered as a '77 F350. hauling a load of wood for my aunt. It is easier to load the trailer.
The wood is stacked between two sheets of plywood which set 5'-6" apart, which means there is about 1-chord and 1-tier on the trailer.
Greaser007, do you have any pics of your 4wd conversion? looks much lower then most I've seen.
Hillbilly,
I do intend on posting photos for you guys to look over !
I have bunches of photos on my Flickr page. I will have to post a link somehow in my "signature" box in my profile somehow. (don't know how to do that rudimentary stuff). hahaha
I've been busy with my '78 Ford E-250 Chateau Van 4x4 do-over here in the Van section.
I began the "Do-Over" in August 2020, and started by removing both fuel tanks for cleaning and general inspection. Hmm, I completed the Van 4x conversion in 1993. I was my second Van conversion to 4x4.
My '77 F-350 Crewcab was a two year build from 1996-1998 of mixed pieces and parts, and was a most enjoyable build.
Greaser, I like the stance of your truck. How many inches are there between the top of the tire to the lip of the fender?
Orthman,
Ok, I just ran out and checked: front meas 7-inches, and rear meas 6-1/2 -inches.
I am running 255-16 Toyo a/t's.
Remember, _ _ I discovered the front of the 2wd frame rails are Factory Punched for bolting on the '74-76 F-250 front leaf spring Crossmember !!! makes lining springs up a Breeze. I used the '76 frame brackets for the rear shackles and of course the leaf springs too.
When i swapped cabs and put the good cab on the F-350 chassis, I had to find an 8-foot box with the racetrack trim to match that of the cab. I had more fun scrounging parts, and thats been 23-years ago.
I have had more fun pushing that Clifford Equipped 300 six to the limit. I just love to feel the secondaries kick in while pulling. (no whiplash tho). hahaha
I have never had my engine overheat and I'm not even running a fan shroud.
That is my concept of running the 4-barrel Holley is to give that engine a steady drink of cool fuel while running along up those pesky grades at 4,000 rpm easy. I had the rotating assembly balanced and am running a good set of hypeurtectic pistons. Oh, get this: a Clevite early '60's grind cam. LoL
One nice thing about the Clifford products: i've never changed the intake manifold / header gasket since building the engine in 1997. It's bored .040 over.
I can give the engine lots of praise but for being 300 cubes, it needs a supercharger off of a 302 t-bird.
Good morning everyone. Just wanted to pop in to say hello. Has been years since I was a member here, but thoroughly enjoy seeing the work that y’all are Still putting in to these old dents! Great site, full of awesome people and info. Glad to be back.
My current Dentside stable includes:
78 F250 Red crew 4x4, 460 C6 short box. just had a water pump come apart
76 F250 White crew 4x4, 351M NP435 short box. Interior stripped, cab roof rough.
76 F600 Patina crew 4x4. In line for restoration.
78 F250 Purple Ext cab 4x4, 460 NP435 flat bed dually. Daily driver.
78 F250 Brown/white Ext cab 4x4, 460 C6 Long bed camper special. Runs great.
79 F150 Red/white Ext cab 4x4, 351M, C6 long bed. Blown rear end.
78 Bronco Grey, 1/2 cab 4x4 351M, NP435, engine was seized when acquired, in-line for transplant.
78 Bronco Yellow/white 4x4 351M, NP435, Wife’s daily driver.
76 F100 Black reg cab 4x4 390, NP435 beat around farm truck.
I’ll dig up some pics and get posted.
Moving a couple of my crews to new shop. Waiting for rescue!
Last edited by hogworkzinc; Jul 21, 2021 at 06:22 AM.
Maddogjohnson:
Someone bold needs to give that white Crew a new home and cut out the roof cancer.
above: yesterday's on-road Sighting in Anderson, California.
I pulled up beside the guy, a true American Red-Neck with a red Do-Rag !! hahahaha
He said it is a '73 _ _ _ and sounded good. Oh yeah, he was on the pipe and the engine sounded healthy.
('73 probably produced the 352 or 360 ? Someone like Orthman probably has the engine code table.
I looked at a nice standard cab '72 F-250 4x4 last month and found a table somewhere which told me the pickup was a California assembly with 4x (F256 vin) and engine code 390 !! kinda cool history.
I didn't buy it because of no paperwork, and DMV cannot divulge info of what kind of penalties are due against the vehicle. I still have a soft spot for the older iron with Divorced transfer cases.
Hogworkzinc2:
You have quite a collection of old rusty fords. It appears you are badly addicted to the Ford-Plague !!
Good luck with your project puzzles and have fun.
Thursday, July 22, 2021, Greaser checking in. heey-yo
Ok, so i know a guy heavy into early ****** jeep pickups and wagons. Just like the early Fords, you may wind up purchasing a pickup, which from the factory was produced as "Cab-and-Chassis" for stakebeds.
I was doing some research on older ****** wagons, and lo-and-behold, some wagons were sold as Fire Dept wagons for suppressing support. No Kidding !
Check out the link below: ****** 4x4 truck for sale: photos, technical specifications, description (topclassiccarsforsale.com)
Moving on, my friend, who goes by the user name of Stakebed on the "old ******" forums is looking to put a 4-speed transmission behind a Ford 302 V-8 in an early ****** wagon. He texted me a photo of the top cover of a 4-speed for sale in a full-size Ford Bronco. I told him he is looking at a New Process 435. I told him my pickup has the NP435 with married NP205 transfer case. Of course he was curious.
Below, i took a shot best I could of how my 435 is connected to the 205 T-case.
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Above photo: T-case adapter connecting the NP435 (blue) to the NP205 T-case (near to camera).
Above photo: showing the NP205 T-case adapted to the blue NP435 4-speed transmission.
Above photo: this shows the casting number on the T-case adapter.
I constructed all this way back in 1996, so i do not remember what mainshaft I put in the 435 to accomodate and mate it to the NP205 T-case.
When I assembled my '77 Crewcab longbed project puzzle in 1996-1998 completion, i didn't take any photos because that was way before i got connected to the World-Wide-Web, and Interest Forums.
Therefore, i have no photos show-casing my Crew-Build and cab / chassis swap.
I modified oem Ford crossmember's to accomodate the 4x4 drive-train because my pickup was 2wd factory.
Year 2000 came along, and i purchased my first Digital Camera at Walmart.
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