thanks man, did it with a 4 1/2" grinder and a 110 welder. not bad for a damn redneck i guess.

 

This is my flareside, I ordered and bought it new in 1979. Been a good truck, left me stranded once, in New Mexico, broken rear axle. 225k

 

Damn sharp truck, was the axle break before or after the 8 lug swap?

 

Thank you. Before, hence the heavier axles.

 

any more pics miller? thats nice

 

Nice truck...............looks almost like my late '77 Flareside I had in the '80s...........That pic brought back some memories......Thanks.

 

my old man has a 78 f250 lwb flareside (and it's a standard cab). he bought it from a buddy who brought it up from mexico. has service boxes on the sides of it right now. i'll take a pic of it when i make the 80 mile trip next weekend.

 

Here are some more pics. I use this truck in the desert, will tow it over now. It has a deaver long travel, soft ride suspension and handles the rough roads great.

 

OK.........OK............Youre really trippin the wayback machine for me now...............That middle pic looks WAYYYYYYYYYYY too familiar..........I was living in South Central Wyoming when I had my 77 silver flareside..............the country even looks the same!!!!!! I'm assuming that pic was taken out in the Oregon desert somewhere????? Mine was lifted 4" sittin on 33" Swampers...........

 

By the Steens Mountains, setting on the 5"lift with 35" mt's.

 

had it since last september but it's getting there. When i got it, it died getting out of the driveway the windshield was like a spiderweb and found out on the drive home i had no light working on the inside. So far.....replace gas tank,fuel filler hoses, tailgate chains, rear shock mounts(rusted off), added rear shocks, new c6, 33x12.50s on 15x10s, resealed transfer case, windshield, rewired dash for lights to work, installed cd player and 4 speakers, door panels and armrests, radiator, valve covers and gaskets, and the roof cab lights. so far. I want to put on a 3" body lift, 4" suspension lift. 36.5s or 37s, a paint job, push bar, off road lights, and a winch. and rebuild the 351m and put on a 4bbl and new intake.

 

ill play...
















but now its goin threw a make over and looks like this....

 

Like this one a lot!

 

Pulled this one out of an abandoned lot for $350.



Cleaned it, then started a complete frame off restoration.



In process


Almost done. There isn't much that didn't get replaced. I'll post some final pics when we are done in a few weeks.

 

just put on some longtubes and custom understep exit dual exhaust