While searching for answers to a clutch problem on a project I'm building, I ran across this forum and there were my answers. I'm impressed by the knowledge on here and the willingness of the members to help each other. About me, I'm an old guy, always had Ford trucks and cars. I currently have a 95 F150 for general use and a 2008 F450 with a utility body. I have a 3500# crane and my welding machines mounted on the F450. Current projects are an OT '27 T roadster and an OT '46 Mercury 4 door.

 

 

 

Hello all very good information from this group. Purchased a used 2008 F250 SD 6.4 EGR Delete, AFE DPF delete 4" exhaust SS cooler pipes but not very knowledgeable with alot of the electronics. Truck has Dash Daq tuner but afraid to mess with it !

 

 

Greetings fellow Ford truck people

Looking looking for a while but decided to step in and exchange ideas and get answers.

Have had many trucks, but it hard to get to far from a Ford

I am down to four, seems about right.

 

Hello from sunny Florida.
My name is Rick I'm retried now. I used to build Ford engine for the local kids. I have a home shop with lift and fab tools. I have build some high output Coyote engines in the pass years. I still have the last one in the shop that I'm going to sell.

 

Greetings from TN,
New member background.
Restoring my 1977 F150 short bed, 4x4, C6, P/S, P/B. Ground up "freshen up" all for good looking reliable daily work/driver. Only major upgrade is converting 351M to 400. TMI pistons and mild performance engine build.
Anyway, I may have a few questions coming, and, I have sourced lots of part and tech info I can share with y'all too.

 

Hi all! New Guy here/ been lurking for a while. I drive a '98 Ranger, doing a 302/ Auto swap, along with other modifications. Possibly with a F150 manual trans...
54yo living in the Midwest (Indiana)

 

I am longtime Toyota Tundra owner looking to move up to an F250, but I have few questions (which apparently I am not allowed to post here).

 

2007 F l50 supercrew. 5.4 had 110,000 now is getting replaced by, the dealer I bought it from. Thanks cam phasers! ( I'm sure that some of few good outcomes from that issue.) My wife has an 2018 Escape, to which she has named Ellie, and my son an 07 Focus. Somehow and I dont really know when it happened, I woke up and our GMs where all gone and we were in Fords of our own. So , to the next chapter and a plethora of new friends and new beginnings.....

 

Hello Everyone!! I have owned my '69 Bronco since 1983.. but it has been ummmm,,"stored" on the side of my house for 20 years now (yikes!!) It was running when I parked it but I couldn't afford tires. And now?... well, it's on my "list"...

In the meantime, I have been keeping my eyes peeled for a shortbed, 4x4 or otherwise. I know, the money could be used for my Bronco but for a few reasons, it just isn't the right time. Anyway, I have been watching (mostly the local Craigslist) and the other day I got lucky and scored this 1974 Ranger XLT Shortbed 4x4 for a great price. But wait! There is NO MOTOR and where the transmission should be, there is what I am told is a C6 (with Transfer case) basically strapped in place. Not connected. Strapped in place!

The seller was told by the previous owner that it had been running (back in the eighties) as a 390 with auto. That the motor was pulled and then something happened with the machine shop.yadda yadda...but what it looks like to me is that this truck was in the process of some conversion that didn't go very far. Truth is that the manual steering column and the original pedals are still there and among the parts in the cab and the bed was what looks like an NP435 shifter ( I recognize that because I put one in my Bronco). Also in the parts pile is a steering column for an automatic and a bunch of brackets which I haven't identified. And,.... the seller is giving me an NP435 he pulled from a '78 Bronco. He's not sure if it has the transfer case still attached but I hope so.

According to the tag, this truck was born with a 360 and an NP435 and 3.50 axles Raven Black Styleside. The presence of a condenser in the pile suggests it was factory A/C. There is surface rust everywhere underneath but zero cancer and the body is in pretty good shape. looks like all the trim is there in great shape as well. It has a pretty tall lift that I am not a fan of but the budget is going to determine how far I go.

So here I am, having to decide what to do. I can find a 360 and put it back as built. Probably the least amount of work. Or I can try to go Automatic (would be a nicer driver) but I have no clue the status of the C6 and TCase. Or.... I can try for a later model drive-train in hopes of better MPG.

Is this truck rare? Best I can tell, they only made about 26,888 in 74 and about 37,297 in 75...and that's it.. That would affect my decision about the drive train and keeping it original.

OK. That is it for my introduction. I guess my next step is to start a mechanical thread and some pics.

 

Hey Y'all. Thanks for letting me join. I've got a 2016 F-250 SD, 6.7L Turbo Diesel, Super Crew Cab, that I "rescued" from a Chevy Dealership a few month ago.

 

 

Hello!
New to the forum, but not new to Ford and their trucks. Currently have a 1999 '250' SuperDuty, 2wd, Crew Cab, Long Bed, V10.
Love the truck but hate the mpg!
Also owned a '66, '67 and a '69 Mach I which I still have. Bought the Mach I when I was Sr. in high school....41 years ago!
Looking forward to FTE forums