ok this guy wants to trade me his 79 bronco for my 90 f150 4x4.

ok this is my truck.
needs ball joints up/lower
needs 4x4 front axle work possibly hubs (still works)
needs a muffler(its not really loud but have to have one for state inspection the guy befour me just cut it off)
needs driver side window motor
needs ac compressor
needs tires (3)
needs tailgate
it has strait 6 300 4 speed with overdrive (runs good but shakes allittle and shifts fine)
167,000 miles
8 off road lights
has gun rack, cb radio, two batteries, grill guard
pretty clean interior
strait body has one bigger dent and a few smaller hardly noticable dents
alittle rust but nothing major at all
leaks allitle oil

ok his bronco
1979 351 winsor 4 barrel carb 4 speed transmission
runs petty good but motor shakes allitle
shifts fine but makes some noise driving down the road
4 new tires
needs front sway bar and maybe some other suspintion parts (shakes a lot when you jump on the brakes and when get going reall fast.)
4x4 works good new hubbs
pretty stait body no major dents paints allitle faded
didnt see any rust.
needs new carpet pretty dirty
needs some work on the blinkers
leaks some oil, transmissoin fluid, defferential fluids, power stearing fluid, nothing majoir
grill guard
he says it only has 34,000 original miles but i dont think that can be has to have at least 134,000 or 234,000

he said hed give me 400 dollars and the bronco for my truck i paid 2,000 for mine last month. if im gonna do it im gonna try to keep my offroad lights. does this seam like a good deal?

 

The shaking may be unbalanced or poorly balanced tires, shaking motor at idle is normal unless it is physically shaking the truck then it may be a motor mount or poorly tuned carb, oil leaks are normal, dirty carpet may be cleaned with vac or just removed and changed to the truck bed lining paint. Are you sure it is a windsor, the 79s came with a 351M/400 which look different from the windsor (personally i think are okay motors for 70s engines). Good deal, If it was me I would prefer the 79, but either way you have work ahead of you to get both trucks in a comfortable driving state.

 

I agree. Either way, you have some work ahead of you. It sounds like both are in need of a little love and care. The 300 straight six in the 90 is going to get you better gas mileage and are nice engines, but the 78 Bronco is highly sought after.

I would say that if you had owned the 90 for a while, knew it and relied on it, that would be one thing, but you just got it.

Pick which one you want to fix up and decide on what you'd use it for. If you're looking for something for the highway and know you need a bed, definitely keep the 90. The EFI 300 is much more highway friendly. If you're an off-roader, and like camping, exploring, etc, or just use it to tool around town, the Bronco for sure.

If it were me, I'd go with the '78 without thinking twice.

 

thanks for the input but i told him no