68 F100 Custom Cab
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68 F100 Custom Cab
My ford brothers, I have a 68' F100 Custom Cab with a 360 standard three on the tree. Its got 350,000+ miles on it...never rebuilt. (body is striaght w/little bed rail rust. Here is the deal, I think my head gasket or engine is gone (horrible oil pressure). I have been wanting to switch to an automatic tranny for years (getting lazy in my old age). What is a good engine/ auto tranny combo to put in this truck. This is not a show truck...just an old farm truck that has been taken care of...hauler and Lowes runner. I have been thinking about going with a 6 banger or small v8. Cost is an issue. Any suggestions?
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From: Creedmoor, North Carolina
On the FE engine having oil is better than oil pressure, so don't fret too much about that as long as it is up on the dip stick.
OD is your best bet, and there are no direct bolt up auto ODs for the FE, a engine tranny swap is probably the direction to go.
You might look late 80s to 96 for a 5.0/AOD, I6/AOD or if you really want to get wild a mod engine OD combo.
I have a friend that has a Lincoln 4.6 that is like a Mustang GT setup that will get 23 on the road and down right bossy.
Start planing and saving, make it happen 6 mo to a year from now if all is well with the current setup.
Play back your thoughts and we might have more help.
John
OD is your best bet, and there are no direct bolt up auto ODs for the FE, a engine tranny swap is probably the direction to go.
You might look late 80s to 96 for a 5.0/AOD, I6/AOD or if you really want to get wild a mod engine OD combo.
I have a friend that has a Lincoln 4.6 that is like a Mustang GT setup that will get 23 on the road and down right bossy.
Start planing and saving, make it happen 6 mo to a year from now if all is well with the current setup.
Play back your thoughts and we might have more help.
John
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Depending on where you live there are quite a few 80's thru mid 90's trucks around with serious rust issues that can usually be had pretty reasonable. If you're looking for reliability you've got choices. John mentioned some good ones and I've got 1 more. 300 EFI 6 banger with a C6 auto. Granted you wouldn't have overdrive but with sane driving and decent maintanence the combo is just about bullet proof.
