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Guys I have a 78 F150 ford ranger. Reg cob short box. It was made 10/77. It has round head lights but it has a fuel tank behind the seat, as well as one in the rear. I thought the tank behind the seat stopped in 77.
I have decoded the vin but I will include it if it helps.
F14HLBA2089
Is this something that someone might have added or is this correct??
I have decoded the vin but I will include it if it helps.
F14HLBA2089
Is this something that someone might have added or is this correct??
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Guys I have a 78 F150 ford ranger Reg cob short box. It was made 10/77. It has round 
head lights but it has a fuel tank behind the seat, as well as one in the rear. I thought the tank behind the seat stopped in 77.
I have decoded the vin but I will include it if it helps.
F14HLBA2089
Is this something that someone might have added or is this correct??
head lights but it has a fuel tank behind the seat, as well as one in the rear. I thought the tank behind the seat stopped in 77.I have decoded the vin but I will include it if it helps.
F14HLBA2089
Is this something that someone might have added or is this correct??
Where did you get this VIN from, off the registration, or off the Warranty Plate?
If off the Warranty Plate, the left door where the plate is located has been changed.
Peeps swapped left doors due to damage with used doors. 99% of the time, they forgot to install the correct Warranty Plate on the replaced door.
The doors are the same: 1973/79.
As previously stated, the in-cab fuel tank was discontinued midyear 1977.
ROUND headlamps were only used on 1978 Customs.
1978 Rangers, Ranger XLT's and Lariats have rectangular headlamps.
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I got the vin from the frame and the door. Its the same every were I look. Im restoring this truck and trying to figgure weather to get rid of the tank or keep it. I would never put fuel in it but have it there cause that the way I got it.
Just trying to figgure what the heck i got here.
How do I get a pic to show up on here?
Just trying to figgure what the heck i got here.
How do I get a pic to show up on here?
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I got the vin from the frame and the door. Its the same every were I look. Im restoring this truck and trying to figgure weather to get rid of the tank or keep it. I would never put fuel in it but have it there cause that the way I got it.
Just trying to figgure what the heck i got here.
How do I get a pic to show up on here?
Just trying to figgure what the heck i got here.
How do I get a pic to show up on here?
Only 1978 Customs have round headlamps.
ALL 1978 Rangers, Ranger XLT's and Lariats have rectangular headlamps.
IMO, with an in-cab fuel tank, round headlamps and a frame VIN that matches a 1978, someone swapped the cab from an earlier model. Installed a grille from a 1978 Custom, or...
Where are the parking lamps, above the headlamps, or below the headlamps?
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Not all F350's have the narrow frame, it depends on the wheelbase.
In-Cab fuel tanks were installed in many 1973/77 F100/350's, except 1974/77 Super Cabs.
The US Gov't (NHTSA) was responsible for the cancellation of the In-Cab fuel tank midyear 1977.
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