aahhhh, now I see it. that's a pretty hot truck right there

 

yup that yota had a little trouble but not to bad. geuss what she runs!!!! replaced the coil changed the oil changed the gas shined the points threw so gas in the carb and she fired right up. but now she wont fire because battery is toast and cant turn it over fast enough. atleast i hope so lol. didnt have a chance to drive it yet. oh the spedometer says it only has 64,xxx miles but i dont know if i believe it. im thinking it had more then that but i could be wrong!

 

Could it be 164,XXX miles, or even 264,XXX???

I Know that mine has rolled over 3 times. But it is on it's second engine.

 

Hey there! Welcome 86!
I have an '85 that is mechanically similar to your truck with the exception of a C6 automatic transmission. It is really cool that you are honoring your Grandfather by keeping his truck going. I wouldn't trade mine for love nor money and I'll bet he felt the same way! If this is the first large pickup you have had, get ready to be AMAZED! I have had mine for quite a while now and I am still routinely blown away by what I can do, tow, haul, pull, climb, crush (just kidding) with this machine. The guys on this forum are AWESOME and they will give you more help than you can believe, so you are definitely in the right place and talking to the right people! I definitely agree with them when they say to see what you have first and save your energy and money for the things that really need to be repaired. It seems like given a little common sense and TLC these trucks will run and work great for a long time. Mine was somewhat neglected and abused like yours when I got it and it really didn't take much to bring it back to life.
Good luck and please know that we will all be anxious to see how you and your truck progress!
Dave

 

Never underestimate a 22RE. I can't tell from the pic but it looks a whole lot mine. 94 extended cab Hi-Lux. It definitely is the same color. Just think of how much better it would have pulled that truck if you weren't already taxing it with those big ol' tires.

 

it was on the 0. and i checked with my dad and he said it had low miles. so hell ya i have 64,000 miles! i geuss my grandpa drove it from Oregon to Texas 3 times. and drove it to work down the road everyday but mostly it was parked.

 

Oh, I believe you and I don't know that the '86 instruments do have another digit. Mine only goes to 99,999.9
Welcome to the forum, and good luck with your Grandpa's truck!

 

WOW! This sounds like the exact same situation that I am in now. I am looking to get my Grandpa's old 84 F150. She runs but Ive been told the body and frame are in bad shape. I really want to get it but I don't know if I have the money/knowledge to fix it . That pick looks like you have a really nice truck there. Good luck with it.

 

I'm with you there. My 80 and 2 replacements I have dealt with off Ebay didn't have the extra digit and rolled over at 99,999.9. A 064000.0 would in all probability be original. That's not 100% because I just got through playing with one with less digits and was able to take it apart and re-assemble it set to 00000.5. The tenth of a mile was a PITA to mess with so I left it alone.

BTW- 3 times between Oregon and Texas. I'm assuming the worst and it wound up in Oregon? .

 

Richardl12? Don't tell me you're 12!

 

Ha Nope im 17 why?

 

You've come to the right place.

 

ha True this is a great forum. I have asked a couple questions already and have gotten some great and quick answers from everyone here.

 

I was gonna do that with the Chateau but was afraid of breaking the darn thing lol. Lot of kick from a small big-block.

 

I don't know what 5-speed came behind a 460 in 86. The ZF didn't happen until after I ordered my '87......