Project: Big Jack
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Fleet Mechanic
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From: Meigs County Ohio
Jesse! I would give anything if you lived in New Hampshire. A customer of mine told me i can have his 1979 F-350 for free. I went and looked at it and it is in great shape..Hasnt run in 7 years, but would be so cool to restore. but i have a mustang project on my hands so i cant get into another one.
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hey cowboy, just wanted to gracefully back out of the 44hd convo we were having on the dually 4x4 forum. I took a peek at the link on page 1 of the other guy who did the 7.3 4x4 swap on the 70's pickup and it said he used an open knuckle 44... So maybe it will be strong enough
hahaha Truck looks like a blast man! Wish I was closer to lend a hand bud, good luck with all that rust cleanup. I had to brush up a frame off of a 66 last year... what a pain. Take the lot of it out to get media blasted and save yourself the headache... you'll spend a couple hundred to get it all cleaned up, but it will be bare metal for you to start fresh with, and you won't have any unseen rust spots come back to haunt you later. Good luck mang!
hahaha Truck looks like a blast man! Wish I was closer to lend a hand bud, good luck with all that rust cleanup. I had to brush up a frame off of a 66 last year... what a pain. Take the lot of it out to get media blasted and save yourself the headache... you'll spend a couple hundred to get it all cleaned up, but it will be bare metal for you to start fresh with, and you won't have any unseen rust spots come back to haunt you later. Good luck mang!
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I know everyone is saying the same thing, but I wish you were closer to me. I have a 75 F100 4x4 to donate to you. It's sitting in the back being returned to the elements bit by bit. I tossed a 429 in it, but lost interest in the project a few years ago. I have a car hauler and can meet you in Boise. Is that close enough to halfway?
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From: Meigs County Ohio
I would love to have the truck but I cant travel I barely have the money for this project, and I would love that have the 429. Look at it this way if your ever coming this way you know where you can drop it off at.
EDIT: Hey guys you can mail all these truck to me in parts priority mail =D
EDIT: Hey guys you can mail all these truck to me in parts priority mail =D
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I think you should keep the cab mounted back right in front of the rear tires. Looks like some sick demented hot rod that way. Just make super long front fenders and hood. HAHAHA
Anyways, looks good! When are you gonna start swapping the diesel in? I would attack the frame with a wire wheel and paint it before-hand.
Anyways, looks good! When are you gonna start swapping the diesel in? I would attack the frame with a wire wheel and paint it before-hand.
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Going to clean up the frot of the frame, the springs and the axles, paint them then start the swap. So it may be a while but I will still be doing it, and mom said the same thing browny, make it a long hood truck and instead of putting liek MACK on the front put MASSIVE.
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I think you should keep the cab mounted back right in front of the rear tires. Looks like some sick demented hot rod that way. Just make super long front fenders and hood. HAHAHA
Anyways, looks good! When are you gonna start swapping the diesel in? I would attack the frame with a wire wheel and paint it before-hand.
Anyways, looks good! When are you gonna start swapping the diesel in? I would attack the frame with a wire wheel and paint it before-hand.
or put 2 cabs back to back with short bed in the middle. ( i started drinking early)
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I noticed, and your not sharing either.... Lol and my next big project I want to do after this is a 4 door bronce (With a powerstroke)
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From: Thomasville, GA
Limo would be cool too.
I always wanted to make a crew cab super short bed truck on a single cab frame.
