Newbie with a 68
 

This is my first post so I'm very new here. I just acquired my 68 F250 earlier this week. This is my dream truck, or at least I hope to turn it into that some day. It's nothing special but at least it's my "nothing special". It should clean up pretty good. The original owner was a doctor who just used this truck as his primary vehicle. Anyway, I'm probably way too giddy about this truck.

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5808/...ea6efc04_z.jpg1968 Ford F250 Ranger Camper Special by FatSwede, on Flickr

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/739/2...88c314ac_z.jpg1968 Ford F250 Ranger Camper Special by FatSwede, on Flickr

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5807/...dd338434_z.jpg1968 Ford F250 Ranger Camper Special by FatSwede, on Flickr

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5777/...b151449d_z.jpg1968 Ford F250 Ranger Camper Special by FatSwede, on Flickr

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/614/2...c69b7938_z.jpg1968 Ford F250 Ranger Camper Special by FatSwede, on Flickr

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5716/...e943a9c1_z.jpg1968 Ford F250 Ranger Camper Special by FatSwede, on Flickr

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/676/2...15134b9a_z.jpg1968 Ford F250 Ranger Camper Special by FatSwede, on Flickr

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5621/...120bcb6f_z.jpg1968 Ford F250 Ranger Camper Special by FatSwede, on Flickr

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/638/2...7423039b_z.jpg1968 Ford F250 Ranger Camper Special by FatSwede, on Flickr

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/735/2...6c03b686_z.jpg1968 Ford F250 Ranger Camper Special by FatSwede, on Flickr

Welcome to FTE.

It's a Camper Special... Ranger. And one of the few that I have seen with what appears to be a straight front bumper and grill shell. Do your best to keep it that way.

Dual tachometer? What's the story on that?

Looks like a pretty solid truck you have there. :-X22

I have a Mustang friend that lives in Enköping, Sweden. Seems like I remember him saying that trucks weren't all that common there. If that's the case, you would have something rather unusual around those parts.

If you care to take a look at some of the work my Swedish friend is doing to his '67 Mustang (turboed EFI 289 engine), you can view it at the following link.

http://vikingmustang.com/

(you can click on "Photo Albums" at the top of the page, under the "Fotki" logo, to see the various photos and stages of changes he's made).

Welcome on board https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.for...1d1c98426f.gif Nice Truck :-X22 Are you coming with the truck next year to power-meet??


best regards
hot-rod

The one one the steering column is supposed to be some sort of fuel efficiency gauge. I don't have much use for that gauge so I'm inclined to remove it at some point. I'm not an aggressive driver anyway so having an indicator like that won't change the way I drive.

Oh.. it's a vacuum gauge. Yeah, the higher the vacuum is maintained, the smoother the load is applied to the engine. Stomping on the gas pedal drops vacuum precipitously while smooth acceleration maintains a higher vacuum. My VW GTI used to have an upshift light that served to indicate when to grab the next gear to maximize MPG. It's also helpful to show the engine's condition based on its reading (steady, spiking, or low).

I suppose that my handle is a bit misleading. I don't actually live in Sweden. My heritage is mostly Swedish, which is where the reference comes from. I live in the Spokane, WA area.

I have to confess that I'm not much of a mechanic. I'm not totally inept but I have to hire out the more complex repairs and tasks. My grandpa had an F250 and I have so many fond memories of that pickup truck and so I've always dreamed of having one of my own.

That truck looks in great shape. Welcome to the forum. I live in Lake Stevens,WA. I'll be out your way (North of Kettel Falls actually) for hunting season, next week!!!

Everybody here started not knowing anything. You learn by doing. There are plenty of shop manuals available and people here that can help with information on whatever you're doing.

Thanks for the encouragement, Ultraranger. That is sort of the way I learn best, by doing and figuring it out for myself. Fortunately, my pickup is in pretty good shape mechanically. As far as I can tell, there are only 2 problems right now. The power steering pump is leaking and I think that there is a hole in the exhaust. Neither of these is too serious right now. I can live with the hole in the exhaust for now because I don't think it is too serious and as long as I keep the power steering fluid topped off that shouldn't be a big problem either.

I would love to attend that event but it won't be in the budget anytime soon. :(

All it is is nuts and bolts. The diagnostic is the fun part, but that's why these fellas are here.
Welcome to FTE
2X on the straight bumper and grill