loudfords' new winter truck
 

Just arrived at the farm last night. Sold my Ranger with a POS Chev 305 about a month ago, now I have it's replacement, a nice improvement.

I bought an 86 F150 302/AOD 2wd reg cab longbox for the princely sum of $600. Body is in real nice shape, just a couple dings and only 2 rust spots. As far as I can tell, the only things I need for safety are a new coil spring and to patch the floor on the driver's side. And man this thing is base model, not even a headliner! Just need a little TLC to get it back on the road, it has been sitting for a couple years, but it only has 170k km on it.

I'll post some pictures as soon as I get my sticky fingers on a digital camera....

Yeah, that truck is the same as my old one. You should hear that thing without the headliner in a huge rainstorm! It is nuts! :)

-Matt :-tap

Good chioce loudfords !!!
Base model = less junk.
Lincolns are nice & base model trucks work.
I prefer a truck to be simple and easy to clean. Carpet in a truck is, to me, a big no-no. Then again, some guys can stand the odor from old carpets.
AL. :-wink

I uploaded pictures of the 86 to my user gallery in an album titled (logically enough) 1986 F150. Sorry some of the pictures are kind of dark, took the pictures around 8 last night, truck was in the shadow of the shop. Should be getting some more work done on it this long weekend. :)

WHOA!! Awesome find :)

It's alive!!!
 

Finally got it running on Saturday. A bunch of new parts, a bunch of upgraded used parts. Runs not too bad, but has a hard time staying running when dropping from high to low idle - I suspect the IAC valve is a little stiff from sitting for so long.

New parts:
-rear drums
-1 parking brake cable
-all shocks
-v-belts

Used parts:
-LH coil spring
-smog pump
-battery
-heater cable (thanks Jeff! :) )
-front & rear swaybars from 87 parts truck
-battery tray from 87 parts truck
-vent window from 87 parts truck
-HD rad from 87 parts truck
-mirrors from 87 parts truck
-starter solenoid
-negative battery cable
-several light bulbs
-turned front rotors

Now, onto the floor, once I get the seat out - driver's side seat track is seized making it hard to get a the bolts. I got a decent floor from the wreckers, so now it's time to brush up my cutting and welding skills. Hopefully by year's end I'll have this beast on the road and I won't have to take my wife's car to work on snowy/salty days. (I do drive the 79 still when it's dry out).

Way to go. Good to see you can still come across a bargain and put a little work into it to make it safe.!:)

Couple electrical gremlins to chase down too. Pulling the dash apart tonight to check the grounding of the instrument cluster/indicator lights.

Biggest problem I have with my 79 right now is with the insides of the windows frosting over after it has been parked a couple days. I had to pull over for a few minutes this morning to give my defrost some time to catch up.

Thanks for the update Chad, glad to hear its coming together. It sounds like you are well on your way to having a dependable older ride. You've changed all the things that will keep it starting for the winter and with a new floor you'll stay a little warmer.

And drier! :)

Glad you finally got it fixed up a bit. Seeing those pictures makes me miss my 85 Flareside a bit. Mine had the fuel injected 5.0 as well. Great engine and starts nice.

-Matt :-tap