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A new daily driver F 150 '78 4x4 for the rest of the time.
Hello community, since the Merc is almost finished and I have to prepare for my retirement, of course I need a suitable vehicle. No computer and all those yellow and red lights in the dashboard. So, this morning I started at 3 in Rehagen Sued and headed west for 500 km. The seller gave up the project because he was still restoring a house and had a family with small children. The Ford fits exactly into my idea of a retirement vehicle. All-wheel drive, automatic, cruise control, winding windows. Everything is simple and easy to screw.
There were also a few boxes of parts.
The Ford is running, but still needs to be inspected and registered. Tomorrow it will be unloaded and this week I will take stock of what needs to be done and think about how best to tackle it.My other report of course continues.
Congrats, look like you got a 4wd truck, not all wheel drive truck. You have to lock in the front hubs and then put the xfer case into 4H to have high range 4wd. And I hope you have the steering wheel center piece horn pad WITH the cruise control buttons. You also have a locking hood latch, make sure that is lubed and works. The cable can break and then it is hard to get the hood unlatched.
Awesome truck! I love my '78 F150. I drive it more than my three year old F250. I see that you have the old radio in yours still. If you have plans on swapping it out, I'd be more than happy to buy it off of you.
Awesome truck! I love my '78 F150. I drive it more than my three year old F250. I see that you have the old radio in yours still. If you have plans on swapping it out, I'd be more than happy to buy it off of you.
Hello, thanks, but I'll leave the radio in. The truck will be driven as originally as possible. I'll also keep the original paint. It will just be touched up.
Greetings, Bernd
Congrats, look like you got a 4wd truck, not all wheel drive truck. You have to lock in the front hubs and then put the xfer case into 4H to have high range 4wd. And I hope you have the steering wheel center piece horn pad WITH the cruise control buttons. You also have a locking hood latch, make sure that is lubed and works. The cable can break and then it is hard to get the hood unlatched.
Hello, thanks for the info. I've already bought from most of the dealers. I'm going to take the truck apart and rebuild it from the frame. The axles and frame will be sandblasted and repainted. All lines and hoses will be replaced. The paint will stay, it will just be refinished. It will be similar to the restoration of my 49' mercury.
Regards, Bernd
Good morning, yesterday I had time and went to the F150. First take the loading area down. Anyway, it was just two screws tightened for me to transport.
That was done for now. The goal is to remove the rear fuel tank. This would also require the trailer hitch with the rear bumper to be on. It took me a while, but it worked.
Then drained the old petrol. The whole workshop smelled. Me too.
The tank is outside. If the weather cooperates today I will blast and prime the tank. Then the first work is already done.
I still have a few questions for the experts. The spare wheel is mounted on the loading area. Is it mounted at this point on my original model?
and why was this pipe installed?
I managed a little. Things will really continue in two weeks. then I have time for the truck. A trip to England with the Harley is planned this week.
Greetings Bernd 61 HD from Rehagen Sued
That's no longer gas (petrol), it's now paint varnish. Best thing to do with that is burn it in a fire pit.
Hang on to that spare tire holder, they are hard to find.
That pipe was most likely for a crane. Some farmers and commercial trucks had them. We had one in our 1984 F250 in the farm when I was a kid.
That's no longer gas (petrol), it's now paint varnish. Best thing to do with that is burn it in a fire pit.
Hang on to that spare tire holder, they are hard to find.
That pipe was most likely for a crane. Some farmers and commercial trucks had them. We had one in our 1984 F250 in the farm when I was a kid.
Thanks for the quick reply. I will leave the spare wheel holder. I assume that the spare wheel holder was originally installed at this point. or in the front of the loading area? Greetings Bernd 61 HD
Thanks for the quick reply. I will leave the spare wheel holder. I assume that the spare wheel holder was originally installed at this point. or in the front of the loading area? Greetings Bernd 61 HD
A previous '79 I had the spare tire holder was mounted where yours is. The current '79 had a spare tire holder under the rear tank, but at some point in its life both the spare tire holder and rear tank were damaged. I still have them, but they are both bent. I am guessing it was dropped at some point with rear tires off and that pushed the spare tire into the tank bending the holder and caving in the rear tank.
Personally I prefer the spare tire to be in the bed of the truck rather than under it.
Hello! Nice of you to send me a link to this also. How much restoration will you do to this pickup? Are you going to leave it mostly as it is, or will you be doing a concourse restoration?
