strike f350

[the milk man]

i found a possible truck not gettin my hopes up ive struck out enough this week to make me consider buyin a honda haha..{not in this lifetime} so here a few picks 79 ford f350 4x4

 

[Evan's f250]

Nice truck...good luck...hopefully ull be able to take this one home.

what engine and trans?

 

[Truckin4life]

Looks good in the pics, but what does the frame look like, cab corners? Body mounts?

Bottom of the engine? Bottom of the cab? (check for oil from a leaky engine)

These kind of things are more important than what the wheels look like IMHO...

If the wheels are ugly, paint them black... They wont stand out as much.

 

[BuzzGun79]

nice lookin rig in the pic....if your interested go inspect & drive the vehicle if possible.cant hide nothing then.your taking a big risk if you buy from a photo..but thats my opinion.

 

[m78]

Here's one to drool over.
http://norfolk.craigslist.org/cto/2574983678.html
He started at 10K but over a year has dropped it to 6-7K

 

[the milk man]

It has a 400 auto says its rust free.. resent experiences have taught me that is a relitive term tho I found a 77 4spd 351 truck its great but id like an auto if I change steering colum transfer case tranny driveshafts n flor pan I would buy the 77 what would a swap like that cost these days one other question if I add 6 in suspension llift to a 77 lowboy frame will I need a longer drive shaft if I go auto could I use the 4spd driveshaft thanks for the tips

 

[Alvin in AZ]

I found a 77 4spd 351 truck its great but id like an auto if I change steering
column transfer case tranny driveshafts n floor pan I would buy the 77 what
would a swap like that cost these days one other question if I add 6 in
suspension lift to a 77 lowboy frame will I need a longer drive shaft if I go
auto could I use the 4spd driveshaft thanks for the tips

It's best, and usually cheaper too, to get a parts truck for swaps like that.
Manual transmission trucks tend to be more expensive so swapping one to
automatic is going the-wrong-way-money-wise.

There's a lot more nice automatic trucks out there, just be patient?

BTDT being patient (following my own dumb advice) and gave up but I was
wanting the rarer manual and in '90/'91 Bronco. After 2+1/2 years gave up
right after two different guys told me... "if it was a manual I wouldn't be
selling it".

The whole time was planning to swap out the M5OD-R2 Mazda transmission
for a ZF right-away anyhow, decided the heck with waiting and bought a
cheap automatic Bronco and an F250 parts truck.

Here's the ad...
http://www.panix.com/~alvinj/file12/BroncoAD

This is what a 125k Tucson Bronco looks like underneath...
http://www.panix.com/~alvinj/file12/BroncoTC.jpg
http://www.panix.com/~alvinj/file12/BroncoDSfront.jpg
http://www.panix.com/~alvinj/file12/BroncoDSrear.jpg

And this one shows the wear on the Bronco's original brake pad (125k)...
http://www.panix.com/~alvinj/file12/hoist7m.jpg

Swapped over the metal part since the newer ones have a small pedal...
http://www.panix.com/~alvinj/file12/pedal.jpg

Unless you want to swap stuff over for the fun of it. LOL
...I recommend not swapping from manual to automatic.

Alvin in AZ
ps- Where you at, Milk?

 

[the milk man]

Thanks it funny b\c things r fallin in place for the 79 it has an auto in it already I live in ohio btw this truck is n southern ky so im probly gonna have to find a trailer to bring it home but drivin it home would be fun