1978 Ford F250 Ranger 4x4 $3900
Lost my job, no need for one vehicle let alone two...
1978 Ford F-250 4x4 Ranger $3900
57k miles
Greyish Silver/Blue Top
I'm the third owner of this truck, bought it a few years ago to make it a daily driver. I bought it off of the original owner's son who inherited it in the early '90s. The son is retired and used the truck to tow a fishing boat a mile down the road to his local fishing pond. He had some paint work done and installed a aftermarket radio at some point, but for the most part he kept it stock.
I used the truck as a daily driver for about a year until the motor blew while I was on my way home from work. The had started burning oil a couple weeks before it happened, so it really wasn't much of a shocker. I intended to replace the 400 with another, but decided to do a 460 swap. I had planned on keeping the truck as a fun toy to cruise around in.
Exterior is all stock, misc dents scratches. Rust bubbling up by fuel door, and on tailgate. It's been in Michigan it's whole life (Battle Creek area) so the underneath it's got rust.
Everything
Bought the motor from a diesel mechanic, who seemed fairly competent.
460 cubic inches
Block from '74 Lincoln Continental
Rebuilt with basic stock replacement pistons
Heads are rebuilt C8VE (Thunderjet)
~10.5 compression, runs on 93 octane
Edelbrock Performer Intake
Edelbrock 1460 carb electric choke
L&L Headers
L&L Swap motor mounts
New "Super Cooling" Radiator, Shroud, Hoses, Flex-a-lite fan
New A1Cardone Saginaw pump, custom bracket, hoses
New Battery
New aluminized steel dual exhaust with hooker competition mufflers (quiet, no drone)
Newer starter and alternator
New trans cooling lines
Newer brakes (rotors, master cylinder)
The Bad:
Rusty Tailgate
Transmission leaks out front of bellhousing (pump seal or bushing?)
Radio currently isn't working
Carb needs to be tuned.
It takes a few seconds to start when it's been sitting for awhile. I think there might be an air leak from one of the clamps on the fuel line, forcing system to re-prime itself.
Rear tank has old gas in it, needs to be drained/cleaned in order to use.
Alternator squeaks occasionally
Lost my job, no need for one vehicle let alone two...
1978 Ford F-250 4x4 Ranger $3900
57k miles
Greyish Silver/Blue Top
I'm the third owner of this truck, bought it a few years ago to make it a daily driver. I bought it off of the original owner's son who inherited it in the early '90s. The son is retired and used the truck to tow a fishing boat a mile down the road to his local fishing pond. He had some paint work done and installed a aftermarket radio at some point, but for the most part he kept it stock.
I used the truck as a daily driver for about a year until the motor blew while I was on my way home from work. The had started burning oil a couple weeks before it happened, so it really wasn't much of a shocker. I intended to replace the 400 with another, but decided to do a 460 swap. I had planned on keeping the truck as a fun toy to cruise around in.
Exterior is all stock, misc dents scratches. Rust bubbling up by fuel door, and on tailgate. It's been in Michigan it's whole life (Battle Creek area) so the underneath it's got rust.
Everything
Bought the motor from a diesel mechanic, who seemed fairly competent.
460 cubic inches
Block from '74 Lincoln Continental
Rebuilt with basic stock replacement pistons
Heads are rebuilt C8VE (Thunderjet)
~10.5 compression, runs on 93 octane
Edelbrock Performer Intake
Edelbrock 1460 carb electric choke
L&L Headers
L&L Swap motor mounts
New "Super Cooling" Radiator, Shroud, Hoses, Flex-a-lite fan
New A1Cardone Saginaw pump, custom bracket, hoses
New Battery
New aluminized steel dual exhaust with hooker competition mufflers (quiet, no drone)
Newer starter and alternator
New trans cooling lines
Newer brakes (rotors, master cylinder)
The Bad:
Rusty Tailgate
Transmission leaks out front of bellhousing (pump seal or bushing?)
Radio currently isn't working
Carb needs to be tuned.
It takes a few seconds to start when it's been sitting for awhile. I think there might be an air leak from one of the clamps on the fuel line, forcing system to re-prime itself.
Rear tank has old gas in it, needs to be drained/cleaned in order to use.
Alternator squeaks occasionally
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