- Joined
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- Location
- Michigan
- Vehicle Year
- 1987
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Type
- 2.9 V6
- Engine Size
- 177 CID
- Transmission
- Manual
- 2WD / 4WD
- 2WD
- My credo
- A legend to the old man, a hero to the child...
Probably a "fuel saver" package truck...did it have an upshift light? I think they had those in 80.I drove my dad’s ‘80 F100 in high school, it had a 300 and the weird 4 speed overdrive manual trans. That truck was a turd. The gears were so tall that overdrive wasn’t even really necessary. My main complaint with it was that it was a bear to start in cold weather, I probably could figure out why if I had it now but my grandpa hated it, my dad hated it, and I tolerated it for the same reasons.
I had an 83 with a 300/T18/4.10 rear (i bought it that way but i dont believe it was a stock rear) and that thing would rip a house over and was pretty damn quick till you got to 40 or so and had to hit road gear.
My buddy had an 84 at the same time with the fuel saver package. Had the 4sp OD with a 300 and like a 2.47 rear. I remember backing it up a hill once and thinking the parking brake was stuck...it was ridiculious ford built a truck like that.
We lined them up once and i cooked him till about 40-45, when i hit 4th and he was still in 2nd lol.
Remember...ford musta thought quite highly of the 300. It was built for 31 years, and used in everything from F100's to F600's (up to 20k GVWR). It also powered generators, UPS trucks, forklifts, irrigation pumps, aircraft tugs, and numerous other things.
If i was buying a F series for a daily/work truck...it would be a 300. It might not be fast...but you can work their dick in the dirt every single day, neglect the hell out of them, abuse them, and itll be there for ya ready for more.