My new bullnose streetcruiser?

[2drxploder]

I scored this new truck, as some of you have seen already. 83 F-100 2wd 3.8 v6 auto shortbed 38xxx miles 1 owner, nearly rust free, very solid!!! been trying to get for 2 years. interior is beautiful! still debating on what to do with it I am thinking crown vic k member with a carbed 351. it runs and did a very short drive for now. its gutless, running rough too. started cleaning already. also considering 300 I6 w/ turbo? i dont want big power anyway i go, just fun

 

[SenorNoob]

Definitely needs some love, but sweet ride.

 

[pjtoledo]

supercharged 3.8 from a Tbird would bolt right up. 320 torque at low rpms.

what gears in the rear?

 

[Shran]

Wow, that's in nice shape. Pretty uncommon to see an F100 of that year, especially with all the options that one has. All of the bull nose F100's I have seen - ever - have been 80 or 81's and almost always with no power options at all. Can't say I have ever seen a 3.8 in one either although I knew they were out there.

That is begging for a drivetrain swap... it's unique enough that an argument could be made to leave it alone... but I say swap it. Even a mild 302 would be fun - but you can find factory motor mounts for just about anything in those trucks. 351w would be cool, I think if it were mine and I had no problem finding parts, a 400 would be awful tempting, as would a big block.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

That is begging for a drivetrain swap... it's unique enough that an argument could be made to leave it alone... but I say swap it. Even a mild 302 would be fun - but you can find factory motor mounts for just about anything in those trucks. 351w would be cool, I think if it were mine and I had no problem finding parts, a 400 would be awful tempting, as would a big block.

I THINK the 300/302/351 would be able to share the 3.8's transmission... at least for a little while.

400/460 not so much.

 

[2drxploder]

I think it's a c5 transmission with 8 1/2 rear axle. 3.8 supercharged would be cool, but computer stuff that I don't want right now. The ranger has a 347 w/ sniper efi, and I want something different, but bolt existing trans for now. That is why I chose carbd 300I6 or 351. I THINK they will bolt up as well. Stock 4 now with both, upgrade later. Ordered tires, new weatherstripping for doors, windows, and rear glass, new plastic fuel tank and sending unit as well. May have already found a running 04 crown vic for $400, no title but I don't care. For the immediate future it is more cleaning, install new rubbers, and most likely a wipeon clear, the patina is growing on me. I think 2.73 rear gear. Found build sheet in glove box, it was bought from a dealership about 45 minutes up the road!

 

[Shran]

I THINK the 300/302/351 would be able to share the 3.8's transmission... at least for a little while.

400/460 not so much.

Think you're right, might be an AOD or a C5? I don't remember what the shift indicator should have in those trucks that came with an AOD. I figured a transmission swap would go along with whatever engine swap happens.

Those early 80's trucks are always weird. My '80 F100 had no power options at all, a 300 six, SROD transmission and a 9" rear with really tall gears, and it was a stepside truck. The '82 F250 that I got from my kid has a 351w but apparently you could also get a 351M in '82. It was used for hauling a camper but I swear the rear springs may have came out of a Suzuki Samurai... I can stand on the rear bumper and it'll give the truck a reverse rake.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Think you're right, might be an AOD or a C5? I don't remember what the shift indicator should have in those trucks that came with an AOD. I figured a transmission swap would go along with whatever engine swap happens.

Those early 80's trucks are always weird. My '80 F100 had no power options at all, a 300 six, SROD transmission and a 9" rear with really tall gears, and it was a stepside truck. The '82 F250 that I got from my kid has a 351w but apparently you could also get a 351M in '82. It was used for hauling a camper but I swear the rear springs may have came out of a Suzuki Samurai... I can stand on the rear bumper and it'll give the truck a reverse rake.

For some reason I feel like the AOD was later.

C5 is a possibility for sure.

 

[Shran]

For some reason I feel like the AOD was later.

C5 is a possibility for sure.

I think they were both options in those years. I scrapped an '82 F150 a couple years ago that had a 302 and an AOD. I guess it could have been swapped in but it sure looked original. I just don't remember what the gauge cluster had for gear indicators.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

I think they were both options in those years. I scrapped an '82 F150 a couple years ago that had a 302 and an AOD. I guess it could have been swapped in but it sure looked original. I just don't remember what the gauge cluster had for gear indicators.

Dad's 80 was a 4spd so I can't help ya lol.

 

[2drxploder]

Internet says c5 according to door code, doesn't look like the c6 under my 82 fullsize bronco. Trans swap happens when it becomes a necessity or I score a good one with new motor i reckon. My brain or atleast a portion of wants me to keep it carbd. Im having trouble talking myself out of sticking carb. Most parts n tires should be here before weekend so I can get it home, it's sitting @ my parents house. I really need to fix my 03 f250 before I dive to far into this. 6.0 with high pressure oil leak..... I think... I'm no mechanic, and a plumber under the hood of an oil-burner?

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

The c5 will have a removable bell housing. The c6 won't.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

C5 can be built as a C4 to take whatever SBF you want to throw at it.

I had one of unknown build in my Ranger at first when I did my V8 swap. Possibly the best shifting transmission I have ever been around, if not for the lack of OD I would still have it in my truck.

 

[2drxploder]

Oiling the vinyl...

 

[SenorNoob]

I thought that only worked for leather?