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71 F100 4x4 360 4speed granny gear rat truck


Z3CHYD

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Joined
Dec 11, 2008
Messages
1,342
Age
34
City
Lancaster, PA
Vehicle Year
03
Engine
2.3 (4 Cylinder)
Transmission
Manual
Total Drop
3 front 5 rear
Tire Size
225/60R15
Well me and my dad have finally decided to put his truck back on the road. The truck has been used as a snow plow truck since 87, and has only seen the road to get firewood right down the road. Yes its a 71, it just has a 69 grill on it. So far we have:
-Rebuilt Carb
-Made custom duals/soon to be stacks
-getting 31-12.50's for tires
-oil change (not changed in 10 yrs lol)
-new fuel pump
-New coil
-some other odds and ends...anyway...on to pics!!
waiting in the weeds....
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changed front fenders
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More Pics To Come!!!! lol
 
Yea, we got all four of the back rims, there going on with fresh tires, and we have a decent bench seat to replace the one in it right now. Its definately not going to be a looker...but I will be allowed to go offroading in it however...:D
 
i gotta stop by one day and help with that beast. i love workin on old trucks

Yea man I'll be around. Let me know if you ever wanted to stop in for a day.:icon_thumby: You can help me weld up the stacks I'm putting on haha
 
Ok so time for an update, I've changed the oil an filter, my dad rebuilt the carb and replaced the coil, we both have been rebuilding the entire brake system, and the only thing left to do brakewise is to bleed the brakes. I got 31/10.50's mounted on some old wagon wheels and there mounted on her now. I've had to patch several areas on the Radiator support bracket, since we couldn't find a decent one in the yard. I'm probably not going with stack as of right now, just two cherry bombs dumped out the sides. We also bought a tailgate from the junkyard, and the front piece that mounts under the grill. Anyways, on to pics!
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tailgate not mounted yet
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had to patch the rad support
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new wheel cylinders/brakes
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my homemade duals :) the y-pipe was swiss cheese so i made duals lol
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all done with spare piping laying round
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doesnt leak
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back brakes
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so many leaves so little time lol
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this is the definition of budget build, not like on tv were 5 grand is a budget.....
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more pics to come!!
 
another update; brakes r bled, and now onto making sure all the electrics are in working order, patching the hole in the radiator, and putting new freeze plugs in the motor.
 
always glad to see a classic come back from the dead and reborn i take it it's not going anywheres as you guys have had it almost all of it's life
 
always glad to see a classic come back from the dead and reborn i take it it's not going anywheres as you guys have had it almost all of it's life

Yea my dad bought it back in, i think round 77 or so. But its on its second motor and this one runs like a champ, very healthy 360. And oh she's going places lol, in the woods, mudding, trails, I'm going to see what a fullsize can do what my old Ranger couldn't. And use it to get loads of firewood also, and since this beast has 13 leaves on each side in the rear, there will be no bottoming out :)
 
13 leaves!? holy crap haha!!!

awesome build dude, i love the low budget idea, kinda makes me wanna pick up a dirt cheap 4x4 just for the woods!

just out of curiosity, axle specs? im guessing d44 and 9" but idk. and also open, lsd, or locked diffs?
 
13 leaves!? holy crap haha!!!

awesome build dude, i love the low budget idea, kinda makes me wanna pick up a dirt cheap 4x4 just for the woods!

just out of curiosity, axle specs? im guessing d44 and 9" but idk. and also open, lsd, or locked diffs?

yea im not sure if it had some kinda dealer tow package on it but yea 13 leaves on each side lol. If any of you watch extreme 4x4 on spike you know what I mean about them saying "budget builds" then they dump like 5 grand into it an still call it a budget build....get this, so far me an my dad have put roughly 50-60 bucks in this truck so far because most of what it needs is some fab work an patches :icon_welder:, that damn rad support is in sad shape. And yes im pretty sure D44 w/ manual hubs an 9 inch rear, with an LSD rear. I just repacked the front bearings, and man! the gears in the hubs are so beefy! lol I can't wait to get this truck muddy for the first time....there will be pics dont u guys worry:icon_thumby:
this is just a firewood/mud truck nothing else...were just getting it legal so we can drive to the farm were we get firewood from
 
sounds like a great setup to me. if those 31's have decent tread it should be pretty capable. keep the pics comin as you move along!
 
sounds like a great setup to me. if those 31's have decent tread it should be pretty capable. keep the pics comin as you move along!

yea man the 31's are in pretty good shape, they used to be on my 86 ranger, but they look alot better on a fullsize lol. I'll definately be taking more pictures an ill get a vid of it running soon
 

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