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Im Trucking again! (56k no way)


89DangerRanger

Well-Known Member
Joined
Mar 13, 2008
Messages
75
City
Eldridge IA
Vehicle Year
1979/ 2003
Transmission
Automatic
Well last year i blew out the fm-146 in my old ranger and my dad made me get rid of it. (after i had it all tore apart and just needed a new trans) :bawling:

So I sold it to Jim for a whopping $300.

I then bought a 2003 Focus SVT. He wouldn't let me get another truck because he said it wasn't "practical". Grr, its my money and i should be able to get what i want! O well she is a beast and is super fast.

Now we come to a couple of weeks ago. I was looking for a winter beater and have always loved the '79-86 style ford full sized trucks. I found her on craigslist for $700, and i talked him down to $450.

I present- THE HULK :yahoo:

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lol my buddy had some left over stickers so i threw em on, figured it would add 50 hp. :D
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1979 F-150 4x4 short bed. It used to have a step side but the PO cut the sides off :sad:. Its got the 351m, C6, Np205, D44 front (with limited slip), 9" rear. 5" lift sitting on 36" TSL's. It only needed a new rear slip yoke, and CV head on the driveshaft to be road worthy. O and the PO shelled the rear gears when he neutral dropped it from 4k :annoyed:. So the front has 4.11's and the rear has 3.5"s. lol Dont you dare put it in 4wd on solid pavement!

Future plans:

New windshild, PO buddys head went through it :shok:
New lights
New door skins with mirrors
Build a tube or square tube bed
Rebuild the whole motor and drive train.

O and if your interested, heres my svtf
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Tell me what ya think! i think i got a good deal :icon_thumby:
 
nice find if only trucks like that were that easy to find around here
 
damn nice find!!! i'd love to find something like that!!! the 78/79 F150's are the good years for the F150's.. body style anyways....haha
 
I want your wheels in the worst way!
Where are you? I'll trade you for my custom American Racing Outlaws, and a set of gears for your D44 to match your rear.

Here's mount mounted in 36" TSLs
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This pic was before I buffed the lips.
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Please please please trade me:icon_bounceblue:. I can't find them anywhere.

haha, i know!. So far 2 other people want my turbine wheels. Ive actually saw another set in the JY a while back so they must be pretty popular around here. I live in Davenport Iowa, and if you have 4.11's for the 9" maybe we can work something out.

Thanks for the complements guys, o and does anyone know if there is a build thread about my old ranger? Jim said it was gonna be a project for his wife.
 

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