my graduation present

[nine-teen91stxranger]

well... i here i was, just hanging out having a good time at my grad party today then we got to the cards and such, finished that, 800+ bucks sweet...
well, i get done with that start talking to my friends then one of my uncles walks over and says you aint done opening your gifts yet. i was like so he makes me walk out side with my eyes closed then he was like open em and this is what i see

its a late 1977 f250 4x4, awesome i know. its from texas so it pretty much has no rust at all, but heres a few more pics, ill try to get some more once i get it runnin

it has a 351 M i believe, 4 on the floor and its just soo badass, i already named it, "The Beast", as it simply discribes it to a Tee. thanks

 

[nine-teen91stxranger]

sorry for the dbl pic, but that rear bumer is about a 10 inch or so homemade drop bumber outta about 1/4 - 3/8th stainless steal. i feel sorry if i get rearended for the person who hit me, and the top of the hood comes up to my chin and im about 5'10"

 

[Blackdog455]

i love those year trucks. congratulations.

 

[nine-teen91stxranger]

hey, thanks man, i just cant wait to get it on the road

 

[Blackdog455]

my friend has a '78 i believe. Has the 460 in it and has a 6" lift i believe with 35's. Sick truck. Wish i had one haha.

 

[nine-teen91stxranger]

mine has about 4" of lift and i plan on 35"s or 37"s

 

[94 lngbd]

looks to me as if it has lift blocks in the front which is a BIG NO NO unless there welded to the axle,but even then its not the way to lift it.

 

[nine-teen91stxranger]

i plan on taking out the non-factory blocks and put shackles instead because ill make those myself out of 3/8" plate

 

[94 lngbd]

best way to lift a truck with all leaf suspension is to replace with rearched springs or new lifted springs, there much safer & also help to eliminate wheel hop

 

[nine-teen91stxranger]

ill see how bad wheel hop is when i get rid of these old tires

 

[James86]

My dad has a 1972 F250 Ranger with a 351 and a 4spd and the thing howled on the highway it was geared so low.... would go thru damn near anything - and did - but it just wasn't economical for a daily driver. I don't recall what gearing it had, I just remember thinking how cool it was that the ignition was in the dash and how it was damn near empty under the hood since it had no PS, no AC, and no power brakes, and four wheel drums. Only problem was the rust was so bad on it it looked as if the cab and box were collapsing towards eachother - and I'm sure the weight of the fuel tank in the back of the cab didn't help, but I thought it was the coolest truck when I was a kid and still love the old 1970's Fords...

 

[mhughes165]

nice truck, front blocks not good sam i am, springs are cheap for it, look it up you should be able to properly lift that truck about 6" all spring on the cheap

 

[shane96ranger]

Nice truck! You might find this 73-79 VIN decoder useful:

http://www.fordification.net/tech/vin.htm

IIRC, the 77-79 4x4 would only have a 351M or 400.

 

[Colin]

That is an awesome truck

 

[97fordrunner]

Awesome ride!! That will pull and go through about anything.