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Rebuilding my father's old truck


DaddysTruck

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City
Tennessee
Vehicle Year
1985
Transmission
Manual
My dad passed away in 2014, and after the family basically looted his house, I was left with just about nothing other than this old Ranger to remember him by. It was a neglected vehicle that he had managed to pick up for 300 bucks. From the looks of it he didn't put much work into it other than to keep it going. The previous owner did a decent job painting it white over the original red, but other than that it's an all original 30 year old truck with a lot of maintenance needed. I want to fix it up and make it into something my dad would have been proud of. I have a pretty good knowledge of mechanics, but this is my first pre-90's and carbureted vehicle, so I will probably be around asking questions. I look forward to getting to know everyone here, and will contribute as much as I can.
 

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It don`t have the V-6 emblem on the fender is it a 4cyl? If it runs good start off with changing all the fluids from front to rear and put new brakes on if necassary. Use motorcraft plugs and replace the plug wires as well as the PCV.
 
It's a 2.8l v6. I'm in the process of fixing it up as we've been talking about in my other thread.
 
We do have to pass emissions testing here. I believe after getting the diagnostic codes sorted out I will be able to pass.
 
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Looks like a great project!
 

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