new project! hehehe

[anderkart]

its somewere between 60-79 and its a ford with a special package.

Mmm... 75 4x4, Ranger XLT with a 460.

 

[freakboy]

I freaking wish but close i belive were switchin the title over tonight. its a 1978 f-150 ranger. not 2 wheel drive =( and it has a inline 6 300 ci. Its all in good shape just needs some lovin ahahah and some paint and a new clutch.

 

[anderkart]

Congrats, those were good ol engines. Be sure to pop a new brass freeze plug in the rear of that engine while you got-er apart doing the clutch. It'd be a bummer to have to tear it all back down again later for a couple dollar part...

 

[freakboy]

Yeah I think im going to try and find a dana axle for the front end and a dana transfer case so its 4x4 ima need alot more then that tho.

 

[newrider3]

Woo 300-6. Got the same engine in my '82. Has some balls compared to modern small truck engines, and more torque than a 302 from the same time period IIRC. What trans do you have?

 

[1992suburban]

F100 then

 

[freakboy]

Lol little late suburban hahah we already established what it is ahahha.

And im not sure yet i didnt take that good of a look at the trans from underneath i looked more at the frame and just a quick look over at stuff. Im sure its either a c4 or c6. I havent figured out howmany gears or anything like that but when i get it home tomorrow ill figure it out.

 

[link]

cant wait to see it im getting a 63' f100 myself.

 

[freakboy]

Nice i love the 63 fenders.

 

[freakboy]

Well i picked it up lastnight at 9 at night in the pouring down rain....that was fun used two come alongs to get it on the trailer and to get it off we pushed it off and threw a log behind the rear wheel to stop it. I will have pictures when i get home tonight and i have the battery on the charger and im going to see if that little 6 will start.

 

[1992suburban]

that 300 is a good motor tuff as nails.

the carbs SUCK!! though buy a new one at sadvance auto for 80-90 bux.. off a mid 70's truck.

if it gets gas and spark it will run..

 

[freakboy]

yeah the batery is on the charger and i found the funnyst thing ever the one rad suport on the drivers side is a **** sign lol i cant read much.

 

[freakboy]

some more pictures

 

[anderkart]

Cool furd pick-em up truck there freak.

 

[newrider3]

Pour some ATF down the carb before you crank it. When the truck has sit for a while there won't be any lubrication left on the cylinder walls, and the ATF will give it some top end lube when you crank it.

 

[1992suburban]

ATF down carb???

why not pull the plugs and spray some lub/mystery oil in cylinders

 

[freakboy]

I was gona do the pull in of the plugs and some marvel down there.

 

[freakboy]

I got her to crank over all the electrical works except the radio and the rear right turn signal. I found out why its not running the fuel pump is dead so i went to autozone ordered one cause they didnt have it in stock so i should be able to pick it up tomorrow morning. I cleaned all the windows and small stuff like that. tomorrow im going to put the new fuel pump in and compression check each cylinder. I did get it to fire over by dumping fuel in the carburetor.

 

[Kaptain Krunch]

Looks pretty good, how many miles she got?

 

[freakboy]

175,000 miles on the engine and i figured out its not the origional radiator. lol the origonal is bigger then the on in there now thats why the farmer i got it from used a no smoking sign to hold the radiator on ahaha.