79 f250 "build"

[ImpalaSlayer]

im not sure if i shared this truck with you guys or not. while cruising CL for parts i came across this truck. he was willing to part it out but i thought it looked too nice to part it so i bought the whole thing for 1500 bucks. it wasn't running at the time and that was just fine with me. its pretty rust free for where i live so the price wasn't really crazy. and it also has a dana 60 up front which pretty much made the price a steal for around here. that was his asking price, i didnt even try to haggle with him since i knew what i was getting, i dont really like to do that if the guys asking price is fair.

anyway, the truck has a 300 and the guy said " it just started smoking one day" not very much help but oh well. he had already pulled the head off the motor and when i looked i didn't see any visible damage. i checked the heads for cracks or bad valve seats but didnt see any. so i took a gamble and bought a head gasket and a valve cover gasket and put it back together. well she started up but something obviously very wrong. the tail pipe looked like a garden hose with the amount of water coming out of the tail pipe. so i took it back apart and saw what i missed the first time. a GIANT crack in #5. im not sure how the hell i missed it the first time other then its on the front of the cyl so when you are looking at it fromt he front of the truck you dont see it.

so i hoped on CL and found a motor over in NJ who turned out to be a member here. i saw the motor run then we ripped it out the truck. i was going to put new seals in this motor but when we tore it down it was clear i wasnt putting this motor in my truck with out a full rebuild. it had a few rod bearings that were loose, which i couldnt hear knocking when it was running but they were there. i started pricing out my options and by the time i got everything machined and all the parts i would need the price tag quickly climbed. i found on ebay a reman motor for a grand which seemed like a really good deal considering id be damn close to that by the time i rebuilt the other one and got it all together so i bought it. it showed up friday.

anyway, enough talk, heres the pics of the truck

hauled her home with the 350
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/blaster250cr/79%20f250/IMG_2453.jpg
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as she is now
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/blaster250cr/79%20f250/IMG_2751.jpg
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http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/blaster250cr/79%20f250/IMG_2755.jpg

i picked up a set of used 33s for 200 bucks to put on it since the ones on it now are about bald
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/blaster250cr/79%20f250/IMG_2754.jpg



big ass crack
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/blaster250cr/79%20f250/IMG_2759.jpg

new motor waiting
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/blaster250cr/79%20f250/IMG_2760.jpg

[whd507]

Thats my favorite color in that body style. 300-6 with A/C, dual tanks and C-6 whats not to love? great steal in my opinion.

[guspech750]

That's an awesome looking truck. So how many do you have now Dave?

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[TAKEDOWN]

Lookin g00d there, and why not for the right price!

[BODYMAN]

Very nice Dave!! Always liked them years and best of all the motor that dont quit

[ImpalaSlayer]

Thats my favorite color in that body style. 300-6 with A/C, dual tanks and C-6 whats not to love? great steal in my opinion.

its actually a np435, IMO way better then a c6


That's an awesome looking truck. So how many do you have now Dave?



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at one point i had 7, at 6 now


Lookin g00d there, and why not for the right price!


Very nice Dave!! Always liked them years and best of all the motor that dont quit

they only quit when the block splits.

[blazen71]

Great price. Here in WI a 78-79 Ford Hi pinion Dana 60 goes for about $800, and the sheet metal looks pretty good.

[Vortex]

Great looking truck, I quit liking Ford trucks after the 1980's came out. Keep us informed on the progress.

[Motorhead350]

I love trucks. I like that van too! haha

[ImpalaSlayer]

so ive been away for a few weeks and got back last sunday. i finally got the 300 off the pallet and all dressed up. ive been waiting for parts so i haven't been able to get it between the frame rails until now!

to start off i cleaned everything and painted it. the block was already painted gray when i got it so i didnt see any reason to paint it again. painted the rest of the stuff with ford blue and cast iron. i painted the 4bbl intake too and the EFI manifolds are getting ceramic coated.

anyway heres the pics

new clutch and fly wheel and the offy
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/blaster250cr/79%20f250/IMG_2789.jpg

dressed up waiting for a lift
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/blaster250cr/79%20f250/IMG_2784.jpg

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hanging out
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new clutch installed
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/blaster250cr/79%20f250/IMG_2791.jpg

cleaned the engine bay up some before i set it in. didnt get too crazy just got rid of alot of the heavy greese and oil build up
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/blaster250cr/79%20f250/IMG_2788.jpg

between the rails!
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/blaster250cr/79%20f250/IMG_2793.jpg
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http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/blaster250cr/79%20f250/IMG_2795.jpg

i hope to get it fired up tomorrow with any luck. i dont have an exhaust yet other then the manifolds but if i can fire it up ill be stoked!

[MOTOWN]

lookin good bud!, whats your plans for it?

[ImpalaSlayer]

lookin good bud!, whats your plans for it?

its just gona be a driver for now. just gona keep her going

[69marquis conv]

Very, very nice!

[Joe Walsh]

Looks great Dave!

BTW: What's up with the "painted 4bbl intake" and the "ceramic coated EFI manifolds"??....:dunno:

[ImpalaSlayer]

Looks great Dave!

BTW: What's up with the "painted 4bbl intake" and the "ceramic coated EFI manifolds"??....:dunno:

i would have painted the manifolds but every high temp paint ive used really dont last. and i didnt want them getting rusty so i sent them to the coater. the intake is alum but the when i put the edelbrock on my 360 it got all corroded and gross so i painted this one

[ImpalaSlayer]

well i got the old girl to run and it seems to be running damn well. i had to adjust the float on the carb a bit as it was over filling but not it seems to be good. i also had to get a stupid bugs nest out of the fuel line, damn bees. im waiting on an air cleaner from summit then all i have left to do is fab a bracket for the throttle cable, put on the last 2 belts, and finish the exhaust. oh and i found out the radiator has a ton of leaks so it looks like ill need one of these too. after allt hat is good i have to gover over the rest of the truck to make sure its road worthy. enough :-blah here the pics and a vid

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/blaster250cr/79%20f250/IMG_2852.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/blaster250cr/79%20f250/IMG_2853.jpg
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YouTube - ‪79 f250 300 cid flow master 40 series‬‏ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25gBeY_mAmA)

[Joe Walsh]

Looks great Dave!
Was a 4bbl available from the factory?
BTW: That thing is quiet.

Inline 300cid six will run like a top for.....ohhhh.....300,000 miles!......:bows:

[ImpalaSlayer]

Looks great Dave!
Was a 4bbl available from the factory?
BTW: That thing is quiet.

Inline 300cid six will run like a top for.....ohhhh.....300,000 miles!......:bows:

nope, its an after market piece. i didnt want it to be too loud so i went with a rust master. sounds more "v-eighty" too. this motor better last, the money spent on this damn truck has accumulated quickly. my 1500 dollar steal is turning into a 5k+ project :shake:

[LilCop2002]

Isn't that the way ALL projects go?

[Joe Walsh]

What's the redline on that big 'ole six?

[ImpalaSlayer]

What's the redline on that big 'ole six?

not real sure, no real point in reving past about 4500 though, its like a diesel

[Joe Walsh]

not real sure, no real point in reving past about 4500 though, its like a diesel

Yep,
Those 4.9L sixes are TORQUE beasts!
Seven main bearings cushion all the action and keep her nice and smooth.

[ImpalaSlayer]

Yep,
Those 4.9L sixes are TORQUE beasts!
Seven main bearings cushion all the action and keep her nice and smooth.
im gona strap her to the rollers once its on the road:cool4:

[DEFYANT]

Nice project. Looks like a solid truck! Thanks for sharing.

[Baaad GN]

So Dave noted the movies re planes, do ya ever get a chance to fly in them? In 1966 I was with Vf 126 at Miramar Calif. Had got my Hop cards and was in charge of who had the chance for the back seat! :-) Guess who got the first chance! Logged over 80 hours in a TA4, our squadon and about 50 in a F4's our other partner squadron for training. Couldn't begin to explain those Days!

[ImpalaSlayer]

i could fly in any of them but i dont like to fly

[ImpalaSlayer]

so im finally back in town once again,and making progress again :-X06

i ordered pretty much the rest of the stuff i needed while i was away and it was all here when i got back. though i dont have very many pictures i did make some good progress today. i finished up my exhaust system and got it hung and clamped, pretty happy with how it came out. then i swapped the pressure side PS line out since it didnt wana seal. i then moved on to changing all the gear oil in the truck.

incase anyone is curious, a d60 front and rear truck with a 435 and 205 will need 3 gallons of gear lube if you change it all. though when i drained it it still looked clean so it was probably unnecessary but now its all fresh.

heres the finished exhaust all welded up
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now for the fun, while draining the trans, i herd a few things fall into the drain pan....never a good thing unless you dropped the plug, not the case this time, after feeling around the pan wrist deep in gear fluid heres what i found

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/blaster250cr/79%20f250/IMG_2862.jpg

2 full needles and 2 broken pieces that dont match. this cant be good.

[hot-rauder]

I love your truck Dave.... I still like you 76? the green one you had a few years back

[ImpalaSlayer]

I love your truck Dave.... I still like you 76? the green one you had a few years back

i still have that one too Adam, its in my other build thread. that build is just a lil more extreme then this one LOL

[ImpalaSlayer]

the trucks almost ready!

its all but finished, all i have to do is make 2 new break lines down to the prop valve that i broke :-arrgh and put the hood on. oh and rebuild the trans :-arrgh

today i made a very simple fix for the stock cable to use it on the 4bb. i just cut a 1x1 piece of angle and tacked it to the valve cover and put a bolt through where it was originally. piece of cake. i bolted the air cleaner on, and bolted the coil up then finished wiring the choke.

oo shiney
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/blaster250cr/79%20f250/IMG_2870.jpg

the lil tab i made
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/blaster250cr/79%20f250/IMG_2863.jpg

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http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/blaster250cr/79%20f250/IMG_2867.jpg

i also painted the headlight surrounds and grille insert, im going to do the bumper too

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/blaster250cr/79%20f250/IMG_2871.jpg

[REAL4WD]

nice. interesting to see a chevy alloy wheel when you first picked it up

i heard the 78-79 fords are pretty bulletproof. i saw a 79 bronco pull out a 26' long motorhome stuck in the sand at pismo beach.

[ImpalaSlayer]

nice. interesting to see a chevy alloy wheel when you first picked it up

i heard the 78-79 fords are pretty bulletproof. i saw a 79 bronco pull out a 26' long motorhome stuck in the sand at pismo beach.

i borrowed them from a friend to squeeze it on my trailer, its a tight fit lol. any ford older then 80 are pretty much tanks. i own 5 of them. 80-97 aint bad either.

[rayjay]

nice. interesting to see a chevy alloy wheel when you first picked it up

i heard the 78-79 fords are pretty bulletproof. i saw a 79 bronco pull out a 26' long motorhome stuck in the sand at pismo beach.

We had a 86 Bronco at our station that went through a 20' snowdrift during the blizzard of "93". That was an absolute beast, in contrast, the 96 we had was no where near as good. It never would have made it.