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Its a 1978 F350 with a 60 front-60 rear. 4.10s with a detroit locker out back and a ARB up front. The C6 auto has been beefed up and AOD first gear added (lowers the first gear ratio). It has a NP205 untouched. 8inch custom front lift an 6.5 in the rear(gives it that nose up look). 40 inch Baja Claws. Put disc brakes in the rear with custom brackets and used cadillac eldorado calipers for the e-brake and chevy front 3/4 ton rotors. Stops really good! Was a frame off with a factory air cab that blows COLD air. Here is the best part...I dont know if many of you Chevy guys know much about the 351m/400 Ford engine but many say it a boat anchor, which in stock form with primitive smog only produced 170hp at the flywheel! These motors have huge potential when built right. They are a tall deck version of the famed 351c. So I built mine as a 400 (406) with cleveland heads and a full roller setup. Dynoed at damn near 500hp! Not bad for a boat anchor! LOL This engine is much lighter and spins up much higher than a 460. All in all this truck has been great to me. Did all the work including the ghost flamed paint. Dont get me wrong, I love Chevys too. I race dragboats and my Hydro and flatbottom both have chevies in them!

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You got a sweet truck too blackscout! I hope to get my 2wd GMC a 4wd real soon!

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Any 0ne Ton 4wd from the`70s is cool with me!Nice truck.

I`ve seen those cabover military 4wds.I didn`t know the mechanics part about the buses.Was it for airfields?

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Gotta agree with the above - the body style of the above Ford is one of my favorites - an older buddy had a 1977 Ford when I was growing up and I really liked it.

1970GMC468 - outstanding truck - I'd happily park that along side my trucks any day!

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They were mobile repair shops outfitted with a lathe, press, torches, welder, heat (pussies), spare parts, ect.

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Man o man,that`s one hip collector`s item to find.My gawd,what a set-up.That thing is so cool it`s scary.

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My favorite Fords are a little earlier than that.

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One more Ford and a few of IH's and a 62 Chevy my buddy used to own that had a big block in it.

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I got one of those too. Its a 66 F100 I love that truck!

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I like all old trucks before 1980.I prefer GM for myself.If I could have whatever I want I`d be like a Jay Leno with all trucks trying to cover the spectrum from large to small..

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z..._39autocar.jpg

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If you look closely you can see the turquoise Ford Stepside has had the front fenders opened up. It is very suttle but it gives room for bigger tires. I noticed the contrast of the Ford beds I posted up. There are 2 different styles of fleetside (Chevy terminology) beds along with the stepside. A lot of guys like to swap out the divorced t-case and front axle with newer stuff. I have a friend who has a 67 3/4 ton with a FI 460,C6,divorced 205, High pinion kingpin open knuckle disc braked Dana 60 in the front and a GM 14bolt out back. Both axles run Detroit lockers and disc brakes. The HP 60 is a cool swap because it gets the driveshaft up out of the way. For the Ford purists out here he installed the 14 bolt because they are cheap, plentiful and bullet proof. He has 4.56 or 4.88 gears and runs 37 inch tires. It is a great truck for 4 wheeling.
I too am a Chevy guy, GM interchangeability and simple reliable drivetrain are key factors in my preference. The fact that my Mom worked for GM Powertrain for 25 years has nothing to do with it!:mm:

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Ya all those slick sixties (61-66) 3/4 ton 4x4 Ford came with the non-matching rear bed from the factory stock. It was a bed that was intended for the 57-59 series. They were simply using up the old stuff! You could however order the 4x4 3/4 ton with the regular matching bed, if you special ordered it. All 1/2 tons came with the proper matching box. As for the fenders, they are actually different on the 4x4. Those fenders are stock and much harder to come by. Luckily my F100 has a good set. All two wheel drives from 61-64 were unibody as well. The cab and bed were all one piece, which sucked because of no flex and rust was an issue. Ford claims that a 4x4 was never made in Unibody, I have not yet seen one. Anyways there is some Ford history for you. Like my best friend the Chevy lover always says," Ford, hey at least they circled the problem" LOL

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Hey cool history! I knew about the beds and the unibodies, but not the fenders. Thanks for the info. I have a question you may know(I do not want to hijack too much) I've seen early 1/2 ton 4wd, post 1959 to about early sixties with Dana 44's and 9 inchers. Did Ford use both? I also knew the M engines are underated and overlooked and do make good power when done right. What class drag boat, I hang with the GN guys.

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I`ve only seen the 57-60 "Stylesides" (Ford terminology) on the 61-64s past 1960.You had a choice of either a unibody or the old bed.I believe they couldn`t let the old bed go because a unibody was a new idea that may not have been one of Ford`s "Better Ideas".They look nice,but not a good idea.Did they even offer the unibody on 4wds?But,I`ve seen both beds on everything except 4wds.But,no old beds on 65/66s.
The 351M was a dog from the factory,a gutless gas guzzler.It`s like the factory did what you or I might do when we screw with the combinations not knowing what we were doing.The motor can definately come alive and then some.My friend bought a`78 F350 4wd back then with an "M" and it was awful on gas and power.Just a cam,intake,carb,headers,and duals woke that thing up like a different motor.

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It's funny how things are all interconnected. My first 4x4 was a 65 ford F-250 step side high boy! what a monster. I wish I had a pic but that was a long time ago. I could barely keep the thing running. It was a forest service truck. It came to me with a massive bush bumper, cattle guard style and a set of bull horns on the hood. Yep! Redneck! Looking at those pics it is funny. My truck was faded red like the one truck, but the truck was just like the teal green step side, just a little taller I think. Not nearly that nice, but no real rust. boy I wish I had a pic.

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Ya look at my m-block im making more horses and spinning higher than most 460s! I have a green hydro and a red flatbottom. I run in the river racer bracket class. Gonna build a blown alky chevy soon for the hydro and move up a few classes.

http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/c...hadboat1-1.jpg

http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/c...Picture076.jpg

http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/c...Picture789.jpg

http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/c...Picture770.jpg

Not really of subject...They both have really built Bowtie engines in them LOL

Couple old pics of the red Boat, its got a tunnel rammed 383 now..

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That`s some bad boats there.They sure make a truck look good being towed.But,are happier when wet and spinning the outdrive.They may not be 4wds but they are "off road".

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Oh, my, that little red flyer sure is beautiful.:metal:

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What is the red flattie? Looks to be a 16 footer, but whose hull. Its an older style but looks different from my Raysoncraft. I'll bet it turns good though.

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Justcuz,
they did use Dana 44 (actually called spicer 44s then) and nine inches. The old f100s had the spicers. They look even more archaic than the Dana 44!

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Its a 16'6'' Glen-L missile. With about 680hp! It turns real well and goes like hell in a straight away! But not nearly as fast and efficient as my hydro....

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I know Ford guys that don`t like these.I figure they were just mad the Bobtails were gone.But,the 78/79s are cool.These are the only solid axle fullsize Broncos.I always liked them,inspite of my Chevy blood.

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z...er/A_819A1.jpg
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z...ter/A_819H.jpg

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Ha Ha. That Bronco is awesome. I had one of those too. Those things are sooooooo tough. We beat on mine hard. mine looked similar to that one . not as tall and not that nice but mine was blue and white (in the beginning). This thread is turning into the "memories of your life". :lol:

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Yeah,it`s gettin`a "Chevy all the way" guy all mushy about Fords :lol:

I`m having a hard time knowing what I`ve shown and which pictures I have saved aren`t from this thread.I don`t think I showed these little things:

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z...ter/f102_1.jpg
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z...ter/23c8_1.jpg

How about this Mitzubishi?

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z...JeepDiesel.jpg

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A 1953 Nordtrak Stier 45.

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Talking about Fords, I saw 2 unibodies yesterday a short and a long bed. How often does that happen to see 2 in one day? This was on the street not at a car show.

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it that a 4wd on 20s?

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Two unibodies! Wow thats like a bigfoot sighting or something..LOL :metal:

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That is a rare sight.

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Its even rarer to see a long and a short.

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yep the long is always parked on the street and the short was just passing through I think. I'll see if I can get a pic of the long Saturday

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Maybe this counts, here's my new 71 k10-
http://i671.photobucket.com/albums/v...g?t=1238799541
http://i671.photobucket.com/albums/v...g?t=1238799623
http://i671.photobucket.com/albums/v...g?t=1238799676 Yes that's ablock heater chord under the front bumper.

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hey should put this in the chevy-gmc 4x4 pic because its not a other makes.

but nice truck and what size tires and rims are those.

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And lift.

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Oh. I musta missed the other makes thing. Sorry man. I'm not sure on the wheel size but the tires are 40" interco Ground Hawgs and it's got 7 inches of lift on it.:metal:

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Found some old pics of wifes former Bronco(v8,auto,posi front and back), before and after spraybomb. Also a few vintage pics. We just had to put the old chopper pic in.

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...S/scan0019.jpg

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...S/scan0005.jpg

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...S/scan0083.jpg

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...S/scan0058.jpg

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...S/scan0061.jpg

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Very cool thread, I've sat here all evening looking at it LOL.This is my 48 CJ2A.
http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/1...pics015ue9.jpg

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I love those flat fenders,especially CJ2As.

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Ok sorry it took so long, but here is the one I see parked all the time about 4 miles from my house. I'll throw in an unusual Commanche pickup too. It was right across the street from the unibody Ford.

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Ooops, I did it again! I couldn't resist this recent purchase. It's a Kaiser-Jeep M35A2 to go keep my AM General M342A2 company.