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Bought a new project.
I bought this 1976 Ford F-250 last week from a good friend.
Its ben sitting on his property for 19 years.
He'd start it and drive it a short distance maybe once a year.
I took the brush guard off and had to replace one side of the
grill that was busted.
I bought new tires and cleaned up the old Dodge wheels.
It has a 390 out of a 1966 Mercury Monterey for power. It runs
pretty darn good.
I have a new seat cover, dash pad and a lot of other
miscellaneous parts waiting at home for me.
Not a restoration, I just needed an extra PU. My truck camper is
on my other truck about 9 month out of the year.
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Had the same truck in the 150. 300 - 6 banger. Dumped the 3 on the tree for a 4 speed. Drove it 25 years and 300,000 miles before the second cab mount went out. And most of the body. For a two wheel drive, it would go just about anywhere. And did.
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Nice to see it has the correct number of pedals.
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4C is Cassia county. I was the lone FBI guy in Twin Falls for five years, and I covered that county. They had some no-nonsense boys in the SO there.
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Love your truck. That ought to be a real workhorse for you.
Reminds me of S&W's with good honest wear...they make great shooters and you don't have to baby them. Just like your truck. 
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We had (bought new) a 1975 F150 that was an absolute brute.
I think it came with either a 360 or 400 motor. It was manual 4 speed trans, AM radio, heater, manual windows, rubber mats …. No carpet. El cheap-o white with a blue vinyl interior. Some called them a “hi-boy” cause they were pretty tall with skinny tires. I remember step dad putting a step on the passenger side for my mom to get in and out.
Congratulation on finding that old war horse. Seeing it and reading your story brought back a lot of good memories.
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I had a black 79 F100 short bed style side, 300 with 3 on the tree. Loved that truck. It went anywhere. Unfortunately it was “shot” out from under me, head on by a big 88 Olsmobile.
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As someone else mentioned, it comes with the anti thief transmission.
Nice looking old truck.
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Thanks everyone, I am very pleased with my "new" truck.
"highboy" is the name folks gave it, Ford called it a "Factory High Rider" in their literature in 1969. The term applies to 1967- 1977 1/2 4-wds.
I think they are great looking trucks.
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Gonna put antique tags on it?
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Looks like a great snow machine with those narrow tires. I have a 96 F250 with 285-75s and the width makes it plow to some degree rather than cutting through -good enough for these parts, though.
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I had an ‘84 f250 4x4 with a 351,4 on the floor,manual hubs,am radio,heater,ps,pb and that was it. It was a tank.Drove it til the fender wells rusted out the 2nd time ;-)
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The only thing wrong with that truck is the gun rack is empty.
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You may be going overboard with that new seat cover, A couple of yards of duck tape and some stuffing from an old pillow should have it right in no time and cheaper too.
Ya just gotta love an old truck that has been there and done that.
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Awesome ride!
Reminds me of one that I had in college....mine was a '79 F-350 short wheel base 4x4 with a 460. It had every option available in 1979 (yes auto tranny  )
I sold it after hurricane Katrina ran gas prices up over $4 a gallon. It got 3-4 miles to the gallon, but was a chick magnet at the beach and out mudding 
I called the guy who bought it, and he sold it after about 6 months.....I still kind of want it back 
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You may be going overboard with that new seat cover, A couple of yards of duck tape and some stuffing from an old pillow should have it right in no time and cheaper too.
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Nope, I'm kind of partial to these plates like I have on my car and other truck.
I already ordered the license place frames.
$30 of the annual registration goes to the Huntsman Cancer Institute for cancer research.
Besides, I don't consider a '76 an antique.
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Looks like a great snow machine with those narrow tires. I have a 96 F250 with 285-75s and the width makes it plow to some degree rather than cutting through -good enough for these parts, though.
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These are awesome off-road tires. I've had several sets of them on other trucks.
And they look great too.
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I just bought one of those Indian Blanket seat covers. Nothing too extravagant.
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Awesome ride!
Reminds me of one that I had in college....mine was a '79 F-350 short wheel base 4x4 with a 460. It had every option available in 1979 (yes auto tranny )
I sold it after hurricane Katrina ran gas prices up over $4 a gallon. It got 3-4 miles to the gallon, but was a chick magnet at the beach and out mudding
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I bought this '79 F-250 new back in June 1979. 4-wd, Ranger XLT, two tone paint, camper special,
factory AC and a factory Ford shell - but mine had a 4-sp.
I bought it to go 4-wheeling. I added a Detroit Locker to the rear Dana 60,
a Ford Trak-Lok to the front Dana 44 and a dual-fuel propane
conversion.
I LOVED that truck.
I sold it back in 2013. It was pretty well all used up.
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Love those 73-79's. I had two and a 78 Bronco.
Yours has no trim and doesn't look rusty.
I always preferred the plain sides.
Those two tone ones with side chrome and fender trim looked cool.
But if you were in a wet place, all those trim holes were rust scabs waiting to eat your truck. 
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Nope, I'm kind of partial to these plates like I have on my car and other truck.
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Can understand that. Here in Florida if you can find a usable tag from the year your antique car was made, you can use it.
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Awesome ride!
Reminds me of one that I had in college....mine was a '79 F-350 short wheel base 4x4 with a 460. It had every option available in 1979 (yes auto tranny )
I sold it after hurricane Katrina ran gas prices up over $4 a gallon. It got 3-4 miles to the gallon, but was a chick magnet at the beach and out mudding
I called the guy who bought it, and he sold it after about 6 months.....I still kind of want it back |
Nice truck, rare in that configuration, but yes quite the gas hog
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Same here in Utah, it would be my second choice.
I did that on a 1963 Mercury that I owned years ago.
AA - very early plate #, 1101 - my oldest daughter's B-Day.
I also found the correct year plates for a vintage 1969 travel trailer I had.
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These were the options that were ordered for my truck.
My truck was actually produced May 10th, 1976 - one day ahead of schedule.
It was built in San Hose, CA and was ordered by a dealer in Seattle, WA.
I do wish it still had the in-bed spare tire carrier. They are rare and when you do find one they are expensive. I'm pretty sure I'll be going for an aftermarket one.
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I got my new dash pad installed today. They only come in one color, black.
I am actually thrilled that someone still makes one.
Fitment isn't perfect but neither is the truck.
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I learned to drive a stick in my Dad’s ‘76 F100. It was a good truck, still running when what was left of it went to the junk yard. Rust eventually ate the cab mounts, wheel wells, floor pan and a good part of the frame.
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I started in produce business in 1973 and for the next 25 years had a couple dozen pickups. 68 chevy 3 on tree 6 cyl was my 1st. Had a 1969 16' F600 box truck - ex ryder rental w 300ci inline 6. 4 sp manual. Great truck great motor
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What brand of tires are those? They remind me of Armstrong Tru-Traks I had on a 73 Blazer I once owned.
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That old beast is beautiful, everything you need and nothing you don't.
I have had several good old Ford pickups, a 1954, 1966, 1972, 1979, and my current 1989 F-250 XLT 460/410 gears and 118,000 actual miles. 10 MPG empty, full, uphill and down. It will pull a mountain and climb a tree if it can get traction. I mainly only drive it now if I need to haul something.
I wish it had your 4-wheel chassie under it.
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A similar-vintage "thutty-thutty" would be "period correct."
At least you won't have to be worried about it being laid low by a chip shortage.
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Now that is a proper truck! I'd sure hate to keep gas in it at today's prices, though.
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Dunlop and a couple of other companies still make them.
I just think they are the perfect fit for the truck.
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That old beast is beautiful, everything you need and nothing you don't.
I have had several good old Ford pickups, a 1954, 1966, 1972, 1979, and my current 1989 F-250 XLT 460/410 gears and 118,000 actual miles. 10 MPG empty, full, uphill and down. It will pull a mountain and climb a tree if it can get traction. I mainly only drive it now if I need to haul something.
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Now that is a proper truck! I'd sure hate to keep gas in it at today's prices, though.
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Thank heavens its my third vehicle.
In the middle of the night when its real quiet I can hear it sipping gas from the tank.
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I took the old seat cover off today and put a new one on. I think
it fits the truck perfectly too.
I also installed new outside rear view mirrors. I had to remove
the door panels to get to the nuts so I lubed all of the window
mechanisms while I was in there and scrubbed the door panels
for what its worth.
When I first got it there was a power steering fluid leak that
would drain the pump over night. My big fear was a bad ram or
control valve. Such a junky PS system.
Grateful that it was just a seal on the back of the pump for the
pressure hose. One gasket out of a $12 PS pump OH kit and 20
minutes and the leak is fixed.
It still has more issues like no dash lights, turn signals, dome
light and a few other minor things. BUTT!!!!! The backup lights
work.
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I took the old seat cover off today and put a new one on. I think
it fits the truck perfectly too.
I also installed new outside rear view mirrors. I had to remove
the door panels to get to the nuts so I lubed all of the window
mechanisms while I was in there and scrubbed the door panels
for what its worth.
When I first got it there was a power steering fluid leak that
would drain the pump over night. My big fear was a bad ram or
control valve. Such a junky PS system.
Grateful that it was just a seal on the back of the pump for the
pressure hose. One gasket out of a $12 PS pump OH kit and 20
minutes and the leak is fixed.
It still has more issues like no dash lights, turn signals, dome
light and a few other minor things. BUTT!!!!! The backup lights
work.
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What about the most important part? Does the radio work?
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What about the most important part? Does the radio work?
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No it doesn't. 
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lights out
Dont know about Ford, but GM that era had the dash lghts and tailights on the same fuse. If your tail are out , the signals wont work
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Dont know about Ford, but GM that era had the dash lghts and tailights on the same fuse. If your tail are out , the signals wont work
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Thanks for the heads up, I think back in the day all domestic vehicles the dash and tail lights were on the same circuit just for that very reason.
I haven't even checked into it yet. I have another project that I need to put in front of this one.
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Dont know about Ford, but GM that era had the dash lights and tailights on the same fuse. If your tail are out , the signals wont work
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Tail lights work. The rheostat in the headlight switch feel like its junk so I ordered a new switch.
I did get my new washer fluid reservoir and pump installed. New wiper blades and I'm a happy camper.
One of these days I'll get the engine compartment cleaned up. 
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A huge bonus. I even put new pads on them.
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And I turned them around because they were on upside down.
But the old ones were on upside down too.
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I added an engine flush, ran it for about 10 minutes and then
changed the oil and filter.
First oil change in over 20 years. It came out like black gasoline.
Got it greased and a few other things fixed too.
I've ordered some Amsoil flush and will do this one more time in
a few hundred miles and then switch over to Mobile 1 full
synthetic like I run in my other vehicles.
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I also got me new glove box liner installed. The original one crumbled when
I took it out when I removed the dash to install the new dash pad.
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