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slobgear · Post by **slobgear** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 9:47 am

Hi guys, just stopping in to say hi and show off my "new" truck. It's a 71 sport custom with a 390, 4 brl holly carb, auto transmission and a slightly warmed up cam. Bought it off a friend of mine for $300, and his grandfather was the original owner, so i'm technically the 3rd owner. It has 78,000 miles on it, although the engine and tranny have less then 20k on them.

I'm going to be asking a lot of stupid questions, as this is the 1st ford truck i've done. All my previous resto experience is in late 60's Mopars.

included a few photos,

460 crew · Post by **460 crew** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 10:33 am

You got yourself a really nice truck to start with.

There is no dumb questions around here, just some that may get a little repetitive but still get answered and no flamed on here so welcome and enjoy.

RebelRider · Post by **RebelRider** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 11:05 am

I'd say you did well on that purchase!
Welcome aboard!

mljjones67 · Post by **mljjones67** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 11:11 am

Nice truck for a nice price. You cant beat that!!
Mike

slobgear · Post by **slobgear** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 12:06 pm

Its riddled with rust, but thats nothing new to me. My Barracuda sat for 20 years when I got it.

One thing that i'm not looking forward to is replacing the floors and cab mounts. The drive train is very sound, which is nice. the 390 runs like a top.

Oh, by the way, i'm from Tampa, Florida.

mljjones67 · Post by **mljjones67** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 12:30 pm

yeah rust is a pain in the bottom. I wished ford would have coated all the metal. I know they didn't expect these trucks to still be out there 40 years later.

flyboy2610 · Post by **flyboy2610** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 1:10 pm

That's a nice truck!
Welcome aboard!

wt4speed#2 · Post by **wt4speed#2** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 2:53 pm

Welcome from the Texas sector

I'd say money well spent. are those Cragar "SS"'s with spinner caps . Heck those are worth the 3 bills(and a tight motor to boot ). I had SS's on my '72 . I decided to go with the Weld's (even before I fell into the excellent deall from cobraf-100) .I think Cragars do an excellent job of setting off any vehicle.

Tony B

68F250 · Post by **68F250** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 3:14 pm

Welcome! Wow Cragars w/ spinners, haven't seen those in awhile. That's a tuff lug pattern to find, don't get rid of them.

hookman · Post by **hookman** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 4:16 pm

Welcome from Ga. good deal.

slobgear · Post by **slobgear** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 4:32 pm

68F250 wrote:Welcome! Wow Cragars w/ spinners, haven't seen those in awhile. That's a tuff lug pattern to find, don't get rid of them.

yeah, the spinners are great

they're shot though. rusted to hell. I tried to polish out some of it, but they are far gone.

what pattern of wheels should I be looking for?

67RED · Post by **67RED** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 4:49 pm

nice ride

69F110 · Post by **69F110** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 5:13 pm

Slogbear,

Welcome! You're in the right place. We're glad oyu're here.

Nice ride. Cool history too. I am from Plant City...but have been in the Army the past 20 years. I am in Germany, enroute to Louisiana...with a 2 week stop on PLant City come June.

cooltoolguy · Post by **cooltoolguy** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 5:50 pm

nice lookin truck

kknip · Post by **kknip** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 6:35 pm

Welcome from North Carolina.Looks like a nice truck and a good price!

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