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...well actually, I've been "lurking" here for a little over a year now. I just haven't made any replies until recently.

At any rate, hello 5th generation F100 owners!

My name is Steve and I live in Camden, Arkansas [south-central part of the state]. I've been a Mustanger most of my life. I bought my first vehicle ['68 Mustang] two weeks before I turned 16, in September of '82. 30-years later, I still own my high school car. For the past 11 years or so, I've posted at several vintage Mustang sites under the board name, 'ultrastang'. Now that I have an F100 and a "reason" to be here, it just seemed natural to use the name, 'ultraranger'. :wink:

While the '68 Mustang was my first vehicle, it wasn't the first vehicle I learned to drive. The first vehicle I learned to drive was my dad's red & white '68 F100 Ranger, which had been upgraded with all '70 model interior and exterior trim. It had a 360 with a 3-on-the-tree. Only 'creature comfort' it had was A/C.

I had a chance to buy a very solid '69 SWB F100 Ranger in April a year ago, so I jumped on it. Currently, it just has the 240 inline 6, C-4 automatic, drums all the way around, 9-inch w/3.50:1 single track diff. No A/C or power steering but I did recently add a power brake booster from a '75 Ford F350 1-ton truck to my '69.

I have a 5.0L H.O. fuel injected engine from a '90 Mustang GT that will replace the 240-6. A Ford 4R70W electronically shifted 4-spd overdrive automatic transmission from a '98 3.8L Mustang will replace the C-4. The 9-inch will be replaced with the IRS rear setup I got from a 1990 Thunderbird Super Coupe which has rear discs, an 8.8" center section with 3.27:1 gears and a Traction-Lok differential.

My '69 Ranger as it currently stands:

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5. '03 Crown Vic front suspension & '90 T-Bird Super Coupe IRS rear suspension:
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6. 3.8L '98 Mustang 4R70W overdrive transmission:
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7. 1990 Mustang GT 5.0L H.O. fuel injected engine that will be going in the truck instead of the '68 Mustang:
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8. The general idea of the look of the truck when it's complete:
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:wel: from Texas! :fr:
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welcome, cool concept!
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Welcome from North Carolina. :thup:
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welcome from SoCal. Nice truck way cool motor.
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Looks good and sounds even better. Glad you joined from West Memphis,AR
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:wel: from northern California.
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:wel: from Georgia! Great truck and awesome plan!
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Welcome from Chattanooga. Man that is one nice looking 69. Good luck and don't forget to post in the "Project Update" section when you start the work on the truck. :wel:
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Welcome from Montana! Nice truck!
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Awesoem ride!! I may need to take a drive down south Arkansas way sometime and check out your rig. Very nice!

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feefie wrote:Awesoem ride!! I may need to take a drive down south Arkansas way sometime and check out your rig. Very nice!

Stu
Thanks. My truck is far from flawless but is very solid for a 44 year old truck.

I'm guessing you are somewhere in the Little Rock, North Little Rock, Jacksonville, Cabot, Benton area?
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:wel: from Massachusetts. Nice looking truck. Good Luck.
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Nice truck ranger :thup:

I've been contemplating going fuel injection on my 302.
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