Grandpas72!

[Grandpas72]

Hello my name is Eddie just acquired my grandfathers 1972 F250 Camper Special after 6+ years of my brother holding it hostage and doing basically nothing but torture the truck. As far as i know he purchased this truck new off the showroom floor. Its a 1972 F250 Camper Special with the 360 ci motor and C-4 trans? Joined to learn more about these trucks and find the hard to find parts.

Here is the truck as of today 6-14-2016







And for some reason he took engine out and apart and is now sitting in bed. Debating if I should send block and get it cleaned up or save for a used longblock

[1970FordTK]

Welcome from North Carolina.

[crazyhorse]

Mr Eddie, to the best site period.

Hope you like it here.

Pull up a chair and stay awhile.

[Madman]

Colorado!

[popeyes71]

from California! Enjoy the restoration of your grandpas old 72'.

[Grandpas72]

Thanks for the welcoming everyone! I look forward to spending hours on this site learning from everyone!

Took a min from work to separate the scrap in the bed from what I'm keeping.

My little scrap corner

[lennyp]

from Massachusetts.

[Mancar1]

Welcome aboard from Gerber, Ca.

[Grandpas72]

Thanks for warm welcoming everyone! Happy to be here!!

[Grandpas72]

So I was looking into the vin and info tag, when I was decoding the vin there is a letter that I can't seem to find info for.

The vin is F25YRP30443:

I understand F25 is for F250 2wd
Y is 360cid
R is San Jose,CA
But what is the "P" for?

I know it's a camper special but I find Sport, SuperSport,Ranger and Ranger XLTs I'd like to find out so I buy the correct parts to restore it as best as I can.

[Russell J]

The "P" is the leading character in the production number of your truck.

May 1972 - P20,000, thru P39,999

Check out this page on the site for complete details.

http://www.fordification.com/tech/VIN72.htm

Congratulations on the truck and Good Luck!!

PS - Hello from Northern Kentucky!

[Tiger Swallowtail]

Shame on your bro, bro. I'm sure your grandpa will be proud you've rescued his truck. Fix it, enjoy it - and whatever you do, don't let your brother drive it! LOL

[Grandpas72]

HAHAHA thanks man! Yeah itching to get it on the road but I didn't expect it to be so hard to find a good engine in Houston area! Did find a 427 for $2000 though

[Grandpas72]

Any affordable Engine Rebuild kits you all can recommend? Also looking for a 390 rotating assembly if anyone has any parts laying around.