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- '95 Limited 4x4
Hi everyone,
We finally are getting started restoring this old beast, and I wanted to show some before pictures of it. (In previous posts I said it was a '79, but its a '78, my bad)
Its a 3/4 ton F250 Ranger, powered by the 400 V8:
It has the full time transfer case, the NP20-something, I cant remember which one. This is fed to a front open Dana 44 and rear open Dana 60:
It rolls on 16.5" steel 8 spoke Progressive chrome rims and 33x12.50 Remingtons. They're in pretty bad shape, and will probably have to be rechromed somtime. This is a rim that I cleaned up and tried to make look good:
Here is a side shot to show the whole truck. You can see how much clearance the tires have even with the huge crane mounted in the bed. The crane is a huge load on the truck though, since its resting on the overloads right now, and you can see how the rear end sags. The crane is coming off soon. You can also see the air tank, reverse mount lights, and the A-pillar spotlights.
The front bumper, grille, and headlights surrounds are in great shape and I think the front of it is the best looking part
The truck is going to be a bit of work, but I've started locating parts and everything we'll need to restore it. It still runs and drives, but we're suspecting a burned up valve in the motor and a bad header gasket. We're going to have to do major rewiring since most of the auxiliary lights dont work, and neither does the heater, AC, radio, etc. The carb is going to be replaced also, and we're trying to find the right Holley 2 barrel, one with an electric choke. Can anybody help us out here? All I've been able to find is ones with manual chokes.
Theres alot of work ahead for us, but we've got a good base to start with. The body is still pretty sound, but the doors and fenders will be replaced. The service bed, hood, and roof will be sandblasted, and teh whole thing repainted the original brown color. But this will come after the motor is built back up.
Well, thanks for looking, and feel free to add input or advice!
Grant
We finally are getting started restoring this old beast, and I wanted to show some before pictures of it. (In previous posts I said it was a '79, but its a '78, my bad)
Its a 3/4 ton F250 Ranger, powered by the 400 V8:
It has the full time transfer case, the NP20-something, I cant remember which one. This is fed to a front open Dana 44 and rear open Dana 60:
It rolls on 16.5" steel 8 spoke Progressive chrome rims and 33x12.50 Remingtons. They're in pretty bad shape, and will probably have to be rechromed somtime. This is a rim that I cleaned up and tried to make look good:
Here is a side shot to show the whole truck. You can see how much clearance the tires have even with the huge crane mounted in the bed. The crane is a huge load on the truck though, since its resting on the overloads right now, and you can see how the rear end sags. The crane is coming off soon. You can also see the air tank, reverse mount lights, and the A-pillar spotlights.
The front bumper, grille, and headlights surrounds are in great shape and I think the front of it is the best looking part
The truck is going to be a bit of work, but I've started locating parts and everything we'll need to restore it. It still runs and drives, but we're suspecting a burned up valve in the motor and a bad header gasket. We're going to have to do major rewiring since most of the auxiliary lights dont work, and neither does the heater, AC, radio, etc. The carb is going to be replaced also, and we're trying to find the right Holley 2 barrel, one with an electric choke. Can anybody help us out here? All I've been able to find is ones with manual chokes.
Theres alot of work ahead for us, but we've got a good base to start with. The body is still pretty sound, but the doors and fenders will be replaced. The service bed, hood, and roof will be sandblasted, and teh whole thing repainted the original brown color. But this will come after the motor is built back up.
Well, thanks for looking, and feel free to add input or advice!
Grant
