My 1982 F150

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  1. ak_cowboy

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    Won this truck at an auction Tuesday and going to pick it up Thursday. I might be getting ahead of myself, but I already got tons of plans for it :jester: This will be an off-road truck btw. Save my green truck a lot of dents lol

    Got to get it down to my grandparents shop and make sure it runs good first. It's got the 351, 4 speed trans, and 4wd. Once it's running well I'm going to change out all the fluids (oil, trans, axles, coolant) and give it a bedliner paint job. Later it'll probably get stacks coming outside of the bed Red Wagon style and possibly a snorkel. I'll probably get a CB for it and run dual whips on the mirrors too... plus a rollbar for some KCs

    My uncle has a 95 F250 that he yanked the 7.3 out of and is just sitting. I'm going to talk to him about the running gear under it and see if I can do an axle/spring swap. that will raise it about 2" and let me run 33s no problem.

    Let me know if you guys have any other feasible ideas :waytogo:
     

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    01f1502wd going up? yes i am.

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    put the 7.3 in it :birgits_tiredcoffee
     
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    Not a bad rig for what you paid for it. :waytogo:
     
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    yeah you got a great deal
     
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    Is the bed fiberglass like later model stepside trucks? If so running stacks like that ain't a good idea JSYK


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    :waytogo: man
     
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    sounds like a plan
     
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    Don't know for sure yet, but probably. All these plans are subject to change also lol

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    Roush PSD Interceptor 7.3L Straight Piped Diesel

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    Awesome deal, a good springtime project.
     
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    very nice! you say your painting the whole thing with bedliner?
     

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