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Ok, so I admit this truck is not nearly as cool, or nearly as fast as Frieburger's Chevy, but the concept is still the same. This is my '79 F250 Ranger Camper Special that I've had for the last 3 years or so. It started out as a 3/4-ton, but I swapped the Dana 60 rear for a Trac-Lok 9" and I also swapped the 8-lug spindles for 5-lug when I added the 3" dropped I-beams. I also did a spring-flip in the rear to get 5" of drop. I'd like to go more, but I'm limited in the front unless I do a Mustang II setup.
The truck is fairly rust-free, limited to just a few spots of surface rust, mostly from the camper special mirrors that it originally had. 50K original miles, factory 460/C6, air, cruise, tilt. I also added delay wipers since I got it, a sport wheel from a Maverick (I think), and removed the fake wood-grain trim from the interior. I'm partial to the '77 grilles, so I swapped out the square-headlight '79 grille for the '77 setup. I ended up scoring a brand new unused front bumper for cheap from a guy at a swap meet who was cleaning out his garage, so I just got it put on. It's a Taiwan bumper, but it was cheap, so it will work for now.
Just got the 460 dropped back in the F250 after some freshening up. It is decidedly mild, but it runs much better than stock. Bottom end was untouched, since it was still tight with the low miles. I ported the exhaust side of the heads, lapped the valves back in, added a Performer intake and 750 carb, and repainted everything. Cam is a mild Lunati Voodoo 61600 setup. I kept the duration low due to the stock 8:1 compression. Idle is dead smooth, but it really comes alive after that. I rebuilt the C6 with a kit from TCI, added extra clutch disks to 2nd and 3rd gear, along with a shift kit. Torque converter is a TCI Sizzler, plus 400rpm over stock. Definately not a race truck, but it's faster than it was before I started. Still have some bugs to work out, but she runs pretty good. Will spin the tires from a 10mph roll in 1st, chirps 2nd if you get on it from any speed. Fun for now. On to the pics...
The motor looked so good after I dropped it in the truck that I had to clean and paint the engine compartment as well. Glad I did, I think it turned out pretty good.
Interior pics:
That's all for now. What do you think?
The truck is fairly rust-free, limited to just a few spots of surface rust, mostly from the camper special mirrors that it originally had. 50K original miles, factory 460/C6, air, cruise, tilt. I also added delay wipers since I got it, a sport wheel from a Maverick (I think), and removed the fake wood-grain trim from the interior. I'm partial to the '77 grilles, so I swapped out the square-headlight '79 grille for the '77 setup. I ended up scoring a brand new unused front bumper for cheap from a guy at a swap meet who was cleaning out his garage, so I just got it put on. It's a Taiwan bumper, but it was cheap, so it will work for now.
Just got the 460 dropped back in the F250 after some freshening up. It is decidedly mild, but it runs much better than stock. Bottom end was untouched, since it was still tight with the low miles. I ported the exhaust side of the heads, lapped the valves back in, added a Performer intake and 750 carb, and repainted everything. Cam is a mild Lunati Voodoo 61600 setup. I kept the duration low due to the stock 8:1 compression. Idle is dead smooth, but it really comes alive after that. I rebuilt the C6 with a kit from TCI, added extra clutch disks to 2nd and 3rd gear, along with a shift kit. Torque converter is a TCI Sizzler, plus 400rpm over stock. Definately not a race truck, but it's faster than it was before I started. Still have some bugs to work out, but she runs pretty good. Will spin the tires from a 10mph roll in 1st, chirps 2nd if you get on it from any speed. Fun for now. On to the pics...
The motor looked so good after I dropped it in the truck that I had to clean and paint the engine compartment as well. Glad I did, I think it turned out pretty good.
Interior pics:
That's all for now. What do you think?
, 2013 LH, 2014 LH
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