3/4 ton Ford Trail Rig

My grandpa has had an early 70's Ford 3/4 ton truck sitting at his farm for the last 15 years and I asked him about it and he said I could have it. I've been looking for a trail rig and thought this would work pretty well since it's a complete truck and was running when parked. It's got a 360 w/ 2 barrel carb, manual tranny and transfer case. I'm thinking get it running and change all the fluids and then start wheeling it like that and mod it as I go. Questions or ideas of things to go through? Anybody have experience with these model trucks?

Boat side the cab, chop a few feet off the bed, narrow the front and rear, move the rear axle forward (shoot for a wheel base of 108-115"). Most of that can be done for very little money, just lots of labor (and welding). I will let the ford guys chime in on the axles and suspension. A full size is a labor of love for sure, but don't let some of the guys try and talk you out of it. They are a blast to wheel.

Dude it was free, sounds like a perfect wheeling rig to me!

And roll protection!


Get it running, find some 33-35's and wheel.

read cook's build thread. it shows a pretty could progression from mild to truggy. Isn't the only difference between cooks f100 and this f250 is the rear axle and rear springs? maybe some other minor things, but they should be pretty interchangeable.

http://tamor.org/forums/showthread.php?t=6650

Didnt know the truck was 8 lug. In which case, I have a perfect set of 36s on wheels for it :gigem:

LP, closed knuckle, drum brake D44 front. good look finding and paying for parts. Probably has something along the line of a divorced Dana/spicer 21(?) transfer case. rear is likely a Dana 60, but might be of the course spline variety.

Other than that, I've always liked the body lines (i have a '67) and it has a FE engine. Like you said, its free, and given you dont have to sink $500 into it to try and get it running and driving, i dont know why you cant have some fun.

ya, dana 21-just like cooks was.

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Originally Posted by Sharpe

Didnt know the truck was 8 lug. In which case, I have a perfect set of 36s on wheels for it :gigem:

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that's actually not that bad on an idea, especially because they are cheap.

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Originally Posted by Sharpe

Didnt know the truck was 8 lug. In which case, I have a perfect set of 36s on wheels for it :gigem:

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How much you want?

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Originally Posted by Sparling

How much you want?

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they are like 20% swampers (36x12.5x16.5) on stock 7" chevy steel wheels. Some red-neck was gonna take them for $160 last week but passed on deal. It's between you two of what you actually pay for them though.

http://tamor.org/forums/showthread.php?t=11593

They are 16's.

Let me see what the funds look like after I get my transmission in my DD this weekend.

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Originally Posted by DRAGOONRANCH

Boat side the cab, chop a few feet off the bed, narrow the front and rear, move the rear axle forward

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no, yes, hell no, yes.

sharpes wheels may not fit over the hubs in the rear. they do not fit over 10.25 sterling hubs. FE motors are the bomb.

I would rather see it narrowed than those 'decent' fenders beat to total ****. Just go take a look at my stepside and see how much abuse they have taken.