I'm new and my truck is old!

[Stoner Dan]

Just found this site this past week and thought I'd join the fray. I'm a fourth generation (family, not vehicle) Ford truck guy –– first thing I ever drove (and wrecked) was my dad's '73 F100 Trailer Special.

I've owned my '73 F250 for about six years now and I've been slowly collecting parts for a restoration. Looking forward to learning, collecting, fixing, breaking and fixing again more stuff with y'all's help!

STONER

 

[5.0]

Nice truck, and welcome to the forum! Is that you in your avatar pic?

 

[blacksnapon]

Welcome to the site!

 

[Stoner Dan]

Sure is, 5.0 –– that was my granddad's F600 and me in the navigator's throne around 1973 or 1974.

 

[LEB Ben]

Welcome aboard Dan. We have alot of 73-79 knowledge here. So enjoy your stay and post often. I wouldn't mind hearing a few more specs on that 250 of yours.

 

[taxreliever]

Welcome....love your avitar picture.....I can't wait to have my own like that someday with my kids strapped in a booster in my dent!

 

[polarbear]

Welcome to FTF!

 

[Stoner Dan]

Thanks for the kind words, guys!

I've owned a few late-model Dodge pickups, but I've always wanted a '73-'75 F-Series since I moved away from home after college.

My dad had a pristine '73 Trailer Special, but I was racing a buddy in his '78 Camaro home from school one day (only had my license for a few months) and lost control in a curve on a back-country road and flipped it end-over-end before landing shiny-side up. I had gotten her close to 100mph and the only thing Dad could salvage from the wreck was the tailgate and the radio. Luckily, I had my lap belt on and only came away with stiff joints and a bruised ego.

Anyway, I finally got my 250 from a buddy of mine in '04 and have loved collecting parts for it ever since. I didn't realize it had a high-volume oil pump under its 460 till I spun a main bearing a few years ago. Unfortunately, I had it rebuilt, but got a bad set of rings (we think) and it's been using more oil than gas ever since. I'm still dealing with that, so I'm looking for another decent 460 that I can use so that I can yank the bad motor and take it back to the machine shop (can't have it sitting w/o a motor).

Right now, the 460's got an Edelbrock intake with a Holley 850 double-pumper on it, Hooker full-length headers, twin Dynomax Super Turbo mufflers, electronic ignition and a stock C6. I pull a tandem-axle flatbed trailer with it and use it fairly often to support my real bad hot rod habit (plus all my friends', too).

I've got a set of 16.5s all around with skinnies up front and wider tires in the rear, but it's hard to find those tires anymore, as I'm sure y'all know. I'm a glutton for punishment, so I had swapped out the 16s that were on it for these.

My plan is for a Seventies era-correct mild custom: basically, a few accessories and paint that would've been common in the early-to-mid Seventies. So, I'm always looking for a few things: a set of Denman bias-plys, a Hone-O-Drive overdrive unit, early trailer brake unit, assorted stock trim, interior parts, etc.

Looking forward to advice, help and willing to help out whenever I can around here!

 

[slmann]

Welcome to the site and nice truck.

 

[Evan's f250]

welcome and nice truck

 

[Ridgerunner]

Welcome to our asylum

 

[smokey]

Welcome to FTF

 

[TRUCKIN' AK]

My plan is for a Seventies era-correct mild custom: basically, a few accessories and paint that would've been common in the early-to-mid Seventies. So, I'm always looking for a few things: a set of Denman bias-plys, a Hone-O-Drive overdrive unit, early trailer brake unit, assorted stock trim, interior parts, etc.

Looking forward to advice, help and willing to help out whenever I can around here!

Welcome. Nice truck you got there.

I'll take a look when I get home in a couple weeks, I might have an old trailer brake unit that I pulled from one of my parts trucks.