Post A Picture of your 1980-1986 F-Series Truck

[fordman76367]

hey hazzard madwolf what kinda fuel mileage r u getting with ur 460?

 

[LEB Ben]

hey hazzard madwolf what kinda fuel mileage r u getting with ur 460?

460's will get you between 10 and 15mpg's depending on the kind of driving you do.

 

[fordman76367]

thats what i figured...my 96' crewcab gets around 13 on a good day. i was going to go look at a gen 7 crew cab dually i saw w a forsale sign in a yard n idk wether its the 6.9 or a 460...i reely want it to be a 6.9...i just figured id see if there was much of a fuel economy difference between the older carbed 460 and the later efi model n iv heard the 6.9 can get 16-19 on a good day

 

[Fordzilla80]

We seriously need more 7th gens.

I love my truck,but I like to see others too.

 

[LEB Ben]

^^^Shouldn't that be in the dentside section???????

 

[5.0Flareside]

^^^Shouldn't that be in the dentside section???????

bwahahahahahaha

 

[Fordzilla80]

^^^Shouldn't that be in the dentside section???????

My Truck > Dentsides.



I'm a horrible Post Liar.

 

[RedLariat85]

Well, I guess I can show mine off some more..

 

[Fordzilla80]

Cody,I want that Front Bumper and the lower bodyside moldings in front of the the rear wheels.lol.

Well,it's not my truck,but since we have a lack of Active 7th gen owners,and since half the interior is in my truck,why not.I pretty much consider it my Parts Truck.

This is the truck my Seat,Woodgrain door panel trim,and Lower Bodyside Moldings came off of.It's also the closest i've came to a Ranger Lariat radio bezel,however someone grabbed the entire dash from the truck including the bezels before I could get to them.

That truck was the top of the line back in 1980.It ain't no more.

 

[Fellro]

Mine is hardly worth showing off any more, and at this time, has become a barn resident until I can figure out what is going on with the injection pump timing. I would love to bring my dad's 84 extended cab back to it's former glory, but that will be much time and money down the road...

 

[Fordzilla80]

It can't be worse than the one I just posted.

Sucks to hear she's not running right for ya.

 

[Fellro]

My dad's is an XLT, was pretty much top of the line back when he bought it in 84. Almost if not as bad as your pic... My 86 is flaking paint pretty badly, tried redoing it a bit, but it is really coming off now... Box is rusty but usable. Fenderwells like usual, and now I can't put the tailgate on any more because that rusted out behind the pivot. The truck itself is my avatar pic... it was a bit better back then.

 

[Fordzilla80]

Ford's paint in the 80's was never good,especially if a truck sat outside alot.The paint on the roof of my truck seems like it lost all it's clear and is really rough,and the brown color in my fenders washed away on top,yet the clearcoat is intact.Makes the top of the fenders look beige.lol.

That sucks to hear about the rust.You'll probably have to find a donor truck to cut that section out for the tailgate pivot,unless you have know how to make a new one yourself.

My truck has a relatively small amount of rust consistent with the truck sitting and retaining water in the bed,and water leaking into the cab from the front windshield and firewall area,fortunately it's mainly in all the regular areas,and replacement panels are readily available.

 

[1985 Ford F-150]

Heres the 85 again with new white spokers and chrome center caps.

The new truck.

Its a 86 F-250 HD Lariat 4x4 only 96,000 miles on it. Been sittin for three years at least.

Its got a little rust but nothin too bad yet gonna take care of it before it gets any worse.
The old 460 before removal of california emissions junk.

After new the Weiand stealth intake and remanufactured carb that came with the truck.

Drives good for the most part but the tranny needs the top end rebuilt and the shifter bent back over toward the passenger side. Right now it is way over to the drivers side and in your leg when its in second. The rest of it feels great It does have the typical worn out drivers side of the seat and somebody spilled a soda on the passenger side floor board but the rest of the interior is in great shape. Its got a factory tack and an odometer which is the first Ive seen in this generation.

Hasnt been messed with a whole lot besides this wierd little CB, a trailer brake controller and a lock right locker in the rear end.

Tailgate is in great shape and is only missin the D off the Ford lettering.

 

[5.0Flareside]

wow that new truck is in really good shape.. how much you snatch it for?

 

[1985 Ford F-150]

600 bucks. Didnt run because the guy was an idiot and had the battery hooked up backwards. Really hard to find good ones around here because of the stuff they put on the roads in the winter time just rusts em out so fast its hard to catch it early. It is also set up for haulin a camper with dual batteries and bed tie downs.

 

[5.0Flareside]

OMG!!! 600 bucks... wow... and cause the tard put the battery in wrong.. bwahahaa TALK BOUT A STEAL!!!

 

[1985 Ford F-150]

It wasnt even in wrong he just had the cables swapped. It was on the local classifieds here for 18 or 19 days and nobody bought it. We were originally lookin for a parts truck but when we got lookin at it we saw that it was actually in better shape than the 85 and it was carbed like we wanted on the 85. So instead of swappin the 85 over to a carb we figured this would be alot better. Its got cruise and AC not sure if the cruise works but the compressor for the AC is siezed so all the electronic stuff probly still works on it. We have a good compressor from the 85 that were gonna put on there and then take it up to a shop and have em re charge it.

 

[Fordzilla80]

Sweet deal man.She looks really good.Definitely a great price too.

The tach is part of the sports instrumentation package.Came on alot of the Broncos.It was an option,so you don't really see it on anything but Broncos and higher trim trucks.

 

[1985 Ford F-150]

Ive seen em before on other trucks but what confuses me is the 85s a lariat with the explorer package and a 4 speed so I always thought it shouldve had one guess whoever ordered it didnt want it.