A little project thread, with pics

[scrapyardking]

Just thought Id share a little project ive been working on. Im building another wrecker out of a 78 F-150 and a 74 F-350 hears what it looks like so far.

The two trucks I started with. I used the body off the 150 and the frame and suspension from the 350.
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg68/scrapyardking/Picture010.jpg
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg68/scrapyardking/Picture015.jpg

The Holmes 440 wrecker bed I found sitting in a junkyard. Nice bed just needed som cleaning up.
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg68/scrapyardking/Picture018.jpg

The bed painted and on the truck.
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg68/scrapyardking/Picture022.jpg
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg68/scrapyardking/Picture023.jpg

Yet to come: Install dually rear end, and replace the 300 six with a 360.

 

[Ridgerunner]

Cool Andy to bad you're not closer to NC Tanman(Tony) showed me a junkyard near where he lives and there is a dentside F350 wrecker sitting in there with a 460 4 speed. All there including the wrecker bed

 

[LEB Ben]

Good lookin...that would surely help out around my house. Cliff shoot me a PM about the one Tony found...where at and how much?

 

[Ridgerunner]

Good lookin...that would surely help out around my house. Cliff shoot me a PM about the one Tony found...where at and how much?

Well you can buy parts off of it I doubt there is a title.

 

[Ridgerunner]

Ben PM sent

 

[tankrsc]

who needs a title all we need here is a bill of sale

 

[Ridgerunner]

who needs a title all we need here is a bill of sale

Not in NC. If there is no title on a vechile that is bought in NC it is a hassle to get a title

 

[1973 F-100 4x4]

Lookin' good! Can't wait to see it when you're done!!

There is a local Towing service / mechanics shop / tire shop here, that runs 2 4x4 dentside wreckers.
Instead of running duals, they run super singles on the rear axles.
They also have a good supply of dentside parts and complete trucks, but they are expensive when it comes to whole trucks.

They currently have a '79 F-250 4x4 crew cab, flat bed up for sale. (short bed)
It is running and drivable as is, but needs (according to them) all of the wheel bearings repacked, new u joints throughout, and a full tune up.
They are asking $5,500 firm for it. A little high, if you ask me.