Future of your dent?

[dunnboomer]

not to far away, I'm way out rural Vinton

 

[Fellro]

Not far at all... Just south of Marengo actual.

 

[tedrow42]

What'd you hit a pole or tree or what?
How fast were you going at impact? :/

I'd use that one for parts after getting another truck just like it.
(but with a nice straight frame

Alvin in AZ

I was drunk and don't know the speed these old trucks are hard 2 find around my way and I love this truck, I'm pullin off the front clip tomarow ill c ho much frame damage there is but it looks strait behind the sispention

 

[Alvin in AZ]

tomarow ill c how much frame damage there is but it looks strait
behind the suspension

Yeah, "straight-enough" to one guy can be "crooked as hell" to another
and neither one is "wrong". Depending on the vehicle and the situation
I've been in both camps at one time or another.

A daily driver or a highway vehicle it pays for it to be as straight as is
possible to get it, is my opinion. YMMV

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Got a story about how the back corner of my '91 was sagging about 1".

I made a 3/4" spacer for the leaf spring pack but it was kinda tricky to
fit it good so I "slopped" it and put it on top of the thick factory wedge.

The factory wedge is about 1" thick and 7 to 8 degrees (measured).

You can see how that would move the position of the rear axle on that
side to the rear slightly right? And also how it'd be at an angle from the
frame (if it was square before). See it?

Thing steered like crap! :/

Yep I rechecked the toe-in and yep when I re-did the spacer placement
(fixed the locating pin problem) and put the spacer -under- the factory
wedge ...it fixed the sorry steering -back- to good -real- good again...
just like that.

No kidding.

Now the short wheeled based Bronco is more sensitive to that business
than a pickup but still, it doesn't take much to make one drive like crap.

BTDT

Alvin in AZ

 

[havi]

My dent's future is a modern driveline. I've had this truck since 1978 , sitting since 1997 and hopefully 2012 is the year it gets its rebuild started. Other projects are in process, but the planning can start anytime.

 

[Alvin in AZ]

My dent's future is a modern driveline. I've had this truck since 1978 ,
sitting since 1997 and hopefully 2012 is the year it gets its rebuild started.
Other projects are in process, but the planning can start anytime.

Cool.

What year is it and the engine and transmission etc?
Start a new thread. ...so 340B won't be clubbin' us.

Alvin in AZ

 

[340B]

Cool.

What year is it and the engine and transmission etc?
Start a new thread. ...so 340B won't be clubbin' us.

Alvin in AZ

havi.... I'm interested too.

 

[78F250SCCS]

Unfortunately I'm thinking about selling mine. Later on I'll look for a reg cab 4x4.

 

[Alvin in AZ]

Future of your dent?

"drive it until the wheels fall off! "
"be buried in it! "
"put it up on blocks after gasoline is outlawed :/"

I've said all those since February of '75.

Alvin in AZ

 

[340B]

"drive it until the wheels fall off! "
"be buried in it! "
"put it up on blocks after gasoline is outlawed :/"

I've said all those since February of '75.

Alvin in AZ

That's the spirit Alvin!

 

[Mattx2214]

Which dent?
#1 77 f250 4wd long bed crew is in the middle of a frame off resto
#2 78/79 4wd supercabs, 1 is driven occasionallly, plan to remove upgrades for s/c #2, which is getting a d60 f/e, d70 rear diff and given to my son
#3 78 bronco driven daily, well at least semi daily w/ plans on a resto after p/u's are done, don't need much
#4 78 4wd f150..soon to be retired, frt and rear posis installed in bronco along w/ lift kit and snow plow
#5 78/79 f250 4wd sno fighter's (3) 1 as parts, 2nd as a driver and back up snow plow truck...3rd..???

these are probably melted down enroute to China

would you like to part with any of those?

 

[primetime]

I`ll take the black and silver plow truck.

I`m assuming those cabs deserved that fate. It`s hard to tell from the pic.

 

[Evan's f250]

I`ll take the black and silver plow truck.

I`m assuming those cabs deserved that fate. It`s hard to tell from the pic.

from the pics, they honestly look pretty good, but who knws

 

[Evan's f250]

I plan on putting the rest of the bottom/rocker trim on mine, put the xlt tailgate trim on it, keep care of it and drive it till its wore out, then repair what's needed.

 

[lostinfords]

some of them are getting parted out...yes I removed all the good parts from those cabs that went to the scrap yard, the blk/slvr trk is getting cut up for the frt. d60 for my 78 supercab and a utility body trailer, I have another f250 reg cab and supercab that are next on the chopping/part out block, when I get a chance my 79 f250 s/c is being parted out to make a 1ton 4wd s/c from a 78 f150 4wd s/c, plan on d60 frt and d70 rear diffs

the pics are deceptive..if they were worth it I would have had 2 crews instead of just focusing on the one crew...which is taking way too long to finish as it is..

 

[lostinfords]

I don't remember at all how the t-case lever was mounted to the AT that was in my old 75...

if it was an f250 4wd there is an attaching point where the bolt goes for the transfer case shifter...which 2wd trans. don't have..