went to the junkyard.. FOUND SOME INTERESTING THINGS

[F 150Cobra]

my friend has an 1973-1979 F100 Ranger

and i liked it very much,, !!! always been a fan of those trucks.

what can i do with it??

there was wasps everywhere so i took it and run !! lol Front view

ohh yeah it has a straight axle but its kind of old.. lol or just maybe rusted.. didnt have time to take good pics.. will go back soon and rubble under it.. see what it has and if i can use it... what front axle came with those trucks?
nway
this black 1987-1991 truck there has an 5.8 wich im going to take out and rebuild it and build it.. and when its finished stick into my truck now.. ohh yeah im also going to go with the bullbar
the interior is nice.. 2 bucket seats with a center console.. red

 

[Skandocious]

Looks like quite a bit of work buddy. Are you really up for it?

 

[F 150Cobra]

i think you miss understood me bud.. i mean im going to take the engine out of the black f150 and rebuild it mild to stick into my F250 now.. the + side is that the truck wont stop runnning while im building another engine for it
soo basicly what im doing is taking the engine,bullbar,interior out of that black truck

the green truck i dunno... thats allot of work lol.

 

[andym]

The front on the older truck should be a Dana 44.

My advice, if you're going to rebuild a 5.8 for your truck is to start with a roller block out of a 93 & up truck. It's an extra 30 or so horsepower.

 

[LEB Paul]

if its a 77.5-79 f150 it'll make a good swap for a solid axle. other than that they're not really that great to swap in (drum brakes, low pinion, closed knuckles) depending on the year

 

[andym]

A ton of information about the Dana front axles used in the 70's can be found here: http://77cj.littlekeylime.com/web_rs44.html

 

[Skandocious]

Keep in mind that the straight 44 out of the truck is probably a 5 lug isn't it? You've got 8 lug wheels on your 3/4 ton.

 

[F 150Cobra]

Keep in mind that the straight 44 out of the truck is probably a 5 lug isn't it? You've got 8 lug wheels on your 3/4 ton.

arg yeah completly forgot about that... nevermind.. ill keep my dana 44 ..

but buddy the engine is very good... we started it it didnt smoke or nothing.. idles pretty good also..

 

[andym]

If it's one of the more desirable solid Dana 44's and you want it, then you *might* be able to swap your spindles and/or rotors over and keep the 8 lug pattern. A dana 44 is a dana 44, after all.

Just saying.

 

[flareside_thunder]

Mmmmm what's in that dually?

 

[F 150Cobra]

Mmmmm what's in that dually?

thats the owners its a 1990 F350 460 open headers C6



ohh yeah.. i can thanks andy. im gonna look at it snap some more pics.. and post back

 

[LEB Paul]

knuckles out from an d44HD (found under most 4x4 F250s with a solid axle from the 70s) will give you 8 lug pattern and bigger brakes

 

[F 150Cobra]

got an answere from the owner.. he said make him an offer for the engine and bullbar and if its an e4od tranny he said i can buy it to..

how much should i start? i was thinking of 250$ for engine and bullbar

 

[surewhynot]

Don't know about your area, but a junkyard engine goes for about $100 here.

 

[F 150Cobra]

Don't know about your area, but a junkyard engine goes for about $100 here.

thanks.. im gonna see what i can get

 

[conanski]

Ahh.. junkyard shopping is the best.. isn't it? I was roaming around my local yard here last weekend looking for a few bits for the Ranger, and I spot a late '80s T-bird. I go over and pop the hood and it's got a V8 in it minus the upper intake. I closed the hood and started to walk away when it dawned on my... wait a minute that might be a roller motor. Back I go, pull off a valve cover, rocker arm, and pull out a pushrod.. it measures 6.25". Sure enough I can see the dogbones down the lifter hole. Long story short I get the whole roller lifter assembly for $75, and when I get home I discover the bosses in the 5.0 block I have are drilled and tapped already. So.. I have the Comp Cams 35-349-8 ordered for it and this motor is going in my truck while I put the deep breathing top end on the 5.8. Ain't summer great.