ok my plans have changed for my two trucks(update 6-6-08)

SteveC · Post by **SteveC** » Sat May 31, 2008 1:05 am

Ok i recently posted about the 70 and 72 trucks that i bought. Today i got them hauled up to dads i took good look over both of them and came to the conculsion that the 70 is beond fixing the rust. the 72 only has 3 spots of rust and even that is small.

Now i know i was gonna part out the 72 but i decided to keep it and swap the body over to the 70's frame but keep the 70 grill.. the 72's grill has the sale pending and the trim on the 72 isnt the best but im sure that rjewkes if he wants can have the trim off of the 70. The 72 front end is disk brakes and im gonna keep that as well as the severlly stuck 390 and manual tranny.

Ok so enough of me blabing on and on ill show some pictures.

The reason im not fixing the 70 is rust and a lot of it
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u223 ... 010044.jpg
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u223 ... 010068.jpg
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u223 ... 010060.jpg

cant see it to well but im accually afraid to walk in the bed its that thin in places
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u223 ... 010043.jpg

the paint may look ok from a distance but up close its spekald in rust
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u223 ... 010042.jpg

Is it just me or is this steering wheel to close to the seat?
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u223 ... 010061.jpg
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u223 ... 010070.jpg

Ok on to the 72 i got the grill and lower vallce off ofr Fitzwell and then started on the rest of the truck so dad and i can pull the engine that is just barly seating in there

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u223 ... 010031.jpg
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u223 ... 010046.jpg
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u223 ... 010051.jpg
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u223 ... 010050.jpg
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u223 ... 010049.jpg
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u223 ... 010048.jpg
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u223 ... 010045.jpg
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u223 ... 010039.jpg

So there i set im gonna need some clutch pedal parts and related stuff to make this transition the 72 originally came with the c6 but it isnt there any more

James72 · Post by **James72** » Sat May 31, 2008 7:56 am

Noticed the fisher-price cowboy in this pic, people pay big $$$ for those old toys.

My sis has been selling my childhood treasures on ebay for years

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u223 ... 010060.jpg

FLATBEDFORD · Post by **FLATBEDFORD** » Sat May 31, 2008 8:00 am

I like the poop in that picture too!

rjewkes · Post by **rjewkes** » Sat May 31, 2008 10:16 am

yes the trim will be cool pm me a price on it all please.

is that a 490 with the factory 4v manifold? cool stuff there if it is.

is the drivers fernder on the 70 as good as it looks? or is it swiss in the lower rear corner?

SteveC · Post by **SteveC** » Sat May 31, 2008 12:18 pm

the fender as far i can tell is starting to turn to swiss cheese but when i pull it off it may be savable
I was told that it is a souped up 360 but i cant measure the stroke on it cause it is stuck bad side it sat outside with to coever on the intake and no distribitor

PM sent

rjewkes · Post by **rjewkes** » Sat May 31, 2008 3:16 pm

ok cool just noticed i typed 360 but had meant to type 360.

71Ford100 · Post by **71Ford100** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 12:58 am

I'm thinking the tractors in the background are worth more than the cowboy or the crap (depending on amount of crap)

SteveC · Post by **SteveC** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 2:01 am

yes the tractors are definatlly worth more

SteveC · Post by **SteveC** » Sat Jun 07, 2008 12:50 am

aramil · Post by **aramil** » Sat Jun 07, 2008 4:16 am

ahhh!!! that 70 is in better shape than my 72

rjewkes · Post by **rjewkes** » Sat Jun 07, 2008 11:53 am

looks like th intake is 64 or its original cast/mold date was 64 noted by the C4 at the beginning of the number.

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