If you had 400.00 to spend on your truck?

englertstephen · Post by **englertstephen** » Sun Mar 20, 2011 10:56 pm

insulation, carpet, anti rattle kit

dolinick · Post by **dolinick** » Sun Mar 20, 2011 11:33 pm

I am currently getting all new brakes including master cylinder, replacing intake/exhaust manifold gaskets and hopefully rebuilding/replacing the carburetor. Maybe this is going to cost a little more than $400.00.

jp2005 · Post by **jp2005** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 9:48 am

dash pad and floor kit

cdeal28078 · Post by **cdeal28078** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 2:05 pm

If I had $400 to spend I'd haul my wrecked 93 F150 supercab I got from my dad to the frame shop. IF I had to spend it on my 71 I'd get my seat covered.
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FLATBEDFORD · Post by **FLATBEDFORD** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 3:00 pm

Re-arch the rear springs.

Bumpside Collector · Post by **Bumpside Collector** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 9:23 am

New valve cover and intake gaskets. Headers and gaskets. Dash pad. A couple of tanks of gas. I have too many things I need or would like to do.

brandon.k · Post by **brandon.k** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 6:23 pm

Paint and supplies. Nothing fancy, just want the same colors thats already on it

Caseys71 · Post by **Caseys71** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 9:09 pm

$400? I'd go with shocks and bushings to get my front suspension up to par with the fresh rear suspension. Then I'd spend the rest on sandpaper and primer so I can swap hoods with the parts truck and start body work then my truck would be road ready for me just not finished

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madf100 · Post by **madf100** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 10:48 pm

a racerback (cab fairing) if i could find one,, does anyone make one

fastEdsel · Post by **fastEdsel** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 11:15 pm

FLATBEDFORD, why do you want to re-arch the springs? Some welding/spring shops up here won't do that anymore because it takes away from the spring integrity. What we do is place another leaf under the stack and get new U bolts made up. The spring shop should do that all for you.

I did that to my Edsel rears and it looks as straight as it did new.

I spent $400 on a truck today but it wasn't the Merc.

A lifter was collapsing in the 345 I installed in my '64 International 1100A. The big problem was, I bought all 16 lifters from NAPA and if I would have bought them directly from International I could have saved $260.

FLATBEDFORD · Post by **FLATBEDFORD** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 12:18 pm

The spring shop that I talked to said they would re-arch and add a leaf plus bushings and U-bolts for about $400. These guys have been around forever and said nothing about concerns about spring integrity.

ccryder2011 · Post by **ccryder2011** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 4:55 pm

floor shifter,shocks,tires

Joshpow · Post by **Joshpow** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 5:51 pm

Front brakes from 73 up, lower by cutting springs, and install my trans!!!

Mancar1 · Post by **Mancar1** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 12:55 pm

Change out my seat. or maybe manifold/4V.

F100builder · Post by **F100builder** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 8:32 pm

Machine work for my 390 block for which I already have the rebuild kit. I also have an extra C6 and a new kit for it too! I'm looking to do a full powertrain swap this year sometime.

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