A new member in the family...

[onetuford]

HaHa not another child, but another bump! This is my new to me 1972 Ford F250 (F252) Ranger XLT C/S in seapine green metallic. It's got a 390 V-8 and a New Process 4 speed, and a 3.54 Dana limited slip. I assume that is all true since the son of the original owner who bought it new in 1971 from Medford Ford sold it to me. It needs some work, but so do I! Oh yeah, my 4 year old son named this one "Yoda"

[fordman]

you cant mod the tail gate to remove the "to " from it. toyota

[onetuford]

you cant mod the tail gate to remove the "to " from it. toyota

Thank God for that!!

[MrMajestyk]

Excellent Find

[robroy]

Good day OneTuFord,

Superb addition. Especially nice with the 390 and the differential!!! I'll be curious to hear your thoughts on how it cruises on the highway with those gears.

Robroy

[3 Speed]

Congrats! No cigars?

Just the dash pad is worth something.

What emblem is that on the side of the cowl?

Wish I had those side bodies on mine!

[Ranchero50]

Good looking truck for the rust belt. Is that a dealer key fob by chance?

Jamie

[Calfdemon]

What emblem is that on the side of the cowl?

That is the Camper Special emblem.

[onetuford]

Good day OneTuFord,

Superb addition. Especially nice with the 390 and the differential!!! I'll be curious to hear your thoughts on how it cruises on the highway with those gears.

Robroy

It drove home real nice at double nickels, but the old school bias plies left a little something to be desired. I probably woudn't chose anything lower than 3.50 with out O.D. myself, and as luck would have it both my trucks are 3.50 and 3.54 (67 and 72).

Good looking truck for the rust belt. Is that a dealer key fob by chance?

Jamie

Some old school small engine dealer, but I do have a bunch of metal tags that came from the when the truck was new, one painted the original color, and another aluminum one. Lots of it is in better shape than my '67 from OK. The truck was built in Canada, and was repainted in like 1986 when the original owner took off for Alaska. It runs real good, but has a nasty exaust leak on the right side, but came with a new gasket. Of course I'm having a heck of time with those stupid top bolts on the manifold.

Congrats! No cigars?

Just the dash pad is worth something.

What emblem is that on the side of the cowl?

Wish I had those side bodies on mine!

The dash pad and the diff are probably worth what I paid for it, but I'm gonna drive the crud out of it. It is indeed the C/S emblem. I've also got the Ranger and the XLT for it, and the fat trim for the box, and the tailgate peice.

[mrollings53]

Those rear tires kinda look like the ones that came on my truck. I'd suggest changing your rubber. It may have handled fine up until now, but put a load on it or try to go faster than sixty and your in for a rough ride. Once I replaced the 20 year old tires on my truck the ride was as smooth as glass.

What's the deal with sticking tires like yours on the rear and normal tires on the front anyway?

[flyboy2610]

What's the deal with sticking tires like yours on the rear and normal tires on the front anyway?

You mean the tread pattern? Probably to help get a camper out of some of the more remote camping spots. My '69 CS has aggressive tread on the rear tires, and normal tread up front, so I'm guessing that's why.

[onetuford]

What's the deal with sticking tires like yours on the rear and normal tires on the front anyway?

Havn't you ever driven in snow? This is at least the 10 millionth truck i've seen like this up here in 'Sconnie, in fact my dad's old beat up rusty C/S wore the same rubber pattern. I wouldn't call the fronts normal, they are old bias ply pieces as well. I will change them out soon as I get my hands on some 16 rims for the right price...FREE!!

[3 Speed]

Growing up in the country we called those rear tires "mud treads." Nobody had 4WD but farmers had to get around in the mud and weather. My granddad and uncles always had them, and I imagine they helped on the dirt roads.

[UNCLE BOO]

What's the deal with sticking tires like yours on the rear and normal tires on the front anyway?

Havn't you ever driven in snow? This is at least the 10 millionth truck i've seen like this up here in 'Sconnie, in fact my dad's old beat up rusty C/S wore the same rubber pattern. I wouldn't call the fronts normal, they are old bias ply pieces as well. I will change them out soon as I get my hands on some 16 rims for the right price...FREE!!

Great score, onetuford!

I have a '72 F250 Ranger XLT myself, and the first thing I did was replace the old rubber. The tires were not really in that bad shape....they were just 20 years old! i didn't trust 'em. The ride with new rubber is great, and the handling seems better as well.

Regarding your comment about a bad exhaust gasket leak on your 390, mine had the same. It seems those old 390's had a problem with that! When the exhaust manifold was pulled off, there was a nasty groove worn into both the head and the manifold from the hot gasses shootinging out at that gasket leak. I got lucky and had the manifold planed down to remove the groove on it. I didn't want to take the head off (motor has never been touched) to have it planed as well. So my brother (the mechanic) used some liquid metal gasket stuff on the head groove, slapped a new gasket and the manifold back on, and bolted it up tight for a few days before starting her up again. it worked perfectly....no more leak.

I'd forgotten how much fun it is bouncing along on the highway, on that big old bench seat and that stiff 250 suspension!

Have fun with yours!

[TexasTruck72]

Growing up in the country we called those rear tires "mud treads." Nobody had 4WD but farmers had to get around in the mud and weather. My granddad and uncles always had them, and I imagine they helped on the dirt roads.

So true! People today think you have to have 4wd. That used to not be the case and you really don't need it if you have a set of aggresive tread tires on the rear. I see a lot of old trucks that still have 30-40 yr old tires on them with this type of set up: road on front and heavy lugs on rear.