My 69 F250 Camper Special

[Nymuera]

This is my project for the next year. My grandfather gave me this truck about 10 years ago. I parked it in the machine shed on the family farm until I had the time and funds to start rebuilding it. The truck has the original 360 in it. It's never been rebuilt as far as I know.
As of right now the engine is pulled and is going to be resealed, it was leaking oil from every gasket on the engine. I am putting a four barrel intake and Holley carb on it. Along with some headers into a 3" dual exhaust. I am keeping the original parts incase I want to restore it back to original. The crank needs turned, but other than that the internals are in great shape. I am trying to decide whether to just turn the crank or send it off to a machine shop for a complete rebuild.

[kf7mjf]

Nice looking truck there, good luck with the project!

[samericsson67]

i'll bet it is the original engine. my 69 has the original 360 and she's running like a top. you just can't kill ford motors.

[Kurt Combs]

Do the whole engine while you have it apart. If the crank is bad, my guess is that the cam is worn and everything else is showing its age, especially the timing chain. Oh, and the freeze plugs probably need to be replaced. See what I mean, everything has lots of wear and you might as well do it all while it is out and easy to do.