High school truck Newbie
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f100gumby
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High school truck Newbie
I'm a high school senior and i just bought my first truck, a 2WD 1969 ford F100 with a 360 v8 with a standard transmission (converted to floor from the column), no power steering (will put power steering in sometime in the future), 130,000 original miles, 1 owner...all for 1800$. This truck is clean... i already replaced shocks, brake lines, fixed some simple wireing problems, and other small things. all thats left is to fix the horns wireing, put in a reverse light switch ( on the shifter) and find some r-12 for the ac (which miraculously works very well, but thinking of converting system to r-134). Cant wait to drive into school and set off some of those fancy car's alarms with the mean sounding dual exhaust! Love this website and hope i can get good feedback from everyone here! Thanks!
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1969 Ford f100 2WD, 360 V8, longbed, standard "4 on the floor" tranny, 130,000 original miles, no power steering.
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M-39
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Welcome. I know it is a lot of fun to set off car alarms. You will have to let us know how well that goes over. When I was in high school, I learned from my dad that if you can get your truck to backfire loud enough, people have a tendency to call the cops and report a shooting. Good luck in school this year.
1972 F250 4x4 w/ 390 4sp lifted on 36" swampers
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67mann
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from NY and nice lookin truckI've had enough and I'm not alone
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May your sails stay full, and your knots not slip. Unless a slip knot.
Once I thought I was wrong, but I was wrong.
Life is a banquet, and every days a feast.
68 F-250 CS 390 C-6 P/S A/C front disc. 2nd owner.
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Once I thought I was wrong, but I was wrong.
Life is a banquet, and every days a feast.
68 F-250 CS 390 C-6 P/S A/C front disc. 2nd owner.
2016 GMC Terrain Denali 301 HP V-6 AWD.
2009 Silverado Crew Cab, V-8, 4X4.
DD-727
DD-806
AE-35
LSD-39
AS-41
AR-8
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1970FordTK
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Welcome from North Carolina. 
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tnbumper
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Welcome from Flintville TN and congrats on your purchase. Good to see a young man your age interested in the old iron. I have a 14 year old trying to buy my 69 SWB and probably will if his Dad can come up with the money. I still have a '66 Mustang convertible that I bought as a junior in high school 31 years ago!
1955 Ford Customline
1969 F100 SWB 302, 3 speed
1973 Mustang Convertible
1986 F150 5.0L auto, bought 4/2/10
1989 Mustang GT H/B
1969 F100 SWB 302, 3 speed
1973 Mustang Convertible
1986 F150 5.0L auto, bought 4/2/10
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from SoCal. Ahhh...sweet youth at it's finest...f100gumby wrote:Cant wait to drive into school and set off some of those fancy car's alarms with the mean sounding dual exhaust!
1970, 2WD, F-250, C/S, Dual Tanks, 390 FE (of course), C6, Power Steering, Power Disc Brakes, Dana 60 3.73, Sky View Blue, Ranger XLT
1970, 2WD, F-250, C/S, A/C, Dual Tanks, 390 FE (again, of course), C6, Power Steering, Power Disc Brakes, Dana 60 3.73, Wimbledon White & Sky View Blue, Ranger (almost twin brothers!)
"One of the greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his great surprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn't do" - Henry Ford
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1970, 2WD, F-250, C/S, A/C, Dual Tanks, 390 FE (again, of course), C6, Power Steering, Power Disc Brakes, Dana 60 3.73, Wimbledon White & Sky View Blue, Ranger (almost twin brothers!)
"One of the greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his great surprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn't do" - Henry Ford
Larry
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CNM67
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Hey dude welcome it sounds like you scored a pretty sweet truck.
The iron never lies and 200 pounds is always 200 pounds
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from Texas! Bill
1967 F-250 LWB 2WD 352 V8, 4spd manual, true duals, 122k original miles (currently being restored)
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1967 F-250 LWB 2WD 352 V8, 4spd manual, true duals, 122k original miles (currently being restored)
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a-fordable
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WELCOME! from possum point-USA* --my young FRIEND