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that's the one I was looking at (ebay)..... perhaps not practical but sure is
somthin to look at.... thanks all ..... David in Mt Baldy





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When it rains it pours. My 62 van blew a clutch and my S10 failed smog. Thinking of a 63 F150 with a 390. Can anyone comment on the mileage that truck might...
david mix
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Jul 9, 2009
6:53 pm

Somewhere around 25 to 35 yards per gallon, depending on how it's built. Personally, mine's a 44 year old vehicle, and I would not expect it to hold up under...
patrick bradley
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Jul 10, 2009
12:48 am

yards per gallon..... that's golden.... david in mt baldy...
david mix
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Jul 10, 2009
2:26 am

I get 5gpm ... you get 25 ydspm ... should be b a happy medium somewhere .. all good Ted=Jr. BC ... From: "patrick bradley" <Puck2k@...> To:...
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Jul 10, 2009
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I get 5gpm ... you get 25 ydspm ... should be b a happy medium somewhere .. all good Ted=Jr. BC ... From: "patrick bradley" <Puck2k@...> To:...
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Jul 10, 2009
3:55 am

Hmmm. Assuming it's really a '63 F100 (F150 was much later), the 390 didn't come there, so look for signs of an amateur engine swap. The FE series engines...
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Jul 10, 2009
3:47 am

180379061327 that's the one I was looking at (ebay)..... perhaps not practical but sure is somthin to look at.... thanks all ..... David in Mt Baldy...
david mix
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Jul 10, 2009
5:08 am

Ahhh, it's a 4WD - all of those had a separate bed, and I believe it must be an F250, which means 8 lug wheels, a D60 rear axle (D44 front?), a 4 speed granny...
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Jul 11, 2009
1:29 am

Hmmm, just enlarged the first photo and it has 5 lug wheels. Far as I know the factory F100 4X4 didn't come out 'till 1966, so I'm not sure what we have here....
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Jul 11, 2009
1:37 am

I asked him about the "gearing" and he responded that it was a four speed manual. I think i'm gonna keep my s10 (rebuild the motor) and stay with econos for...
david mix
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Jul 11, 2009
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craigs list is littered with used 2.8s nc richard ... From: david mix To: Econosrus@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 1:02 AM Subject: [Econosrus]...
richard nance
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Jul 11, 2009
6:03 pm

oops, mybad. I got lost on the difference between these trucks and those trucks. The '61-'66 F100's are still a favorite of mine, right up there with the...
patrick bradley
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Jul 10, 2009
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theres special header bolts now to stop the backing out.i just saw an hour ago at a cruisein a 66 custom cab.i was amazed how nice this factory correct truck...
richard nance
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Jul 11, 2009
12:19 am

Three different special fasteners that I know of. 1) The factory setup on the FE engines (and most other Fords from the '60s including the small sixes) had...
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