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Bought a second truck.

specta
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Last week I bought this 1976 Ford F-250 4-wd, gratefully it isn't a highboy. I really think I stole it after searching for another truck.

Body and paint a bit rough but very little to almost no rust.

Once I put my camper on my other truck I no longer have a PU. I've only taken the camper off of my truck once since March and I'll be using thru the end of November.

The truck needs a lot. Its been sitting outside for nearly 20 years. Started and driven a few miles about once a year.

It has a 390 2-bbl out of 1966 Mercury Monterey. Runs pretty good after giving it a tuneup.

Replaced a bunch of stuff like the grill, battery tray, dash pad, seat cover, brake/clutch pedal pads and some other misc stuff. Still have lots to go.








My new tires arrived Monday so I took some steel wool to the Dodge chrome wheels and then had the tires mounted and balanced.

I like it. :B
Kenny
1996 Jayco 376FB Eagle Series TT
1997 Jayco 246FB Eagle Series TT
1976 Ford F-250 4wd Mercury Marauder 410 - 4V
Regular cabs. The best looking trucks.
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More parts arrived yesterday and another box full will arrive later today.

Its getting closer to where it could be a daily driver. ๐Ÿ™‚
Kenny
1996 Jayco 376FB Eagle Series TT
1997 Jayco 246FB Eagle Series TT
1976 Ford F-250 4wd Mercury Marauder 410 - 4V
Regular cabs. The best looking trucks.

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My new visor pins arrived yesterday with a few other parts.
I think its great that you can even buy these things.




New battery hold down nuts and bolts show up too.
Now the battery is secure and tight.
The truck needed a new battery, battery tray, hold down and bolts and a new + battery cable.






My new pintle hitch arrived yesterday too.
This should be perfect for my recovery strap.
Kenny
1996 Jayco 376FB Eagle Series TT
1997 Jayco 246FB Eagle Series TT
1976 Ford F-250 4wd Mercury Marauder 410 - 4V
Regular cabs. The best looking trucks.

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ford truck guy wrote:
What a great trial run ! ! She sure is a keeper!! But we knew that already ....


Thank you.

When I asked my friend if he was interested in selling it to me he asked, "WTH are you going to do with it?".

I told him, "fix it". :B
Kenny
1996 Jayco 376FB Eagle Series TT
1997 Jayco 246FB Eagle Series TT
1976 Ford F-250 4wd Mercury Marauder 410 - 4V
Regular cabs. The best looking trucks.

What a great trial run ! ! She sure is a keeper!! But we knew that already ....
Me-Her-the kids
2020 Ford F350 SD 6.7
2020 Redwood 3991RD Garnet

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I got out today and just took a short run up the canyon.






This is why I picked the tire that I did.
They are not snow tires.
They are off-road and mud tires. ๐Ÿ˜‰




The 390 along with the 4.10 gears make an excellent off-road combination.
That 404 lb/ft of torque at 2600 rpm works great.




Yep, its a keeper. :B
Kenny
1996 Jayco 376FB Eagle Series TT
1997 Jayco 246FB Eagle Series TT
1976 Ford F-250 4wd Mercury Marauder 410 - 4V
Regular cabs. The best looking trucks.

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The old home made trailer hitch had to go.

I installed the new one from etrailer today.
It looks much better. ๐Ÿ˜‰
Kenny
1996 Jayco 376FB Eagle Series TT
1997 Jayco 246FB Eagle Series TT
1976 Ford F-250 4wd Mercury Marauder 410 - 4V
Regular cabs. The best looking trucks.

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NRALIFR wrote:
That truckโ€™s looking better all the time! Good work :C


Thank you. Its turning out nicer than I thought it would.
Kenny
1996 Jayco 376FB Eagle Series TT
1997 Jayco 246FB Eagle Series TT
1976 Ford F-250 4wd Mercury Marauder 410 - 4V
Regular cabs. The best looking trucks.

NRALIFR
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That truckโ€™s looking better all the time! Good work :C
2001 Lance 1121 on a 2016 F450 โ€˜Scuse me while I whinge.
And for all you Scooby-Doo and Yosemite Sam typesโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..Letโ€™s Go Brandon!!!

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I got the other door panel, headliner and trim painted then ran out of paint before I could do the visors.

I like it a hole lot better than the tan.
Kenny
1996 Jayco 376FB Eagle Series TT
1997 Jayco 246FB Eagle Series TT
1976 Ford F-250 4wd Mercury Marauder 410 - 4V
Regular cabs. The best looking trucks.

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clicky Seymour 20-1679 PBE Professional Trim Spray Paint, Semi-Gloss Black

This is what I used. So far I'm happy with it.

I'll see how it looks tomorrow. I just did it this afternoon.

It doesn't look painted to me. That's what I was hoping for.
Kenny
1996 Jayco 376FB Eagle Series TT
1997 Jayco 246FB Eagle Series TT
1976 Ford F-250 4wd Mercury Marauder 410 - 4V
Regular cabs. The best looking trucks.

Grit_dog
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What did you paint the panels with? I have a can of SEM carpet and trim paint that I plan on using on the carpet and fabric parts of my door panels. Fortunately the plastic is either good or trashed and getting replaced.
Curious of your opinion on how well what you used adheres.
Iโ€™m stuck on what to do on some metal trim pieces in the cab though. They need painted have some surface rust, but they match the color of the plastic and not the color of the truck, that I have paint for.
2016 Ram 2500, MotorOps.ca EFIlive tuned, 5โ€ turbo back, 6" lift on 37s
2017 Heartland Torque T29 - Sold.
Couple of Arctic Fox TCs - Sold

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I took this picture the day I bought the truck, back on Nov 1st.






I took these two today. I'll paint the visors, headliner and trim black too.

Slowly but Shirley its coming along. ๐Ÿ˜‰
Kenny
1996 Jayco 376FB Eagle Series TT
1997 Jayco 246FB Eagle Series TT
1976 Ford F-250 4wd Mercury Marauder 410 - 4V
Regular cabs. The best looking trucks.

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1320Fastback wrote:
I've got a set of 390 fender badges in my shop. For the life of me I can not remember what they came off of ??


Check out eBay. They're worth money.
I thought about buying a pair that came off a truck and I changed my mind when I saw what they were asking for them. LOL
Kenny
1996 Jayco 376FB Eagle Series TT
1997 Jayco 246FB Eagle Series TT
1976 Ford F-250 4wd Mercury Marauder 410 - 4V
Regular cabs. The best looking trucks.

1320Fastback
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I've got a set of 390 fender badges in my shop. For the life of me I can not remember what they came off of ??
1992 D250 Cummins 5psd
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And the New Year is getting off to a good start.
The spark plugs, I mean "vintage" spark plugs are a heat range hotter, BRF-82 for the #5 cylinder that uses a little oil.
Two door panel "arm rest finger cup" that you grab with your fingers to pull the door shut.
One is bad and I'm going to paint the door panels black so I just bought 2 new ones.
And a front marker light because I ruined one with the buffer.
The 390 stickers are what came on the air cleaner lids for the 2-wd trucks that came with a 390. I can't take the 302 ticker any more.
Kenny
1996 Jayco 376FB Eagle Series TT
1997 Jayco 246FB Eagle Series TT
1976 Ford F-250 4wd Mercury Marauder 410 - 4V
Regular cabs. The best looking trucks.