Thanks for the share,I bought this 1978 Ford F-250 on September 10 2015. It was orange in color and very rusty and had several big dents from hitting trees while off-roading.
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I figured I’d bring the truck back to it’s prime by restoring it. New paint job, new 9 inch lift kit,new steering, new front end components, slight motor work, and it was ready.
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Truck has original 85,000 miles on the 351m that’s in it. Fires up in any weather and runs strong. Was built entirely in my dads garage with his help plus a few friend.
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Body/paint/motor work all done by us in the garage. Very happy with the outcome and it will see many more miles.
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