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Papaws 68' 6speed Coyote Swap

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Well I've had the old truck a while now and thought start a build on it. It was my grandpas truck a 68 ranger with a 390 3 on the collom that he drove daily dilivering socks from his hosery mill building houses and using it around the farm. He died when I was 2 but we still used it around the farm till the id 90s when it just got parked. In 05 my grandma said that I could have it if I would fix it so I jumped all over that with big plans of restoring it all original so I tore it in a million peices got in over my head at the time bought the bronco and lost interest in it. So it set for 11 years and I've finally got back around to it now with a hole new direction. I started working on it back in the summer and I ain't got as much done as I was hoping but I've got the Vic ifs in and started on the 4 link yesterday. This is it when I pulled in in the shop to start on it for the second time. Couldn't just leave all that tred on the old tires.

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68 f100 390 3 speed on the collom G maw gave to me G paw drove in late 70s till late 80s
77 bronco 302 lifted 5.5 with 33s and rears cut
69 Mustang boss 302 clone bought when was 14 sold when was 28 to build house
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A few more pics of what I've got done so

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68 f100 390 3 speed on the collom G maw gave to me G paw drove in late 70s till late 80s
77 bronco 302 lifted 5.5 with 33s and rears cut
69 Mustang boss 302 clone bought when was 14 sold when was 28 to build house
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Great work! Keep us updated on your project. :thup:
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I got a lil done this week but not as much as I was hoping but never do. I got the c notch and frame boxing knocked out early in the week and was hoping to knock the 4 link out but work was crazy so not much happen. Started to work on the 4 link this morning with some good help after I convinced her she had to wear a cool helmet like daddy got everything tacked in and made some drop brackets to lower the front of the lower arms down 5 1/2 inches to level them out. Still have lots of welds to clean up and figure out how I want to mount the shocks. Also thinking bout doing a sway bar but haven't decided yet on what route I want to go on that yet but pretty happy with it so far.

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68 f100 390 3 speed on the collom G maw gave to me G paw drove in late 70s till late 80s
77 bronco 302 lifted 5.5 with 33s and rears cut
69 Mustang boss 302 clone bought when was 14 sold when was 28 to build house
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Good progress! I think your helper's going to be asking for a raise. :lol:
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1970 F100 Sport Custom Limited LWB, 302cid, 3 on the tree. NO A/C, NO P/S, NO P/B. Currently in 1000 pcs while rebuilding. Project thread: http://www.fordification.com/forum/view ... 22&t=59995 Plan: 351w, C4, LSD, pwr front disc, p/s, a/c, bucket seats, new interior and paint.
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She stays pretty happy as long as there's juice boxes and "nummys" in the shop.
68 f100 390 3 speed on the collom G maw gave to me G paw drove in late 70s till late 80s
77 bronco 302 lifted 5.5 with 33s and rears cut
69 Mustang boss 302 clone bought when was 14 sold when was 28 to build house
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Im finally getting a lil done on the truck since work is slowing down a lil and deer season is over. Fabed up some brackets to mount the coilovers and got them on not real happy with the way it's sitting so going move the bottom brackets in a lil to raise it a lil bit and give me more room for wider tire. Pertty happy with the rest of the rear end it's a 82 f100 with a Eton tru trac youkon 3.70 gear and explorer disc brake swap.

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68 f100 390 3 speed on the collom G maw gave to me G paw drove in late 70s till late 80s
77 bronco 302 lifted 5.5 with 33s and rears cut
69 Mustang boss 302 clone bought when was 14 sold when was 28 to build house
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I'm liken it!!

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Thanks man ur build is coming alone nicely too I've been watching it and several others on here borrowing ideas ever since I started. Wouldn't be no where near this far with out all the help and info for all u guys.
68 f100 390 3 speed on the collom G maw gave to me G paw drove in late 70s till late 80s
77 bronco 302 lifted 5.5 with 33s and rears cut
69 Mustang boss 302 clone bought when was 14 sold when was 28 to build house
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Awesome work Bronco. I think your Gramps would be amazed by the work you have done.
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Haven't got to work to work on the truck that much lately but I did get to pick up some parts today that I've been wanting for a real long time. It got me fired up I can't wait to gut this thing and start fabing it up.

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Last edited by Bronco_77 on Thu Mar 01, 2018 7:55 pm, edited 2 times in total.
68 f100 390 3 speed on the collom G maw gave to me G paw drove in late 70s till late 80s
77 bronco 302 lifted 5.5 with 33s and rears cut
69 Mustang boss 302 clone bought when was 14 sold when was 28 to build house
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Well that throws another whole dimension into it. Some folks shouldn't own nice things...

Going to try and transfer the Mustang electronics into the truck or go stand alone EFI?
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Loving this build so far! More! More! :D
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Thanks man I planing on running the ford racing control pack. Yea he killed it on the passenger side looks like he just lost it and slid in to s pole or something. What really sucks is I was digging threw it and found all the paperwork where he had bought it he gave $30000 for it only had it a few months and put less than 6000 miles on it. Oh and he was a high school kid too found all his books and homework in the trunk. I can't say anything though if I'd had something like this in high school it would probably been blowed and looked lot worse than this one.
68 f100 390 3 speed on the collom G maw gave to me G paw drove in late 70s till late 80s
77 bronco 302 lifted 5.5 with 33s and rears cut
69 Mustang boss 302 clone bought when was 14 sold when was 28 to build house
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A spoiled kid down the street from me had his grand parents (mom was PWT) buy him a '69 Mach 1. He put it into a telephone pole on a wet road a couple months later crunching the nose hard. Last I heard he was in jail for bank fraud, always had this great idea of stealing credit cards and having the stuff sent to vacant properties...
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