I'm the new guy!

[Mushrat79]

Hey guys!  Happy to have found ya'll.  Just bought a 1986 F150 XLT (RWD) and wanted to find a knowledgeable community for sharing ideas and such.  The old girl has 90k miles on her 351W/C6.  I feel you, for $1200 I think she was a steal.  Drive home, about 65 miles, was a pretty easy ride, although the steering was a bit loose.  I also noticed that the steering column seems tilted to the left, which is a bit strange.  Hopefully that's not a complete nightmare haha.

As it is she's pretty drivable, but if course I intend on doing a restomod in her.  Aiming for about a 350hp point, maybe about 450-500 lbs torque.  Later some bucket seats, 40/20/40 with a middle console and a very minimum drop of about an inch or two.  Nothing crazy,  just some mild customization.

Oh, and very likely the rear end gears lol.  Not much scoot in her yet.

Anyway, how all of you are doing great and I look forward to talking with ya'll!!!Screenshot_20210515-195154_Facebook.jpg

[Gary Lewis]

Welcome!  Glad you joined.  

However, you missed the email that asked you to post in the New Members Start Here folder to introduce yourself.  The reason is that we have our guidelines posted there and want to ensure everyone has had a chance to see them 'cause we hold everyone to them.  So, please assure me that you have?

And, where's home?  I ask because we have a map (Bullnose Forum/Member's Map in the menu) and could add you if we had a city/state or zip.

As for the truck, let's post that pic here for all to see.  (You might want to review the how-to on posting pics on the Bullnose Forum/Forum FAQ's page.)

[85lebaront2]

The steering columns from 1980 to 1991 are angled slightly to the left due to the steering box location related to the cab and dash. Ford used two different steering box locations through 1979, 2WD models it was behind the front axles, 4WD models it was all the way up front with a drag link to the left spindle/hub assembly.

To my knowledge there isn't an easy if any way to correct this. When Ford changed the body in 1992, they went to a stub column that is shared with cars (just uses different attachments for different applications).