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My name is Nick and teach engineering and technology in the hudson valley in new york... my son just bought for his first truck an 1981 f 100 with the 255v8 4 speed...yes a youngster who wanted the extra pedal we also have a 1980 f150 with the i300 we scored for free that has a really bad frame, but running gear is good and interior is mint Plan: convert the f100 to 4wd, 4" lift and 35s, and salvage good parts off the 80' other vehicles in the Longo fleet: 1925 ford model T sedan street rod project 1968 ford galaxie wagon 428 big block 1987 chevy k5 blazer 1 tons locked 39.5s 1987 chevy 3+3 crew cab long bed dropped 2007 dodge megacab prerunner 2010 jeep jk unlimited 2015 jeep jk looking forward to adding to the conversations.... all my best, Nick
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Welcome, Nick! You have an addiction! But you've come to the right place - we understand and can commiserate, but don't see a need to "fix" you.
And why not have your son join as well? We intend to be family oriented/safe. It looks like you have the makings of a good truck. I assume you are going to use the 300 in the '80? Is it a 4wd already? One tip - the early 1980 trucks had slightly different wiring in some cases. For instance, the instrument clusters are different as the lights in the "eyebrow" are in a different order. So watch out for that. And, if the '81 was a "stripper", meaning as cheap as possible, it might have idiot lights instead of gauges. Or the '80 might. Note that the dash wiring is different between the two as there are more wires to the gauge cluster than to the idiot light cluster, and different connectors. Last, we have a map - Bullnose Forum/Member's Map in the menu. We could add you with a zip or city.
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Dad's: '81 F150 Ranger XLT 4x4: Down for restomod: Full-roller "stroked 351M" w/Trick Flow heads & intake, EEC-V SEFI/E4OD/3.50 gears w/Kevlar clutches
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Glad you're here, Nick!
We have another recent member from Middletown, so not far... And we also have a recent member who teaches E&T, in fact his username is 'Teach'. 😉 We really enjoy generational projects. Whether "Grandpa's/Dad's truck" or son/daughter bonding experiences. 35 years ago I had a GF from Walkill/Pine Bush area. Her dad was a mechanic, who taught night school to help make ends meet
Jim,
Lil'Red is a '87 F250 HD, 4.10's, 1356 4x4, Zf-5, 3G, PMGR, Saginaw PS, desmogged with a Holley 80508 and Performer intake. Too much other stuff to mention. |
i am right down the street from pinebush....town of hamptonburgh (zip 12543). i teach at valley central. yah i am going to have the boy sign up.
yah i have an addiction, better than herion i guess, just not as cheap..lol original plan was to yank entire drive train out of 80' f150...because seller of 81' said motor didn't run, but it does and pretty well too.....so for time being is get 81' safe and driving then eventually swap out the 255 for the 300 the 81' is pretty well optioned, ac/ factory fog lights/ in dash tach...ect just looking around great job on the site
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Sounds like a good plan. And, by the way, you are now on the map, which shows that you and Jim aren't far apart.
If the '81 has lots of options, like the fog lights, you have a rare one. Let's see some pics! But you may want to read up on how to do that as it isn't the easiest thing on this site: Bullnose Forum/Forum FAQ's in the menu. And, there's info in there on how to create a signature, which would help us as we try to answer questions.
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Dad's: '81 F150 Ranger XLT 4x4: Down for restomod: Full-roller "stroked 351M" w/Trick Flow heads & intake, EEC-V SEFI/E4OD/3.50 gears w/Kevlar clutches
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Welcome!
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User Mikski8604 is in Middletown.
If you are on the south side of 84 closer to Goshen you or your students might be interested in the rocket launches at the SuperSod farm in Pine Island (if they are still happening) Seems like a very STEM thing to do, and kids get excited about things that Wooosh! https://metrarocketclub.org/ I know their ceiling is only to about 5,500' because of Stewart, but that means you keep them in sight. There's plenty of space for up to M engines. ETA: season is over, but you might contact the board members. I know when I was on the board of CTRA/NARCONN we were always doing outreach with schools and boy/girl scouts. Or doing a build and fly workshop at our launches.
Jim,
Lil'Red is a '87 F250 HD, 4.10's, 1356 4x4, Zf-5, 3G, PMGR, Saginaw PS, desmogged with a Holley 80508 and Performer intake. Too much other stuff to mention. |
cool, ya we do rockets as well, we choose not to do esteys style because of cost...ours are air powered and made of cardstock...we still achieve heights over 500 feet
you can see we swapped out grille assembly, kid liked 80' grille better... here are some pics of the trucks: 1980: f-150 i300 1981: f-100 255v8
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500' on air and cardstock???
That's amazing! Gary and I got in a big discussion about water rockets with his grand twins over the summer. Another 2 Flaresides! I'm always commenting that this place is thick with them. You're in good company. 😉 Well, it looks like you have your work cut out for you. Maybe you could pull that 4.9 and work on it over the winter? I see Horrid Fate has engine stands on 'sale' again.
Jim,
Lil'Red is a '87 F250 HD, 4.10's, 1356 4x4, Zf-5, 3G, PMGR, Saginaw PS, desmogged with a Holley 80508 and Performer intake. Too much other stuff to mention. |
ya we do Strato blasters too (water rockets) pretty cool as well....
black truck is essentially going to be scavenged for all the good stuff and used on the blue truck or cataloged and stored in the barn...the blue truck is solid here is pics of rest of the fleet: I have automotive ADHD, i like anything cool and i love from fast to slow... i do not have a good pic of the T on my phone but that project is pretty rad too
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When I lived in CT I spent a lot of time in the valley, camping with mom, dad and my brother & sisters.
Little older, boy scout camp and then racing cars at the Air Force base. When you said you had 2 trucks and was going to make 1 good one it reminded me of me. I did the same thing but used a long bed style side for parts and went a little crazy, others may say I went a lot crazy And you have 2 flare sides I am also a fan of flare side trucks as I have an 81 F100 that I did a 4 year cab off frame rebuild using most of a parts truck to make 1 good truck. Kind of what you have planed with your 2 trucks. Mine looks stock but I have a few custom touches that the factory should have done to the flare sides, metal ribbed bed floor and dual tanks! Cant wait to read your project posts Dave ----
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81 F100 flare side 300 six / AA OD / NP435 / 2.75 gear http://cars.grantskingdom1.com/index.php/1980-Ford-F100?page=1 81 F100 style side 300 six/SROD parts truck -RIP http://cars.grantskingdom1.com/index.php/1981-Ford-F100 |
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Welcome! You've got an awesome collection of vehicles. That Scottsdale crewcab is an absolute beauty!
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Just plugging away at her...
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How I found the crew cab Chevy. Been sitting for 20 years.
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I have to admit I'm a little jealous of your fleet.
That Galaxie wagon would make a perfect sleeper if it weren't so old and unique. It looks straight out of a cartoon at that perspective. (Maybe Scooby Doo?)
Jim,
Lil'Red is a '87 F250 HD, 4.10's, 1356 4x4, Zf-5, 3G, PMGR, Saginaw PS, desmogged with a Holley 80508 and Performer intake. Too much other stuff to mention. |
the wagon is a sleeper....its fast/quick it has a 428 in it.....and some other goodies....shhhhh don't tell anyone
i get hurse and bat mobile all the time
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Nothing that unique is a sleeper.
My Grandmother had a Country Squire with a 460 and limited slip. Back in it's day it surprised a few people. Sleeper is the gold Camry with the pushed in bumper cover corner and a stock looking exhaust tip. But when a vehicle stands out you have to be naive to think it's not special. 😉
Jim,
Lil'Red is a '87 F250 HD, 4.10's, 1356 4x4, Zf-5, 3G, PMGR, Saginaw PS, desmogged with a Holley 80508 and Performer intake. Too much other stuff to mention. |
haha....most people think its a cruiser....but i see what you mean....my dad had a 74' duster that looked and sounded like a 6 cylinder bare bones grocery getter with dog dish hub caps, ect nothing from the outside or sound made it look like a car that could boogie.....but it had a 360 in it but you would never know it...he surprised alot of people with that car....
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