i dig these old trucks...

[Yellowboat]

http://sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/5167882760.html




something about those mid 80s fords I just love.

 

[HALLETT BOY]

Yep , big Ole 460 CI , about 7 MPG

 

[OldSchoolBoats]

I am the exact opposite. I dig a mid eighties Silverado.

 

[Yellowboat]

Yep , big Ole 460 CI , about 7 MPG

this one has a diesel with a ats turbo and a gear spliter. for the money its actually not bad if it runs good. I don't need another one and mine is in much better shape. Just something about the lines bring back fond memorys of going to the lake as a kid and the girls I dated in hs in mine...

 

[mash on it]

Yep , big Ole 460 CI , about 7 MPG

Not a 460
420 W ats turbo
and a GV OD
and about 250 hp
Closer to 20 mpg

Dan'l

 

[Waterjunky]

I ended up buying a 95 crew long bed F-350 dually about 2 years ago. I needed the 1 ton for the jumbo cab over and was looking at newer models. I just couldn't spend the $25k + asking price for a 12 year old truck with 200,000 miles on it. The new ones are just ridiculous these days!

So I am driving my 95 square body for camping and such. The 7.3 is a great motor, it has 100,000 miles on it and I am in about $9K total. For something I only drive 4-5,000 miles a year it works well.


Besides I like the looks of a clean square body Ford.

 

[Runs2rch]

Yep , big Ole 460 CI , about 7 MPG

We have an 85. 460 4 speed on 33's. It will get 10mpg no matter what. Loaded, unloaded, towing, driving 50, driving 75. Only has 77k original miles on it.

 

[RogerThat99]

Besides I like the looks of a clean square body Ford.

I love the look of a clean OBS Ford also. I loved my 97. Wish I still had it.

 

[TBI]

I love my old '90 Ford :thumbup:

 

[Yellowboat]

I love my old '90 Ford :thumbup:


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Nice truck.

 

[milkmoney]

Since you all are ford know it alls. Have you ever heard of a 352 v-8. No not a typo and not a 351[emoji2]

 

[Yellowboat]

Since you all are ford know it alls. Have you ever heard of a 352 v-8. No not a typo and not a 351[emoji2]

Yeah its a fe motor. Came in 2 valve and 4 vale heads. From late 50s to 60s

4x3.5 bore/stroke. The 2 valve models made low 200s ( I want to say 215) the 4 valves made 3000 at mid 4k rpms.

 

[milkmoney]

Yeah its a fe motor. Came in 2 valve and 4 vale heads. From late 50s to 60s

4x3.5 bore/stroke. The 2 valve models made low 200s ( I want to say 215) the 4 valves made 3000 at mid 4k rpms.

Very good. [emoji106][emoji106] my dad had one in his 66 ford p/u with a 4 speed with a granny low.
Damn good truck for a lot of years

 

[Motoxxxloak]

I love the look of a clean OBS Ford also. I loved my 97. Wish I still had it.

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Not a Ford guy by any means, but LOVE the OBS. I'd love to own one some day.

 

[scouter]

In the early 90's, I had an '85 F150 with "Explorer" badging on the bed. It was two tone (blue on blue) and had an I6 300 with a 3 speed on the floor. That truck was bullet proof...... :thumbup:

 

[Uncle Dave]

A Gv or Hone in one of these is a must.

Pimped out these old trucks are cool.

My old f350 got 9 everywhere town highway etc...

UD

 

[Big B Hova]

I miss my 95 Bronco.

 

[OldSchoolBoats]

I love the look of a clean OBS Ford also. I loved my 97. Wish I still had it.

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Super clean.......love the old F 350's.

 

[Sleek-Jet]

I am the exact opposite. I dig a mid eighties Silverado.

No such thing. In the mid-80's GM only made C/K Pick-ups. C for 2wd, K for 4wd. Any names associated with them were trim levels. I don't think the Silverado trim came along till the truck redesign in the late 80's, though maybe it was in play earlier. The big-money square body truck would have been a Scottsdale trim.

I wish I wouldn't have sold my 85 3/4 ton GMC.

 

[OldSchoolBoats]

No such thing. In the mid-80's GM only made C/K Pick-ups. C for 2wd, K for 4wd. Any names associated with them were trim levels. I don't think the Silverado trim came along till the truck redesign in the late 80's, though maybe it was in play earlier. The big-money square body truck would have been a Scottsdale trim.

I wish I wouldn't have sold my 85 3/4 ton GMC.

Yes, you are right. First run of the "Silverado" wasn't until 1988. I remember my dad bought one of the first 1988 Silverado Extended Cabs off the lot at Scott Irvin Chevrolet in Valencia. He sold our red K-5 Blazer to get it. That truck was also one of the first trucks lowered by Big Johns in SCV. He had a 4/7 drop with Boyd wheels and at first a snap on leather bed cover that was eventually replaced by a gaylord hard tonneau cover.

 

[djunkie]

No such thing. In the mid-80's GM only made C/K Pick-ups. C for 2wd, K for 4wd. Any names associated with them were trim levels. I don't think the Silverado trim came along till the truck redesign in the late 80's, though maybe it was in play earlier. The big-money square body truck would have been a Scottsdale trim.

I wish I wouldn't have sold my 85 3/4 ton GMC.

Except for '87. For some reason they labeled mine an R-10.

 

[mash on it]

No such thing. In the mid-80's GM only made C/K Pick-ups. C for 2wd, K for 4wd. Any names associated with them were trim levels. I don't think the Silverado trim came along till the truck redesign in the late 80's, though maybe it was in play earlier. The big-money square body truck would have been a Scottsdale trim.

I wish I wouldn't have sold my 85 3/4 ton GMC.

'77 Silverado
and
'88 Silverado

Both CrweCabs, 1 Dually, 7.3 2wd, and 1 4x4, 454

Dan'l

 

[Waterheater]

No such thing. In the mid-80's GM only made C/K Pick-ups. C for 2wd, K for 4wd. Any names associated with them were trim levels. I don't think the Silverado trim came along till the truck redesign in the late 80's, though maybe it was in play earlier. The big-money square body truck would have been a Scottsdale trim.

I wish I wouldn't have sold my 85 3/4 ton GMC.

The Scottsdale trim was the bare bones truck. No headliners, rubber floors. The High Sierra was the loaded model. I had a 87 half ton long been. The last year before they switched to the new body style. It had the fuel injected 350 in it. I kick myself in the ass everyday for selling it.

 

[spectracular]

I love the look of a clean OBS Ford also. I loved my 97. Wish I still had it.

Still have my `96 CC 4x4 PSD...just put in a new AC compressor + Tires

 

[Sleek-Jet]

The Scottsdale trim was the bare bones truck. No headliners, rubber floors. The High Sierra was the loaded model. I had a 87 half ton long been. The last year before they switched to the new body style. It had the fuel injected 350 in it. I kick myself in the ass everyday for selling it.

One of my best friends in High School had an 84 1/2 ton Suburban (diesel even), it was a Scottsdale and loaded, or maybe it was just loaded compared to the pick-ups. It had full headliner and carpet along with power windows and locks and "premium" sound system. That thing was a beast.

Of course that has been 25 years ago, I could be remembering it wrong.

 

[RogerThat99]

I remember around 82 -84 timeframe severalbof my friend's Dads had had Blazers that were diesel. They were pretty sweet.

 

[Your ad here]

The 80s Fords kick ass. Here's a picture of the work truck in it's better days. 460 5 speed and it got 11mpg empty, towing, coasting.

 

[pull-on]

Since you all are ford know it alls. Have you ever heard of a 352 v-8. No not a typo and not a 351[emoji2]

The FE's are great motors. I pulled the 352 out of my 62 Galaxie and put a 390 in it. Eventually sold that car.



Here's my truck. Use it for work. 10 miles per gallon towing or not. 11 MPG downhill with a tail wind.

 

[MSum661]

No such thing. In the mid-80's GM only made C/K Pick-ups. C for 2wd, K for 4wd. Any names associated with them were trim levels. I don't think the Silverado trim came along till the truck redesign in the late 80's, though maybe it was in play earlier. The big-money square body truck would have been a Scottsdale trim.

I wish I wouldn't have sold my 85 3/4 ton GMC.

Pardon the T.J.

Silverado was available in 1985.
I bought one new and had it sitting around until 2003 before I donated it to a Homeless Kid that just got a job with a very good friend of mine who is a plumbing contractor in the Los Angeles area. The truck was restored in 1998. 2 days after I signed off the paperwork the kid totaled the truck.
I wanted to kick my buddies ass into the next Galaxy.

1985 Chev. k-10 Silverado Short Bed, 4x4
Photo: 1989

 

[HOOTER SLED-]

Still rockin my square 90 Ranger that I bought from Gayjunkie.

 

[teded]

1978 camper special 4x4

 

[RogerThat99]

View attachment 430195 1978 camper special 4x4

I like that body style also.

 

[Bigbore500r]

I love my old '90 Ford [emoji106]


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But.....do you love the 2 - 12 gallon gas tanks?
I never understood that one. I do like those trucks though, great body style

 

[squirtnmyload]

My friend has this 94 f350 centurion, 7.3 turbo diesel.

Its for sale and the only think keeping it out of my driveway, at this point, is that its 2wd. Although I still think about picking it up and slamming it.

 

[spotondl]

The Silverado was available in '76 in both C & K models.

 

[djunkie]

Pardon the T.J.

Silverado was available in 1985.
I bought one new and had it sitting around until 2003 before I donated it to a Homeless Kid that just got a job with a very good friend of mine who is a plumbing contractor in the Los Angeles area. The truck was restored in 1998. 2 days after I signed off the paperwork the kid totaled the truck.
I wanted to kick my buddies ass into the next Galaxy.

1985 Chev. k-10 Silverado Short Bed, 4x4
Photo: 1989
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My '87 is a Silverado.

 

[Yellowboat]

My friend has this 94 f350 centurion, 7.3 turbo diesel.

Its for sale and the only think keeping it out of my driveway, at this point, is that its 2wd. Although I still think about picking it up and slamming it.

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How much? 2wd sucks here but damn I would love to have it.

 

[squirtnmyload]

How much? 2wd sucks here but damn I would love to have it.

96,XXX no rust, paint is faded, interior is clean, drives great. I just drove it around for a few days.

$7,200

 

[JD D05]

I grew up around the Ford OBS trying to push the 7.3 further than it ever went. So many great times with my buddies.

[video=youtube;pF3Myc9w7OQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pF3Myc9w7OQ[/video]

[video=youtube;wNmWwL8YHD8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNmWwL8YHD8[/video]

 

[E4L]

Except for '87. For some reason they labeled mine an R-10.
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My favorite year

 

[h2o225]

View attachment 430195 1978 camper special 4x4

This is my preferred body style. Had a 74 with a 390 3 on the tree. I didn't realize how good a truck it was until I traded it for a new ford ranger in 1986. Oh what a dummy I was the ranger turned out to be the biggest pos I ever owned.

 

[idk]

I love the look of a clean OBS Ford also. I loved my 97. Wish I still had it.

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That looks very similar to my current ride mine is a 97 also

 

[HALLETT BOY]

Yeah its a fe motor. Came in 2 valve and 4 vale heads. From late 50s to 60s

4x3.5 bore/stroke. The 2 valve models made low 200s ( I want to say 215) the 4 valves made 3000 at mid 4k rpms.

You mean venturi when you say valve , right ? never heard of a 4 valve 352 ...

 

[HALLETT BOY]

The Scottsdale trim was the bare bones truck. No headliners, rubber floors. The High Sierra was the loaded model. I had a 87 half ton long been. The last year before they switched to the new body style. It had the fuel injected 350 in it. I kick myself in the ass everyday for selling it.

Custom Deluxe was lower than Scottsdale , had a 75 3/4 ton 4x4 ...

 

[RogerThat99]

That looks very similar to my current ride mine is a 97 also
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Exact match. Mine had the 4x4 sticker on the bed, but I removed it.

 

[warpt71]

'88 Suburban, right on the dash! I love the square body Chevy's, 1st gens especially. This is my 3rd one and I still have my 2nd one.

 

[BIG MIKE]

Kinda partial to the dent sides. Here's my 74 f100

 

[67 baron sprint LD 390 FE]

Here's my 79 bronco with 460 swap

 

[cuz_im_CR]

Mine always puts a smile on my face. It's so much fun offroad

 

[67 baron sprint LD 390 FE]

Mine always puts a smile on my face. It's so much fun offroad View attachment 430326 View attachment 430327 View attachment 430328

That bronco is bad ass, I would love to do mine up some more one day, I think it would be bitchin to stuff a new Eco boost v-6 in my 79 and do some long travel . But I know if I do that I would run it pretty hard in the desert