1977 Ford F-150 4x4 4-speed 6' Box 351M

1977 Ford F-150 Ranger Description

I bought this to amuse myself 2 years ago. My company is relocating me to Texas and this is not coming with me. Why? No A/C, 4.11 gears, short box. Heck, I don't even need 4x4 down there. It's a much better truck for New England with its low gears and short box than it is for Houston.
This truck features:

• Hey, look at that, original floors. If you decode the VIN, you'll see it was built in San Jose. The guy I bought it from said he bought it from a guy who imported it from out west in 2010. The truck was used on a vineyard for most of its life apparently, which is why the box isn't beat up.
• 351M that you'll want to replace with a 400 before too long, as this one is getting noisy. $1700 reman, replace with Tim Meyer, Inc. pistons and cams and should make 350hp at the wheels. Easy, but I'm out of time.
• Hooker headers/exhaust
• 4.11 gears
• Functional dual gas-tank setup
• NP435 transmission
• NP205
• Holley 4150 with automatic choke

Things I have done to it:

• New heads
• New aluminum radiator.
• New water pump.
• New rotors/calipers/pads
• New shoes
• New rubber brake lines
• New e-brake line
• Entire ignition system replaced (it would stall intermittently, turned out the distributor connector was cracked and leaking)
• New Distributor connector from a Toyota
• New windshield washer
• Removed A/C
• New heater core

Parts I have yet to install:

• Brake proportioning valve
• Two new drums
• Extra exhaust parts
• Holley rebuild kit
• Clutch for fan (don't have the right fan)

The truck runs and drives great, but the engine starts to make noise once it's warmed up. I never worry driving it around town, pulling my boat, etc., but it's going to need an engine at some point. Some surface rust is starting to show - if you care about the truck I wouldn't wait too long before it gets a respray. It made it 39 years, don't make the 40th year its last!