"New to Me" Truck..what to do?

I bought a '74 F250 2WD C/S a couple weeks ago and I really want to do something with it. It has a sweet running SBF/NP435 4spd and a Dana 60 rear. It's in suprisingly good shape and it's a blast to drive. I bought it to pull my car trailer and go to work in but I want to play with it a little too. I have about $600 left over to put into it right now. She's 100% stock. I'd like to try and make it look a little cooler and not mess with the running gear. What would you do (on the cheap)

The only thing I would do is scrub the overspray off the chrome and tires,
That is one beautiful truck my man!

Mothers will do wonders on the alum trim and will make it look new and shiny, then sand it and put a new coat of paint on her , a set of wheels and then ride in style

69F100 wrote:Mothers will do wonders on the alum trim and will make it look new and shiny, then sand it and put a new coat of paint on her , a set of wheels and then ride in style

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IDIeselman wrote:The only thing I would do is scrub the overspray off the chrome and tires,
That is one beautiful truck my man!

Thank you. Those are new tires they still have the blue crap on the letters I gotta wash off. I'm pretty sure this truck's been to Maaco though

Maaco or krylon.....


Randy

Hers is what my grill looks like after polishing with mothers after a year,It looked dull like the trim down the side of your when I did it it needs it again .It almost looks like crome when it is polished good.

Man you need a couple cb antennas on those big ol mirrors!

jasonf wrote:Man you need a couple cb antennas on those big ol mirrors!

It is a "tow truck" .

Don't get me wrong. I love these trucks. I have a couple of 'em.




But your paint seems to match a little better than mine.

That's an awesome find, those trucks around here rusted bad...I always liked the body style :king:Jeff ,you need to crack the whip on Ellen and get her to paintin

the Coug wrote:Maaco or krylon.....


Randy

AAAAWWW SHIT !!! It took me a minute, but I just got it.

56Tbird wrote:That's an awesome find, those trucks around here rusted bad...I always liked the body style :king:Jeff ,you need to crack the whip on Ellen and get her to paintin

I'm still trying to get her to finish the Fairlane !!!










I don't know how much I should push her???

I think I'd be real careful Jeff...you gotta sleep sometime

Tell her to put some jack stands under that car.

I'd just buy gas for it!! A bit of clean-up and drive the wheels off it.

Bill

OK, I just woke up from sleeping all day after a graveyard shift. Sorry if I hijacked the thread, but that blue truck kicks @$$ !! More pics please.

get a set of nice alum rims
i hate those hub caps
but nice truck

I love dog dish hubcaps, just not those lol. I was noticing the aluminum right below the hood is cracked and the front bumper is tweaked a little. I think I'll just clean the truck up and get it all straight, maybe just leave the hubcaps off and paint the wheels like this green one (this one looks awesome)

Okay I just decoded the VIN and I guess this truck came with a 460 in it. Hmmm. Why would somebody swap out a big block? Whatever I guess. I couldn't imagine having a BBF with that 6.xx granny gear pulling good lord! Also, all this time I thought I'd been pulling the choke cable I really wasn't doing shit lol. It's not even hooked up I don't think there is a choke lol. I thought she was a little stubborn starting on these cold days. It's a motorcraft 2100 2bbl from what I can tell so hopefully I can get parts I need from the JY.