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Yellow late-70s Ford Ranchero with black hood and slot wheels parked outside a home garage
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“Beast”1978 Ford Ranchero

documented by Fomoco 8 87 photos documented since 9 years documented ♡ Follow this build

The story

Restored over a 3 year period and still in progress, Next phase is to stroke the 460 to 520 and retro fit the dash with Autometer Guages. — Fomoco 8

Day one vs. today

Drag to compare 2004 against 2013.

1978 Ford Ranchero in 2013
1978 Ford Ranchero in 2004
2004 2013

Photo history

87 photos across 8 years — drag the dot to travel through this vehicle’s life. Captions are the owner’s; where there isn’t one, the AI caption fills in.

2004

3 photos added

1978 Ford Ranchero — First Day Out 1978 Ford Ranchero — Brown vinyl bucket-seat interior of a classic coupe with floor shifter and three-spoke wheel 1978 Ford Ranchero — Plated Hardware

1 photo added

1978 Ford Ranchero — new valve covers

5 photos added

Yellow late-70s Ford Ranchero with black hood and slot wheels parked outside a home garage Yellow Ford Ranchero with black hood accent and chrome slot wheels parked outside an open garage 1978 Ford Ranchero — V8 engine with Ford Racing valve covers, blue plug wires and chrome air cleaner in a yellow car Truck dash with carbon-look gauge panel, aftermarket gauges and stereo Truck dash with Auto Meter tach and speedometer plus six round gauges

2 photos added

Yellow Ford Ranchero pickup with black hood parked by an open garage 1978 Ford Ranchero — Gold pickup truck side view with man

19 photos added — showing 8

Yellow 1978 Ford Ranchero with black hood and custom plate FOWOCO 8 Metal rod, two cotter pins, two bolts, and three washers on paper metal bracket, washers, and screws on paper Hand-drawn dimensioned drawing of a C6 automatic floor shift lever with materials list Close-up of car battery and engine wiring, including a red ignition module 1978 Ford Ranchero — Yellow vehicle engine bay with battery, wiring, and air filter visible Engine bay wiring and battery. Red ignition module visible Close-up of engine bay with wiring, distributor cap, and air filter housing visible

13 photos added — showing 8

1978 Ford Ranchero — Red Ford differential housing with U-joint on yellow package with UPS caution tape. 1978 Ford Ranchero — Yellow vehicle side panel, exhaust pipe, and tire with chrome rim 1978 Ford Ranchero — Yellow car side panel and rear wheel with BFGoodrich tire 1978 Ford Ranchero — Undercarriage view of a vehicle's exhaust system and rear suspension, with a jack visible 1978 Ford Ranchero — Damaged internal engine part, possibly crankshaft or connecting rod, with visible breakage. 1978 Ford Ranchero — Close-up of engine crankshaft and connecting rods with visible Ford stamp. 1978 Ford Ranchero — Damaged differential housing with broken gears 1978 Ford Ranchero — Broken piston and connecting rod on concrete floor

4 photos added

1978 Ford Ranchero — Close-up of a car's dashboard with multiple gauges including speedometer, tachometer, oil pressure, voltage,… 1978 Ford Ranchero — Car dashboard with aftermarket gauges and a radio, showing a wooden steering wheel and brown interior trim 1978 Ford Ranchero — Disassembled dash instrument cluster with rewired harness and two gauge bezels on carpet 1978 Ford Ranchero — Engine-turned dash panel with aftermarket black-face tach, speedo and five small gauges

5 photos added

Dashboard instrument cluster with large speedometer and tachometer housings 1978 Ford Ranchero dashboard disassembled into three main sections on carpet Vehicle dashboard instrument cluster housing with wiring and gauge mounting points 1978 Ford Ranchero — Engine bay with black air cleaner, hoses, and wiring. SuperMotors logo visible 1978 Ford Ranchero — Dashboard wiring harness with many colorful wires and connectors
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