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Light blue Ford pickup with hood up in a dirt salvage lot, front 3/4 view
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“Crewcab”1976 Ford F-250

documented by Tom Cherry AKA Hawkrod 49 photos documented since 1 years documented ♡ Follow this build

The story

I found this in a local Ecology Auto Wrecker. The body was super choice with no rust or damage other than the missing parts. The engine is disassembled and I assume that is why the truck was scrapped. This truck originally was a US Air Force support vehicle at the George Air Base in the southern California high desert. The wrecker i purchased this from is less than 1 mile from the old air base. — Tom Cherry AKA Hawkrod

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1976 Ford F-250 — As I found it at Ecology Auto Wrecking. 1976 Ford F-250 — As I found it at Ecology Auto Wrecking. 1976 Ford F-250 — As I found it at Ecology Auto Wrecking. 1976 Ford F-250 — Looking a little better now! 1976 Ford F-250 — Looking a little better now! 1976 Ford F-250 — Looking a little better now! 1976 Ford F-250 — The only panel I will replace, the tailgate! You have to love rust free california metal! 1976 Ford F-250 — This is where the oil cooler will be. There is plenty of room between the radiator and grille. If you have ai… 1976 Ford F-250 — This is where the oil cooler filter adapter will sit. Plenty of room here as well. 1976 Ford F-250 — Another angle on the oil filter showing plenty of room 1976 Ford F-250 — Yet another angle of the filter area. 1976 Ford F-250 — This area will be where the hoses are routed. 1976 Ford F-250 — This is the block with the oil filter removed. The threaded insert for the oil filter will need to be replace… 1976 Ford F-250 — Here the threaded fitting has been removed. 1976 Ford F-250 — Here is the threaded fitting after removal. I used a large EZ out but you can also use Vice Grips. If you use… 1976 Ford F-250 — Here is the new fitting installed in the block. Note that the new part has a nut to tighten, it is much easie… 1976 Ford F-250 — Here is the adapter installed with the filter and lines. 1976 Ford F-250 — Here is another picture from a different angle which shows that there is plenty of room. It is actually a lit… 1976 Ford F-250 — Here is where the lines are routed. Very clean and easy. Nothing in the way but I did fold a small tab on the… 1976 Ford F-250 — Here is the late model oil cooler bracket after I bent the end 90 degrees. You can see that I bent it in line… 1976 Ford F-250 — Here is the end I cut off after I bent it. 1976 Ford F-250 — Here is the bent and cut off end of the mount. The way I did it allows it to fit right up against the grille/… 1976 Ford F-250 — And here is the oil cooler installed. This is an excellent mod for any truck and I have also used this setup… 1976 Ford F-250 — The parts truck! Yup, this is a parts truck for sure! The truck was being restored and had all new running ge… 1976 Ford F-250 — And this is what made sure it was a parts truck! I was told it was a 40 MPH impact and looking at the damage… 1976 Ford F-250 — This is the plug a truck has in the bed if it did not come with a rear tank. Ford had to do this because they… 1976 Ford F-250 — The inside of the fuel hole plug 1976 Ford F-250 — The factory rear floor heater. I had not seen one of these but have since found out it is the same as Econoli… 1976 Ford F-250 — This is the switch for the floor heater. It is missing the knob but I am sure I will find one in a van. 1976 Ford F-250 — This how we decided to swap the engine! I even left all the fluids in it including the anti freeze, dang I am… 1976 Ford F-250 — This is how I was able to do the engine and trans with the radiator. I pulled the core supports from both tru… 1976 Ford F-250 — Looking much better and more like a truck! The engine is in, the grille is swapped, and the major stuff has b… 1976 Ford F-250 — Not a pretty seat but a good start. I found two identical 89 F150 front seats with arm rests for $5.00 each!… 1976 Ford F-250 — Front and back fit well. 1976 Ford F-250 — Another damage shot of the parts truck, The bed took a good blow as well as the cab. No rust but a lot of fix… 1976 Ford F-250 — Another damage shot of the parts truck, The bed took a good blow as well as the cab. No rust but a lot of fix… 1976 Ford F-250 — Not the way I would have prefered to do it but until I find a correct set of brackets this will be fine. 1976 Ford F-250 — Looks great! I used a later Bronco bumper filler lightly modified on the ends and turned upside down. 1976 Ford F-250 — Frontside of Super Camper Special F350 rear gas tank 1976 Ford F-250 — Backside of Super Camper Special F350 rear gas tank
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