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09-12-2013 03:20 PM #16
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I think someone has done that as it would run circles around another 460 I had.
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09-12-2013 03:59 PM #17
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I love the Classic look, and the Big Block is the perfect 'Sleeper',
great job!
Rich
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10-25-2015 10:58 AM #18
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It has been converted to a 1/2 ton and is much better on the highway and rides much better too,it also got disc brakes and front and rear sway bars during the conversion too. I was hoping it would have helped with the fuel consumption but it did not.
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10-25-2015 11:10 AM #19
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I have a 66 F100 shortbed which I also converted to disc brakes, power steering etc. It originally had a 352/cruiseomatic and the mpgs sucked! Ha! I helped slow the fuel consumption by installing a fuel injected 5.0/AOD....
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"It is not much good thinking of a thing unless you think it out." - H.G. Wells
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10-25-2015 11:13 AM #20
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Haha!!! Just reviewed the thread and realize I already told you all this! LOL! Originally Posted by randyr
I have a 66 F100 shortbed which I also converted to disc brakes, power steering etc. It originally had a 352/cruiseomatic and the mpgs sucked! Ha! I helped slow the fuel consumption by installing a fuel injected 5.0/AOD....
However, FWIW, I drove the truck to Phoenix last weekend. First tank at 65mph I got 19.1mpg. Second tank with cruise control (yes I added that) set on 75mph, bucking a headwind I still got 17mpg. I was ok with that....;-)Last edited by randyr; 10-25-2015 at 11:19 AM.
"It is not much good thinking of a thing unless you think it out." - H.G. Wells
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10-25-2015 11:29 AM #21
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Now that its not going to be doing all the towing and hauling I was planning I think a 351-W and AOD might be better for how I will be driving it.
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10-25-2015 11:33 AM #22
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What wheels and tires did you go with?"It is not much good thinking of a thing unless you think it out." - H.G. Wells
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10-25-2015 05:36 PM #23
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I am using stock steel type rims with 65 galaxie bottle caps,the rears I got are fom Summit and are 8 inches wide and with the 31-10.5 tires fill up the rear wheel wells just fine. Stock width rims on the 68 f100 9 inch just stuck in way too far for me
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10-25-2015 06:12 PM #24
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I ran 15x8's all the way around on mine with 31-10.5 rear and 235/75/15 fronts for a long time. About 10 months ago I lowered the truck with DJM drop beams and switched to 17x7 front, 17x9 rear steelies with factory style bottle caps. I like it a lot. Originally Posted by junkyardjeff
20141115_154712crop_1.jpg"It is not much good thinking of a thing unless you think it out." - H.G. Wells
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