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Tracktor 11/10/2017 9:49am
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I love dentsides & Excursions. I have an 05 Excursion & a 78 F250 SC 4x4. I would trade both for a diesel one of these-



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Sweet! a 460 out of a '69-'71 Lincoln would do alright too Cool
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JRT812 11/10/2017 10:39am
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Hut wrote:
That has potential. 12v Cool
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Thinking about doing a 12v conversion in one of my older fords
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My neighbor is wanting to put a 12v in his mid 90s Ford dually. That diesel thats in it is a turd. I love my old...
My neighbor is wanting to put a 12v in his mid 90s Ford dually. That diesel thats in it is a turd.

I love my old '96 12v flat bed. Its not fancy but it aint skeered of real work.



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JRT812 11/10/2017 10:40am
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Tracktor wrote:
I love dentsides & Excursions. I have an 05 Excursion & a 78 F250 SC 4x4. I would trade both for a diesel one of these-...
I love dentsides & Excursions. I have an 05 Excursion & a 78 F250 SC 4x4. I would trade both for a diesel one of these-



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JRT812 11/10/2017 10:53am
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The green one is the truck I’m thinking about doing the conversion in. I’ve got a few quotes but the waiting lists on both are over a year. Confident I with help could do most of the work outside of notching the frame. The white one will get the 400 that is currently in the green truck.








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Tracktor 11/10/2017 11:23am
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The green one is the truck I’m thinking about doing the conversion in. I’ve got a few quotes but the waiting lists on both are over...
The green one is the truck I’m thinking about doing the conversion in. I’ve got a few quotes but the waiting lists on both are over a year. Confident I with help could do most of the work outside of notching the frame. The white one will get the 400 that is currently in the green truck.








My $2k score awhile back. Running gear & interior in great shape just needs body work. Came with tabco patch panels. Engine bay is completely clean and stock I put Superduty front springs on it for a bit of lift and better ride. Just sitting now need time. I met a guy who have a crew cab with a 12v in it over the summer. Said it wasn't a tough swap.




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APLMAN99 11/10/2017 11:26am
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Anyone ever see a Ford Durango? 1980 or so they chopped off the Fairmont and made this atrocity. Seen a really clean low mile one at...
Anyone ever see a Ford Durango? 1980 or so they chopped off the Fairmont and made this atrocity. Seen a really clean low mile one at a local car show a couple years back. Definitely a WTF moment as I had never seen one before then.

Had to look that up! Sounds like it wasn't technically a "production" car, but a conversion like those 2nd gen Camaro convertibles were.

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JRT812 11/10/2017 11:59am
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Tracktor wrote:
My $2k score awhile back. Running gear & interior in great shape just needs body work. Came with tabco patch panels. Engine bay is completely clean...
My $2k score awhile back. Running gear & interior in great shape just needs body work. Came with tabco patch panels. Engine bay is completely clean and stock I put Superduty front springs on it for a bit of lift and better ride. Just sitting now need time. I met a guy who have a crew cab with a 12v in it over the summer. Said it wasn't a tough swap.




Love it man and that is a heck of a find for 2k
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Tracktor 11/10/2017 2:22pm
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Love it man and that is a heck of a find for 2k
I was surprised also. It had piddly issues like exhaust gaskets and stuff that made it sound like crap. But it was a two-owner even had original build sheet in it. $12,850 back in '78. Will be a fund project at some point. Doubt I will diesel it as I have three diesel trucks already. Probably just mildly build the 400....Right now I just gotta find a place in one of my barns so it doesn't rot away........
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JRT812 11/10/2017 2:33pm
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Love it man and that is a heck of a find for 2k
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I was surprised also. It had piddly issues like exhaust gaskets and stuff that made it sound like crap. But it was a two-owner even had...
I was surprised also. It had piddly issues like exhaust gaskets and stuff that made it sound like crap. But it was a two-owner even had original build sheet in it. $12,850 back in '78. Will be a fund project at some point. Doubt I will diesel it as I have three diesel trucks already. Probably just mildly build the 400....Right now I just gotta find a place in one of my barns so it doesn't rot away........
The 400 doesn't get the credit it deserves and that is probably due to more aftermarket parts for the more common Ford engines. It can cost to money to build a 400, but Tim Meyer is the 400 king. Check him out when you get to that point. Even if you don't buy anything from him he is always willing to give direction and input.

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coolhand 11/10/2017 2:53pm
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Those 400s were limited by the heads, you can make some decent torque numbers but its a lot less expensive to go
with a 460 if you have the room. Its real easy to build a stroker with the 460 and get some real good numbers.

I put one in a 73 Mach 1 for less than 3k and it is unreal.

Also put a 302 - 357 with open port Cleveland Heads in my 65 Mustang, AKA a Clevelor.
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I remember seeing something along the lines of this type of Dodge back in 02 or 03 at a car auction (minus the crazy paint). It wasn't a "production" vehicle, though. I think it was done by a conversion company in Canada, as most of the vehicles at that auction were being brought down from there. I think there were a handful of conversion companies doing some Dodges and more of the Ford larger SUVs into Suburban style rigs.



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newmann 11/10/2017 4:16pm
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Anyone ever see a Ford Durango? 1980 or so they chopped off the Fairmont and made this atrocity. Seen a really clean low mile one at...
Anyone ever see a Ford Durango? 1980 or so they chopped off the Fairmont and made this atrocity. Seen a really clean low mile one at a local car show a couple years back. Definitely a WTF moment as I had never seen one before then.

APLMAN99 wrote:
Had to look that up! Sounds like it wasn't technically a "production" car, but a conversion like those 2nd gen Camaro convertibles were. [img]http://www.kellerconsulting.com/Camaro/images/1980_z28.jpg[/img]
Had to look that up! Sounds like it wasn't technically a "production" car, but a conversion like those 2nd gen Camaro convertibles were.

I think you spelled abortion wrong.
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APLMAN99 11/10/2017 4:23pm
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newmann wrote:
Anyone ever see a Ford Durango? 1980 or so they chopped off the Fairmont and made this atrocity. Seen a really clean low mile one at...
Anyone ever see a Ford Durango? 1980 or so they chopped off the Fairmont and made this atrocity. Seen a really clean low mile one at a local car show a couple years back. Definitely a WTF moment as I had never seen one before then.

APLMAN99 wrote:
Had to look that up! Sounds like it wasn't technically a "production" car, but a conversion like those 2nd gen Camaro convertibles were. [img]http://www.kellerconsulting.com/Camaro/images/1980_z28.jpg[/img]
Had to look that up! Sounds like it wasn't technically a "production" car, but a conversion like those 2nd gen Camaro convertibles were.

newmann wrote:
I think you spelled abortion wrong.
In all fairness, the Camaro looked a little bit better in person than in photos, but I was quite a bit younger back then and could have been swayed by the "rarity" factor.......
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I would love to do one of these with a modern drive train for a daily driver.

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JRT812 11/10/2017 5:23pm
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[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2017/11/10/224386/s1200_suburban.jpg[/img] I would love to do one of these with a modern drive train for a daily driver.


I would love to do one of these with a modern drive train for a daily driver.

So sweet. Buddy of mine who runs the c10 truck club has a few sweet burbs. They’re not 4x4 and are slammed. They still look pretty cool. I’ll grab some pictures tomorrow

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