Will It Run After DECADES? ABANDONED Big Block 4x4 Ford!
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- Опубликовано: 23 фев 2023
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This 1974 F100 4x4 has certainly seen better days... but I can't help myself with how cool this truck is! Big block, 4 speed, short bed, giant mud tires; what more could you want? Well, maybe that it ran? Stick around to the end of the video to find out if this ole rig can come back to life after sitting for decades!
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Just a tip here from somebody that’s had several dentsides and still have a 78 F-150 4x4 short wheel base and a 74 F-350 flat bed. Pull the steering box off the frame and check the frame for cracks. They are known to crack and break where the steering box mounts on the frame especially when they have oversized tires on them. That much play in the steering could very well have a cracked frame.
You need a new good starter Dylan! Ford starters from this era weren’t robust enough for these motors. Get a little age on them and they’re done.
Frigging mint
every time you call it a '74, that grill shell just irks me, the bed is wrong too, you can tell by the gas cap. Honestly its more '79 than it is '74, i think someone either swapped the cab or everything else and you've got the old "2 trucks into one" deal, they stopped putting the smaller FE blocks into trucks in 1975, so your power train and cab are original. That is absolutely a duraspark box though, i think whoever swapped the panels from the '79 just left it attached
What a loyal old beast they don’t build them like that anymore built ford tough baby
Those old FE engines are great. They have enough material between the bores you could bore the 360 125 thousands over and basically make a 428 with the right rings and pistons.
Dylan 25 years ago ,In upstate NY, I was given a 71 3/4 4x4, That was sitting for 28 years, It was in the middle of a cow pasture, The motor was frozen, I put Brake fluid in all the cylinders for 1 week, It was still locked up ,I had my Brother pull me down the road,, at 30 mph I let the Clutch out in 4th gear and she freed right up, We pulled over, Put gas in her, And it started right up, I drove that truck 35 miles home with no Brakes. But was running Great when i Got there, Now That's awesome. story.
Right above your head in that gap between the outer roof panel and the inner should be a list of options that was stuffed in there during assembly. It’s not a build sheet but still pretty cool to have if it’s still there.
That is the Size tire I want to put on my Bronco, factory 15' just don't fill up the wheel opening. Short Bed 74 , like the bronco with the truck bed option. Nice
Dylan, remember C.R.A.P. when you are about to fire anything up. It stands for Cap-Rotor-And-Pray ! Tom , formerly of Sevierville now in Idaho.
Im not much of a Ford guy myself Dylan, but Im stoked to see you get Andre out hitting some trails again! This is one Beast of a truck, clearly built for one purpose. You must let it fullfill its purpose once more.
As normally, you produced a great video! Here's a quick make 'em run suggestion. First check the nuts on each end of the heavy wire to the starter. If they're hot, you're losing a lot of energy to resistance. Take the connections apart, and clean them as normal. If it still won't crank fast enough, connect the cable on the starter to the positive of an extra battery or jump pack. The negative of this battery connects to the starter side of the starter solenoid in the truck. This gives you 24 volts to the starter, without damaging any of the stuff in the truck, such as coil, lamps, instruments, etc. It is an old trick, but it works well.
Hard to kill an old FE engine. Glad you didn't give up on it.
Man, I LOVE this video. When I was growin up, my old man had an '80 F350 with the small block 400 in it. I went through SO many of the same issues with that old carbureted engine. I really appreciate the effort you put into givin the ol girl a new life and savin er from sittin in the dirt rustin away. The world needs more people like you. Much love.
I think I learned more in this hour video than any other “get it started” video I’ve ever watched. 556k subscribers, you’ve come a long way.
There's something about an ol Ford sitting on groundhawgs that gets the heart beating. Looking forward to seeing what you get into with it.
That truck is pretty dang KEWL, puts a smile on my face. Great job and God Bless my friend.
My dad had a long bed ford 390 big block 4 speed farm truck and I drove that ole POS every where when I was your age hauling my horses and trailer all over south central and south eastern Kentucky.. Loved it. When we were done w/ it a father an son bought it and restored it completely for the kid first vehicle . The kid brought back to my dads farm to show him and both of them were tickled to death .. Haha ..
Now that's a rig I could really sink my teeth into. She sounds epic! Still sounds down on a lung or maybe one and a half, but with the blow-by, I reckon there are some rings that need to reseat themselves (maybe after the water ingress from being drowned) and if that's the case and they come around, that would certainly help her horsepower and emissions.....but she still sounds great even so. Looking forward to seeing more of this baby when you take her on some 4-wheeling. When she wouldn't start, I kept yelling at the screen for you to check your spark.....and shortly after the starter was replaced, the lightbulb moment occurred! Yeah - funny how such a physically little thing can throw a spanner in the whole "running engine" thing, eh? Been there, done that myself, mate. Even had one of my kids take off with the darn rotor one time because it looked like a cool thing to play with......! Great video, Dylan. All the best.
Can't wait to see how dirty this dog gets! Keep up the great work Dylan!