For Sale is a beautifully crafted 1965 Ford F100 Styleside Pickup.

The body is very straight and clean of rust. The engine is one of a kind - A professionally built FE 428 Cobra Jet engine with less than 100mi since construction using a " New " old stock engine block. Forged internal components and precise California engine building produce 550+ horsepower and 600ft lbs of torque. Gear shifting is accomplished thru a TCI C-6 automatic transmission with a cobra jet servo, standard valve body and 2000 rpm TCI stall converter. All this power is handled thru a newly built 9" rear-end with 3.89 Richmond gears, Auburn pro series limited slip posi, Moser forged steel custom axles with Torrington bearings & steel retainer plates.

This truck is a no expense spared show/race truck. It has all new mechanical and a completely new electrical system professionally installed by the best of California. It runs and drives excellently and has done the quarter mile in mid 11 second runs. We have not pushed it past that point, as the engine is still being broken in. The body is smooth/clean and could be show room painted within a few days. The interior is setup with a single racing seat and 5 point harness. This makes the Truck an amazingly easy street rod show truck project by simply adding the turn signals and brake lights, then finishing the interior and exterior to your desires. Alternatively, this truck is ready to be an awesome drag vehicle. Just fill the tank and go and don't even worry about the show room paint job!

The truck has spent its entire life in the California desert were it was dry and preserved. I purchased it about 4 years ago and never got around to finishing it to the way I wanted. It's being kept inside my facility in West Palm Beach, Florida. Please email me to schedule an appointment to see and hear the truck.

Bellow is a complete list of the specifications. The truck has a large amount of documentation and spare parts included with the sale. Please - only serious buyers.

ENGINE:

1966 FORD FE 428 PI (NOS) BLOCK

THE BLOCK WAS MAGGED "OK"
SONIC CHECKED THICK WALL
JET WASHED&HOT TANKED
BORED .050 OVER
TORQUE PLATE HONED
ALIGN HONED MAINS=TRUE
SQUARE DECKED
BLUE PRINTED OIL SYSTEM
ENLARGED MAIN OIL GALLEY
SET UP FOR SOLID CAM
PINNED BRASS FREEZE PLUGS

428 CRANK WAS MAGGED OK.
GROUND .10 UNDER ON MAINS
GROUND .10 UNDER ON ROD JOURNALS
POLISHED AND OIL HOLES CHAMFERRED

NEW EAGLE H BEAM 3D CONNECTING RODS
FITTED WITH ARP CAP SCREWS & BRONZE BUSHED.

ROSS FORGED CUSTOM MADE PISTONS
12.5 TO 1
PROFILED
POLISHED
DE-BURRED

HASTINGS RACING RINGS FILE-FITTED

CLEVITE MAIN ROD & CAM BEARINGS

MELLING HV OIL PUMP
BLUE PRINTED
CLEARANCED
FPP CHROME-MOLY OIL PUMP DRIVESHAFT
FPP STUDS FOR OIL PUMP & PICK UP

FPP NEOPRENE REAR MAIN SEAL KIT

FPP DRILLED WINDAGE TRAY AND OIL PAN GASKETS & STUDS.

FPP CAM THRUST PLATE WITH TORRINGTON BEARING.

ARP THRUST PLATE BOLTS.

FPP ROLLMASTER MULTI INDEX 9 KEY WAY BILLET TIMING CHAIN SET.

CAM RESEARCH CUSTOM MADE BILLET CAM SHAFT.
SUPER STOCK GRIND.
SOLID ROLLER.
262 DEGREES INTAKE DURATION AT 50 FOR THE INTAKE.
267 EXHAUST AT 50 DEGREES.
686 LIFT.
ARP CAM RETAINER BOLT.
LINKED BAR ROLLER LIFTERS.

FELPRO PERMATORQUE HEAD GASKETS .42 STAINLESS STEEL RING.

ALUMINUM 6005 EDELBROCK HEADS.
RACE PORTED AND PORT MATCHED TO INTAKE.
CC'D CHAMBERS.
FERREA INTAKE VALVES 2.15.
MANLEY EXHAUST VALVES 1.66.
30 DEGREE ANGLE.
DUAL VALVE SPRINGS WITH DAMPNER.
ENDURANCE 9000.
ARP HEAD STUDS.
HARLAND SHARP HEAVY DUTY SHAFTS.
FPP BILLET ROCKER STANDS & SPACERS.
DOVE BILLET END SUPPORTS.
ARP STUD MOUNTED.
HARLAND SHARP 1.76 ROLLER ROCKERS.
ATI DAMPENER.
ENGINE IS BALANCED AND BLUEPRINTED.
BUILD SHEET:
BORE = 4.180
STROKE = 3.980
HEAD = 76 CC'S
PISTON VOL = 9 CC'S
DECK HGT = 0
GASKET THICKNESS = .42
GASKET BORE = 4.40

MAIN CLEARANCE = .003
ROD CLEARANCE = .003
THRUST CLEARANCE = .005
PISTON SKIRT = 4.176
FINISH BORE = 4.180
RING GAP = TOP .022 Second .018

ROD SIDE CLEARANCE = .025
ROD ROTATING WEIGHT = 573
ROD RECIPROCATING = 230
PISTON & PIN = 730 + LOCKS
ROD BEARING WEIGHT = 128
OIL WEIGHT =4
BALANCE CARD TOTAL = 2298

PISTON TO VALVE CLEARANCE = INT .120 EXT .122
VALVE LASH = .028
ROCKER RATIO = 1.76 TO 1 INT & EXT
CAM SHAFT = CAM RESEARCH
CAM DEGREE INT LOBE = 106.1
PUSH ROD LENGTH = 9.115
VALVE DIAMETER = 2.15 INT, 1.66 EXT
VALVE SPRING PRESSURE = CLOSED 195 LBS, OPEN= 560 LBS.

OIL PAN

CUSTOM MADE
7.5 QUARTS
TRAP DOOR & BAFFLED
FPP OIL PAN STUDS
DRILLED WINDAGE TRAY
FPP BILLET OIL FILTER RELOCATION BLOCK TO SVO EXTRA LARGE OIL FILTER ADAPTER. OIL COOLER.

CARBURETION
FORD DUAL QUAD SINGLE PLANE TUNNEL WEDGE INTAKE.
PORTED & PORT MATCHED TO HEADS.
CUSTOM SIDEWAYS MOUNTED CARBS
2 BARRY GRANT DEMON 650 MECHANICAL SECONDARIES.

AIR INDUCTION
FORD POLISHED 427 OVAL AIR CLEANER WITH K&N AIR FILTER.

IGNITION SYSTEM
MSD 6AL IGNITION BOX
MSD BLASTER COIL.
PAINLESS 8 CIRCUIT RACE CAR WIRING HARNESS WITH SWITCHES - CUSTOM BUILT.
FORD DIST ELECTRONIC CONVERSION BLUEPRINTED AND ADVANCED CURVED @ O.C. SPEED.
POWER MASTER 100 AMP, 1 WIRE ALTERNATOR.
CVR MULTI ADJUSTABLE HIGH TORQUE STARTER.

FUEL SYSTEM
CUSTOM BUILT.
HARWOOD 12 GALLON FUEL CELL.
-8 HARDLINE TO BILLET FUEL FILTER.
SUMMIT BILLET ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP.
-8 HARDLINE TO ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
-8 AEROQUIP PUSHLOCK LINE TO BG FUEL REGULATOR.
-6 HARDLINE PLUMBED INTO CARBS.

TRANSMISSION
TCI C-6 STREET FIGHTER AUTO TRANS.
STANDARD VALVE BODY W/COBRA JET SERVO.
REACTOR BILLET FLEX PLATE.
TC1 2000 RPM STALL CONVERTER. B&M QUICKSILVER SHIFTER W/ CUSTOM CONSOLE.

EXHAUST
3" WITH ULTRA FLOW MUFFLERS.
CUSTOM BUILT FENDER WELL HEADERS 2" PRI 42" LONG WITHIN 1/2" OF EACH OTHER, 3 1/2" FORMED COLLECTOR.

REAR END
9" CENTER REAR END WITH AUBURN PRO SERIES LIMITED SLIP.
MOSER CUSTOM AXLES & TORRINGTON BEARINGS AND RETAINER PLATES.
RICHMOND 389 GEARS & INSTALLATION KIT.

REAR SUSPENSION
L&L LADDER BARS.
CUSTOM RELOCATED CROSS MEMBER & SHOCK MOUNTS REAR OF AXLE.
LEAF SPRINGS NEW BUSHINGS AND CLAMPS.
S&W SHOCKS.

FRONT SUSPENSION
NEW I-BEAM BUSHINGS AND BALL JOINTS.
NEW RADIUS ARM BUSHINGS.
FRONT SHOCKS STAGGER MOUNTED.
STEERING STABLIZER.
CUSTOM FRONT & REAR MOTOR PLATES PLUS STOCK MOUNT.

DRIVE SHAFT
CUSTOM DRIVE SHAFT 1 PIECE 4".
1350 SLIP YOKE, 1350 REAR BILLET SADDLE GIRDLE MOUNTED.

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