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1970 Ford F100 Ranger on 2040-cars

Year:1970 Mileage:116500
Location:

Clarkesville, Georgia, United States

Clarkesville, Georgia, United States
Advertising:
Engine:360
For Sale By:Private Seller
Vehicle Title:Clear
Year: 1970
Trim: Ranger
Make: Ford
Drive Type: 2 wheel drive
Model: F-100
Mileage: 116,500
Sub Model: Ranger
Condition: Used: A vehicle is considered used if it has been registered and issued a title. Used vehicles have had at least one previous owner. The condition of the exterior, interior and engine can vary depending on the vehicle's history. See the seller's listing for full details and description of any imperfections. ... 

1970 Ford f100 Ranger
Engine---360 (original)
Transmission---3 speed on the column
Brakes---manual drum
Steering---manual

Complete body-off restoration.  We bought this F100 from the original owner with no intentions of doing a restoration.  We were just going to clean it up a little.  After realizing how solid this truck was we decided to restore it.  We removed the body and bed and had the inside and under-side of the bed media blasted.  The inside floor of the bed was extremely solid with just some light pitting.  The underside was just as nice.  The lower sides in front of and behind the tires were perfect with only a couple of pin-holes that showed up after the blasting.  The floor of the cab was solid with only a small spot on the drivers floor that had began to show signs of rust.  I removed the spot and replaced it with a 6"x6" patch (didn't really need it but did it anyway).  We had the entire truck sanded and repainted the original Boxwood Green.  We painted the underside of the bed but left the cab underside original.  You can still see some of the original paint on the bottom of the cab.  The body panels had no dents (other than a couple of small dings) so no body filler needed to be used other than a light skim-coat to make sure everything was smooth.  We wanted to use as many of the original parts as we could so we only replaced the body-side molding and the front hood lip molding.  The front grill, window chrome, emblems and all the glass is original to the truck.  The truck has the complete original interior (still has the original FoMoCo rubber mat) except for a dash cover.  The seat has a few small splits in the stitching (as you can see in the pictures) but we did not replace it because you cannot find the original material.  The AM radio still works.  The cigarette lighter doesn't look like it has ever been used.  We replaced all the window and door rubbers.  We put 8" wheels with bands and dog dish caps to give the truck a little better look.  We replaced all 4 shocks, both rear leaf springs and some bushings to help with the ride.  The engine is original to the truck and runs and sounds great.  I put a new head gasket and intake gasket on the engine and that was all I had to do to the engine. 

This is a very solid and great running truck.  This is not a $25000 restoration but if you are looking for a great truck that will turn heads and you will be proud to drive then this is the truck for you.  I have tried to describe in detail as much as I can.  I am sure I have left something out but I don't like to "over sell" something.  Let the pictures tell you the rest.

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