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Hi everyone. I've been daily driving this 76 f100 for the last year. It's a bare bones l6 3-speed manual on the floor. Manual everything. I bought it for $850 from a lady in sc. on the test ride the truck broke down do to a clogged carb. I rebuilt the carb on the side of a back road and got her running again, drove back to the lady's house and said "I'll take it". Then proceeded to drive it 2 hours back to Asheville nc. I've since upgraded the cooling system with a dual core radiator and 180 t-stat, properly rebuilt the carb and added an extra fuel filter, changed plugs, and changed the trans fluid. She hasn't missed a beat. I've put 8 thousand miles on the truck since I bought it. It's and old work truck still doing what it was made to do. I cleaned up the interior and added a one of a kind brake release (70s .22 blank pistol) threw some pin up water slide decals on it, patched the floors, etc. I plan on lowering the truck 2-3 inches, keeping it functional as a truck. I have the crown lowering shackles, now I just need the time.


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:wel: from Massachusetts.
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:wel: From Asheville,NC
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jimmy828 wrote::wel: From Asheville,NC
Also in Asheville. Lots of old f-series trucks around here!
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Firechicken93 wrote:
jimmy828 wrote::wel: From Asheville,NC
Also in Asheville. Lots of old f-series trucks around here!
You know of any salvage yards in area that would have parts for our trucks ? PS: Keep Asheville weird :D
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:wel: from Georgia!
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:wel:

you guys ever heard of flashbackf100s?
http://flashbackf100s.com/salvage_yard_tour
ran across them on an internet search a while back.
i think they are a few hrs drive but seem they have a goldmine of stuff!
love asheville btw. try and get up to the mtns in that area each year.
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Hi from Charlotte!!
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