SITTING FOR 4 YEARS- 1979 F150 SHORTBED!! WILL IT RUN AND DRIVE 10 MILES HOME??

[@JMRRebuilders]

Heck yeah brother love this. We just picked up a 79 f350 been parked for years.

[@misfittoys8883]

4x4?

[@JMRRebuilders]

​@misfittoys8883 no we wish.

[@quantumleap8888]

Your intro is still my favorite among the Automotive channels I watch. Always puts a smile on my face.

[@misfittoys8883]

Glad to hear that!!

[@gumbomudderx7503]

Topper and running board delete were a huge improvement! To me, 4wd car project is always the right answer. Personally id probably use the comet body since you already have it. Also, killer driving music!

[@misfittoys8883]

Need to get the Ronchero finished first before I tackle another 4x4 car project. Should hive me plenty of time to plan and collect parts

[@gumbomudderx7503]

@@misfittoys8883 the best part about building is knowing what you’ll do different next time lol

[@CPthetooladdict]

Dee zee in Des Moines is a big contribution to running boards lol I love toppers because so many people hate them that usually makes me like them more plus they make cheap covers to hide things lol great video once again!!

[@misfittoys8883]

There was a Dee Zee factory here in Southern Iowa as well.

[@93jake81]

manifold vacuum sucks the accelerator pump down when the engine runs. i remember i had an 86 f150 with a straight 6 that had this same carb (pretty much) an that thing ran pig rich all the time. figured out the accelerator pump diaphragm was toast and letting fuel past, sucking it right into the intake of the motor. plugged that hole, and it ran beautifully (as well as a carb with no accelerator pump would run anyways)

[@misfittoys8883]

That totally makes sense now that you have explained it. Thanks for the knowledge drop!!

[@corndogko1661]

My steering issue was the king pins, it would catch and pull one way til you turned it the other way past the catch point then pull that way.. it was the most time and effort I've had to put into anything my entire life.

[@paulweigle6872]

Another one added to the fleet. Great stuff as usual.

[@gerry-p9x]

Dentside shortbed squareyes. A 4k. Truck NYC. Metro. Here

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Great vid!!!!

[@misfittoys8883]

Thanks!!

[@royhaught9516]

Looks a lot better without the running boards and topper. Back in the day I had a 78 F150 shortbed but it had a V8. Had a lot fun in that truck.

[@misfittoys8883]

Getting rid of that crap gives the truck some of its dignity back!

[@dustinallison2857]

I love those air cleaners.

[@misfittoys8883]

Why is that?

[@joshrichardson7855]

As always, love & appreciate the content!! 2 thumbs up 👍 👍 from down here in Texas. Keep'em comin my friend !!

[@misfittoys8883]

I will do my best

[@tsmith578]

Looking it up LMC online shows. 1973-1979 F-150 Floor pans $39.95 each Which is a good deal. Or if you want to be a super cheap skate , you can cut some metal from the bed, if you can find any , and use it to patch the floors. Since you need to replace the bed with something else anyway. I don't know what you might have in mind, but for a old work / trail truck like that one. Just a good old fashioned type of flat bed with a headache rack would probably be a excellent choice.

[@misfittoys8883]

40 bucks for pans is a pretty respectable price. Problem is, everything underneath is so crusty, there isnt much to weld to. I should have gotten footage of the underside while I had it outside and sun was shining. It is horrible

[@tsmith578]

@@misfittoys8883 well at least you have a useable drive train with a vin number.

[@toddreiter3270]

Dan from DD speedshop and Derek from vice grip are both working on white, long bed versions of that truck.

[@gerry-p9x]

Any shortbed 70s. 80s pickup $$$$$. In the bank.,.even a cab swap and a short bed will bring. $$$$$$_

[@brionkbaker2946]

Great video as usual. I subscribed; again. I gotta keep an eye on those clowns.

[@misfittoys8883]

Thanks for putting forth the effort

[@francoisbouchard602]

Good.job congratulations you show Nice Garage 👍👍👍👏👏👏👏

[@misfittoys8883]

Thank you, sir!!

[@Mr49Studebaker]

That javelin body would be pretty awesome on that chassis.

[@misfittoys8883]

I jacked the car up last fall and while it certainly is rusty underneath, it was much more solid than I expected. Going to get it home probably late spring/early summer

[@BUILTFORDTOUGH79]

My kind of content. Thanks man, just got home from my j.o.b

[@gerry-p9x]

Good title fix her up and flip

[@richardoswalt1009]

Fancy sunroof, and I see you like pulling on the old number nine wire..😮

[@misfittoys8883]

Suprisingly, there are no signs I could tell that the sunroof has been leaking

[@tyhogue8316]

I’ve never seen a six cylinder with so many accessories hooked to it. Looks like she’s got all the bells and whistles.

[@misfittoys8883]

Just doesnt look right with all that on it. I dont consider myself a hardcore fanboy of straight sixes, but I shure like seeing one that is clean with nothing extra hanging all over it- just seems right

[@tyhogue8316]

@@misfittoys8883 also nice if you can climb right in there to work on it.👍 give Steve a scratch for me! Lol

[@jimschafer9196]

Cool I option for a chassis swap.

[@DiecastDreamCustoms]

That's killer, man! That'd make a great 1:64th scale. :D (Let us know if you'd like one..?)

[@misfittoys8883]

I am not shure what you are asking me?

[@DiecastDreamCustoms]

@@misfittoys8883 we recreate other KZbinrs cars in hot wheels scale. :). check out our channel... You can see some of our work.

[@robinrobbins8755]

Hi watching your video and I like the getting the run ones on the old running boards I found a good use for them screw them to the wall and use them as shelves a friend give me some for a long van I cut them up and made four shelves and they work great💀

[@misfittoys8883]

Thats a great idea. I have a pretty big pile of them by now. They come in handy once on a while to cut pieces out of for mah projects.

[@thatrustyf100]

That topper is cool!! Woulding for one like that for my 78 shortbed 2wd. Shame your so far away

[@misfittoys8883]

Where ypu located? Maybe we could figure out some way to get it to you?

[@kennethsonier1766]

Good morning from Cape Cod 🦈 the rust in that generation Ford really affected its structural integrity. Had a 78 F-350 4X4 weather 351m And a four speed granny. The cab was good but it was used as a landscape truck and they left clippings in the back all the time that rusted the crap out of the floor. The farthest back floor support would you know the bed walls was rotted to hell. I put a piece of 3 × 3 angle iron welded to the chassis and to the bed, good to go. Being a carpenter I put a sheet of 4 by 8 3/4 inch pressure treated plywood on the floor 😂 I drove that truck for years. Ford life 😂 anyway I'm glad that that truck has a good drivetrain and chassis, whatever you choose to do with it I'm sure will be pretty cool 😎 keep up the great work and the awesome content Ron 👍✌️🇺🇲

[@misfittoys8883]

No matter what I do with it, it will not go to waste

[@tyhogue8316]

I have a little Datsun pickup that’s not quite as rusty! Everything works on it and I call it the rust king! Lol

[@misfittoys8883]

I hereby officially throw down the challenge to your trucks title of "King of Rust"!!

[@tyhogue8316]

@@misfittoys8883 yep! I’m sure you would win with that Ford!😈

[@mjw8890]

Got a love Iowa weather 71 one day next day negative windchill . Maybe that old girl could donate some parts to a Ford Ranger build?

[@misfittoys8883]

Wouldnt rule it out. Lots of possibilities with those components

[@charleswalker3836]

We’ll, it’s running.

[@misfittoys8883]

A 300 six. Of course it is going to run!

[@Supertech-86]

What's that graphics on side, haven't seen that much leopard print since a 87 GNR concert.

[@misfittoys8883]

Not graphics. Thats rust!!

[@phillipbremer7715]

two by 4 make great dolly or 2x6 cheap wheels for off road use like wheel barrel or atv lawn

[@misfittoys8883]

Be rather small size for a full size truck!

[@vivianbrown479]

Had one with 300 6 that ate a piston and still ran until I got to curious and almost cut the cylinder in two

[@misfittoys8883]

Had a 300 that threw a rod . It cut the oil pan open and broke open the coolant passage in the block. I still used it to putz around on the property for almost a year before I got around to swapping it out. It did not care one bit

[@jamesdamron2065]

Also had a 69 dodge R/T that was on a duce & a half chassis too!😂😂

[@misfittoys8883]

That sounds like some straight up apocalypse build. I LOVE IT!!

[@troytrzpuc4383]

You should put the running boards back on...

[@misfittoys8883]

Quiet you!!

[@jamesdamron2065]

I vote comet 4×4, ,I had a 65 cyclone that was on a tank chassis back in the day

[@misfittoys8883]

Tank chassis!! Thats crazy!!

[@Supertech-86]

I'm guessing that shortbed box would be tough to find, none of that rust looks that hard to somewhat fix up. Just build a new deck and affix the sides idk pushing it on teh rr tracks might have been the best solution.

[@misfittoys8883]

It is worse than it looks in vid. Everything that os still there is so crusty that it would be a very serious challenge finding anywhere to weld to

[@Mauscmkwk]

You could do it pole barn garage style

[@misfittoys8883]

Wait a minute,,,,,Pole Barn Garage has style?? When did this happen??

[@johnscheffler1514]

I cant believe the doors opened and closed that well. With no support

[@misfittoys8883]

I have never seen a dentside door sag due to severe rust. Early Broncos on the other hand, I have seen plenty.

[@mromatic17]

good lord theres a lot of car youtubers from iowa and TN!

[@misfittoys8883]

Shure seems like it. Cant speak for TN, but there is not much else to do in IA

[@mikerhodeback9636]

She's returning to wence she came...sad but inevitable. Nice truck once upon a time.

[@misfittoys8883]

Indeed. Damage was done back when it was "just another truck"

[@ashton8401]

I would choose a body swap for a 4wd car but I'm sure I'll watch whatever you do :)

[@misfittoys8883]

Hate to condemn that great looking bumpside body, but a car body swap seems more effective in this case

[@Shaqafoose]

Woodburn?

[@misfittoys8883]

Most indeededly.

[@michaelcarpenter7835]

I would go with a beater wheeler

[@misfittoys8883]

Would be the easiest, and probably most fun for the effort

[@doglegjake6788]

It's a Shame we don't build good trucks like that anymore.

[@misfittoys8883]

Damn skippy! Everything you need, and nothin' you dont!

[@matthewanderson7766]

That sounds like as great idea body swap it

[@misfittoys8883]

I am full of great ideas Just need the time and money to make them happen!

[@chriswilson451]

Too bad its so far gone... would make a sharp truck.

[@misfittoys8883]

Shure would. Damn shame

[@phillipbremer7715]

tow bar cheap online drill couple bummer holes good bolts even couple steel sqares or washers good nuts set cheap tow lights works every time on old tire real good trick is set of dounuts tires or cheap tires lot them you can use muti use rims means lots holes design for bolt patters point is safe cheap effective good saftey chain with help or nut tight up steering wheel or gear shift block in place good car jack even pull it on hard road use or make dollys get it done qucik cheap safe

[@misfittoys8883]

Or just use my trailer with a winch.

[@coreyspencer8610]

I will take a 292 chevy over a 300 six anyday

[@misfittoys8883]

Well alright then. More 300's for the rest of us!

[@gerry-p9x]

Score!! Patch er up do a head job and run it like u stole it. No60k for a new truck

[@misfittoys8883]

What makes you think it needs a head job? Seemed OK to me.

[@darbwalker8835]

I’ll give you 1500 for it 😉

[@misfittoys8883]

Not just yet

[@terrelltiller5710]

Yeah, just call it a night

[@terrelltiller5710]

Yeah, plastic likes to seize up

[@misfittoys8883]

I should have used "shrink with time" but it all has the same effect. I could reasonably argue that the plastic WAS indeed siezed to the rusted steel shaft running through it.