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Old 12-12-2015, 07:27 PM   #1
72longhornTX
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Houston, TX
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Meet Sarah, The Medium Blue Beast

Well this whole 67-72 bug started back in 2007 when I bought a 72 Longhorn when in High school. Ended up selling it and had a few square bodies and now I am back to the 67-72 series again.

I bought this truck about 3 months ago in Medina, TX, which is about an hour and half northwest of San Antonio. Found it on Facebook and drove out from Houston. The gentleman I got it from had it about 9 months and it ran when he got it. He told me the starter "ran away" on him one day and he hadn't touched it in 6 months.

With that, I towed her home and put a new starter and battery on it and it worked great. I drove it quite a bit and came across a heck of a deal. I work for a large tool company and had 2 tool boxes and only needed one.

So I naturally traded one for a complete pull out of a 2001 6.0 and 4L80E from a 2500HD truck with 120,000 miles. Farm truck where the body was garbage but the engine ran like a top.

You can see where this is going. I am pulling the 350 which runs great and putting in the 6.0.

I plan to do the body work a little at a time, but keep it running while I do it. I also want to shorten the bed and convert to 5 lug at some point. But for now, just the engine swap.
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Current:
2012 Ford F-250 4x4 6.7 Powerstroke
1971 C-20 2wd 350/TH400

Former:
1979 C-20 2wd 350/TH400, 300+hp. Rattle can paint job
1982 K-30 454/700R4. 4in lift with 37" Goodyear MT/R's Lots of goodies - Trail clean up truck
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