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Started by 400M , Sep 08 2009 06:47 PM

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#1 400M

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Posted 08 September 2009 - 06:47 PM

Just wanted to say hello. I just got a 1979 F-150 4x4 short bed regular cab. the owner said it is a 400M motor.
the vin says it is a 351M. anyways i am going to start a long restore process. hope to do a little at a time.
i never owned a ford truck up till now. so i am going in to this as blind as a bat. Please be patient because i
am going to be asking a lot of questions AFTER i search them out.

Have a great day. :unsure:

Edited by 400M, 08 September 2009 - 07:16 PM.

1979 Ford F-150 with a 351M regular Cab Rusted Short Bed.
in neeed of a good Short Bed. Help!!!
I know there is no such thing as a 400M, but mine has a modified CAM.

#2 bronc76

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Posted 09 September 2009 - 11:52 AM

Welcome to the zone! I, too am restoring a '79, but yours looks better than mine.

#3 400M

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Posted 09 September 2009 - 01:44 PM

looks can be deceiving. i need to replace 75% of the bed floor pan. no one makes a shortbox floor assemblies. i only find long box floor pans. 0r 48 inch x 16 inch floor pieces. going to be a long hard road.

Thanks.

1979 Ford F-150 with a 351M regular Cab Rusted Short Bed.
in neeed of a good Short Bed. Help!!!
I know there is no such thing as a 400M, but mine has a modified CAM.

#4 liljade

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Posted 17 September 2009 - 08:03 AM

Looks like you picked a great truck to start with. I myself already have a 78 2wd I have had for 13 years and am looking to buy a 4wd so if ya know of another please let me know.

#5 1978Rebuilder

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Posted 04 April 2011 - 06:03 PM

Hey partner. There is such a thing as a 400, and your 351M is one. The M stands for modified. Modified to what? A 400. Nice ride. I have a 78 F-150 Ranger XLT 4x4 Long bed. Mine started out as a rust bucket also, but I bought a clean 75 and swapped in the whole body.

#6 1978Rebuilder

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Posted 06 April 2011 - 04:03 PM

Before I swapped out the body I put in floor pans from LMC, as I was tired of rust getting in my eyes driving down the highway. That'll piss you off! You have a beautiful truck man. Looks a lot like Bigfoot. Did you know that Bigfoot was a 79 Ford? Look it up, and you'll have a lot more to look forward to! How much lift is on this one? I'm gettin' a 9-inch suspension lift from Jeff's Bronco Graveyard this August, along with a 3-inch body, plus three more from the cut-outs when I add Bushwhacker flares. 15" I'll be runnin' 44" Swamper Boggers on 16" wagon wheels, so when I break somethin' I can keep those expensive tires and just put them on dana 60s on 16 inch 8-lug wagon wheels. Going to go with 5.12 gears. Pics of mine on my profile

#7 Lampard

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Posted 15 August 2013 - 11:20 PM

Did you know that Bigfoot was a 79 Ford? Look it up, and you'll have a lot more to look forward to! How much lift is on this one? I'm gettin' a 9-inch suspension lift from Jeff's Bronco Graveyard this August, along with a 3-inch body.

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