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The person that posted it said it was from a 1986 Newspaper, that's about all I know. I don't know if that price was for a base model and the rest were just options.

Gary, Don't get me wrong, I love all the mods and gadgets and stuff, and I certainly appreciate all the time and effort you've put into the truck, but now that they're 40 years old, and older, I really like hearing the history of the truck. Maybe it's just me, I dunno haha. Did it spend the majority of its life on a farm in Arkansas, or did a little old lady in Nebraska only drive it on Sundays!! Maybe it is more of a local thing for me, since so many classics come from away, but still, lots of them are indeed local, including the 70 year old truck I have now. Based on my own experience at car shows, just as many people want to know the history of a truck as much as what was done to it (Modded, or restored, or not). The ladies (and some men) ask about the color, and if it is original.

Blast from the past. Came across this on a FB page dedicated to old pictures, etc.

Gary, The Bullnose Geek in me would like to see some historical stuff, like where the truck was built and what month, what the codes and names of the colors are, etc. I'm a bit of a Certification Label geek, I guess...haha. When I'm at car shows, people always ask where the truck came from, where it spent most of its life, when did I get it, etc. Just a thought.

I've had it happen on small block Chevs. Never on a Ford. When it did happen, I caught it before it completely broke out. It was cracked and flexing, causing vibration.

I'm pretty sure our 1993 E350 RV only got 8mpg...maybe 8.5, but that was an EFI 460 with an E4OD. It was also 31 feet long with dual wheels, so it was certainly wasn't light. It had great power though! We were lucky enough to have owned it during the lowest point of the Covid lockdowns when gas was only 70 cents a liter here, and even then it cost $150-ish to fill. It would be $450-$500 now. Eeek.

Right. I guess if the bed is 8' long, then the camper is every bit of 12' not including the part over the cab. I didn't even notice that it was made for a Supercab haha. It even looks wider than normal to me. What would a 460 with a C6 hauling that camper get for MPG? Good grief...I can't even imagine.

I'm only posting this up because of the camper... I know the pics are skewed a bit which makes it look even worse, but is that not a massive slide-in camper? It looks a lot bigger than most to me. Kudos to the old Bullnose, not squatted even an inch...maybe it has airbags or something. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/446688376874976/?ref=browse_tab&referral_code=marketplace_top_picks&referral_story_type=top_picks

Might that have something to do with where you live? YES! hahaha, of course...but my point was that usually when trucks are "optioned-up" with AC, they also usually have V8's. Most Lariats and XLT's are not 300/6 trucks. The only Bullnoses with AC in Canada are the ones that were imported from the southern US in recent years lol.

Yup, door hinges, and clean out the "duck-bill" cowl drains! They get all plugged up with dirt and debris after a while. Clean them out and then run some water down the cowl to flush them out.

Quad shock front end and both front and rear factory swaybars too. This truck was meant to be sturdy on the road! Don't see factory AC on the 300's all that often either, or at least I haven't.

If it's an original 8.8, they almost always came with either 3.08's or 3.55's, all the way from 1983-1996. 4.10's are a big jump, for sure. Hope he has overdrive or huge tires!

100%. I know parts for the Ford 8.8 are relatively inexpensive...I have been pricing them lately, but the wild card is the labor. I'm sure a proper shop would charge 4 hours labor at least...maybe more. A crafty backyard mechanic would do it for less obviously.

I did this master cylinder swap on my '84 as well and I really liked it. Wired in the float switch also.

Assuming you have an 8.8 diff, I'm guessing somewhere around $600 bucks. Somebody could correct me if I'm wrong, but a new ring and pinion, bearings, and installation kit is probably going to run you $250-$300 bucks, and then labor on top of that. Maybe more.

The quick fix for this is to order a 1987 Mustang GT water pump. This is what I did (I'm running a 1996 F150 serpentine system on my 302, which is the same as what you have, I believe 1994-1996 were the same). I ended up not needing the Mustang water pump as I eventually changed the timing cover to a later EFI cover, but if you want to leave yours on and just swap the pump, the Mustang pump is the ticket. I don't know the full history, but for a few years...1985-ish to 1987, Mustang 5.0 GT's still had the old carbed timing covers but also had serpentine belt systems with reverse rotation water pumps. They had round ports instead of the elongated D shaped ports, so they could be installed on either rotation timing cover.

I've always wondered about the 5.0's transition from carburetor to EFI. I've always known that it was 1985, but how exactly that was rolled out, I don't know. Gary, I'm not questioning what you're saying, because a lot of people will say that EFI was optional in 1985 with the 5.0, but I thought Vinny said one time that there were no carbed 5.0's built after February 1985 (Certification label date, not dealer sold date). The end of February would be roughly the middle of the production year. Of course there would have been weeks, months, and probably many months in some places where carbed 5.0 trucks were on the dealer's lots with the EFI 5.0's, so in that sense you'd definitely have options to choose from, at least temporarily. Or, was it an actual option in the 1985 brochure that you could choose one or the other? Splitting hairs here, I know, but I'm curious being a bit of a 5.0 fan boy and all. Where's Lariat Rick?...He might know.

Welcome aboard Jake! This truck must have factory AC. They're the ones that are easy to change the heater core. If it's without factory AC, changing the heater core is quite a bit more work! Welding in a new frame horn shouldn't be a big deal. Measure twice and cut once;). I cut a set of frame horns off an '86 and welded them on to a 1995 F150 frame that I swapped under a 1980 F150. It worked out well. I measured everything 20 times to make sure the bumper would line up perfectly with the Bullnose body. Good luck with it and keep us posted on the progress! I'd like to see that frame work!

Yes sir, that was a bad bolt to break. Next to one of the coolant ports...below it, where the coolant will eventually leak into the threads and rust. There's no easy way to deal with this one unfortunately. Good advice above...I think you'll have to pull that timing cover and see from there.

Ya, I'm not sure why that is, unless it's just about the hydroboost brakes? I'm not sure. Wouldn't hurt to ask. If you have a Bricknose maybe you have the metric fitting already. I'm not sure what year they switched from standard to Metric.

I used the stock replacement bushings from LMC on two trucks. I bought all six at the same time from the core support to the cab. I found they worked great myself.

I wasn't aware of this steel bracket...that is interesting, although I didn't know there was anything wrong with the old cast aluminum bracket (which is what you have by the way). Ford used that same bracket on a kazillion vehicles...lol. Anyway, have a look at this pump from Lee...it is a Ford C2 pump with Saginaw internals. https://leepowersteering.com/products/ford-cii-power-steering-pump-replacement One thing to note is that this pump has a metric fitting, so to install one of these in a Bullnose, you'd have to buy a 90's power steering line. They're exactly the same as the Bullnose lines except the fitting on the pump end is metric. It's not a big deal...the steering boxes were all the same anyway.

Dave, That's a great looking bike for the price. I am a long time motorcycle enthusiast but haven't had a bike for 4-5 years now. My helmet, boots, and gloves are all still on shelf in case I should get the urge again lol. Living in NC you are close to some of the finest motorcycling roads on the continent in the Smoky Mountains. We used to ride down to NC every year in May and hit the mountains. We usually stayed in Robbinsville, or right at Deals Gap a couple times. If I lived within a reasonable distance of the Blue Ridge Parkway, I'd still have a motorcycle. In the last years that I had one, I was averaging 20k miles per year on 2 wheels. In any case, nice find and congrats. I'll be following along.

I bet she was a nice old truck in her day. Looks pretty crusty now. If the rear bumper and brackets are decent they will sell. There are always guys looking for them.

If the truck originally had a T18, that probably explains the cover over the original shifter holes in the tunnel cover. Maybe they came like that from Ford in the 3spd w/OD trucks, I don't know. I guess that begs the question, what year is the trans that's in it now? They're probably all the same anyway, between 1978-1982 or however long they existed. Getting parts for that transmission is one thing, but getting parts for the shifter is a whole other story. Call one of the places that specializes in Ford "Toploader" transmissions, and see if they can direct you. http://www.davidkeetoploaders.com/ You have what I think they call a Toploader Imposter ha! http://www.davidkeetoploaders.com/imposters.htm You can probably buy a Hurst shifter for it...that would make it shift NICE, but it will in turn make your wallet feel quite loose and sloppy...lol.