So there is this 77 f-150 thats been sitting a mile from my house he wants 750$ for it but said he would take 400$. Its got the d-44/9in im not sure on tranny/t-case theres no motor and the wiring harness is all stripped out but for 400 bucks i dont think its a bad buy considering i could get that much for just the axles around here. This would be my trail rig i would do extended RA's 6 in cage coils inborded chevys in the rear with a big old shackle prollay a 390 for the motor depending on the tranny in it now but i can just get a new trans so no big deal anyways.
What do you guys think opinions please? And 400 bucks is a lot of money to me considering im 16 and make 6.75 an hour and only can get 18 hrs a week.

 

I'd pass on it unless you buy it just to resell the parts and make a little money off of it.

 

for 400 why not buy it? you'll kick yourself in the future

 

Don't do a big 'ol shackle to lift it that's so freaking ghetto. Buy some springs they aint that expensive. you could run 12-14 inches of lift on that thing all spring and run 38's or 39.5's. It would be a sick trail ride. Why not go with a 460 for the motor?

Now you could build a 427cobrajet run glass packs with true dual 3.5 inch stacks, and set her up on some 38 ground hawgs. Oh boy I'm going back down memory lane again....Damn you

 

^^^^ down boy down

 

You just described my dad's truck in your last sentence i think im gonna get it might as well and from what i see the cab and front clip are in pretty good shape for a 32 year old truck bed is starting to get bad but i would flat bed it anyways and im not running mud just local trails and two tracks by our cabin up north and our 20 acres i can tear up ill run the cheapest 35 i can find for a tire and would keep the dana 44 up front. and springs cost money shackles can be made.