1984 Ford F150-Connor B.

Well, I don’t really know where to begin. Dad has had me in garage working on cars and trucks before I could ride a bike. I have always been his little right hand man handing him tools and holding the light. He is a Ford magician. He is a Ford maniac. The last four digits of my home phone number spell FORD! That’s enough with his obsession…now back to the truck. Living in a one red light town and that being the only town in the county, everybody knows everybody. This truck was one of my best friend’s dads graduation present from high school. He got to pick it out just how he wanted it. A brand new 2wd 1984 Ford F-150 stepside with a 300ci Straight 6. He drove it many years after high school but ultimately grew tired of the truck after he found the amenities of modern vehicles. He parked it in the corner of his yard. Dad drove passed his house fairly often and had noticed that truck many times. One day on our routine drive to a nearby town, he stopped. I was perplexed at first but I quickly saw the same vision he had. Long story short, we purchased the truck as is that day for $800 and came back the very next afternoon to load it up. Tear down was a slow process at first for I lacked the drive and enthusiasm my father had. The truck sat in our shop for a week at a time without me touching it while my father and grandfather worked vigorously. While the truck was parked in the corner of the previous owner’s yard, a sprinkler had been spraying the driver side of the cab every morning. Ultimately, it had the worst cab rot on a Ford truck I had ever seen. We found a donor Lariat cab that was 100% cherry. By the point I saw this new cab and some Dupont primer being sprayed, I think i was more excited than my was. As you can tell from the pictures, we started from almost nothing and worked our way up. From the very beginning I told dad that I did not want a 6 cylinder in my first vehicle. Dad being the man that he is didn’t disappoint. He built a 302 that could power a train if it needed to. Living in such a rural area, 4 wheel drive is a must. Once again, dad came through; And not only did he come through, but he exceeded all my hopes. He purchased a 78 Bronco rolling chassis and stole the Dana 44 solid front axle out of the front end and all of the steering components as well and retrofitted them onto my existing frame. The conversion came out absolutely flawless. For the transmission and transfer case, we used a 100% rebuilt Mechanical AOD hooked to a Borg Warner 1356 magnesium transfer case. Once again, as you can see from the pictures, my first truck came out awesome and i could have never done it without my dad and grandfather, and any one else who helped me financially or physically along the way. The truck means the world to me, but the memories I made with my dad and grandfather and the knowledge I acquired through this whole process are worth way more than the truck ever could be.