Video: How good is this old Ford F-600 4×4? Let's find out!

Project “Bachelor padIs in full swing! I recently got this 1976 Ford F-600 4 × 4 at an auction for 3,000 US TFL Tumbleweed Ranch And we see how the off -road is going up and down Andre's pit. Let's go!

The “Faster loafThe project from last year is almost complete. It is a 1991 UAZ 452 4WD “Buhanka” van. The Fast -Laib project name refers to its engine exchange. This old Soviet car is now powered by a 4.8 -l -chevy Silverado V8, which is packed with a 700R4 automatic transmission and an NP205 4 × 4 transfer.

In this episode we put the fast LAIB new Firestone Destination MT/2 tires. We have to get it on the highway for a high -speed test. We jump into the van, but something bad happens. We burn the 3rd and 4th gears in this 4-course 700R4 automatic transmission! Still! It is a setback that we knew it had a chance to happen, but we hoped that it would not happen now.

It is time to start the F-600 bachelor pad. Oh no, the carburetor licks. That's why there are several pounds of sand over the engine! David, Mr. Truck and I vote. We take two fire extinguishers and decide to give this truck a short test drive. Hopefully it will not catch fire.

Is the F-600 original?

Is it really an original truck with around 46,000 miles on the mileage? I stretched out Ford and they contacted me. Here is what you said.

1976 Ford F-600 4 × 4 (Vin: f65eva76106)

• Summary: 1976 Ford F-600, confirmed Fabrik 4 × 4 (Vin Code F65).
• Motor: 361 Cubic Inch Ford FT V8 (gas), original factory installation (Vin Code E).
• Body: Truck was built as a steel body, regular taxi -chassis cabin equipped with the standard -Schwarz -Vinyl bank seats (AA8).
• Transmission: Clark 285V directly 5-speed manual with PTO (Transcode M).
• Drive train: Rockwell T-223 2-speed transmission case and Rockwell drive axes (twin-stick transfer housing, front and rear drive axis).
• Hinter axle: Rockwell H-170 model with a gear ratio of 6.83: 1 (confirmed by axle day).
• Assembly: Kentucky truck work (Vin Code V)
• Ordered: Ordered by the Denver district Sales office (DSO Code 76).
• Domestic special order: The complete DSO code 768007 implies that this truck in the sales office of Denver District, probably by a fire brigade or a promotion, was customized. The origin as well as specific high-performance components that are needed for the fire brigade (such as the fleshy Clark gearbox, the Rockwell 4 × 4 setup and extremely low corridors), seem to support David's first assessment that this could be a wildland firet truck, but the Marti report could tell more.
• Funky J axis: The 'J' code on the door plate is strange and usually implies 4 × 2 with power steering, but the presence of the front drive axis, the transmission case and the F65 cod obviously implies that this was a 4 × 4 factory from the factory. The existing J code is probably a peculiarity of special instructions instead of being converted to 4 × 4 later.

Indeed! It seems to be an intact original truck. The Colorado title says that the 46,000 miles are “actual miles”, so that there were no mileage differences.

Direction of the Bachelor -Pad project?

Since it is a mostly original F-600 4 × 4 chassis-CAB, I would like to keep it as mechanically as possible. This F-600 also did 49 years of work. It deserves to withdraw and have fun!

We will operate the engine, repair the fuel leak, clean it up and hopefully help the engine to lower a little more electricity. The original evaluation of this engine was 140 Horsepower And 400 LB-FT Torque.

We have to operate the 285V-5-speed manual transmission Clark. Remove the leaky pto device and have it moved to the right. We have to repair the leak of power steering fluids. We will check the Rockwell Transferfall and the Rockwell axes. There is no plan to replace one of these drive train and drive components.

The fire engine is removed. This truck served as a fuel tanker for the Mt. Bachelor Skigebiet. The fire truck body was modified several times. It has to go. In his place, David wants to build something very interesting.

Here are some renderings for the AI ​​generation.

Ki renderings cannot come close to what we imagine, but at least we have something to shoot. Please watch the video below to find out what other dreams and ideas have for this Ford F-600 truck.

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