I bought this hulk to get at the AC parts and to get the template for the hole in the firewall for the AC that I was swapping onto my 1979 F100. It had no engine, trans, rear axle, front clip, bed, or doors when I bought it for the princely sum of $50 and drug it home. Yes, Craigslist strikes again. It was a fair deal. In addition to the carb and front suspension, it had the AC parts and wiring harness, and the rear sway bar, large rear tires, rear overload springs, and dual gas tanks were still on it. There were plates welded across the frame rails under the bed to mount a fifth wheel to.

The data sticker on the driver's side door jamb shows the VIN to be F25JRY23040, which breaks down to F25 = F250, J = 460 4bbl V8, R = built in Jan Jose, CA, and Y23040 to be the serial number of this truck. The codes F0121 and TO442 seem to apply to the extra weight ratings on the front a rear axles. The build date is 03/77, which makes this a 1977 model year truck. The GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating) is 7900 lbs, with the front axle being 3350 lbs and the rear axle being 5300 lbs. The owner had informed me that is was a 460 powered truck that was used to tow a large fifth wheel or haul a camper shell. The pedals and lack of a shifter show it to have been an automatic, likely a C6. The lack of a 4wd shifter in the floor and the lack of a front axle arrangement says it was a 2wd truck. That all lines up with the VIN number, so I'm going to believe it. The huge rear tires seem to agree with it being a very heavy load in the rear, such as a camper shell or fifth wheel, and the 5300 lbs rear axle rating concur with that. The additional data that's usually at the bottom of the sticker on the door jamb (color and trim info, etc.) was not filled in, but everything looks to be original for colors - it's white with a green interior.

The stuff I don't need or want will be for sale once I get done with the truck. The 460 engine mounts may be interesting to someone, as might the rear overload springs and the gas tanks. I might use the rear anti sway bar on my truck, or maybe not. If something looks interesting to you, ask me about it.

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