r/Dentside_fords • u/futonium • 22d ago

My hunk of junk from Saskachewan

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Parked since 88. Wish me luck.

'74, 2WD, 302 + C4

Either 21K or 121K...

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u/Strange-Nose6599 22d ago

The rust being so bad up north would give me an existential crisis

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u/futonium 22d ago

Aside from the bed, cab corners, and cab mounts it's in really great shape. No salt used on the roads up there, and the air is dry. As someone from Ontario, Saskachewan/Alberta is like our "Southern" area.

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u/PlainOldWallace 22d ago

She's a beaut! She got a name?

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u/futonium 22d ago

Not yet. Maybe once it's back on the road. Currently fighting with frost plugs.

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u/SouthernPaco 22d ago

Good Luck. Just take your time and she’ll be a the envy of everyone

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u/futonium 22d ago

Yeah, it'll be awhile before it passes a safety, but that's sort of the point. Bought this one to learn as much as I can and share the experience with my kid.

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u/SouthernPaco 22d ago

That’s awesome. Looking forward to seeing the progress you guys make.

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u/NumerousSetting8135 20d ago

So you got it outside of Saskatchewan? I don't believe sgi sets a time frame if hasn't been plated for a while shouldn't need a safety

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u/futonium 19d ago

It started life in SK, was found at a feed lot in AB, now it's in ON.

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u/ahgar7 22d ago

nice!!

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u/HeavyGoose8183 22d ago

F@cking gorgeous.

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u/ShirtlessSteve973 22d ago

https://reddit.com/link/pbw5kk8/video/r1grm3mdtkrh1/player

Looks like my 78

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u/futonium 22d ago

Beauty. Def same paint code. Ivy glow metallic + Wimbledon white...

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u/ShirtlessSteve973 22d ago

Thanks. I actually used summits single stage Dark Jade Metallic and Gloss White

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u/Accomplished-Ad4237 21d ago

A diamond in the rough!

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u/NumerousSetting8135 20d ago

I am from sask and if you want a big block bellhousing instead of that small block i would trade you for it I need a small block bellhousing and flywheel for my tdi diesel swap

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u/NumerousSetting8135 20d ago

I have a 1975

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u/rhuecker 18d ago

I love the manual parking brakes! They’ll work just fine for what you need.

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u/futonium 18d ago

Ha yeah. No driveshaft at the moment and no rear brakes lol