That's right a 58 F100, everyone Welcome brendanmason https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/m...5843&vmid=5527


Glad you found us

 

Welcome to the chapter, glad to see someone else who enjoys the 50's iron.

 

Sorry, double post

 

Welcome to the chapter. Can't wait to meet you and check out your truck!

 

Excellent!! Welcome to the club.

 

When i was 13 I spotted a 58 F100 in a junk yard in atkins.

Until then I had no real interest in old trucks. that eventually led me to getting the 66 when I was 17.

Welcome to the club

 

Thanks for the warm welcome guys!! I am glad to be here! I am definitely in love w/ the classics-cars and trucks and diesels are my favs...but who am I kidding-as long as it is Ford, Lincoln, or Mercury I will probably like it! Yes, even a Pinto ( as long as it has a 460 in it! lol)! I actually used to turn wrenches as a Ford technician from 2000-2003 when Ford shut my dealership down. I worked at Melton Motor Co. in Lonoke, AR for those of you who live in Lonoke County! I have forgotten a lot of what I knew ( I was a Powerstroke specialist), but if you have a question, I will sure TRY (no promises) to help you! Thanks for such a great welcome and its good to be here!

 

Wow, thats cool you were a PSD specialist.. a great deal of the AR chapter members have one..well take a look

 

lol, that was me! I love the Powerstrokes...from my experiences the best ones were the '98-'02 models. I changed out many a v/c gaskets and injectors in the beasts. I saw many farm trucks (where farmers believe that "routine" oil changes are 10,000 mi +) w/ them and I am not convinced that they make a good farm truck for someone who will not take care of them. They have a lot of power and I just wish that Ford would have turned them up like International did (600 ft/lbs of torque) to run in their medium duty trucks ( International T-444e = Ford Powerstroke). The best light duty diesels on the market are the Powerstroke and the "B" series Cummins. I haven't figured out why Chevy hasn't gotten out of the diesel market cause they have been looking for a diesel for 20+ yrs and have yet to find one! They need to stick to the Z71's and leave the pulling to Ford and Dodge! lol

 

I'd kill myself if I only had 600 ft/lbs of torque.