My Ford Truck Project (And Other Projects)
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Right, but it's like a .8X I think right? Also, I think I may have asked this before. The real toploaders were the 4 speed overdrive trannies I think from the previous body style?
I think you are correct, it's 0.8:1. The actual toploaders came in 1978-'87 pickups as well as a bunch of other stuff.
My dad had one in an 85ish 2wd reg cab long bed 2wd truck. It was pretty new when he bought it. He used to let me shift for him.
I gave the truck a wash today for the first time in a while. It had a film of dirt on it. The transmission doesn't seem to be leaking any more. It still has a small oil leak that I occasionally smell from inside but it doesn't drop on the dipstick hardly at all.
Thanks, I appreciate that.
Seeing it now, I think he does. He stops by every once in a while and tells me he wants it back. He replaced it with a black '01 or '02 F-250 XLT in the same configuration- supercab, long bed, gasser, manual trans, 4wd. He tells me he hates it. It had all of the common 5.4L problems, the transmission went out on it, and recently he said it feels like something has been binding in the rear axle. He's also told me he just doesn't like the way it looks, the way it rides, the gearing, the interior, and some other things about it. He said he liked my truck a lot more.
If I ever sell it I'll give him first dibs on it.
The jelly bean trucks were a little more civilized when new but didn't seem as sturdy long-term. I will say though, the early Expeditions are an incredible value now since they were mostly relegated to soccer mom duty. My buddy was looking for something to tow his boat and I recommended that he look for one. He found a one-owner with 120k im pristine condition for $1800. Loaded with leather and it looked like no one had ever sat in the back seat. In 3 years he's done nothing but change oil.
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