1977 Ford F150 Cheap Truck Challenge Turned Ultra4 Ford
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- čas přidán 11. 03. 2021
- This 1977 For F-150 has come a long way since it won Cheap Truck Challenge back in 2013! It had lived its entire life in the Carson Valley, although since then I have driven it as far as Cabo San Lucas and Anchorage. It still has the vintage sheetmetal and patina, nearly every aspect of the dentside F-150 has been upgraded over the years to stand up to the 40-inch Nitto Trail Grapplers. The original 351W, NP435, and NP205 have been upgraded with a 460, ZF5, and Off Road Design Doubler that puts an NP203 range box in front of the NP205. The engine was built by LA Speed with a full roller valvetrain, Edelbrock heads, an Edelbrock intake manifold, ARP fasteners, and is topped with FI Tech.
The five speed made the truck way more driveable on long trips, and the suspension that uses front radius arms from Rock Hound and rear Deaver leaf springs provides great stability on the road but does sacrifice some articulation when compared to a three-link suspension. Rock Hound also added three-inch bypass shocks to all four corners and Sam Cothrun from Samco Fab dialed the shocks in for an amazing ride in any terrain. It isn’t exactly an Ultra4 car but it does fit the theme with big shocks, big tires, and a big engine.
Details abound in this truck, from the TIG-welded roll cage that Nate’s Precision built and tied into the rock sliders, to the PRP split bench seat, to the PSC steering system. All the armor was built at Nate’s Precisions as well and was left bare to rust and fit the theme of an old ranch truck. The Super Duty axles were built at Axleline with Detroit Lockers and 5.13 Sierra gears, and the front axle was upgraded with Dynatrac ball joints and a Free Spin Kit in order to live with the 6,900-pound curb weight and 40-inch-tall Nitto Trail Grapplers. If there is one truck that is social media gold for me, this is it. That’s how it got the name Raymond… everyone loves Raymond!
Built By:
Engine Swap, Bumpers, and Roll Cage, - Nate’s Precision, Sparks, NV- natesprecision.com/
Transmission Swap- Axleline, Sparks, NV- axleline.com/
Intake, Dual Batteries, and Suspension- Rock Hound Off-Road, Auburn, CA- www.rockhoundoffroad.com/
Shock Tuning and Wiring- Samco Fabrication, Sparks, NV- samcofabrication.com/
Fuel System- B-Radd Customs, Sparks, NV
Articles:
Cheap Truck Challenge- www.fourwheeler.com/news/131-...
Baja Road Trip- www.fourwheeler.com/events/17...
Alaska Road Trip- www.fourwheeler.com/news/feat...
Cheap Truck Challenge Built- www.fourwheeler.com/events/13...
Engine Swap Part 1- www.fourwheeler.com/how-to/en...
Engine Swap Part 2- www.fourwheeler.com/how-to/en...
ZF5 Swap- www.fourwheeler.com/how-to/tr...
Dual Batteries- www.fourwheeler.com/how-to/el...
Summit Wiring Harness- www.fourwheeler.com/how-to/el...
PRP Seats and Rugged Radio- www.fourwheeler.com/project-v...
Dynatrac Ball Joints- www.fourwheeler.com/how-to/su...
Bypass Shocks- www.fourwheeler.com/how-to/su...
Air Intake- www.fourwheeler.com/how-to/en... - Auta a dopravní prostředky
Oops! I screwed up and said the Warn winch is a 16.5cti. It is actually a 16.5ti off of the old UA Ranch Truck. I recently bought the same winch for the front of my Ram. You can get one of your own at: www.warn.com/165ti-heavyweight-winch-68801
alloy.. i fitted a 10mm wall bullbar,,being ausie.. cost $150. to my 79 f100. a guy in a 4 door corolla, pulled out right in front of me. im doing 60ks. hit him rear & side. car was scrap.. the b/bar flexed 3", at the corner,took a line of paint off.. no damage..note,s/duty axles here in aus,,are 3.5k,each. !!..
Nice truck. Change 1 thing, the Owner, yes I think it needs me as the owner...lol. Seriously nice truck.
This was the truck that got me into dentside fords. I was 12 when I first saw it and I fell in love with them. I’m 20 now and have owned multiple dentsides and currently own a 79 bronco that I’m building. Crazy my love for them started from this truck right here.
Damn son you are making me feel old!
i think the technical term is HELL FREAKIN' YEAH this truck RULES!
Raymond is a beast! I did realize how much beef is in that truck, amazing. Its awesome that you gave this truck the love that it deserves.
Nice truck , there's something about the bad ass look of those older Ford trucks i miss my high boy
The steering geometry is awesome on this truck specially the last scene of it gettin it. Awesome truck.
Harry Wagner and his truck are the real thing. You We have been following Harry ever since we hooked up with him at the Ultimate Adventure a few years back. We're just glad to be part of his recovery gear!
I watched this thing get swamped in a hole close to the beginning of bronco canyon crazy how far its come! So badass!
Damn I love those old Fords!
Im glad that the truck is still around and being used at it should. It is such a cool looking truck and you have done well with all of the upgrades.
Those big block ford's are an awesome power plant. I can only imagine the fun time you had running that truck to Alaska and wheel it. That's so cool.
460. flat tops. mild cam,inlet,4bbl. cant beat it. last forever..
I just bought a 78 ford f150 recently, I’m gonna go ahead and copy this
MPG?....it's really only about the smiles per gallon!
I still have those issues when you were prepping Raymond for action!!!! I won't change a thing.
Man I’m a Chevy guy when it comes to the old trucks but that is a badass truck I love the old school looks with and the new high speed parts hidden in there.
I bought a 79 f350 standard cab long box truck 5 years ago…factory king pin Dana 60 up front and Dana 60 rear…factory 4.10 gears with LSD.
C6 auto now with a 460 (factory 400 was blown) been sitting since 91 and I’ve slowly been resurrecting it! Runs and drives nice now, cab and chassis are solid but needs some love! Very fun truck to drive …many people want me to do what you’ve done to yours! Tempting but this truck is neat the way it is….only about 10,000 of these trucks were produced in 79. I love seeing these old fords brought back to life and used some how.
Whether it be stock or modified! Great build and I enjoyed the video!
Thanks for finally sharing the build details!
Nice build. I like your choices for the look and functionality
Love the Glasses and Jacket. Also nice little explanation on Front Digs. Keep it up
Great vid. Keep it up.👍🏻
Met you back at Socoroweem in 08. Actually built a r/c copy of your yoda.
Nice to see some stuff from a great guy.
8MPG on a good day? Doesn't matter, its still super sweet.
And I'm crying 'cause mine give me 13. 🙈
390/C6 in my 74 F350. 10.5 average.
Just did a 10 hour round trip and was super excited when it did 12.8 on the Hwy
@@dragthatsht driving this things is a sweet feeling.
It's all about smiles per gallon
That truck just go right over everything 🤙🏻🤙🏻
My favorite truck I have ever rode in. Your awesome Harry!
God, I love that green. Whenever I build a retro-mod, I want it in green :)
Great video! Will be waiting for more. Very high quality!
I remember seeing you bomb down to Cabo with us that year for the Mexican 1000, Raymond didn't skip a beat and caught my attention everytime you passed by! Glad it's still getting upgrades and seeing the road and trail.
That trip was the inspiration for adding the bypass shocks!
I wouldn’t CHANGE NOTHING! This is The COOLEST BIG WHEELER IVE EVER SEEN! I LOVE ❤️ THIS TRUCK! It’s AWESOMENESS IS UNPARALLELED 💪💪💪 WELL DONE ON THE VIDEO👏👏👏
Your truck is quite possibly the coolest truck I’ve ever seen! 👍
Sweet Harry - You did a great job on the truck and video. Most excellent.
Love that truck. Followed the build in the magazine.👍👍
Dude I love that truck! I want to build something like that in the future.
One of my favorite rigs Harry 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
man, I love that old truck. Great video!
Your truck running in slow motion reminds me of my dog running in the open spaces. Nice truck!
That’s one badass rig!
Beautiful beast!!!!! Love the color. 🥵😍🇺🇸
Love it I have one myself and this one has influenced my build!
Sweet machine. Thanks for the ideas for my daughters 78 bronco build we're getting at soon
Great looking rig Harry!! Looks and it wheels......awesome! Chas
I ❤️ Raymond... everybody ❤️s Raymond!!! Video of the mint Yota next! Keep ‘em coming!
Unfortunately I sold the Toyota but Richard from Desk to Glory made a video about it a couple years ago.
czcams.com/video/BvFWI_V83C8/video.html
Cool truck ! I made my airbox out of a little red wagon turned upside down , it looked cool too
Love to see a 3” bed cage with some kc lights and maybe a canvas cover but the truck is awesome.
I say around 6-7 average mpg.
But like you said "you don't run a built 460 and run 40" tires and expect good gas mileage" awesome truck.
o wow I wondered what happened to this thing awsome to see it again ty
Great build 👍🏻👍🏻
Always loved this truck!
Another great vid harry!
Harry, sweet pickup man!
I love this truck. Its real similar in intent to what id like to build out of my 90 F350. I really like the solid aluminum drag link and I gotta start researching that and collecting for my own rig.
Thanks for the kind words! Visibility isn’t great in this truck, I was going through a 1.75” 0.250-wall DOM tie rod every year before Chris Durham made me this aluminum tie rod.
I just machined a set of high steer arms for my kingpin axle. I’m probably gonna go with the solid 7075 drag link right out the gate. I’ve been through a lot of factory drag links so far.
The lack of visibility and size is kind of the fun part. More of a aim and send it approach.
Sweet build
Love this truck so much!
One of my favorite builds. And a solid 7 MPG im guessin 🤣 But damn its gotta be fun to drive 😁
I wouldn't change a thing. Totally bad ass!
Nice job Harry. And yes it’s an animal in the snow.
Love that truck so much
So glad you have your own channel Harry, Ramen is the shit!
Very nice truck, hands down best truck. I want to build something just like this for everyday and get out of these expensive new trucks.
11mpg, love the work that went into this!
You don't build a truck like this for fuel efficiency!
As an owner of a 78 f250 this is awesome🤠
Great content your channel will grow fast
You have a very cool truck I love them old dentside ford's I own 3 and love them
Sitting here adding up all the work put into it. I don’t care it’s worth it.
That’s a Sick truck! I’m wanting to build my 87 F150 like that
Awesome Rig
I had one of these with a 300 4sp 4wd and loved it I can only imagine how this one does
Knew that there would be atleast one comment that goes something like this. I'm not a Ford guy but. Lol gotta love it.
I'm glad John Conner made the radiator shroud. That will make it Terminator proof. This truck is as good as anything out there from what I can see. The capabilities really cover a lot of bases with the ability to rock crawl and yet travel all the way to Alaska. Only thing I don't agree with is the " Patina ". Some people like it but it does take away from the truck. The tires probably cost more than a decent coat of paint and I'm sure budget isn't the reason. Still love the truck for its toughness.
I have a 97 4x4 single cab f350 with the 460 and a ZF5 (47), I love what you've done with your truck man, its giving me inspiration. Right now I just have it lifted with new suspension components, 37s, banks intake and exhaust, and skid plates. Im glad it already came with a sterling 10.25 rear and Dana 60 front. Loving it out in the forest when I'm searching for a secluded camping spot with my girlfriend and dog
Sounds like an awesome truck!
Great looking truck
Great lookin rig!
Great truck👍
Awesome truck.
Not much I would change about it.
Literally my dream truck wow I love it
Sweet truck man love those old Fords I have a couple broncos and 150s built for the ohv park here in gilbert mn can't beat wedging a full size down jeep trails only thing I would change is to make it a bronco more room for the dogs and love wheeling without the top
Sweet rig !!
Love that truck! The only thing I’d change is giving it more screen time.
Yes sir, that’s a cool truck!
Badass "Do it all" rig. I'd like to see or read more of the Mexico trip with it.
www.fourwheeler.com/events/1706-is-this-the-ultimate-road-trip-bajajaja/
@@HarrySituations WOW! How badass was that?! What was the deal with pulling the oil pan off the Ford?
@@witcher71 a socket ended up in the engine when we pulled the distributor to check the wear on the gear. 🤦🏼♂️
@@HarrySituations Damn the bad luck!! Especially that far away from from home.
Love the truck!
Sweet old Ford!
Cool video!! Dream truck. I wouldn't change a thing, maybe add some off-road lighting
Love these old Fords.
I’ve wanted this truck since the cheap truck challenge! Sell me this thing!!
Everything has a price!
@@HarrySituations I doubt I’m that rich lol but itd look good beside my long bed 78
I'm in the process of building a 1979 F150 flareside And I'm planning on the 05 SD axle swap and same trans and transfer case set up, The only difference is my engine choice I'm going with the 7.3 powerstroke
Great truck!
Great truck.
I love this truck!!!
I have same year f150 mine is a custom explore though and I want to do pretty much the same thing cool to see it done
Such a great truck
Thanks Mark!
Nice Truck!
Dude soo sweet this old girl is exactly what I’ve been dreaming of. Shame i live in eastern canada she be rotten in a couple months. And being a broke highschooler definitely wouldn’t help. Awesome build man keep it up!!
This truck is a boy
It’s name is Raymond
That truck needs no change it’s friggin perfect
Awesome truck
LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT !!! Thanks for an in depth look. Only thing I'd change is my name on the title lol. But I have a 78 F250 thats the same color and its getting one ton axles thins spring. Maybe someday it will be like Raymond. I'd love to see more off road video of it.
Awesome Mitchell if you have any questions let me know. Would be awesome to get the trucks out on the trail together.
@@HarrySituations That would be awesome!!! I livein Iowa, maybe meet up at Moab someday, hmmm.
I hope you have deep pockets. I would like to know a price list for this beast.
I love your truck sir
It might be considered a cheap truck, but its anything but! Its an awesome rig! Inspirational
Cummings 5.9 swap IT.. w/ 5 speed manual!😎👍 rear axle needs a ladder bar.- *Ranch truck, where is ur gun rack & Rifle"- *roll bar. w/ KC working flood lights is a must-have. Whip-check flag, CB-radio-w/ long range walkie-talkies, (tire chains), oh yeah dual windshield wipers. Under chassis wheel rock light's, (off road snorkel- the 5.9), Maxxix- creepy crawlers or trepador 40" tires. (*Rcv axle upgrade is must HAVE.)
Badass truck👍🏼
I love it!!!