NPoCP: Teal Truck Thursday Edition

"for Michigan" (formichigan) 07/11/2019 at 17:52 • Filed to: Npocp, Nice Price Or Crack Pipe, ford, f-150

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94 F-150 Regular Cab / Long Bed. 179400 miles. New 5.0L engine at 112500 miles (so 66900 miles on the engine over 17 years). Engine-out service in 2013 at 163850 miles.   Automatic. And that lovely 90s teal. Very clean inside and out. $2650.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > for Michigan 07/11/2019 at 18:00

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I’d pay that -- sans rust, if present.

for Michigan > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 07/11/2019 at 18:06

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I think I’m going to go look at it this weekend. I’ve been looking at Rangers mostly, but this is cleaner and more capable than any of those and the price is right.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > for Michigan 07/11/2019 at 18:08

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If it had a manual I’d be on it 

Sovande > for Michigan 07/11/2019 at 18:17

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I'd pay that

Fuckkinja > for Michigan 07/11/2019 at 18:26

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The 5.0 is way better than the 5.4. The 2wd doesn’t have the shitty ttb front end. It’s cheap to fix and parts are available everywhere. You don’t see many of these trucks on the road any more in Michigan. Really nice price if it has cab corners and the bottom of the doors aren’t to bad. 

Brickman > for Michigan 07/11/2019 at 18:28

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That is nice!

That drop in bedliner has me worried what is under there. Those things trap water.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 07/11/2019 at 18:39

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This new body style, 92+, era of F-150 was way better with an auto. In 150 guise, they came with a light-duty, Mazda sourced M5OD-R2 5-speed. This is a slightly beefed up version on the ranger/bronco II manual tranmission. They were only good for something like a 2,000 or 3,000lbs tow rating, and only available on the 300 and 302. The 351 was auto only. I recall hearing back in the day they were fairly fragile in the F-150/Bronco/van application.

To use them as a truck you needed the auto box E4OD . Otherwise you had to step up to a 250 or better to get the 5-speed ZF manual box that did work .

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > for Michigan 07/11/2019 at 18:41

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Asumming this is no rust (in the desert Southwest usage of the term) and has working A/C, nice price.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com 07/11/2019 at 18:48

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It’s so much easier to swap a better manual into one that already has a manual than a automatic 

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 07/11/2019 at 19:12

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The problem is the “better” manual that swaps in and mounts up to the light duty cross member is the borg-warner four speed manual box from the earlier trucks , IIRC. First was usually a granny gear, so four speed old trucks were effectively three speed vehicles outside of pulling stumps or idling a boat up the the launch ramp. GM four speeds were like this, too. It’s been a long time since I owned ford trucks of that vintage. If you want an old Ford with a manual that you can use as a truck, a 3/4 ton or better is the way to go.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com 07/11/2019 at 19:34

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A T5 6 would fit with minimal fabrication.  

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 07/11/2019 at 20:19

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I’ve not looked into that, but even so it seems like a whole lot of work and money compared to just buying the F-250 or better if you want to row your own and have some capability. You’d still have the issues of the manual F-150's having correspondingly softer springs to go with the intended capacity and the usually taller gears in the back. These were intended as low budget/fuel mileage specials , not really for working hard .

I looked at one of these with the 5.0 and the 5-speed manual back in the early 00's. It was in great shape with something like 60 or 70k on it and the price was right. I was smitten with the idea of a manual truck (I was also young, and naive, and not yet experienced driving a manual transmission 1 -ton truck with a 10,000lb trailer behind it through a major metro area at rush hour. I never considered owning a manual modern truck after that).   At the time I had a 91 with the 5.0 and auto, and a requirement to tow 6k. It worked, kinda, but the sub 200hp that the 5.0 was at that time left a lot to be desired towing the boat. It was passable for towing the racecar on an open trailer. Once I looked into fixing the manual capability in that 92 for sale and came to my senses , I just bought a bigger truck.

19JRC99 > for Michigan 07/11/2019 at 20:35

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My dad had a ‘95 in that same color. 302, 4R70W

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com 07/11/2019 at 20:36

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I really don’t need to tow anything. Just need to be able to transport things that don’t fit in the 1-er and ground clearance for camping would be nice 

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 07/11/2019 at 20:58

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They’d work fine for that.

arl > for Michigan 07/11/2019 at 22:15

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I likey. Had a 93 Mazda B2300 with the same color combo. Teal is the right color for mid 90's Ford stuff. 

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > for Michigan 07/12/2019 at 07:03

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Easy NP.