For Sale: 1978 Ford F150 in Winchester, Virginia

1978 Ford F150, Custom, 4WD, shortbed

Immaculate ’78 F150 with 99,000 original miles, garage kept since purchased new. I’m 2nd owner and I have all original paperwork from Ted Britt Ford, Virginia as special order / showroom model. This truck has factory tan cloth bucket seats, fold down arm-rests, center console with arm-rest, sliding rear window, sport steering wheel, roll bar, grille guard, factory aluminum 9.5” turbine wheels, sway bar, quad shocks & bedliner. The truck was repainted approx. 20 years ago – custom paint scheme @ around $10K cost.

Original motor was 351M which has been replaced with custom-built 460, has C6 automatic and NP205 transfer case, 3.50 gear ratios, factory limited slip / posi rear. TCI 3000 RPM, 10” converter & TCI shift kit with factory transmission fluid cooler.

Motor specs: (everything is brand new with exception of block, crank, rods & oil pan)

• Block, crankshaft, connecting rods & oil pan from 1997 7.5-liter F350
• Bored 0.060” over to 472 cubic inches
• Clevite mains and rod bearings
• Speed Pro forged pistons
• Trickflow Powerport aluminum cylinder heads with Ø2.20 Intake / Ø1.76 Exhaust valves. Springs are 140 lbs. at the seat and 450 lbs. open, Ø3/8” pushrods and guides
• Howards Cam hydraulic roller camshaft 0.611 / 0.611 lift, 235° / 243° duration @ 0.050
• Howards Cam roller lifters with link bars
• Howards Cam billet timing chain set with thrust bearing
• Trickflow roller rockers, 1.73 ratio
• Edelbrock intake manifold
• Holley 950 CFM, square bore with mechanical secondaries
• Autolite 3924 plugs
• MSD po-billet distributor with mechanical/centrifugal advance
• MSD 6AL digital ignition box with rev limiter
• MSD Blaster coil
• MSD 8.5mm plug wires
• 2” primary fender-well headers
• Melling oil pump & pickup
• Felpro engine gaskets throughout
• ARP bolts throughout

Calculated CR is 10.1:1 based on pistons, factory rods, factory stroke, cylinder head chambers & zero deck – runs perfect on 93 octane pump gas

Also installed:

• High flow water pump
• All new hoses and belts
• CVF aluminum pulleys
• New power steering pump
• 90-amp alternator
• Voltage regulator
• Heater control valve
• Heater core
• 2 5/8” Mechanical oil pressure gauge
• 2 5/8” Mechanical Water temp gauge
• 2 5/8” Vacuum gauge
• Hurst Quarter Stick shifter
• 5” Autometer tachometer
• Custom console with cup and cell phone holder made of oak

All factory gauges are functional – aftermarket oil pressure and water temp gauges are plumbed in series with factory gauges. New gas tank installed approx. 2 years ago. The C6 transmission has a TCI shift kit, adjustable modulator and a 3000 TCI stall converter.

This truck is basically perfect, fun to drive, carries approx. 85 PSI oil pressure cold and 50 – 60 PSI @ 180°F operating temperature. Even though the camshaft is on the wild side, motor produces about 12” vacuum at idle and power brakes work fine. Has AM/FM stereo with cassette player, amplifier & aftermarket speakers.

This truck is in immaculate condition, garage kept and very strong

$43,000