The last 500 miles, this truck received a power makeover with the installation of a 383-cubic-inch stroker crate engine.
dyno sheets showing better than 500 horsepower, thanks in part to the modified crank from a 400 small block that allows for a 3.75-inch stroke. Fuel is drawn through a Quick Fuel Technologies HR Series carburetor, atop anEdelbrock Super Victor single-plane aluminum intake. Spent gases are carried out by a set of Hedman headers and a dual exhaust that exit at the back end of the truck. The engine is bolted to a GM Turbo Hydra-Matic 700R4 trans, good for three gears and an overdrive.
The transmission includes a new FTI Street Racer 9.5-inch lockup torque converter, and a Band M Quic Silver shifter inside the cab. The transmission shifts with no vibration or unexpected noise. The truck is finished in Plum Crazy purple paint applied in 2019. âshow qualityâ and rates as 9.4 out of 10, with no swirls or blemishes. The running boards are finished in a textured material tinted to match the truck's overall paint scheme, and protected by cast aluminum step plates. The lumber in the bed is varnished and set off with black steel ribs. All of the glass appears to be in good shape.Used 1948 Ford F-100 671 miles, Purple
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