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growing up my dad always had rc trucks he used it to get work and haul stuff if we went somewhere we took my moms car- delta 88/98 lol fancy. his first extended cab truck was a f150 4x4 long bed xlt we said xlt stood for extra long truck lol. he had a 78/79 chevy 1500 rc with a factory 454 i wish he had kept that truck it would be fun to redo it now.
 

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growing up my dad always had rc trucks he used it to get work and haul stuff if we went somewhere we took my moms car- delta 88/98 lol fancy. his first extended cab truck was a f150 4x4 long bed xlt we said xlt stood for extra long truck lol. he had a 78/79 chevy 1500 rc with a factory 454 i wish he had kept that truck it would be fun to redo it now.

If it was a factory BB truck,i think it must of been a little earlier then 78,my memories not all that great,but i think the last year for a BB in a 1/2 ton was 76,but like i said,my memories not as good as it used to be,lol
 

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If it was a factory BB truck,i think it must of been a little earlier then 78,my memories not all that great,but i think the last year for a BB in a 1/2 ton was 76,but like i said,my memories not as good as it used to be,lol
they had the 454 all the way up to 79 at least and i think thetruck was a 79 not 100 sure though. the 454 was a optional motor. i had a buddy in high school that he and his dad had 454s i wanna say they were 76/77 model those were faster than my dad’s truck though because he had a “highway” gear rear end lol.

i think this is pretty cool- my granpa and grandma came straight fro germany and czechloslovika so they never drove my dad started driving at 13 and his car- a 56 chevy (in 1956- so brand new) 327 with get this a dontov cam lol my grandpa loved the lope sound
 
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they had the 454 all the way up to 79 at least and i think thetruck was a 79 not 100 sure though. the 454 was a optional motor. i had a buddy in high school that he and his dad had 454s i wanna say they were 76/77 model those were faster than my dad’s truck though because he had a “highway” gear rear end lol.

i think this is pretty cool- my granpa and grandma came straight fro germany and czechloslovika so they never drove my dad started driving at 13 and his car- a 56 chevy (in 1956- so brand new) 327 with get this a dontov cam lol my grandpa loved the lope sound

The 3/4 tons had it,but i don't think the 1/2 tons did after either 76 or 77
 

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Dodge dropped the 440 and 400 big block in 78.

1979 the fastest production vehicle was a regular cab.

1979 Lil Red Express

I want to get another regular cab. I might have to get one for my son lol.
 

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Dodge dropped the 440 and 400 big block in 78.

1979 the fastest production vehicle was a regular cab.

1979 Lil Red Express

I want to get another regular cab. I might have to get one for my son lol.

I just about traded my little 77 Ford shortbox off on a brand new 79 Lil Red ,told the dealer if it was faster then my Ford,i'd buy it,truck was quick,but wasn't gonna stay with my little Ford at the time,lol. The interior on them was very basic compared to what Chev and Ford were offering at the time though.
 

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The 3/4 tons had it,but i don't think the 1/2 tons did after either 76 or 77
ur probably right the the 76/77 buddies trucks were 3/4 ton but my dads seemed like it wa 1/2 but im probably wrong.

he also had a f150 ( i think) 74 or so ( it had twin i beam) with a 460 now that truck was fast i remember my dad putting the hurt on someone with that truck he and i laughing about it
 

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ur probably right the the 76/77 buddies trucks were 3/4 ton but my dads seemed like it wa 1/2 but im probably wrong.

he also had a f150 ( i think) 74 or so ( it had twin i beam) with a 460 now that truck was fast i remember my dad putting the hurt on someone with that truck he and i laughing about it

Them old 460's were a hell'va truck,lol.I had a 76 with a 460,the old school trick back then was to throw the earlier 429 timing chain set-up in them,as the 460's ran a ******** cam,and using the 429 gears advanced the cam,that and a set of long tube headers made that old 460 one of the best tire smoking trucks i've ever owned,the 3.89 gears didn't hurt either,but that truck knew where every fricking gas station was,lol
 

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Them old 460's were a hell'va truck,lol.I had a 76 with a 460,the old school trick back then was to throw the earlier 429 timing chain set-up in them,as the 460's ran a ******** cam,and using the 429 gears advanced the cam,that and a set of long tube headers made that old 460 one of the best tire smoking trucks i've ever owned,the 3.89 gears didn't hurt either,but that truck knew where every fricking gas station was,lol
lol my best friend in high school had a F250 “ranger” like75 or so with the 460 he bought a reman 460 and we put a intake holley blackjack headers ( lol) with a cam and for what it was that truck was fast i will say i made me mad that that 460 was a lot meaner than my dads lazy 454. i remember we put his motor in the truck before his headers came in and we started (we were 15) it his garage and set the whole truck on fire lol lol we got the fire out lol the 80 s were great haa
 
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lol my best friend in high school had a F250 “ranger” like75 or so with the 460 he bought a reman 460 and we put a intake holley blackjack headers ( lol) with a cam and for what it was that truck was fast i will say i made me mad that that 460 was a lot meaner than my dads lazy 454. i remember we put his motor in the truck before his headers came in and we stared (we were 15) it his garage and set the whole truck on fire lol lol we got the fire out lol the 80 s were great haa

All i can say is i'm glad there were no cell phones or camera's ,i did some stupid **** as a kid in the 70's,like ride a 125 motocross bike right down the hallway in high school on a dare etc.man i miss that era now,lol
 

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All i can say is i'm glad there were no cell phones or camera's ,i did some stupid **** as a kid in the 70's,like ride a 125 motocross bike right down the hallway in high school on a dare etc.man i miss that era now,lol
lol YES man i did some really bad stuff too funny my moms boyfriend did the same thing in 54’ and it’s in thier yearbook lol my mom busted my brother and i doing bad stuff so many times and never said anything man we should feel lucky
 
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