Buying a camper Truck

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Yup!

Just picked up a sweet pair of stainless west coast mirrors just like what I'm running on my 71.

Ford OEM Camper Special mirrors. And also a pair of aftermarket mirrors that are almost exact replica's of the Ford CS mirrors.
1971 J2500 Gladiator Custom-Cab Platform Stake on 126" wb. B350/T18A/D20 D60/D60-3 w/locker 4.10's Ramsey 8klb PTO winch, Day-brook dump. 225/95R16's
1969 J3800 Gladiator 3407Z Camper Truck. B350/T18A/D20 D44/D60-3 w/4.10's
1968 Wagoneer Custom 327/TH400 Mostly Stock
1987 Cherokee Laredo 2-Door 4.0L/AW4 4" lift OEM swing out tire carrier and brushguard
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Here it is. No compression on #5. Leaking past the intake valve. Jumped time, bent a bunch of push rods. Cylinder bores aren't that nice.

Guess for new I'm popping on a pair of heads I found with fresh (20 year old never ran) valve job, a timing chain and gasket set and see what it does. It's a late 70's Buick 350 that was swapped in.

Scored a pair of Super Wag bucket seats and door panels for it today.

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1971 J2500 Gladiator Custom-Cab Platform Stake on 126" wb. B350/T18A/D20 D60/D60-3 w/locker 4.10's Ramsey 8klb PTO winch, Day-brook dump. 225/95R16's
1969 J3800 Gladiator 3407Z Camper Truck. B350/T18A/D20 D44/D60-3 w/4.10's
1968 Wagoneer Custom 327/TH400 Mostly Stock
1987 Cherokee Laredo 2-Door 4.0L/AW4 4" lift OEM swing out tire carrier and brushguard
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Was it grill-less when you got it?

Seams to be pretty clean!


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The member I bought it from bought it just for the grille. I have everything to put a complete rhino back onto it.

Rust wise it's not bad. It needs the four bed seams, rocker work, drivers floors (a small spot on the passengers side) and two small spots on the grille support panel below the turn signals. Over all it is a pretty solid truck.
1971 J2500 Gladiator Custom-Cab Platform Stake on 126" wb. B350/T18A/D20 D60/D60-3 w/locker 4.10's Ramsey 8klb PTO winch, Day-brook dump. 225/95R16's
1969 J3800 Gladiator 3407Z Camper Truck. B350/T18A/D20 D44/D60-3 w/4.10's
1968 Wagoneer Custom 327/TH400 Mostly Stock
1987 Cherokee Laredo 2-Door 4.0L/AW4 4" lift OEM swing out tire carrier and brushguard
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