Family members truck and isn’t for sale. But they would strongly consider my advice so I am trying to be fully informed.
Looking at restoring an old ‘69 F100 but want to best understand long term value. This truck has the original 302/C4 combo. Has a rusty cylinder that I was able to free up but a rebuild is in order. Is there a vin number marking on the motor/transmission on these old Ford Trucks? A coyote swap is not the budget/vision but another block may be required. Therefore I’m trying to figure out how big of a deal to push for sleeving the cylinder vs finding a readily available 302 donor block. Or if doing a 347/429 build would create a more valuable truck for not much more money.
Same in regards to the transmission. It’s a C4 truck but I assume for not much more money it could be AOD swapped, stay original
I’m consumed in a Mid-Year Corvette Restoration and it’s boarderline insanity with how the market values originality when compared to any modifications that by normal standards would be an upgrade.
Just trying to determine some insight if any of y’all are more involved in the F100 market?
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