1986 Ford F-350

Utility Pickup Truck

V8

Manual

1fdhf38l1gpa14309

Clear

Gasoline

old thursty 1986 Mining Adventure Vehicle F-350 National Bureau of Mines work truck/GRE Salt Lake City, Utah View all the Images of the Truck here: http://www.goldrushexpeditions.com/photos/nbom-gre-expedition-truck/ Overview: Tons of room for Cargo! Side view- No dents or damage. Rear view of truck, adjustable rear height. Truck Use Info: New 35" ATR Tires on New Rock Crusher Rims. Newly rebuilt Dana 60 diffs, front and rear. External gauges added with rebuild for accuracy. Truck Details: Year 1986 Interior Condition 7 out of 10 Utility Bed Condition Rhino lined. Solid, complete Make Ford Exterior Condition 7 out of 10 Last Service 04/30/2013 Model F350/ Utility Tires New 35 inch ATRs Drivetrain 4x4 manual locking hubs Mileage 108k Engine Carburated 460-rebuilt Transmission Manual Pass side view. Note Exhaust, utility bumper. Tires are nearly new, with less than 2000 miles. Driver side- No dents, no damage. New Self leveling air suspension in the rear with compressor. Utility box, rhino lined with AC power and lighting. The motor of the beast. Full rebuild on motor, new HEI dist. + Carb rebuild. One of many boxes on the utility box. All fully lock and secure. Just rolled to 108k. Isolator battery, inverter, and all external wiring for lights, etc.. Drawers on passenger side, slide easily and lock down. The auction for Old Thirsty: This was supposed to be sold a month or so ago, but after almost 45 days of empty promises and no checks, shes back up for sale. It is with great sadness that this well apportioned beast is put up for auction, but better to be used than to sit. This is "old Thirsty", the first National Bureau of Mines truck. The Truck was purchased 3 years ago as an all purpose, full utility abandoned mine exploration vehicle. It needed to be able to get most anywhere, carry most everything and get it all there and back in one piece. And it needed to look good, and official. As it was the first truck for the National Bureau of Mines. Reserve is set at a very fair $4000.00. It will not be sold for any less than this. Period. History: She started out as a utility truck used by a local neon sign company. When we purchased her she ran rough, but looked like exactly what we wanted. We took her home and started to overhaul. The first item to be addressed was the suspension. It was sloppy, wandering and the ride was rough to say the least. Weighing in at just over 5000lbs, it was obviously not beefed up to handle the box or any weight that might go in it. The list to be replaced was as follows: New front shocksSteering Stabilizer added.All bushings and bearings replaced.Replaced worn leaf springs and retainers At this point, we came upon a problem. The front locking hubs, were not. Locking that is. They turned but didnt engage anything. The front end needed to be torn down and the problem assessed. Turned out the hubs were shot from a lack of lubrication and no use. We replaced the entire hub assemblies, since that was already out we opted to rebuild the front differential. Not cheap, but since we were already into it... The front end was solid now, it turned easily, tracked well and was stable at speeds up to 90mph. However, that rear end felt somehow neglected, and started whining. The rear of the truck was still squatting and a little squirrely. Back to the shop. Rebuild rear differential, replace bearings, machine all internals, replace axles. It still was squatting as well...so how do we remedy that? Rear self leveling air suspension bags and remote compressor. The last bit to top off smoothing out the ride was tires, 35 inch tires on 16s are a lot to push, gas milage really suffers. We upgraded the wheels to 18 inch rock crushers and put some nice ATRs on it. Ride is smooth and like it should be now. As Murphy would have it, we started noticing a skip, or loss of power at lower RPMs. A quick review from a 460 engine specialist determined that we had some lobes in the cam that were flattened. We started with a bottom end rebuild that soon turned to a top end and full rebuild with a bit larger cam. At this point we had the carb rebuilt and jetted and added a hi output HEI. New in cab gauges to keep an accurate eye on everything. She was still starving for fuel. A check showed that the in-tank pumps weren't really doing their job. Remove and replace, still a bit weak for what she could drink, so we added a manual inline pump with in cab, on/off switch. Now that the suspension and motor was solid, well, that should tax the cooling system, right? Re-cored the radiator, replaced all the hoses, thermostat, clamps. Now if you have ever been out in the middle of nowhere, you know how vital lighting and power is. Thus began the lighting job. We mounted two hi-output hella driving lights to the push-bar. Not bad for driving, but still, blasting across the desert, you can always use more. We added 4 Pro-Comp, 55W off road driving lights to the top of the rack. Two floods on the outside, and two pencil beams on the inside to stretch late night visibility. So its great now at night, as long as you are in front of the truck...How to fix that? 7 Hella (55w) work lights mounted on the rest of the truck. 2 on each side, three in the rear. All manually operated from a switch panel inside the cargo box. Well, now that draw from the lights had me worried. It takes a hell of a battery to fire up that big 460 and the fresh rebuild wasnt going to make turning that crank any easier. So we mounted up an isolator in the front cab. Then we put a deep cycle marine battery in one of the cargo compartments, this is now the electrical box. It contains a battery, fuse box for all of the lights, air compressor and LEDs. It works flawlessly and you can now run all of the rear lights without fear of killing your starting battery. All fluids are synthetics, 5-30 full synthetic engine oil. Gear, diffs and brake fluid all full synthetics, no leaks. Total work, documented with receipts is just over 21k. Something about a fool and his money comes to mind. :) As it is, a sponsorship contract wont allow for this truck in the fleet, so she has to go. And here she is. Im not stupid enough to think Im going to get my money back out of her. But Im hoping someone will take her over that will utilize and enjoy the work put into her. However, Everything said and done, truck runs like a champ. Its tight, super torque-y. Fun to drive, damn near unstoppable in 4 high, plows through everything else in 4 Low. Her downfall is she is thirsty. Driving around town, not putting your foot in it. 11-12 mpg is average. Open the carb up and she will drop to 6-8mpg. Freeway, she will cruise at 90, solid and stable. She will also drink fuel in at about 5-7 mpg. On the upside, she has two fuel tanks. She is clean, fun and reliable. No worries taking it for groceries or across the country. A quick overview of work done and options: Front diff rebuild including machining gears, axles, and new hubs. Bushings and bearings on all suspension components, front to back. Rear Diff rebuild, new axles, bearings and seals. Rear self leveling air suspension New 18 inch Rock Crusher wheels New 35in. ATR Tires. Engine bottom end rebuild, including cam and bearings. Engine top end rebuild, milling heads, polishing and porting of intake. New exhaust, cut and turned to exit behind passenger door. Gearbox overhauled Rebuilt and balanced drivelines, front and rear. New U-joints on both ends. Radiator re-cored. Cooling system elements(hoses, thermo, etc) replaced. New Belts Upgraded, high output alternator. 2 new batteries. 1 connected via isolator 4 new Pro-Comp 55W Driving lights. 2 flood, 2 spot. Hella Driving lights on front push bar. 7 Hella Work lights on roof rack- 2 on each side, three in rear attached to reverse gear to operate manually or with reverse. New LED rear lights New LED Side Marker lights. New Headlights. LED interior lights mounted in each side box. 2 LED flood lights mounted in bed of cargo box. Switches mounted for all auxillary lights in cargo box with master shut off. All aux lights attached to Isolated battery to not allow drain to main battery. 2000 watt Inverter wired into Isolated battery, 4000watt max. with AC outlet in cargo box. New bench seat installed and re-covered. Roof rack reinforced. Lower interior of cab blasted and rhino lined. Clear title, ready for transfer, sold as is, where is. No warranties expressed or implied. Questions, please ask! Bidding: GRE does pre-screen bidders. Bidders with a feedback score of less than 10 must contact us for pre-approval prior to placing any bids. Bids from accounts that are not pre-approved will be cancelled without notice. If we cancel your bid, your bidder ID will be blacklisted and you will not be allowed to bid on any other claims. We will immediately cancel bids from zero (0) feedback bidders unless we have pre-approved you. If you place a bid, please note the terms and payment methods and dates. Full payment or contract is required within 7 days of auction end without exception. Failure to meet this requirement will result in claim being relisted or offered to other bidders. If you default on a bid, your ID will be blocked from any future bids on GRE auctions. Payment Methods and Policy: Deposit of $1000 due via PayPal within 24 hours of auction end. Truck should be paid for and picked up within 7 days of auction end. Shipping and Documentation: We can help with shipping if needed, but buyer is responsible for shipping cost. Truck can be seen at our offices 9am to 5pm MST. Questions can also be called in, 385-218-2138.Test drives with drivers license, proof of insurance and GRE employee only. No Joyriders. GRE, Inc.'s address is: GRE, Inc. 2091 East Murray Holladay Road, Suite 22E Salt Lake City, Utah. 84117 Return Policy: Truck is sold as is, where is. No returns accepted. Please ask all questions prior to bidding. <img src="http://ti2.auctiva.com/web/aswCredit.gif" border="0"><br><a href="http://www.auctiva.com/?how=scLnk0" target="_blank"><img src="http://ti2.auctiva.com/images/sc1line0.gif" border="0"></a> <div style="text-align:center"><a style="text-decoration:none" href="http://mostpopular.sellathon.com/?id=AC1166670"><img src="http://www.sellathon.com/Resources/Images/countercredit.gif" border="0"></a></div> greinc Store