He Restored 1975 IH 4WD Pickup

He Restored 1975 IH 4WD Pickup PICKUPS Modifications 17-2-32 I restored this 1975 International 150 4-WD pickup over a period of five years. I've had a lot of favorable comments on it. Some people even ask me if it's a new model. I found it sitting in a farm yard and bought it for $475. It hadn't been used for several years and had seen a fair bit of abuse, but the body didn't have any rust and the power train worked. Someone had put oil in the brakes so the entire system had to be cleaned out and all the rubber seals replaced. The transfer case was noisy so I put in new bearings. I greased the truck up and repaired the wiring to make sure all the lights worked. I replaced the original engine with a bigger 392 cu. in. V-8 engine. It has the same block so it fit right in. I also equipped it with a Holly 4-barrel carburetor and dual exhausts. This added about 40 hp and really brought the truck alive. It also made it more fuel efficient. With the 4-speed transmission and 3:73 rear end it has immense pulling power. I did some more body work and repainted it a Sierra light bright blue. The truck has been appraised at $6,000. I figure I've spent over $6,000 in parts. I've probably logged over 60,000 miles since I bought it and have really enjoyed driving it. I recently added a new high-torque, high horsepower cam to the engine and am very happy with it. It adds even more acceleration and torque and improves the fuel efficiency. It gets 16 mpg on the highway. (Steve Okonskl, Box 658, Hythe, Alberta, Canada TOH 2C0 ph 403 356-2837).

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