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Tire Smokin' Tuesday: 1979 Big Block F-150 Roasts ’Em Down the Road

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Old Jul 29, 2014 | 03:40 PM
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Tire Smokin' Tuesday: 1979 Big Block F-150 Roasts ’Em Down the Road

This week’s Tire Smokin’ Tuesday clip features a matte black 1979 Ford F-150 powered by a 460 cubic inch big block V8 that is using a posi rearend to destroy both rear tires as the truck wiggles itself along the desolate road.

The burnout starts off a little slow, as the big Ford V8 works to get the wide rear tires spinning, but once they get rolling – the smoke billows out of the rear of this F-150.

During the course of this burnout, not only does the 1979 Ford F-150 destroy the rear skins, but it slowly rolls towards the cameraman as the burnout commences.

Read the story and see the video here:

https://www.f150online.com/articles/...oasts-em-road/

 
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Old Jul 29, 2014 | 06:33 PM
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Easy to do with nearly no weight in the rear end.......Videos like these are stupid.
 
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Old Jul 29, 2014 | 06:47 PM
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Easy to do with nearly no weight in the rear end.......Videos like these are stupid.
Totally agree. Never understood the interest in that. I spent all my time and effort trying to get my truck to hook up and spin as little as possible.
 
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Old Jul 29, 2014 | 06:53 PM
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Totally agree. Never understood the interest in that. I spent all my time and effort trying to get my truck to hook up and spin as little as possible.
agreed....I'd rather have grip than slip too....
 
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Old Aug 4, 2014 | 02:05 PM
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Nope not dumb, I melt down every worn set Joe Dirt style before I swap 'em out.

Also, not a better lookin' Ford than square headlight 78's and 79. Period.

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