From the Five-Point-Oh Playbook - Ford Muscle (blog)
Our intent was to simply pickup a cheap beater truck to use around the FM shop for making Pick n' Pull runs and hauling motors. However when the opportunity presented itself to own, for dirt cheap, what is essentially a Mustang with an 8ft. bed, we scratched our collective chins and realized this could make for a pretty fun project. In fact the more we thought about the possibilities of hopping up a big and ugly work truck the more excited we got. So rather than hold off and introduce the truck next month we scrambled together in the last few days to make some initial mods just in time for this issue. The bed showed plenty of evidence of the loads it's been subjected to fortunately we scored a Ford bedliner for $40 so we threw it in for looks. If indeed this were a Mustang it'd be highly sought after, as the lack of accouterments means weight savings, hence better power to weight ratio. Of course when you're talking about a long-bed truck with dual fuel tanks, weight is a moot point. Other than the fact we need a step stool to look into the engine compartment, the underhood of this truck is as familiar as any Fox-body Mustang we've worked on. It's got the venerable 5. 0L powerplant, fed by a sequential electronic fuel... Source: fordmuscle.com
