97 F-350 Powerstroke Tow Rig (Non-RBV)

[WNY964x4]

some pictures from the work i did today , i painted the inside walls of the box and i painted the bed floor with bedliner

from L-R , paint i used for the bed "walls" , First coat of bedliner , second coat of bedliner

my flag mounted in the thing that was already mounted in my bed

i also got all my new lights on and all hooked up so she is completely legal now , waiting on the plate from my dad so i can start driving her

 

[WNY964x4]

well plans fell through with dad , but he is paying for us to register it here in NY , i went to take it to get fuel last night and it started acting horrible , i barely made it to the gas station and barely made it home , changed the air and fuel filters today and she runs like brand new again , will post pics of the filters shortly , plus pics of the new lights i put on

 

[WNY964x4]

and here are the pics

lights

cleaned out compartments

CB antenna and Brake Controller

plugged filters

this bottom box is the exact correct size minus the casters to fit in the front compartment to store my tools in

more pics as i make more progress

 

[86 slo-vo]

lookin good

 

[WNY964x4]

well i figured i would bring this back from the dead , since i wrecked my Level II i am about to begin to rebuild this thing

plans for it now are as follows

• Replace Door Handles on Utility Box
• New Front Fenders
• Fix Shackles
• 3 in. Downpipe . 4 in. from downpipe to a 5 in. Stack
• Bumper Pole Lights
• Lights under the Cab
• CB Radio with Dual Antenna
• New General Grabber Tires
• Paint Rims Silver
• KT Perfromance Chip
• 6637 Intake
• New U-Joints
• New Trans Mount
• All LED lights
• New Stereo
• Pyrometer and Boost Gauges
• PowerstrokeNation Banner on Rear Window
• Patch Hole in Roof and get roof and fenders painted

all this will be done between now and the beginning of may

 

[racer1044]

Nice looking rig. I love old powerstrokes. Whats with the john deer sticker and cat mud flaps? No love to IH? lol they do make the engine.

 

[koda6966]

[*]Replace Utility Bed with Flatbed

Noooo. Just repaint and fix up the utility bed. Think of all the tool storage you would lose.

 

[86 slo-vo]

I think I will be looking for a utility bed 95-97 crew cab 4 wd p-stroke.... I love all the storage of our utility bed work trucks

 

[WNY964x4]

Nice looking rig. I love old powerstrokes. Whats with the john deer sticker and cat mud flaps? No love to IH? lol they do make the engine.

well no Cat mudflaps now , and i have the JD sticker because all the tractors we have are JD , the best name in Tractors , and it will get a big IH diamond on the rear window

Noooo. Just repaint and fix up the utility bed. Think of all the tool storage you would lose.

that is the plan now , fix up the wtility box , maybe not a repaint , but definitely a sprucing up

I think I will be looking for a utility bed 95-97 crew cab 4 wd p-stroke.... I love all the storage of our utility bed work trucks

yea , i am keeping the box now , but i wouldnt own a crew cab , way too big

 

[86 slo-vo]

the room is what i need, thats why i keep going back and forth between rangers and expo's

love all the inside room but hate having no bed, the ranger the opposit love the bed but only room for two people.

dads 2000 f-350 crew cab is nice, 6 people inside can tow anything we have and enough bed room for what we need


this minus the ladder rack is exactly what i want...

can use as a tow rig work truck grocery getter kid picker upper...blah blah blah... maybe add a little bling with some nice wheels and tires and it would be perfect for me

 

[WNY964x4]

the room is what i need, thats why i keep going back and forth between rangers and expo's

love all the inside room but hate having no bed, the ranger the opposit love the bed but only room for two people.

dads 2000 f-350 crew cab is nice, 6 people inside can tow anything we have and enough bed room for what we need


this minus the ladder rack is exactly what i want...

can use as a tow rig work truck grocery getter kid picker upper...blah blah blah... maybe add a little bling with some nice wheels and tires and it would be perfect for me

a buddy of mine has one like that minus the work body , i am just not a big fan of trucks that are that long

 

[koda6966]

Doesn't gwaii have a custom six door long bed F350 or something like that?

 

[racer1044]

My buddy has a sticker that says ford makes it IH shakes it. Im a huge fan of diesel trucks went to UTI for diesel tech. Im trying to track down a 4bt cummins to swap in my ranger right now. But I dont know if I want to put it in my 98 4x4 or get a 2wd and make a drag truck. But back to the point of this tread I personally think a flat bed would look sick! You can still get storage boxes to bolt underneath and put a tool box and stuff on it.

 

[WNY964x4]

Doesn't gwaii have a custom six door long bed F350 or something like that?

yea , he has a crew cab that he added another section to the middle of the cab and it has an 8ft box , i would hate to drive that thing

i went to the local Ford dealer today and got the right shackles for my rear suspension , they gave me ones for a Non-Cab & Chassis back in july and i got the correct ones today , so hopefully changing the shackles and mounts next tuesday

and i saw this while i was at the dealership

 

[WNY964x4]

i got her on the road yesterday , brought her home today and got some work done , here is the pics from today

gotta wait for my mic hanger

no excess wire

one of the antenna , came off the Level II , gonna order 1 more like it and springs