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

[WNY964x4]

deadly truck!

yea , it is startin to get there , slow but sure

 

[WNY964x4]

couple weeks ago i got the shackle mounts replaced , fixed my sloppy shifter issue and got 6 new Yokohama Geolanders mounted on it , been runnin the livin daylights outta her

 

[WNY964x4]

well i thought maybe i would bring this back from the dead , this truck has been my on and off daily driver for some time now and unfortunately i decided some changes have to be made , just going to do what is needed to make the truck run and look great and get semi-decent fuel mileage , hopefully that is this summers project

here is a list of the plan for this truck

• replace door and handles on utility box
• repaint and rewire box
• new fenders
• cab corner and rocker
• paint
• factory aluminum rims
• chip
• intake
• exhaust
• new stack kit
• yellow light
• toolbox
• class v hitch
• ranch hand front bumper
• custom rear bumper
• new radio
• new speakers
• new window stickers
• gauges
• needed engine repair

 

[WNY964x4]

well i still have yet to get anywhere , but starting the 10th of this month i am diving head first into this thing , i have to currently stop driving it because the rocker panel is basically gone and the oil cooler is about to wipe itself out , so it is going to go under the knife and come out a whole new truck , there will be lots of pictures soon

 

[ZMan]

The rocker panels disapearing is pretty common on those...I work at a bodyshop, we bandaided this thing a few weeks ago...basically just so the door would close and stay closed, there was nothing left of the floor either, guy had just set a piece of sheetmetal in there.

Same thing happened to an F-150 my buddy drove for a couple months last year, the door flew open while he was going around a turn, hes lucky he didn't fall out, because the floor was also rotted around where the seat belt bolted down!

 

[WNY964x4]

The rocker panels disapearing is pretty common on those...I work at a bodyshop, we bandaided this thing a few weeks ago...basically just so the door would close and stay closed, there was nothing left of the floor either, guy had just set a piece of sheetmetal in there.

Same thing happened to an F-150 my buddy drove for a couple months last year, the door flew open while he was going around a turn, hes lucky he didn't fall out, because the floor was also rotted around where the seat belt bolted down!

wow , mine isnt quite that bad , it is all still there just the cab corner and rocker aren't attached to each other anymore

 

[--weezl--]

I installed a fire extinguisher into my 88 f250, on the floor by the drivers seat, used some good size self tapping screws, they wouldn't tighten down, and when I pulled I pulled all 4 screws out with one hand and no effort... Turns out I only screwed into the slush mat, as the floor more closely resembled Swiss cheese

 

[WNY964x4]

well it looks like i may have my explorer back this week so i can extend the time frame of this build to help keep the money flow nice and steady , it is going in the barn next week to start phase 1 of the build , i ordere $1200 worth of parts last weekend for this step , parts included :

- TS 6 position chip with Tony Wildman tunes
- Pypes Turbo back exhaust , 3 inch DP and 4 inch from DP back
- Glowshift triple gauge pod with Boost , EGT and Oil Temp gauges
- New Driver Side manifold and Oil Cooler seals

 

[Dusty_Ranger]

any more recent picss?

 

[WNY964x4]

was just about to post new pics haha

here are some pics from when my hub bolts broke the second time and the repair i made to it

last pic shows the finished result , 1/2-13 bolts instead of 7/16-14, lockwashers and red locktite , torqued to 75 ft/lbs


pics of the new parts for the truck

the reason i am rebuilding the oil cooler , it blew out the seals after i decided to park it until i could work on it

 

[WNY964x4]

well the truck is almost back together , i started working on it the middle of december and am just now finishing it up , will have alot of pics to post in the next couple days

 

[WNY964x4]

and here is the flood of pictures from what i have done in the last 4 weeks

 

[WNY964x4]

more recent pictures

bed finally comin off

bed off , looks weird

all the scale rust I have cleaned off the frame so far , not even a quarter done , I hate NY

gotta send it out to get the cab corner/rocker fixed , then a bit more work needed , then buildin a flatbed and it will be done