i have a 01 F250 CC SB 4WD.
i have driven this truck for years, but the headgasket went a couple of months ago.
shes beat up, and its time for a low buck make over.
i also have a 02 F350 CC LB DRW. (minus engine/trans)
i bought this truck for parts for dirt cheap about a year ago.
has a scrapped title (unregisterable)
its got a super clean body, so i will be combining these 2 trucks to make 1 super truck.
plans for paint are out of the question for this round.
the goal is to get it all apart, and back together and make it run.
im going to make this truck a 6 door, short bed, DRW.
primary use is for family trips (4 kids, 2 dogs, lots of equipment, and a wife(optional)
I also have a 10M offshore, heavy lay boat.(7,000 lbs)
the first order of business is to swap the cab, then get ready to chop the 02 up!
the 2nd order of business is the drivetrain.
the 01 7.3 came to me with a blown headgasket,
the previous owners popped a radiator hose, and were transporting alot of weed, so they didnt stop, guess it was cheaper to buy a new truck.
i fixed it, and it ran great, did a new top end.
4 years later, it popped a headgasket again, the short block is done until i get it checked and machined.
the engine IMO is only good for parts.
this engine build will be low buck, i plan on building a forged rodded and fully studded engine in the future.
what i have is:
a running (180K) 96 tripplehoar short block.
i have a set of heads that im going to send to the shop.
cups are a must. the rest of it, we will just see how they check out.
i will strip the short block and mic the fecies out of the crank, bores, and slugs. if it checks out, i will polish my crank.
new bearings, rings, and hone it a RCH.
just for ring sealing.
im not going to do anything with programming or hoped up injectors.
stock tune.
may upgrade to the 38R dryer.
im still a month out on starting this project.
painting my sons F100 right now, and vacation right around the corner!
just wanted to throw stones in the water and listen to the ripples!
if anyone has any questions, thoughts, ideas, or trash talkin, feel free,
im not the sensitive type.
i have driven this truck for years, but the headgasket went a couple of months ago.
shes beat up, and its time for a low buck make over.
i also have a 02 F350 CC LB DRW. (minus engine/trans)
i bought this truck for parts for dirt cheap about a year ago.
has a scrapped title (unregisterable)
its got a super clean body, so i will be combining these 2 trucks to make 1 super truck.
plans for paint are out of the question for this round.
the goal is to get it all apart, and back together and make it run.
im going to make this truck a 6 door, short bed, DRW.
primary use is for family trips (4 kids, 2 dogs, lots of equipment, and a wife(optional)
I also have a 10M offshore, heavy lay boat.(7,000 lbs)
the first order of business is to swap the cab, then get ready to chop the 02 up!
the 2nd order of business is the drivetrain.
the 01 7.3 came to me with a blown headgasket,
the previous owners popped a radiator hose, and were transporting alot of weed, so they didnt stop, guess it was cheaper to buy a new truck.
i fixed it, and it ran great, did a new top end.
4 years later, it popped a headgasket again, the short block is done until i get it checked and machined.
the engine IMO is only good for parts.
this engine build will be low buck, i plan on building a forged rodded and fully studded engine in the future.
what i have is:
a running (180K) 96 tripplehoar short block.
i have a set of heads that im going to send to the shop.
cups are a must. the rest of it, we will just see how they check out.
i will strip the short block and mic the fecies out of the crank, bores, and slugs. if it checks out, i will polish my crank.
new bearings, rings, and hone it a RCH.
just for ring sealing.
im not going to do anything with programming or hoped up injectors.
stock tune.
may upgrade to the 38R dryer.
im still a month out on starting this project.
painting my sons F100 right now, and vacation right around the corner!
just wanted to throw stones in the water and listen to the ripples!
if anyone has any questions, thoughts, ideas, or trash talkin, feel free,
im not the sensitive type.