fresh start for an 02

[mv7fd]

i have an 02 f250 eclb and it's got 183xxx miles on it and i want to re do the truck instead of buying new what would it cost to do something like that? i was thinking of getting it re painted put a 6 speed in it re build the motor to pretty much factory and re do the suspension

this is my truck now

[Dietoremain]

the FUGLY XL headlights/grill need to go lol.

[whitetailreflex]

07 conversion with Harley heads!

[mv7fd]

yes thats an idea but how much will it cost to re do the truck

[usnavyad]

Shoot for like 6k for motor alone maybe 4 for trans

[Crabber]

Is there anything wrong with the truck now? Any motor problems? I wouldn't touch the motor if there isn't any need to. If you want to swap in a 6 speed, thats cool, definitely front end conversion and then call it a day. Save your money for when something breaks and needs to be replaced.

[ridiculously_necessary]

i agree, if the motor is fine and your not going to high power gains then leave it in. do all your other mods first.

[Tj Krawler]

Originally Posted by Crabber

Is there anything wrong with the truck now? Any motor problems? I wouldn't touch the motor if there isn't any need to. If you want to swap in a 6 speed, thats cool, definitely front end conversion and then call it a day. Save your money for when something breaks and needs to be replaced.

x3. If the motor runs good there's no reason to mess with it... Unless you're going for big power.

[ProOnThaSnow]

Don't touch it until it breaks.

That's your most economical solution.

Actually, let me eat my words. Put a new front end on that thing, but don't touch anything else.

FWIW, I've got 305K on my 7.3 now. Just did a 2K mile round trip towing my enclosed car trailer with a car in it to Washington and back. Doesn't and never does skip a beat. I'll run it until it goes, and then rebuild/replace it and keep running the truck.

[mv7fd]

see i want to do it all at once get it repainted and the trans swap and the motor redone instead of buying a new truck. it's my cheap way of getting a new truck. i had thought about just leavin the motor alone and get a loan to do the rest but what if something happens to the motor than i've got a nice painted truck and a new trans with a dead motor