Some of this is going to be copied over from the thread I already started on another forum.
So my brother and I picked up a friend's truck that's been off the road for a while. It is a regular cab F-350 6.0 Diesel, cab and chassis truck that originally had a hoof trimming chute on it and then a flatbed. This truck has a 9' frame, so when my buddy bought it he wanted to put a longbed on, but the front of the frame is 4.5" too long, so we decided since it needed to be cut down anyways we would put a shortbed on it. He lost interest in the project so we decided to pickup where he left off.
Specs
2003 F-350 Regular cab
6.0 powerstroke, automatic
4 wheel drive
So far, my friend had acquired the bed, bumper, shortened the frame, and bought 05 front sheet metal. The truck still needs a few more body panels and eventually a complete paint job.
Bed mounts need to be made since the cab and chassis frame is narrower than a regular pickup, and then install the b&w turnover ball and find a factory hitch receiver.
Once we get it back to running and driving shape then the front sheet metal will be removed and changed out and the head gaskets replaced, studs installed, and new oil cooler and egr cooler, plus anything else we may find needs replacing on the engine.
So my brother and I picked up a friend's truck that's been off the road for a while. It is a regular cab F-350 6.0 Diesel, cab and chassis truck that originally had a hoof trimming chute on it and then a flatbed. This truck has a 9' frame, so when my buddy bought it he wanted to put a longbed on, but the front of the frame is 4.5" too long, so we decided since it needed to be cut down anyways we would put a shortbed on it. He lost interest in the project so we decided to pickup where he left off.
Specs
2003 F-350 Regular cab
6.0 powerstroke, automatic
4 wheel drive
So far, my friend had acquired the bed, bumper, shortened the frame, and bought 05 front sheet metal. The truck still needs a few more body panels and eventually a complete paint job.
Bed mounts need to be made since the cab and chassis frame is narrower than a regular pickup, and then install the b&w turnover ball and find a factory hitch receiver.
Once we get it back to running and driving shape then the front sheet metal will be removed and changed out and the head gaskets replaced, studs installed, and new oil cooler and egr cooler, plus anything else we may find needs replacing on the engine.