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2001 F-350 SRW BUILD THREAD.

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SO I PICKED UP A 2001 F-350 SRW A FEW MONTHS AGO.....

I AM NOW HAVING THE TYPICAL FORD RUST ON THE REAR WHEEL ARCHES AND THE CAB CORNERS REPAIRED.....

I WANT TO INSTALL AN 08.....09.....OR 10 CENTER CONSOLE.....A LATE MODEL TAILGATE.....AND A LATE MODEL CHROME BUMPER WITH BACKUP SENSORS.....

SINCE I AM GOING TO REMOVE THE CAP.....I HAVE A "BED-SLIDE" FOR A LONG BED THAT I AM WILLING TO TRADE FOR AN 08.....09.....OR 10 CENTER CONSOLE AND CHROME REAR BUMPER WITH BACKUP SENSORS.....OR THE BUMPER AND A LATE MODEL TAILGATE.....

I PREFER THAT THE CONSOLE HAVE THE BLACK TOP AND TAN SIDES.....BUT AN ALL TAN OR ALL BLACK CONSOLE WILL ALSO WORK.....

I WILL BE INSTALLING NEW HEADLIGHTS.....NEW GRILL.....NEW FACTORY FRONT BUMPER.....NEW SIDE STEPS / NERF BARS.....NEW TOW MIRRORS.....NEW FENDER BADGES.....ATOMIC STROBE LIGHTS.....CAB PROTECTOR.....NEW TAIL LIGHTS.....

NEW INTERIOR SWITCH PANEL.....HIGH IDLE SWITCH.....

NEW SHOCKS.....NEW BRAKES.....NEW EXHAUST.....

I WANT TO DO MOST OF THE ENGINE AND FUEL MODS THAT I HAVE READ ON THIS SITE.....

MAYBE NEW WHEELS AND TIRES.....

I AM SURE THAT THE LIST WILL GROW.....

I ALREADY BOUGHT.....

2 NEW BATTERIES.....HEADLIGHTS.....TOW MIRRORS.....FENDER BADGES.....CAB PROTECTOR.....PATCH PANELS FOR THE BED AND CAB CORNERS.....NEW BED BOLTS.....

ANY ADVICE AND GUIDANCE WILL BE WELCOMED AND APPRECIATED.....

THERE IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE CONSOLE THAT I WANT AND THE ACTUAL "BED-SLIDE" FOR TRADE IN THE PHOTOS BELOW.....


PHOTOS OF THE TRUCK ARE NOW POSTED.....
 

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SOME OF YOU HAVE REMOVED YOUR LEFT FRONT GRAB HANDLE TO INSTALL GAUGE PODS.....IF ANYONE HAS A LEFT GRAB HANDLE AND PILLAR TRIM THAT THEY WANT TO GET RID OF.....PLEASE LET ME KNOW.....MY INTERIOR IS TAN.....

ALSO.....HAS ANYONE INSTALLED THE GAUGE PODS THAT MOUNT OVER-HEAD AT THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD?....HOW WAS THAT PROCESS?.....DOES THE POD HOLD WELL TO THE WINDSHIELD?....

SEE PHOTO BELOW.....
 

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Man that console looks real familiar.......
 
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SO.....I AM MAKING DECISIONS ON WHAT PARTS TO BUY.....AND I WANT SOME OPINIONS ON GAUGES.....AND FLUIDS.....

DOES ANYONE HERE HAVE AN OPINION ON USING AN EDGE EVOLUTION CS.....VS.....SEPARATE GAUGES?....

IS THERE ANY ADVANTAGE OF ONE OVER THE OTHER?....

CAN I GET THE SAME INFORMATION OUT OF THE EDGE AS THE GAUGES WITH JUST A GLANCE.....OR WILL I HAVE TO KEEP PUSHING BUTTONS ON THE EDGE IN ORDER TO SEE THE INFORMATION?....

ARE BOTH SYSTEMS EQUALLY ACCURATE?....

I KNOW THAT IT MAY BE EASIER TO USE THE EDGE THAN INSTALLING 3 OR 4 GAUGES.....BUT I WOULD RATHER USE THE MOST ACCURATE AND BENEFICIAL SYSTEM FOR MY TRUCK.....

AS FAR AS THE FLUIDS GO.....IS SYNTHETIC OIL GOOD OR BAD FOR A DIESEL ENGINE?....(VS CONVENTIONAL OIL).....

ALSO.....I SEE OF LOT OF OWNERS USING A FILTERING SYSTEM FOR THE COOLANT SYSTEMS.....WHAT IS THE ISSUE WITH DIESEL ENGINES AND COOLANT FILTRATION?....

THANKS.....
 
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It's very hard to read when everything is in ALL CAPS.

Edge cts is good. You can monitor a few different parameters per screen.

Synthetic oil is just fine. A lot of us run it.

Some run a coolant system. It grabs sand and other debris in the system.
 
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SO.....I DISCOVERED THAT THIS TRUCK HAS TUNES INSTALLED IN IT.....BUT I DON'T HAVE THE TUNER OR A WAY TO GET IT FROM THE PREVIOUS OWNER.....

I DO HAVE THE PHONE NUMBER OF THE PLACE THAT DID THE TUNES.....

MY QUESTION IS.....WHAT INFORMATION CAN I EXPECT TO GET FROM THEM?....AND WHAT SHOULD THE COST BE?....

ALSO.....CAN I GET THE TUNE INFORMATION FROM THEM AND THEN USE A SYSTEM SUCH AS HYDRA PHP IN ORDER TO USE THE TUNES?....

THANKS.....
 
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WE ARE FINALLY MAKING PROGRESS ON THE RUST ISSUES.....

HERE ARE SOME LEFT SIDE BEFORE PHOTOS.....
 

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DID MOST OF THE RIGHT SIDE BEFORE TAKING PHOTOS.....
 

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WE HAD TO REPLACE THE TAILGATE BECAUSE IT WAS RUSTED ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE BOTTOM.....THE ONLY THING THAT KEPT IT FROM BUCKLING WAS THE DIAMOND PLATE SCREWED TO THE INSIDE.....

FOUND A GOOD USED ONE TO PAINT.....
 

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My ears are hurting from you yelling:grin: I really like that canopy, really makes the truck look good! Are you using 05-07 headlights? Dodge mirrors:grin: just kidding truck looks like it's coming along fine.

Randy
THANKS.....

I AM GOING TO USE THE ONE PIECE AFTER-MARKET HEADLIGHTS AND THE 2001 STYLE TOW MIRRORS.....
 
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My ears are hurting from you yelling:grin: I really like that canopy, really makes the truck look good! Are you using 05-07 headlights? Dodge mirrors:grin: just kidding truck looks like it's coming along fine.

Randy
 
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SO.....I REMOVED MY JUMP SEAT TODAY.....

I WANTED TO INSTALL THE BRACKETS FOR THE 2009 CENTER CONSOLE.....BUT I COULD NOT GET THE REAR BRACKET TO LINE UP WITH THE BOLT HOLES IN THE FLOOR.....(GOING TO INSTALL THE CONSOLE LATER).....

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY PHOTOS OF THE CORRECT HOLES IN THE FLOOR WHERE THE REAR BRACKET IS SUPPOSED TO BOLT TO?....

THANKS IN ADVANCE.....
 
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