F250 motor swap, 7.3 diesel

[dieselcrawler]

Update: I've driven the truck to work several times, about 27 miles one way, and other short trips near home. Until today... a trade deal of an ATV (good running Honda 400ex) and non runner 1986 Yamaha Virago 1100 street bike for a 2000 F250 gasser 4x4 crew cab short bed Lariat with blown head gasket... about 150 miles away. Truck tugged the trailer down and back... Trans growls after running hard, at idle when hot and in neutral I can hear the input bearings whirling, which goes away after cooling down a few minutes. My biggest concern was the frame and hitch, which are really rust compromised. Made the trip with no issues... and now I have a project to start!

 

[KubotainNH]

Nice. So what's the plan for this one? Red seems to be your color.

 

[dieselcrawler]

Next step is cut it up... Copy the truck pictured, 3 rows of seats... Family hauler with a bed an G/N hitch.

 

[clemsonfor]

what do you do now...the 12 hour shifts?

 

[dieselcrawler]

what do you do now...the 12 hour shifts?

I'm a Senior Maintenance Mechanic at Warren Distribution, an oil bottling plant. Home office is in Council Bluffs, Iowa, with plants in Alabama, Texas, Iowa, and here in WV.

 

[dieselcrawler]

Here's a link to the build thread...

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/projects/383862-extended-crew-cab-superduperduty-family.html

 

[clemsonfor]

I'm a Senior Maintenance Mechanic at Warren Distribution, an oil bottling plant. Home office is in Council Bluffs, Iowa, with plants in Alabama, Texas, Iowa, and here in WV.

Yep I know What Warren Distribution is. I buy plenty of their oil, mostly relabeled stuff. TSC or WalMart Etc.

 

[clemsonfor]

Update: I've driven the truck to work several times, about 27 miles one way, and other short trips near home. Until today... a trade deal of an ATV (good running Honda 400ex) and non runner 1986 Yamaha Virago 1100 street bike for a 2000 F250 gasser 4x4 crew cab short bed Lariat with blown head gasket... about 150 miles away. Truck tugged the trailer down and back... Trans growls after running hard, at idle when hot and in neutral I can hear the input bearings whirling, which goes away after cooling down a few minutes. My biggest concern was the frame and hitch, which are really rust compromised. Made the trip with no issues... and now I have a project to start!


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Did you need another project?

 

[dieselcrawler]

Did you need another project?

LOL... Not really, but been wanting to build one of these extended crew cabs ever since I saw the picture of the blue one I posted earlier... and ran out of seats in my current truck which was 2 kids ago!

 

[coldsteelva]

What did that cab do to anyone? The inspection is still valid for 4 more months