Welp here it is. OCD at its finest. couldnt stand the embarrassment of everyone seeing the rig in its current condition so i told myself i have one week...get it done. heres what im up against.

Rusted bed supports

 

Hope I never have to do that. Are you just welding in new bed rails and undercoating?

 

yup, went to the steel company down the street and they are bending me some hat track for 40 bucks a pop. YIKES...i am going to mig weld them in. sounds like a great plan, however i have abolsutly no experience welding with a mig welder, just stick. should be a fun week!

 

Phil,if you haven't done the in-tank mod,now is THE TIME TO DO IT,trust me,with the bed off and not have to drop the tank,you can get the stuff locally probably,but strictly diesel has a nice kit,it's the one I used..Driven Diesel 7.3L Fuel Tank / Pre-Pump Kit

 

Practice on the old pieces before you start on the permanent stuff.
Adjust your wire feed speed and heat until you get the right combination. zig-zag works for me. circles for the thicker stuff.

Use gas if you can. the flux core wire sucks IMHO.

 

oh ok thanks darrell. hopefully i can knock all the welding out in one night. .....

phil, i would LOVE to do the intank mods, but i have a completly full tank of diesel and i am deathly scared of doing them myself. are they that hard?

 

Not that hard & with the bed off you can just pop the top & pull the assembly without draining the tank, I think- Good luck w/ the welding

 

thanks bill!

 

Yeah,what Bill said,even with a full tank,as long as it's sitting level,once you get in it's very simple,I didn't have any trouble,and sometimes that's saying alot..lol..Here's my thread on mine,I was having top end issues,and when you see the screens that came out of mine you'll know why,but it definitely fixed my problem.https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...te-w-pics.html

 

i found that leaving the threaded ring in the sun while doing mods makes it easier to thread back on

 

did any of you use the DIY parts, or get the kit?...what one have you herd better reviews from

 

i diy'd it but lay has a kit now

 

please post new rail install

 

,Sorry Phil,I didn't mean to turn your thread into an"in-tank" thread..

 

I bought the kit with the aux filter mounted to frame rail. Btw Phil - I sure do like your yellow helper- Makes the job a lot easier!!