i thought there was a thread regarding this? i went through 70 pages and tried to search with no luck, if anyone has the link then i will post up in there

anyways, just looking to see what you guys do for your old girls and how much shes worth...to you. Pics and numbers welcome! Ill start mine;

so far ive owned it for about 3yrs, got it from my parents new. heres the major stuff ive done.

Lift kit: 1400$
Dana 60 front end: 800$
Sterling 10.25ls rear: 150$
Crossover Steering with Heims: 700$
ATS turbo: 750$
Autometer Pillar Gauges and dash pod: 650$
Alpine deck, 4 sony speakers sub and amp: 40$
5" straight pipe (shipping as we speak): 420$
38/15.5r16.5 interco trxus with rims: $2200

for a total so far of $7110

what have you guys done so far?

 

Too much

IDI itself, about 1,000 (all new gaskets, ARP studs and ATS 093 turbo kit with 3" DP upgrade)

The rest is in the truck. I don't want to add it up for fear my wife may be right in how much I spent haha

4" suspension lift (fabbed front shackle reversal, lift block in rear)
4" exhaust straight piped
NP205 transfer case
new IP and injectors
new steering box
new PS pump
new master brake cylinder
new calipers/rotors up front, new cylinders/shoes in rear
all new fuel and brake lines run so no worries about them rusting out for a while.
88 F150 xlt extended cab on '85 F350 standard cab chassis and a shortened flatbed.
cab entirely welded up (new rockers, floorboards, cab corners, lower door skins etc etc)
new paint (in progress yet hah)
new accumulator/drier and R134 conversion for working a/c
new blower motor and blower motor resistor
converted 2wd diesel frame to 4wd with Dana 60 front end.
replace rear axle with sterling 10.25LS
swap from 3.55 to 4.10 gears.
Running 285/75R16 tires at the moment. Have considered hummer takeoffs.
Cobra CB radio boosted and center tuned twin stick setup.
West Coast JR mirrors with 5" convex on each side.

Todo: I have a york compressor that will get installed for onboard air. Install a gooseneck hitch so I can get a gooseneck trailer. Build new flatbed with dump and possibly rollback. Airbags in rear for load leveling. Lift springs or shackle flip and/or traction bars for rear axle. I picked up an E4OD from Oreo in Jan that I still have to swap in so I can get OD to make up for the drop to 4.10's.

 

I have done ALOT to my truck.

new lift pump
rebuilt IP
BB ingectors
Ps pump
ps lines
steering box
all steering links
vacuum pump
idler pulley
tensioner
brake booster
brake master cylinder
brake pads and shoes
drums and rotors
2 front calipers and wheel cylinders
3.5 inch exhaust
banks turbo
PSD intercooler
alcoa wheels and 33 inch tires
E4OD
then ZF5
clutch
clutch mc
glowplugs
GP controller
CB radio
front fuel tank
batteries
shocks
onboard air 150psi
starter
electric window regulators
triple pillar guages

I'm in at about 16K with purchase of the truck.

 

At this moment I am at 1,800

But with my future plans I will be at Off the top of my head I'm at around 11k with engine rebuild turbo intercooler and trans rebuild

 

Over the years I figure about $5000

F250- 1500
engine swap misc parts- 300
radiator- 400
gp's 200
reman E4od- 2400
disc/capilpers- 300

I know its not the most money guys pu into theirs but as a high school kid and now college student it hits hard every time it needs an "upgrade" and the tank is never filled haha

 

heard that, being just 20yrs old sucks, luckily i fell into a good job

how did you get the engine swap for 300$ ?

 

How much? Too much. I have a spreadsheet at home I will have to share. Are you including tools purchased?

 

Truck 4k
Starter
Batteries
cables
brakes all around
gooseneck hitch
4 tires and wheels
alternator
vac pump
4 new belts
tierods and ends
front axle joints
trans rebuild
headgaskets studs
turbo kit and exhaust
rear bumper
boost/pyro/trans gauges
All totaled about 8k (but i have put 55k on it since i got it in feb07)
Oh fuel was 1 arm and 1 leg (I guess its good i got the auto then)

 

include what ever! any thing that your truck needed/ upgrades. i like seeing people caring for these old trucks!

 

Good lord...I dont have much into mine....it was all done when i bought it...just needs electrical work, gooseneck and new front bumper.

 

Well the engine came from my first truck my dad gave me but ended up in an accident. To much sentimental value to scrape the whole truck so i kept the engine to put in my neighbors 250 (same everything but auto and a 2 years newer). The swap only cost me some new seals coolant, and misc hoses.

 

I got about 1000 into my truck, been trying to figure out the electrical problem its having, its got a trailer brake controller but there is no wiring at the rear end so that is going to be fun to figure out. BUT on a better note, I have turn signals, running lights now. And I have reverse lights, still no brake lights which is pissing me off.

 

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...-your-idi.html

 

Thank you! I knew it was out there lol it appears I even had a post in it, I tried searching and went through about 70pages, maybe the search didn't work because the words in the title were all to common "how" "much" "do" "you" "have" "in" "your" "idi" any of the searchs don't show those so that's y I must have missed it?

 

just did the exact calculations a few days ago as im sellin her :/ The grand total? Not including the price of the truck, $8112, paid 6 for it soooooo 14,112. Yuuup