Hello, Just looking for some suggestions and input on this project I am about to start.
I have a 1999 F-350 Super Duty XL reg. cab & chassis with an aluminum flat bed. It's a 7.3, 4X4, auto, has 165K. Runs and pulls well. The cab corners and back floor of the cab are rotted through. Have been patching it up to pass state inspection. I need to do something more permanent. Have gotten very high estimates to have a body shop do the repair so I decided to look for a replacement cab.
Found a complete 2002 F-250 Super Duty XL 2wd with a blown V-10. Cab is in very nice condition...no rust.
Planning to swap the entire dash / interior wiring harness and modules from the 99 to the 02 cab. From what I read , this should fit the 02 cab.
The cab looks like it should swap over and mount on the existing frame brackets even though the 99 is a cab & chassis and the 02 is a pickup. Please make
any comments or suggestions that would help me through this.
Thanks very much!! George

 

I dont know if you are into fabraction or able to weld but if not and you are able to cut the cab corners off, they make whats called qaurter panel adhesive which you can buy at a painters supply store and it is like a calk gun and they wont come off. You can watch it on Youtube.

 

Do the cab swap, otherwise you will be chasing rust for a long time.

Yes , even tho the 02cab is a 2 wheel drive, there should be no problem.

Thinking about it a bit, if the 99 has a manual transferable, you will need to deal with the floor plan opening.

Not a big deal since you have the sonar , and recipient together.

 

Not to hijack the thread, but does anyone know what other years will fit for this swap?
I have a 2000 ext cab that's rusted beyond repair.
What year cabs will bolt to the frame with the right bed/firewall clearances? I'm not really concerned with the interior matching, if need be I'd swap the entire interior out.

 

You should be good to go from 99 to 07. The 08 thru 10 not sure if the firewall changed, 11 to present the firewall is different.

 

Thanks. Something was changed in 08 but I don't know what. Replacement cab panels, depending on what it is, fit either 99-10, or 99-07. I know the 6.4 was really jammed in there. Possibly reconfiguring the firewall.

 

The cab panels are the same,the front clip is a total different animal from 08 to 10.

 

Will a cab from a 1999 work on a 2004? Same engines same extra cab

 

I did this with my 04 Supercab and used an 05 cab for the swap. The dash is only attached by 4 bolts after you unbolt the steering column so you don't need to take it all apart to remove it. I found out the hard way when I started stripping the 05 cab exactly how the dash mounts. You might have to change the configuration where the computer plugs into the firewall. I ended up cutting that section out of the old cab and welding it into the new cab. The whole process took about 3 weeks but while I had the cab off I cleaned and painted the frame, did exhaust manifolds, power steering and transmission lines and the oil cooler. It's been a year and a half since I completed the swap and I've had no major issues.