Well guys a sad day here at the Death Row camp. I finally sold No.3 today. I really hated to see him go. But the new owner is a friend of the DR family and wants to return it to it's previous glory, and wants me to help. So that made me happy. But it sure was hard to watch him drive away. But sometimes you gotta let things go.

So now, on to bigger and better things right? Well, Rockee is coming along nicely and in him, I earned myself my first letter from the Texas environmental group about smoke!!!! I'm framing it. LOL But that's not the news.......

Ryan, 1997F-350 This is for you. I know your out there brother, most likely fighting hard for our country. Your wish is about to come true......Or should I say the curse you gave me.

Next Wed. I'm going to pic up my latest project. It's a 1997 F350 Regular Cab 4x4 dually with a 5 speed!!!!!! Hell yeah!!!! Now it ain't much to look at but I know you guys will see it's potential like I did. The guy says it's got "a bad valve" and he advertized it as a 6.2L diesel. LOL When I talked to him, he admitted not knowing anything about it and that his company just wants him to get rid of it. And the price.......2K obo. WHAT!!!!!!!! You better believe I locked this deal down. And he told me the price is VERY negotiable. I'll give the final low down after the truck is home. But here are some pics. Let me know what you think.

 

Now thats what I call a fun project!!! Looks like she needs some work, but thats what its all about. Sorry to hear about number 3.

 

Looks like you have your work cut out for you good luck with the new project!

By the way I seen a box on Ebay for for that truck the other night for dirt cheap it might still be there.

stroke on man!

 

Any idea what's actually wrong with the new project? Lots of different things you could do with it... have fun!

 

Nice steal. definately see potential.
sounds like No. 3 went to a good home.

 

Congrats Cody! What is your big picture for the new truck?

 

I think you should put a standard axle and a bed on it and make sure the basics work. then sell it to me.

 

Two Large for any running OBS PSD is a mask-and-a-gun STEAL! Seems like any 4x4 5-speed is hard to find, but a dually to boot. And it's negotiable?

Work? Shoot, it's a chassis-cab ready for a utility box, reefer, what-not. That's not "work", that's "possibilities". Cab's in better shape than most of those of its vintage we saw when shopping recently.

Not surprised the seller didn't know what engine he had. I'm on a Saturn site, and we have fun with "Craigslisters say the darnedest things", selling their Saturns with Toyota engines, 5-speed automatics, new timing belts, all manner of non-existent things.

'Sup with the numbers on the fenders? Did it come from Area 51?

 

Sounds like a great deal on the chassis cab!

Glad to hear #3 went to someone who will give it new life.

 

WALJON, thanks for the tip, I'll check it out. I've already located another bed for it in Dallas as well.

Chase, he said it's got a "burnt valve". I don't know how the hell he came to that conclusion, but okay. I could really care less if it had a rod hanging out of it. I've got two motors in the shop.

William, man you need to quit bullsheeting and get a damn truck already. For Christ sake (sorry tim) you could build the damn things blindfolded as much as you are on here. Get off you azz and apply yourself!!!!!! I swear if you ever get one, the damn thing will probably be so damn fast they'll have to invent a new paint that won't just peel off the damn thing under full boost. (said with a smile man, relax)

Tim, the big picture for the truck.......Well....as far as astetics
Sonic Blue, possibly deck stripes like my mud racer
Cowl hood
Dark azz tint
Factory aluminum mags like Rockee
Mud terrains
4" lift
Single 7" flat cut stack

As far as what I'm gonna do with it I want to use it for sled pulling and keep it on the ragged edge of being able to drive it whenever. So I can at least park Rockee and work on him. He needs lots of work right now, but can't seem to find time to do it, and I don't want to drive someone else's vehicle. Basicly make it kick as much *** as I can afford, and then a fuzz more. LOL

Mad, it was a company truck for a company called Power Engineers. The truck actually came from Colorado........Go figure, same place I got Rockee.

Chis, he did go to a good home. The kid was really excited about owning it because he had seen it before and knows what it's capable of.

In the end, yeah, it's gonna be a ton of work. But anyone who knows me knows 80% of my fun is just building it. Maybe I'll see if my wife will pull a sled with it...... How freekin' hot would that be?

 

that last comment cracks me up the most!!! haha.

cody for some reason i see this truck as the boys play toy on down the road when they are "old enough to drive" and i think that im looking forward to this project more than i look forward to doing chit to my own truck. mainly because it is pretty much going to be a ground up restoration/build from what you are saying, and projects that get taken on one night dont have to be finished by 7 the following morning. dam this is gonna be fun!!

 

Wow man sounds like its gonna be a sweet truck. Post up pics during the buildup!

 

Sounds like a steal of a deal alright....

 

Well guys, my project is a bust.......... I went to San Antonio after I got off work this morning to get it. I got there and looked at it for about 2 minutes and thought to myself, "What's wrong with this picture...." It was a long wheel base. DAMN IT!!!! The pics look like a regular 8ft bed. But it's not, it's the cab and chasis long wheel base. Oh well, I guess the search continues. Sorry for the let down guys.


YES, YES, I know the parts are worth what he wanted for it. Which ended up being $1,300. But I figured I would let it go. Cutting a truck in half and shortening it is not how I wanted to start a sled truck project.

 

The extra length may help with the pulling. Just put it in a box and send it to me I will put it under my limo. I still want to do the PSD Limo.

What was the wheel base hub to hub?