what would i have to do to put a 7.3 turbo diesel into a 1979 ford 150??

 

1) Go to school to learn some fabrication and welding skills.

2) Sell the F150 and get an F250 or better an F350 to take the weight.

3) A N/A IDI or Cummins would be easier given the location of the turbo at the back of the engine on turbo IDI and Powerstrokes. May or may not take some firewall work to make it fit.

Josh

 

will number one i have, since i am a welder by trade..

 

Well there's no magic to it, just engine mounts and crossmember fab. Plus completely boxing the front frame rails on an f150 to take the weight.

Stronger front coils as well of course.

Josh

 

what about the wireing? how would i go about this? is there a kind of kit i can buy for this?? i want the truck to look stock.

 

Are you doing a turbo IDI or Powerstroke?

Josh

 

it a 7.3 turbo out of a 1996 250 i have the complete truck.

 

I think you're looking at a nightmare putting a completely computer controlled engine in these trucks. Just think the controller communicates with the tranny and the throttle is fly-by-wire... No cables.

It's good you have a donor truck, but yikes!

Josh

 

Gonna be quite a bit of work. You will have to fab new mounts up, the firewall will have to be adjusted. Might wanna check the clearence you will have for the radiator as well. From the back of the downpipe to the front of the radiator it takes up a bunch of space. If you can get it to fit, it will be an electrical nightmare, at least for me. It can be done though, Ive seen and done bigger projects. The suspension will be suspect though. Assuming you have the TIB setup, you're gonna eat through ball joints, bearings and everything else for that matter up there, and that's if the springs and front of the chassis can support the weight for an extended period of time. On my truck I decided it wasn't worth the trouble and used a different frame.