I picked up a 350 crew cab last year with no motor, used to be a 460. I finally started tearing the thing apart recently. What was going to be a quick motor swap somehow is becoming a cab off restoration lol. I am hoping to have this back together and running by the first weekend in august so I can drive it to Carlisle Trucks, we will see how that goes...

If the pic links ever stop working, everything should be in here:
1996 Cc Rebuild - Psd Swap Photos by coreylasalle | Photobucket

When I got it last fall
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Front clip off
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Engine and tranny out of donor truck, along with all other good parts
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My dog guarding the zf6 I recently picked up for a different project lol
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I forgot to pick up a two post lift while at the store, so I had to improvise to get the cab off




OSHA approved ladder


cab off, on trailer


Started cleaning up the frame a little bit, still have to get the bed off, we will see what next weekend brings

 

Sounds like a good project. Good luck.
One question, does the frame of the gasser is the same as the PSD?

 

Just need the motor mounts for the diesel, 4 bolts each, the holes are already in the gasser cross member. the gasser motor mounts have 3? bolts on the pass side and 2 and 3 or 4 rivets on the driver side that i ground out. I'm not sure if that is the case with earlier gas cross members though , pre psd era?

 

Cool project - thanks for the pics. I love the redneck engineering with the ladders.... much less expensive than a two-post lift.

 

Looks like a great project! These trucks are worth the work to preserve them. Keep the pictures and the updates coming!

 

Much more off a pain though, and a little less safe haha,

Will do

Any easy way to get the cab mounts off the frame? torch em down the center?

 

Quite a project, I have to hand it to you!!

 

Great project! I got the same thing going on myself. Mine is on hold due to lack of funds right now though! LOL!

 

Ya thats a heck of a project. Any plans for the engine while its out?

 

Probably not, just clean it up. Maybe something with the fuel bowl, at least a gasket kit. my funds are limited as well. My biggest concearn is keeping the truck in good shape. I have por15 for the frame, and I might get grey por 15 for the bottom of the cab.

 

I would at least do E-fuel. I know it can be done for $350 or so.

Mainly depends on your pricing for fittings, the pump, and wiring.
You can buy a wiring kit...pricey, but makes installation a breeze.

I will have to actually calculate, but with the wiring kit, filters, bases, pump, fittings, regulator and all Im about $375.

The wiring kit with OPS and stuff is $120+shipping IIRC.

 

I was definitely thinking about it. If not now, later. It would be simpler to do now though

 

I didn't get as much as I wanted done this weekend, But I got the bed off, rear tank out some crossmembers out that were thinner than I liked. Hopefully next weekend I can finish cleaning up the frame, sandblast it quick and get some por15 on it

Bed off




Tank out


crossmembers out

 

Nice project it is a lot of work , I swap my from idi 7.3 to a power stroke & auto to ZF5.