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Sep 5, 2018 | 06:22 PM

#16

bfloyd4445

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From: Drain Oregon and Sacramen

Quote:

Originally Posted by RPFB

Around Y2K I rented a U-Haul truck that was a '92-'97 generation F-350 DRW. It had a build date on the sticker in the drivers door jamb of 1/98. I thought that was very strange as I didn't think that they could build '97 MY vehicles in '98 but according to that sticker they did.

They were changing over body styles and continued to make the old body style F 250-350's into 98. I purchased a special order 97 f150 in the beginning of 96 and was informed that they were changing everything and the 3/4 and above would stay the same at least until the end of the 98 model year. The 99 f250 was kind of a f150 looking truck in the beginning until they completed the change over. I had a 99 and that was a great truck which I retired at 200k but kept and it was used until I gave it to a friend. I would not be surprised to learn it is still out there working. My 97 I sold to a friend and it is still running like new

Nov 13, 2018 | 01:11 PM

#17

92F350CC

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From: Las Vegas

It was most likely a 97 F-250 that had been subject to a dually conversion.

There was a company called Centurion that did all kinds of things to these old trucks. F-250 duallies, 4 door broncos, crew cab F-150's, you name it.

Apr 22, 2019 | 03:03 PM

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sky Cowboy

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From: Near Salmon Arm BC

Hello wandering gang.

Apr 22, 2019 | 05:13 PM

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ATC Crazy

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From: SW VA

Quote:

Originally Posted by 17350kr

His buddy got a left over (old body style 97) which did actually have the 5.4 triton in it for like dirt cheep.

No. He didn't.

Apr 22, 2019 | 08:27 PM

#20

92F350CC

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From: Las Vegas

Quote:

Originally Posted by ATC Crazy

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No. He didn't.

Agreed. There's simply no way Ford decided to modify their tooling and specs to sell a few 5.4's in the OBS trucks.

I think 4/5 times when I hear a "i know a guy who got this secret combo" it's generally BS. Not calling out OP, but I am saying that his dad's buddy probably didn't know what he was talking about....or memory has slipped over 20 years.

Ford's solution to the model year change was to offer an F-250 as a heavy half essentially. It was an F-150(tenth gen, the jelly bean) with heavier axles and a 7700 # gvwr if I recall correctly.