Custom F250 street/strip build
#1
Custom F250 street/strip build
Hi everybody, I’m new here posting, but I’ve been searching through this forum for quite a while for questions and ideas with my truck as I’m new to Ford. My build is gonna take time but I hope it’s steady progress none the less. I hope what I plan on doing doesn’t sound ridiculous lol, I’ve been coming up with this plan for a while changing things and figuring out the best way to get what I want. My plan is to build a street/strip truck out of my 76 F250 2wd lwb that has updated better handling suspension, a powerful motor but just under the threshold of being to much to reliably drive it wherever I want although a DD I don’t plan on it being, and a more comfortable interior, all together coming out as clean and sharp as I can with my budget and ability. So here’s what plan I have put together so far...
-strip the frame
-shorten Lwb to swb
-cv swap front end
-rear axle flip with caltracs (maybe 4 bar Coilover swap?)
-coat frame and anything not easily powdercoated in chassis saver, powdercoat the rest
-rear disc conversion
-upgrade axle shafts for strength and to match front bolt pattern?
-new bed (not sure if flareside or styleside yet, I’d like wood bed though)
- all new body parts, cab and everything else turned out to be ate up with rust
-black interior with bucket seats and console
-keep manual column and go auto floor shifter
-drop in turbo 5.3 motor with 4L80e trans
fight now I’m still tearing everything apart, it’s being as big a PITA as possible, bolts not coming out and just spinning in place, breaking off, whatever it may be, but I can’t wait to get it all apart to start cleaning it up.
-strip the frame
-shorten Lwb to swb
-cv swap front end
-rear axle flip with caltracs (maybe 4 bar Coilover swap?)
-coat frame and anything not easily powdercoated in chassis saver, powdercoat the rest
-rear disc conversion
-upgrade axle shafts for strength and to match front bolt pattern?
-new bed (not sure if flareside or styleside yet, I’d like wood bed though)
- all new body parts, cab and everything else turned out to be ate up with rust
-black interior with bucket seats and console
-keep manual column and go auto floor shifter
-drop in turbo 5.3 motor with 4L80e trans
fight now I’m still tearing everything apart, it’s being as big a PITA as possible, bolts not coming out and just spinning in place, breaking off, whatever it may be, but I can’t wait to get it all apart to start cleaning it up.
#4
Well I really always wanted to do a complete frame off resto, customized, cleaned up, something really nice... maybe even borderline show quality. I have experience from ever since I was a kid, I learned a lot from my old man who was a gm master tech and built quite a few things of his own pre-marriage. When I was 15 he gave me a hand in rebuilding my first truck an 85 k10 Chevy, we did redo the interior, put in a motor and tranny, fixed wiring, it looks nice don’t get me wrong but it was a budget project for just a first truck. Since then I designed and built my own 383 stroker motor that was putting into a 79 Camaro I had but sold it all before I got in on the road, then built a 2012 Cummins, over 800hp, lowered it, then switched to a 15 Cummins and lifted it and did some work. Just to give an overview of where I’ve been, but now I’ve gotten my first ford and want to really get into this project and maybe one day be able to tell my son we’ll build him his own because he’s not wrecking mine like my dad said to me lol. So ambitious, most definitely, within my ability, I most certainly believe so. Just more knowledge to gain along the way!
#5
Why not build the engine that's in it? It will be more reliable, easier to tune, cheaper to build and be WAY faster at the strip than any of that EFI crap. 460, 390, 351M400 all have their roots in drag racing and parts are still cheap for them, and its a direct fit, no fabbing, no wiring, no computers, no check engine codes or tuning with a lap top. Just bolt in and take LS/coyote money all day. Just a suggestion.
#6
I do not know how far you are going with it, but here is a reachable goal. And great motivation IMO.
And a great plan layout to follow. https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/9...p-by-step.html
Search threads, there is a # of tricks to get those pesky rivets out easy.
And a great plan layout to follow. https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/9...p-by-step.html
Search threads, there is a # of tricks to get those pesky rivets out easy.
#7
Why not build the engine that's in it? It will be more reliable, easier to tune, cheaper to build and be WAY faster at the strip than any of that EFI crap. 460, 390, 351M400 all have their roots in drag racing and parts are still cheap for them, and its a direct fit, no fabbing, no wiring, no computers, no check engine codes or tuning with a lap top. Just bolt in and take LS/coyote money all day. Just a suggestion.
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#8
I do not know how far you are going with it, but here is a reachable goal. And great motivation IMO.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tik4QgvMwd4
And a great plan layout to follow. https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/9...p-by-step.html
Search threads, there is a # of tricks to get those pesky rivets out easy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tik4QgvMwd4
And a great plan layout to follow. https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/9...p-by-step.html
Search threads, there is a # of tricks to get those pesky rivets out easy.
#9
Easy just have different boxes, bed, cab, front clip, rear suspension, front suspension ect....
This thread might help? Yes I am bragging...lol https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...then-some.html
And here is a more down to earth frame off thread. DETAILS DETAILS DETAILS. Joe is doing an awesome job and almost there.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...storation.html
Oh yea, welcome to FTE and remember to join your state chapter: Kentucky https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/forum151/
This thread might help? Yes I am bragging...lol https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...then-some.html
And here is a more down to earth frame off thread. DETAILS DETAILS DETAILS. Joe is doing an awesome job and almost there.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...storation.html
Oh yea, welcome to FTE and remember to join your state chapter: Kentucky https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/forum151/
#10
Haha, brag away, I had been working my way through that already, a lot of great info! I skimmed through his build right now, ill ha e or go back and actually read it all in my spare time but that is absolutely amazing, not only a completely restored and brand new looking truck, it literally looks like brand new from the factory! That dude is one heck of a talented guy! Also I did go ahead and introduce myself to the local chapter, that’s pretty cool to have that on here. I am definitely glad I finally joined.
#11
With the state chapter, you can locate a source of parts, good JY's that have our years of parts. Get a hand on a big project like bed and cab pull. Maybe have a FTE Kentucky chapter G2G (get together) aka wrenchfest. We have had a few over in here in Missouri over the years. Usually at the Off Road Jamboree or at large city park. BBQ/burgers/kids included adult deal with Ford trucks.
It will be interesting to see how your project turns out.
It will be interesting to see how your project turns out.
#12
it just didn’t play to my goals especially at the power levels I’m looking at and still trying to be streetable. However it’s hard to convince of the more reliable, faster, taking LS money all day when my best friends brother-in-law could drive his 8 second 6-speed corvette that he threw over a 300 shot of nitrous
#13
Well I didn’t mean to seem like I thought you were either lol, definitely not the case. Just explaining why I decided what I did. Because believe me I love my carbureted motors, that’s what I’ve built so far as far as gas motors, although they were sbc motors. But when it does come time for that cougar it will definitely stay old school because it will just be a toy to play and show. I opened the hood once I saw it hoping for the 429 but it turned out to be the 351 as well. Oh well I still hope to have fun with that motor, because it being all original with just 60ish thousand miles on it I do not want to go changing that up lol. I’ll see if I can’t get some pictures posted of it.