When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
Purchased these two trucks as a project. Crewcab had a major electrical melt down under hood that extended under the dash slightly. Black single cab has terrible rust issues and would no longer pass state inspection. Both trucks are 7.3 powerstroke 4x4 with 6spd manual trans. Black truck only has 128,000 miles, engine runs perfect and wiring is untouched factory original. Plan is to remove the engine, dash, and all underhood wiring from the black truck and reinstall into the crew cab. I've been working on this for several months so I'll post some "catch-up" photos on this forum. For starters here's photo's of both trucks prior to any wrench work.
Next, cleaned the firewall and re-sprayed body color. Some of the burnt paint was a real chore to remove. Painted everything with POR15 then body color.
Pushed the crewcab outside and torn into the parts truck. Removed engine and dash. Also noticed after making a comparison, the crewcab had a much bigger turbo. It's a BD turbo.
Those tires look to be in great shape on the F250, you going to use them and get 2 more? That donor engine has an incredible amount of rust on it, were very lucky here in California as far as rust goes. I'm just not used to seeing that.
I have the tires for sale here locally, they're nearly new. Regarding the rust, stay tuned as I continue to add "catch-up" posts about this build. Yes, you folks who live in dryer climates or places where salt & salt brine is not used on the roads, are lucky.
Pulled the interior out of the parts truck. Going to reinstall the entire dash & wiring harness in the crewcab. Cleaned up some of the rusty parts in the blast cabinet then coated with POR15.
Installed new pioneer speakers in both front doors. Covered interior side of doors with peel & seal, plus I pulled the acoustic material out of the other set of door panels from the donor truck and doubled the insulation. Reinstalled door panels.
While cleaning up the exterior of the engine prior to reinstall, I poked a hole thru the cylinder head! This was a "first" for me, never imagined a cast iron cylinder head developing a rust hole! Obviously I'll be looking into two new heads!
Rezvani's Latest Post-Apocalytic Monster Is a Ford F-150 Raptor Underneath
Slideshow: Called the Fortress, the 850-horsepower pickup combines Raptor underpinnings with military-inspired features, survival equipment, and a starting price of $285,000.
