I’ve got a 2005 F250, good drive train, horribly rusted body. I’ve found a really clean 2006 F250 with a locked up engine at a good price. I plan on dropping my 05 motor in the 06. What else do I need to swap other than the motor? PCM, FICM?

 

Nothing.




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Awesome, thanks! I’ve done a lot of work on my 6 oh but not to the extent of swapping an engine. Looking at options as far as lifting cab or not. I’ve got access to a lift if I decide to lift the cab. I know it can be done without lifting the cab but it seems like it would be a much easier job with the cab off.

 

All you have to do is pull the header and the top bar and you have a very large opening.

 

As long as you remove the up-pipes and manage the downpipes location, I didn't find it bad at all. My biggest issue is when I lay under a vehicle, I get vertigo. So every head move needs time to stop the merry-go-round. I put it back in almost fully dressed as much as I could, but I would not do it that way again. You spend too much time worring about the FICM - but I was trying to see the full usefullness of a lift bracket.

 

STOP THE PRESSES!!! That has to be pictures of someone else's rig, Jack!

If not - CONGRATULATIONS!!!

 

Thanks, it's been there for a while. Me and my 1st Mac ain't getting along. I've got over 1TB of videos and images being held hostage.

She went back in at the end of November, but I still don't have all the front end back together.

 

I must've missed that news along the way - sure looks purdy...

 

I never posted anything about it. I now put most of my work on YT, but the computer mess has hobbled, too.

 

I got mine back together last August. I had plenty of room with the cab on but I know for sure you'll spend a lot less time on your back if you take the cab off. And you won't have to touch the trans.

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Kind of hard to swap the engine and not touch the trans.

 

I was thinking about putting mine in with the top half not on other than the intake
and exhaust manifolds. That way no FICM to worry about whacking.

 

I was trying to do it worse case for the adjustable lift bracket. I made them, I sold them, but I hadn't used it with the motor going in the truck. I had the intake on, but not the filter assemblies. As I said, I wanted to see what it was like with the FICM taking up the top room. I would not do that again, I kept worring about it. I had the starter on, you don't have to. I had the exhaust manifolds on, you don't have to.