It really wasn't bad at all. Getting the alignment of the inner fender and radiator support was cake. I think the hardest part was pulling the frame diagonals even. The left frame rail was pushed back about 3/4 inch when I started. Got it straight though, took it in for an alignment, after lift and all, and all they did was center the steering wheel. Rear axle thrust is off by 0.25 degrees, but I can make up that by loosening the u-bolts and fudging the axle a little.

 

That looks great nice job fixing it back up

 

Is it a hard to repair a wrecked superduty?

 

Thats not a bad deal, where did u get the truck at?

 

Got it from company in Portland, OR that buys rebuildable vehicles from insurance companies and resells them. It was a lot of work, if I did it all at once it might have been like 2 weeks if you know what you're doing. Problem is I'm in school 6 hours from home so I was having to get free weekends to drive home and work on it. I bought all new components except the fender and hood, didn't want to paint if I didn't have to. Don't ever mess with used inner fender or radiator supports, just not worth the extra hassle. Plus I painted the inner fender and radiator supports with a high quality rattle can white so it looks factory when you lift the hood.

 

Did you ever find out who makes the fender flair?

 

I'm pretty sure they are EGR flares since they're made in Australia. The Bushwacker rep that responed to my emails believed this as well. EGR doesn't sell singles, so I'm going to have to buy the front set for around $200 and paint one... I just left the fronts off for now until I decide what to do. Maybe cutouts and 38s are in my future And gears...

 

There not too bad, I actually like rebuilding them over dodges or chevys. But as you can see in his second pic the radiator support and inner fender supports all weld in place, so theres alot of spots welds to drill out and be re-welded.

Heres pic of one I recently did with the 6.0. It had hit a pole dead center.

 

I think dead center would have been a lot easier fix than mine was I think they clipped a tree with the left frame rail. Frame rail was pushed back and down, 3/4" each way. Also, left spring hanger was pulled back and front of leaf spring was uncurled with center pin sheared off leaf pack. Axle was fine though and it didn't even need an alignment when I had it checked. That shows you how beefy these axles are

 

A V10 Powerstroke diesel . Must make some serious hp- wonder if Jody at DP Tuner has tunes for that?

 

Yeah, it hauls a$$.

 

Nice job!!! Good to see another SD pulled away from the wreackers..........

 

Cause i was thinking about going this route. My buddy is owns a carstar and i take care of his property and he does all the body work on my truck free ( he just did 2,000 dollars in paint (scratchs and stuff) for free so i was gonna have him do fix it. But obviously id have to pay for parts. But are their any cheap superdutys around ur area? (perferably a 99 to 03 7.3 crew cab four by four)?

 

Actually, since I got mine I haven't seen any for a decent price. Demand for these have gone up A LOT since just this summer.

 

Nice job. Glad to see it didn't end up scrapped. I've ventured into boneyards and have seen trucks like that being picked for parts and later crushed. What a waste!!