1978 f250 ford Cummins restoration!
 

OK so I started this restoration and Cummins swap 1/4/16

Things are going along pretty good! I'll update where I am today!

Plans are to take an old farm truck and make it shinny!! Everything will be clean beautiful and most of all reliable!

Welcome to FTE, nothing is really "for real", unless we see pics! So..............this thread is worthless without pics. }> :-drink

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subscribing also. i'm interested in dropping a diesel in my truck, so always looking for more info and ideas

last winter
 

ok so last winter I un f'ed up my truck...
the previous owner had put in a 390 FE motor..

im sure there is plenty good with the 390 if done right but this was just not done right...

the truck sputtered and had no power... I could barley pull 4th gear...

so I dropped in a 460 and a c6 auto!!

here is some pictures of the truck when I bought it!!

just a couple more shots!

now for the fun stuff! the original motor swap!!! from a junk 390 granny low 4speed to a mild 460 c6 build!

460 is in I thought it was there to stay...

time to resore this truck!
 

so I got a wild hair one day and started to jump into the restore project!

all in a weekends work!!

ok so I skipped a ton of work!!
I took out all the rivets and all the brackets and cross members!!

I set up a harbor freight shed in my shop over my frame... I sand blasted the hole thing! then I coated it with por15

I also blasted all my brackets and small stuff that would fit in my cabinet..

the leaf springs and other larger items where done out side..

ok so someone may have to resize all these images.... im not sure how to do that but I willing to try if anyone has an idea how..

Impressive, very impressive. Thanks for the pics, can't wait to see it done.

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alright! now that all my pictures fit on the screen I got more!!

Thanks 77&79F250!!