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Paul,
At any rate you've done a really fine job on the Power Wagon. It's just being a Ford fan I'd have opted for Ford's diesel. Would you have had to cut body metal to get a Power Stroke in it? I've seen a few with 440's in them but it's been a long time ago and can't remember whether they cut any body metal or not to get the "RB" block motors in. I understand your position on cutting body metal especially on vintage stuff.
I have an 86 F250 that my girlfriend wrecked about a month ago. It's not bad but I do have to fix it and I think when I fix it I'm going to "really fix it". The 351 Windsor has 243,000 miles on it and to do the repairs I'm going to have to pull the engine out so I'm thinking Power Stroke. I've got a line on several of them from a truck salvage yard complete with transmissions, transfer cases, wiring harness and computer. Of course I'll also have to fabricate a set of my body mounts for it, the ones that give anywhere from 2" to 11" of lift, I'm going mild at 2" and I haven't decided about suspension lift yet I'm pondering it since I will have to have beefier front springs to hold the PS diesel up. Duallies are a definite for this truck also, they've been in the plans for it from the beginning. Since the truck will set that high and working on it is an issue I may go with a steel tilt front end too. Who knows at this moment I will have to see what my budget and time will allow and how quickly I have to have it back in service.
Oh well it does give me an excuse to have to borrow one of my brother's Cummins powered Ram 2500's. They're nice trucks don't get me wrong but I sure am glad they're not mine. Especially after having to put front wheel bearings in one of them last summer. The wheel bearing, rotor, antilock brake sensor assembly (dealer only availibility and as an assembly) cost $675.00 each!!! OUCH!!! and it needed some other things by the time things were all said and done it cost him a little better than 2 grand for a front brake job. I was almost swayed into considering one untill the brake job.
Well keep up the great work and keep us up to date on the project and when the image event page becomes available.
Blondie_486
At any rate you've done a really fine job on the Power Wagon. It's just being a Ford fan I'd have opted for Ford's diesel. Would you have had to cut body metal to get a Power Stroke in it? I've seen a few with 440's in them but it's been a long time ago and can't remember whether they cut any body metal or not to get the "RB" block motors in. I understand your position on cutting body metal especially on vintage stuff.
I have an 86 F250 that my girlfriend wrecked about a month ago. It's not bad but I do have to fix it and I think when I fix it I'm going to "really fix it". The 351 Windsor has 243,000 miles on it and to do the repairs I'm going to have to pull the engine out so I'm thinking Power Stroke. I've got a line on several of them from a truck salvage yard complete with transmissions, transfer cases, wiring harness and computer. Of course I'll also have to fabricate a set of my body mounts for it, the ones that give anywhere from 2" to 11" of lift, I'm going mild at 2" and I haven't decided about suspension lift yet I'm pondering it since I will have to have beefier front springs to hold the PS diesel up. Duallies are a definite for this truck also, they've been in the plans for it from the beginning. Since the truck will set that high and working on it is an issue I may go with a steel tilt front end too. Who knows at this moment I will have to see what my budget and time will allow and how quickly I have to have it back in service.
Oh well it does give me an excuse to have to borrow one of my brother's Cummins powered Ram 2500's. They're nice trucks don't get me wrong but I sure am glad they're not mine. Especially after having to put front wheel bearings in one of them last summer. The wheel bearing, rotor, antilock brake sensor assembly (dealer only availibility and as an assembly) cost $675.00 each!!! OUCH!!! and it needed some other things by the time things were all said and done it cost him a little better than 2 grand for a front brake job. I was almost swayed into considering one untill the brake job.
Well keep up the great work and keep us up to date on the project and when the image event page becomes available.
Blondie_486
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