'94 7.3L IDI-Turbo Build

Ok guys, havent really done much yet but I have some plans for the truck and I wanna be able to document it. Im sure ya'll have seen better and it wont be anything special but Im gonna put it out there. Hope ya'll like it! :-drink

When I first got it. Had already relocated the stock exhaust and taken the muffler off... Cutting wheel always makes things better Hated those blue wheels though!


Front end is a little smashed up but nothing a JY bumper and hood wont fix.


PO replaced the driver side door and luckily used the same color. I think Im going to bed line the truck from the white down and pull all the rubber trim, but Im going to leave the badges. Painted the wheels with the hammered wheel spray paint from walmart.. Came out awesome! Much better then expected.


Better front pic, the hood is popped not broken.


Passenger side is damn near perfect, kinda gonna hate sanding down the paint for the bed liner.


Rear end looks pretty good, tail gate is a little beat up and the bumper is bent but nothing bad, Ill run it like this until everything else I want is done.


Turbo Diesel badge


Interior is in pretty good shape, hate the cupholders though


The blue is growing on me, still not my favorite though


Pretty clean diesel, replaced manifold gaskets and return lines. Runs great but PS is out. Should be replacing soon


Turbo Diesel again


International sticker


Well thats pretty much it for now. Hope you like it! I know I do!

Nice exhaust

You too man!

Just went out and took it for a ride MAN I love driving my truck!

Sweet truck man. Looks like it could be kin to mine.

fx4wannabe said:

Sweet truck man. Looks like it could be kin to mine.

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Lol, I guess so.

Haha, hey if you don't like those cupholders, I would LOVE to take that piece off your hands for ya! I have captains chairs right now and want to replace the plastic center console with that exact console you have, but I've had no luck finding one. Guess I'm going to have to build a custom center console out of wood. Idk why, but I just love the old oak style consoles in these trucks. Nice looking truck, super clean, I'm very jealous of that turbo!

My9373 said:

Haha, hey if you don't like those cupholders, I would LOVE to take that piece off your hands for ya! I have captains chairs right now and want to replace the plastic center console with that exact console you have, but I've had no luck finding one. Guess I'm going to have to build a custom center console out of wood. Idk why, but I just love the old oak style consoles in these trucks. Nice looking truck, super clean, I'm very jealous of that turbo!

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What does your center console look like? And this one is kind of beat. Its been broken and epoxied back together.

Man I love my truck but I hate filling it up...

Mine is the low plastic console, the one with just a flip open top and two cupholders. Super simple and super useless (to me at least).

My only question is I don't know if the "20" of the 40/20/40 seats will fit between captains chairs or not Idk if they're wider or not. Maybe if I just put the arm rests up it will fit...

Ohhh, so yours doesnt have a seat? Sorry man, i need the seat, already used it a bunch. Ill just have to customize the cupholders so they hold more than just a coffee mug.

On a side note, I replaced the power steering pump today and now it steers like brand new! Thank god too cause that thing was really bothering me.

You think you hate filling your truck down there, you should try a fill up up here. That same fillup....30.129 gallons would cost me $159.36 ith our price of just about $5.30 per US gallon!!

Nice truck though, I am in the process of getting my new truck home and buying the 7.3 IDIT from BigRigTech.

Goofyexponent said:

You think you hate filling your truck down there, you should try a fill up up here. That same fillup....30.129 gallons would cost me $159.36 ith our price of just about $5.30 per US gallon!!

Nice truck though, I am in the process of getting my new truck home and buying the 7.3 IDIT from BigRigTech.

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Well Id just hate to fill it even more up there! Lol. Thanks for the compliment and good luck with your truck. Feel free to send any ideas this way!

Ok heres an idea, change the power steering fluid in a couple weeks. The old pump had to contaminate the system.

Oh nice truck, and I pack 50 gallons so you can both quit whining,

typ4 said:

Ok heres an idea, change the power steering fluid in a couple weeks. The old pump had to contaminate the system.

Oh nice truck, and I pack 50 gallons so you can both quit whining,

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Haha, I bet that is a ***** to fill! And I already decided I was going to do that because as soon as I cycled the steering it changed colors