WTB Clean ‘93-94 Ford F250/F350 IDI 4x4

[tjonesdfw]

They're unicorn hunters that are looking for the fountain of youth as well. The plan is to go mudding in the fountain with the unicorn.

They're definitely the trucks of my younger years too, but I'm also just sick of $80-100K trucks with 300 sensors and faulty emissions equipment, that spend more of their life in the shop than they do on the road.

 

[Jesus Freak]

Mild restoration, complete rebuild or a turn key R&D motor, interior sound deadened with dash and doors freshened by OBS Interiors, Super Duty seat conversion, an E40D by Brian's Truck Shop, and straight axle swap up front. Everyone keeps telling me to just do it with a '94-'97 7.3 Powerstroke, but I cant help but think about how hard all the damn electronics will eventually be to get ahold of. Plus I can teach my boys to work on an IDI a whole lot easier.

@hacked89 s THX1138 truck is a fine starting point........ and then you don't have an electronic transmission to give you problems.

 

[Jesus Freak]

That sounds lovely and bumpy, Will the cup holders be up to the task of “container security” and “liquid containment”.......

No cupholders needed, it's an automatic they want so as to have a free hand I guess?

 

[hacked89]

@hacked89 s THX1138 truck is a fine starting point........ and then you don't have an electronic transmission to give you problems.

Thanks, the truck I’m selling is rock solid. I would drive it back and forth across the country multiple times without hesitation. I’m just harder on it in the description because I rather exceed people’s expectations than disappoint. It pretty much checks all the boxes except I don’t put automatics in any of my trucks. I could also “unfirm” the price by keeping X amount of components for my other stuff or spare parts depending on what someone is looking for.

I want the pain of 300 sensors on a new truck - the IDIs are too reliable and kind

 

[hacked89]

I’ve also never bought a single vehicle sight unseen that the seller was honest, so I don’t do that to other people. As an example, the bronco project the used car dealer swore it was a slight trans leak. Guess what when it was unloaded across the county? 460 rear main seal leak and have to pull the engine to replace. I don’t sweat any kind of that stuff though, it just opened the door for the IDI bronco build 4 years earlier than planned.

 

[Jesus Freak]

I’ve also never bought a single vehicle sight unseen that the seller was honest, so I don’t do that to other people. As an example, the bronco project the used car dealer swore it was a slight trans leak. Guess what when it was unloaded across the county? 460 rear main seal leak and have to pull the engine to replace. I don’t sweat any kind of that stuff though, it just opened the door for the IDI bronco build 4 years earlier than planned.

I can dig it. I've only ever bought 2 or 3 vehicles that would crank up and drive. And that's having owned a few dozen vehicles.

 

[chicken bones]

The Unicorn , bought it new in 1994 , drove it to 2023. Sorry not for sale.

 

[Cant Write]

@tjonesdfw did you find what you’re looking for?

I was browsing CL today (don’t have FB) and found quite a few factory TIDI’s. I searched the major cities working from Denver to PHX, the LV to OC and up the coast north to Seattle.

I guess search tempest would have worked well also.

1994 F 250 diesel for sale by owner - Colburn, ID - craigslist

A very nice 1994 OLD BODY STYLE XLT factory turbo charged 7.3 IDI Diesel F250 Ford pickup. Very hard truck to find in good condition. This motor is good to 1/2 a million miles with proper care. It...

spokane.craigslist.org

 

[Jesus Freak]

@Cant Write , you sir are the unicorn hunter!

 

[Cant Write]

@Jesus Freak and I thought the price was quite reasonable after the other outlandish ones I was seeing west of the continental divide.

Although still too rich for my blood!!

I wonder if I get a bounty, or a finders fee!!! Maybe they will buy one of the cheaper reg cab 4x’s and it will end up in my driveway!!! “I dream of genie!!”

 

[Jesus Freak]

@Jesus Freak and I thought the price was quite reasonable after the other outlandish ones I was seeing west of the continental divide.

Although still too rich for my blood!!

I wonder if I get a bounty, or a finders fee!!! Maybe they will buy one of the cheaper reg cab 4x’s and it will end up in my driveway!!! “I dream of genie!!”

My suspicion is that you'll get a solid "add-a-boy"!

 

[Cant Write]

@Jesus Freak stop!!! P I S S I N G in my Cheerios!!!

 

[XOLATEM]

that sounds lovely and bumpy, Will the cup holders be up to the task of “container security” and “liquid containment”.......

Don't forget the 3-to-1 ratio...base to height measurement....

I had a small piece of expanded metal and I slapped it up on the dash...just to see if it would work for a c*******r base....

 

[Jesus Freak]

Don't forget the 3-to-1 ratio...base to height measurement....

I had a small piece of expanded metal and I slapped it up on the dash...just to see if it would work for a c*******r base....

WOW!!! Is the forum starting to edit c*u*p*h*o*l*d*e*r out of threads that aren't that specific thread?..............I guess so......

 

[Clb]

I vote we k ill l the A.I. responsible for axing my post.
O r w e c o u l d a d o p t t h i s s t r a t e g y ....

L e t u s c h e c k....

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( dunno bout this)
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Let's see what gets axed from the sites emogie list...