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    1969 F-250 7.3l IDI swap

    Yeah I got a deal on it for 250 shipped
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    1969 F-250 7.3l IDI swap

    Sorry it has been awhile but I have gotten a lot of work done ok so here is the truck as it sits before paint This is after the paint And this is the turbo installed and the custom 3" sch 10 pipe intake I made and the second picture is the tunnel for the up pipe and down pipe And...
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    1969 F-250 7.3l IDI swap

    Well I scrapped the flat bed idea since it was just temporary until I found a real bed which I did and went to pick up last weekend. I also got a matching set of the factory steelies and tires and painted them here she is now
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    1969 F-250 7.3l IDI swap

    She has been parked I was using the batteries in the 69 lol but I started driving her again this weekend
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    1969 F-250 7.3l IDI swap

    Got the frame of the flat bed finished today used 3/8"x4 1/2" lag bolts recessed for flush surface
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    1969 F-250 7.3l IDI swap

    It is staying n/a and the 4.10s were already in it. Headers would be nice but this is a budget build sorry I haven't posted in awhile but no fun and interesting progress just working on the jungle of wires the po left under the dash and all the damn bare wires so no pics so far. But to feel like...
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    1969 F-250 7.3l IDI swap

    Got to drive her for the first time tonight. Sorry for the video quality I ran out of day light and my wife must have shaky hands lol. Still need to do the wiring no lights yet I just had to hope not to get pulled over I was driving it tonight no matter what. First drive in the 69 - YouTube
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    1969 F-250 7.3l IDI swap

    I am going to get a short alt belt to spin it down and relocate the fuel filter to the fender.
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    1969 F-250 7.3l IDI swap

    Who ever heard of a motor being too big lol:peelout
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    1969 F-250 7.3l IDI swap

    I will have to relocate the fuel filter assembly and get a shorter belt for the alternator for the hood to close but haven't gotten that far yet. Working on the fun wiring.
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    1969 F-250 7.3l IDI swap

    I will make sure there are plenty of pics. It's a lot easier to visually see what I am talking about than to read it and I want people that want to do this to know what issues they will run into, and to show what works since there is no need to reinvent the wheel. There is no need for anybody to...
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    1969 F-250 7.3l IDI swap

    Modified the top of the tank lastnight for the return line luckily I did and didn't go off the po word. He said the gas gauge worked yeah right the sender might work but there is no float. And the gas was real varnished but I knew that but it was so bad it was green when I poured it on the weeds
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    1969 F-250 7.3l IDI swap

    Thanks I ordered the factory 69 cable and the drive gear earlier today just hope it does work.
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    1969 F-250 7.3l IDI swap

    Ok here is a question for someone more knowledgeable than me. I want the factory speedometer to work as it should and I have to use a cable from a 69 to attach to the speedometer, will the speedo gear for a zf5 attach to the cable?
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    1969 F-250 7.3l IDI swap

    Got the rest of the clutch pedal and hydraulics installed tonight and it works good

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