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  1. Torinojts

    11 Year 75 Crew Cab 7.3 Build

    The machine shop called and said this pluck needs to go .030 over. I was really hesitant about it do to all the cavitation horror stories I hear, but the assured me they have a process of checking cylinder walls for this. They also nock out all the freeze plugs and use a bore scope camera as...
  2. Torinojts

    11 Year 75 Crew Cab 7.3 Build

    So this only gets better, the engine out of the ambulance I got it home and removed the heads and this is what I found. .040 pistons. WTF!!! There was hardly any oil leaks on the engine, had the factory valve cover tag, looked all over block and oil oil pan and no reman tag or stamping of...
  3. Torinojts

    11 Year 75 Crew Cab 7.3 Build

    The hardest part on this whole project seemed to be picking out the right looking wheels and tires. Also to have them not stick out so rocks don’t beat up the sides. Few things left is pretty much some interior. Need to recover the back seat to Mach the front ones. I also need to get the...
  4. Torinojts

    11 Year 75 Crew Cab 7.3 Build

    I wish I had more pics to show you guys all the process and steps involved. In my shop I made a paint booth out of 2x4s, house HVAC filters, 5 mil house rap plastic, some extra lights, and two squirrel cab fans that I placed in the window. primer sealer base coat before clear coat Did I...
  5. Torinojts

    11 Year 75 Crew Cab 7.3 Build

    I completely rebuilt the front and rear axles, all new suspension bushings, and tie rod ends I assembled the frame components and painted it with POR 15. I sat the freshly overhauled engine in along with the rebuilt transmission. I sat the cab on after all the body work was done and was in...
  6. Torinojts

    11 Year 75 Crew Cab 7.3 Build

    I can not seam to find the pics of all the rust repair, cab on rotisserie, or frame sand blasting and paining. But here is a pick of one of the rear doors. The PO had stuffed insulation in them and completely rusted out the bottoms of the rear doors. A lot of parts I get from a older gentleman...
  7. Torinojts

    11 Year 75 Crew Cab 7.3 Build

    I completely stripped down the frame, including removing the axles. I made a rotisserie and put the frame on it. Borrowed a construction sand blaster and sandblasted the frame, Alex’s and all components. Also sand blasted the cab floor, easy way to find thin spots!here is one of my monkeys...
  8. Torinojts

    11 Year 75 Crew Cab 7.3 Build

    I also cut out the drip rail on the fire wall for a little more added clearance.
  9. Torinojts

    11 Year 75 Crew Cab 7.3 Build

    Here are the motor mounts i cut them apart and moved the studs to a different location. Motor mount modification and relocating the crossmember holes got my engine 1 1/2“ more forward and about an 1” down as needed.
  10. Torinojts

    11 Year 75 Crew Cab 7.3 Build

    Here is one of the rear cab mount brackets I made. The front cab mount i chiseled off and moved it forward. Cut a 1/4” plate so I could space it out a little further and move it up on the frame. the radiator core support mount are bolted to the front frame spring hanger bolt
  11. Torinojts

    11 Year 75 Crew Cab 7.3 Build

    Next I sat the 75 crew cab on and figured where the fender / wheel alignment looked best, close to factory alignment. I figured the engine would be best moved 1” forward and about an inch lower.I removed the motor mount plate and marked out the crossmember
  12. Torinojts

    11 Year 75 Crew Cab 7.3 Build

    Yeah the Covid s**t is really getting old. I hope all goes well for you when this starts to clear..................Here is a pick of the engine in the frame after removing the 94 cab and body
  13. Torinojts

    11 Year 75 Crew Cab 7.3 Build

    They will make one if you send them the cluster. Not sure what it will cost though. The company is about 1/2 mile from my work, I could stop by and ask them if you would like.
  14. Torinojts

    11 Year 75 Crew Cab 7.3 Build

    To answer your question about my dash it is a Dakota Digital HDX-73F-PU with the added on pyrometer extension. Next I’ll add fuel psi to it.
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    11 Year 75 Crew Cab 7.3 Build

    Definitely keep that in mind
  16. Torinojts

    11 Year 75 Crew Cab 7.3 Build

    Well we never did find a definable root cause for all the carnage. After cleaning the pistons I had found at one time the Intakes and Exhaust valves were hitting the pistons. I believe I was a little tight on clearance, when I put full boost to it seams the valves may have floated a bit. So I...
  17. Torinojts

    11 Year 75 Crew Cab 7.3 Build

    I will post as many pics as I can find. Since the project started 11 years ago and multiple cell phones latter i think a lot of the pictures disappeared.
  18. Torinojts

    11 Year 75 Crew Cab 7.3 Build

    Next I found a running 94 IDIT on Craigslist. Drove three hours 1 way to pick it up. Ran and shifted good, coolant conditioner was even good. Obviously the guy beat the hell out of it. Other than the coolant being maintained everything else was not. Everything on it leaked, didn’t matter as...
  19. Torinojts

    11 Year 75 Crew Cab 7.3 Build

    Here is my 75 F350 Crew Cab. I have been working on this for at least 11+ years. Between work, kids, honey do lists, and so on and so forth and more honey do lists, I finally got it on the road. Another reason for the long build would be funds and redoing things multiple times because I am...
  20. Torinojts

    Re-ring...nozzle issues??? Tired of project

    I’ll start a new thread soon. I’ll dig up the pictures that I do have
  21. Torinojts

    Re-ring...nozzle issues??? Tired of project

    Alright, gapless 2nd rings it will be. Now as far as the pistons. What doe you guys think. The Mahle piston that is .010 under reduced compression height, or leave standard? I will have the R&D cam that already bleeds off some compression.
  22. Torinojts

    Re-ring...nozzle issues??? Tired of project

    Thanks. Wish I took more pictures as I went. I would have posted the build on here, but was not a member when I started. I was also debating v10, powerstroke, or IDI. Went with the IDI as my build cost was already at the price of a new f250 at the time. The first engine build I was going...
  23. Torinojts

    Re-ring...nozzle issues??? Tired of project

    I am going to tear the engine down to inspect. EVERYTHING on this truck is new. transmission rebuilt with torque converter. front and rear diffs rebuilt. all new suspension and steering components. body is frame off restoration, it would drive me nuts to just throw an engine in without...
  24. Torinojts

    Re-ring...nozzle issues??? Tired of project

    Machine shop wants $175 + cost of sleeves per hole on my block. So I found an engine with 181,254 miles on it. It will be coming out of an ambulance, $400 and it still runs quite well, I just have to pull it. The engine is a non-turbo so I will just swap my crank, rods, balancer and flex...
  25. Torinojts

    Re-ring...nozzle issues??? Tired of project

    i pulled the insides out of a hydraulic lifter and made it a solid lifter. Put clay on the top of the pistons and barred engine over. Normally like you would on a gasser. Is there a different what to check valve to piston clearance on a diesel? Also i just thought of are my pushrods to long...

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