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87 Crew Cab Project
Nope....the brick is definitely longer. A brick uses extension brackets on the bumper...where the bullnose bumper bolts directly to the face of the frame rails. .- freebird01
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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87 Crew Cab Project
Visor will be going back on... Just took it off since I'm prepping for paint.- freebird01
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87 Crew Cab Project
Well today was productive... After a disappointing soccer game I came home...put a second coat of Spackle on my bathroom and started tearing into the truck. Pulled both fenders...managed to drop the hood on my head...no sense was knocked in or out...just stars....many many stars...- freebird01
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Clutch Master Cylinder Broke Through Firewall
mine isnt better...its the same bracket ford used to offer but have since discontinued it and will not produce anymore.- freebird01
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Clutch Master Cylinder Broke Through Firewall
If it broke through you will want to repair the damage first then add my plate over the repair- freebird01
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87 Crew Cab Project
Not much to tell as of late... Got the gooseneck plate off the frame and torched off some misc brackets that I think went to a fifth wheel hitch. Today I pulled the wiring harness back to the cab and pulled the front fuel tank out in prep for frame and fuel tank painting. This is...- freebird01
- Post #106
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Bullnose mirror swaps
this will be a bullnose soon...- freebird01
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What makes these engines so gutless?
I've found my idi's run best at 9.5*- freebird01
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87 Crew Cab Project
Yes I still have to do that lol- freebird01
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87 Crew Cab Project
yep its mine.. and Bill... i can do that on my own thank you very little LOL- freebird01
- Post #103
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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87 Crew Cab Project
Well...time to resurrect this thread again.... I have been daily driving it off and on since November. I changed jobs where im at home more and my commute is very close to home... I had a few things to fix in the back end and have been putting them off. well...now that the weather is good...- freebird01
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87-91 dually box
Dually box with fenders..tailgate... And rear bumper for sale. $250 Box is not perfect. Has some rust in the common areas. Floor is very solid. Pics can be seen here... 87-91 Ford F350 Dually Bed - $250 http://fortwayne.craigslist.org/pts/5619455913.html Thanks Located in...- freebird01
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best way to clean up your heater box?
wrap it in insulation...- freebird01
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Manual wouldnt go into gear
one way you can test if the firewall flex is your issue without buying my plate right away is take a WOODEN broom handle and cut it so the force of the firewall flex is transmitted to the rad support. this will at least help you eliminate one area without spending money.... now if you want it...- freebird01
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D60 front backing plates
on my wheelers i typically let them off so they dont get jambed with mud and rocks- freebird01
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Exhaust wrap and salt
if it helps im in indiana also and i did this to mine... i spent the money to get the downpipes from banks to go with my kit. had the cash and didnt have the time to make my own. i used DEI header wrap and i soaked then in a can and a half of their high temp silicone spray that they recommend...- freebird01
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ZF5 questions
i know what the TOB sounds like.....thats noisy too....but you can hear it in the gearbox also. my trans has 200k on it when i got it and was in a farm truck that was well used...its time.. and no Scott its not a hydro :P- freebird01
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ZF5 questions
thank you guys! mine whines pretty bad...its fine going the 2 1/2 miles to work and back but any farther and its awful loud pretty quick...figure ill try and take care of it before it eats itself for lunch- freebird01
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ZF5 questions
Ok...I am thinking about digging into my whining ZF5 and doing a rebuild on it. (S5-42) Does anyone have a pdf of the ZF manual? The link i have been finding (including the tech article on OB) has been broken...- freebird01
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Hart's Machine in Cecil Ohio?
Ive heard lots of good things about them...talked them too when i was going to get a set done... They know their stuff- freebird01
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DIY valve guides?
Ahhh...a bit far away... We have a very good shop here in Fort Wayne called C&P machine that I would trust with my IDI heads.- freebird01
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new after market gauges.
Not quite sure what your looking at engraving exactly...- freebird01
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New Paint Job on my 87
ive used the custom shop paints from TCP and i really like them. they seem to cover well. their clear goes on easy too,- freebird01
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