I need help. I got a 2x4 transmission from a motorhome to replace my 7.3idi f350 trans that is burned up. It has an external drum brake on the back end of it and a ujoint right on the back. I need the standard 2x4 slip yoke tail. I figured it was still the long tailshaft not the short 4x4 and I...
I want to use the brake booster off of the IDI donor truck. I am planning on late 80s era 3/4 or 1 ton front brake system as well. With modern brakes up front and the brake booster, will the proportioning valve from the 91 F250 supply the proper pressure to the 59 rear drums?
Thanks. If I keep it all level I will have to accept that the truck will be lifted or that I will have to lift the whole driveline and fabricate a tunnel for the cab. I guess there are other options that can get more complicated but they will test my ability to be patient and do things right. I...
Hey yall. I'm back from another deployment. Time to get back to work. I got my hands on another ZF5 for a 4x4. I got it to swap the C6 out of my daily driver but I was thinking about swapping it to the 59 in the future. Im not real sure I want to swap it to 4x4 cause every picture Ive seen of...
I really like those kits and that one looks more affordable than most that I have seen. When I look at them though, I feel like I could make the same thing with a little effort. If I could save some money by putting in a few hrs of my own work I would like to do that. The wife is never thrilled...
I'm getting going on this project again. Uncle Sam sent me on an all expenses paid desert vacation. Since I got home I have relocated the batteries. There really wasnt enough room in the engine bay so I put them in the bed. I did make the mistake of buying 2 gauge wire rather than 0/2. I will...
Here is the progress so far. Ive got the engine and trans in. Fired it up. The clutch/brake assembly from the Ford was a bit of a pain. The 59 firewall is not as strong as the ford so when I step on the clutch it flexes a little. Ill have to build some kind of a small support cage for it. Most...
I am taking the week off next week to get as much done as I can. Any advice or suggestions?
Ill be paying for a shop so Ill want to work fast and save anything that I can do in my garage with a box of tools for later.
The plan is to get the 59 in and take the front clip off/ fix a few...
It seems to be smoking hot or cold. Exhaust is clean. When the engine is warm and off I still get smoke out of the oil cap for a little while. Also the temp gauge quit working the other day. It ran at normal operating temp up till the gauge/sending unit quit.
I forgot to mention it's an auto...
Thanks for the heads up on the cross member. I thought it looked small but I was assured by the manufacturer that they are strong enough. I would rather not have to rip it all apart to fix failed parts so I will probably look into doing it like you have.
I've got another 7.3 idi now. My father in law had an old 91 f250 out at the farm with 85K miles. Said if I could get it running I could have it. All it needed was the other injection pump I had. Now I want to make sure this one stays nice till I swap it to the 59. When I got it running, there...
I did think the same thing when I saw them. The guy who made them works with heavy machinery so I thought he had enough experience with fab work and metal strengths. Any suggestions for a new set?
Its been a long time since I posted. I recently moved to Florida. It sucked but I towed the 59 here behind the UHaul. (I need to come up with a name for this truck) Anyway, I have some more pictures since my last post. I got a friend to make me so motor mounts to connect the Chevy crossmember to...
Thanks. Good to know the headers will work out. I will probably have to get some professional help with it. The last cylinder will need to go up then toward the front before joining the rest. I'll get a pic of it to post on here later.
Here is a pic of the engine in place. Motor mounts...
I think I have solved the engine mount problems. I will have to fabricate my own mounts but it doesn't look too difficult.
The exhaust will be a problem though. The stock manifold exits directly into the steering gear box. Eventually I want to upgrade the steering system but I was hoping to...
Well I almost succeeded in wasting away my summer. But I did get the old inline 6 out and the bad 7.3 in place to start working modified engine mounts. I have an aftermarket chevy cross member that the manufacturer says can hold a big block. Has anyone seen adaptors for chevy mounts to a ford...
I did mess up the oil squirter in cylinder 1. I didn't know they were there until I had already bent it out of place. All of the others are normal. As far as I can tell the problem was damaged rings. There was a pretty thick mess of sparkling oil in the bottom of the pan with the pieces of...
only #7 had a valve mark. Is it possible that the bearing damage is from extra exhaust from the blow by and old oil? or is it more likely evidence of a deeper problem i am likely to find like a balance issue?
I figured that since I already had my engine mostly apart, I wanted to see the rest of it. Since Im not going to use it, Ill learn what I can from it. So I got all of the pistons out and took a bunch of pictures. Looks like it had a really bad ring problem on some of the cylinders and all of the...
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