motorbreath53
lucky sob....
I don't plan on doing a frame off resto, or a 2000ftlb sled pull truck, but I thought i'd start up a build thread anyway. Its fun to be able to look back and see progress...
So.
I bought my truck about 9 years ago. I was SUPER anti-E40D after some bad experiance with my previous F150. I couldn't find a ZF5 truck in So-Cal... but I found one in Molalla Oregon... Next thing I knew, I was on a plane to Oregon to have a look in person, pay the man, and start my 15 hour drive home. I was 20yrs old, and had never owned...wrenched on... or even driven a diesel truck. (and ALL my $$$ spent to get there, and get the truck home)
Oh, and little did I know, I was about to experiance the loss of a job with the Grocery strike.... WHOLE NUTHER' STORY!
I don't have a pic from the day it came home, but it looked much like this, but with full length aluminum running boards:
...then all the issues showed up... banks turbo, radiator, water pump, alternator, clutch, headgaskets... all needed replaced within a year of the purchase of the truck.
Like I said. 20 years old, never owned, wrenched on, or driven a diesel prior to this truck... I've since learned.
Found a Lance Camper for $400 that lived on the truck through every desert season for a few years...
Then came the ORU shackle reversal kit and the 315's
The current pics:
New Carrier lift pump
Underhood
Recent Clutch job
Banks Gauges
Most Recently, Fresh axles front/rear with 4.56's and a Mag High-Tec cover to impress girls at stoplights with... just don't tell my wife...
So.
I bought my truck about 9 years ago. I was SUPER anti-E40D after some bad experiance with my previous F150. I couldn't find a ZF5 truck in So-Cal... but I found one in Molalla Oregon... Next thing I knew, I was on a plane to Oregon to have a look in person, pay the man, and start my 15 hour drive home. I was 20yrs old, and had never owned...wrenched on... or even driven a diesel truck. (and ALL my $$$ spent to get there, and get the truck home)
Oh, and little did I know, I was about to experiance the loss of a job with the Grocery strike.... WHOLE NUTHER' STORY!
I don't have a pic from the day it came home, but it looked much like this, but with full length aluminum running boards:
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...then all the issues showed up... banks turbo, radiator, water pump, alternator, clutch, headgaskets... all needed replaced within a year of the purchase of the truck.
Like I said. 20 years old, never owned, wrenched on, or driven a diesel prior to this truck... I've since learned.
Found a Lance Camper for $400 that lived on the truck through every desert season for a few years...
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Then came the ORU shackle reversal kit and the 315's
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The current pics:
New Carrier lift pump
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Underhood
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Recent Clutch job
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Banks Gauges
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Most Recently, Fresh axles front/rear with 4.56's and a Mag High-Tec cover to impress girls at stoplights with... just don't tell my wife...
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