Mike_42
Kid Mechanic
Hello all,
Some of you may remember a while back I was asking about a truck ad to get your guys opinions on it. From the thread @gnathv PM'd me on Sep. 6th regarding his 93 7.3 IDI. He said he would sell it for $3,500, sent me some pics and told me the history of it. I was instantly interested, I wanted a truck that was well maintained and respected by the owner, problem was I only had $500 at the time.
I was a teenager working minimum wage in retail operations while in school, not very hard work but not necessarily easy either. Glenn told me he would hold it for up to 6 months, I told him I could get the money in 3-4... I put it in 40 hours as much as I could when school was on break, I got a raise in November.
At the time I was driving my mothers excursion 50 miles a day to get back and forth from work. My parents had me pay for gas but would cover my insurance until I got the truck, they kept me well motivated and couldn't have done it with out them. In the meantime of me saving the money Glenn changed the oil, replaced a pulley, a battery, cleaned out the truck and topped of the fuel for me. Tires are near brand new Michelin tires, this truck doesn't need anything for a long time. He didn't have to do any of that and I would have still bought the truck in a heartbeat, too nice. Transmission was rebuilt 25k miles ago and IP about 200 miles ago.
January 7th of 2017 the title was signed over to me and my bank was empty
, not that that's a bad thing. We met half way at a loves station, drove through the horribly iced roads, made sure i I was getting it yesterday. It drove home like a dream, and cranked this morning wonderfully, I couldn't be happier.
Thank you so much @gnathv, would never be where I am today if it wasn't for you!
Now for some pictures and videos.
1993 F250 4x2 Super Cab HD 7.3l Diesel
Everything done since he's owned it.
4.10 Limited Slip
96' F-250HD Rear Overloads
ATS 088 (Non-wastegate)
3.5" Power-stroke Exhaust
Power-stroke Bumper
Michelin Tires
Moog Variable Rate Front Springs
Rebuilt Front End With All Moog Parts
Polyurethane Sway Bar Bushings (Front & Rear)
Monroe Reflex Shocks
Pioneer Radio And Speakers
Fresh IP Rebuilt By Bostech
Rebuilt Tranny With 25k Miles, Never Exceeded 160 Degrees, External Cooler.
Brake Booster
Converted To 134 Freon
New Axle Pivot Bushings, Front
216k Miles
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Some of you may remember a while back I was asking about a truck ad to get your guys opinions on it. From the thread @gnathv PM'd me on Sep. 6th regarding his 93 7.3 IDI. He said he would sell it for $3,500, sent me some pics and told me the history of it. I was instantly interested, I wanted a truck that was well maintained and respected by the owner, problem was I only had $500 at the time.
I was a teenager working minimum wage in retail operations while in school, not very hard work but not necessarily easy either. Glenn told me he would hold it for up to 6 months, I told him I could get the money in 3-4... I put it in 40 hours as much as I could when school was on break, I got a raise in November.
At the time I was driving my mothers excursion 50 miles a day to get back and forth from work. My parents had me pay for gas but would cover my insurance until I got the truck, they kept me well motivated and couldn't have done it with out them. In the meantime of me saving the money Glenn changed the oil, replaced a pulley, a battery, cleaned out the truck and topped of the fuel for me. Tires are near brand new Michelin tires, this truck doesn't need anything for a long time. He didn't have to do any of that and I would have still bought the truck in a heartbeat, too nice. Transmission was rebuilt 25k miles ago and IP about 200 miles ago.
January 7th of 2017 the title was signed over to me and my bank was empty
, not that that's a bad thing. We met half way at a loves station, drove through the horribly iced roads, made sure i I was getting it yesterday. It drove home like a dream, and cranked this morning wonderfully, I couldn't be happier.Thank you so much @gnathv, would never be where I am today if it wasn't for you!
Now for some pictures and videos
.1993 F250 4x2 Super Cab HD 7.3l Diesel
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Everything done since he's owned it.
4.10 Limited Slip
96' F-250HD Rear Overloads
ATS 088 (Non-wastegate)
3.5" Power-stroke Exhaust
Power-stroke Bumper
Michelin Tires
Moog Variable Rate Front Springs
Rebuilt Front End With All Moog Parts
Polyurethane Sway Bar Bushings (Front & Rear)
Monroe Reflex Shocks
Pioneer Radio And Speakers
Fresh IP Rebuilt By Bostech
Rebuilt Tranny With 25k Miles, Never Exceeded 160 Degrees, External Cooler.
Brake Booster
Converted To 134 Freon
New Axle Pivot Bushings, Front
216k Miles
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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