OBS to Bricknose?

[Danoflapper]

Perfect! Thanks everyone! Looks like now I just need to find my victim! Might go junk yardin' today if i get a chance.

 

[riotwarrior]

And the 80-86 is a slant nose or bull nose NOT a bricknose. The brick nose is the FUGLY 87-91 style

WHAT DOES "OBS" stand for in OBS style then?

 

[biggin92]

I was under the assumpion it meant old body style, which is just the 92-97 trucks, which i call gen 9's

 

[Danoflapper]

Yep, old body style is what I have learned.

I went junkyarding yesterday and found a gasser f250 that i'd like to rob of its front clip. I'm gonna go back on monday and talk to the yard guys, they're pretty shady, and don't like to sell anything so we'll see. :/

I checked out my radiator support the best I could with it on the truck, and it appears to be solid? It's a little crusty by the welds on the very bottom, but otherwise it's mostly factory blue yet

BRAD: What all is involved with combining my radiator support with the gasser 80-86 one? That might have to happen.

 

[Diesel_brad]

BRAD: What all is involved with combining my radiator support with the gasser 80-86 one? That might have to happen.

Your diesel rad support sticks dow about 4" below a gasser one. You need to cut that lower section off and weld it in place of the bottom of the gasser

 

[94f450sd]

what about where the fenders meet the windshield post?there is always a different gap when swapping 87-91 nose for a 92-97.ive never seen anybody go backwards so ive never seen what that gap looks like.but i have a feeling the fenders may touch the windshield posts.

 

[Agnem]

OBS or "Old Body Style" was a name that seemed to come from the Powerstroke guys, to differentiate the style commonly refered to as the Superduty body from the body shared with the IDI's. Of course, somehow they forgot that we had Superduties before there were Superduties, but I digress...


Ironic that to us IDI guys the "old body style" is in fact the newest body style.

 

[snicklas]

I had always heard that OBS was

"Original Body Style" or Old Body Style

Original Body Style referring to the 92-97 body, the Original body the 7.3 PSD was available in.

Old Body Style, I believe in reference to the 80-97 trucks, that had a similar design, as in the Old Body Style, before the SuperDuty release for the 99 model year.

 

[bike-maker]

http://www.oilburners.net/forums/showthread.php?t=39309

Wrong body styles (89 diesel core support center welded into 84 gasser core support outers), but here's how I did mine.

 

[biggin92]

nice job bike-maker

 

[Danoflapper]

Thanks bike-maker! Looks good!

I went to the junkyard yesterday and got the front fenders I needed. Still need everything else though lol.

 

[oldblue05]

Hey everybody, I've got a question for ya.

I am under the impression that it is a bolt up affair to convert my '94 to an '80-86 front clip? All that is needed is a complete front clip, including the hood, cowl, bumper, and most importantly the diesel specific radiator core support?

If there is another thread about this subject out there would you please direct me to it?

Thanks again, you guys are great!

These trucks have a different core support than their gasser counterparts?

 

[Diesel_brad]

These trucks have a different core support than their gasser counterparts?

Yes. from 83 to current gasser and diesel supports are different

 

[Danoflapper]

I still need a diesel core support for an 83-86 diesel, if any one has one laying around PLEASE pm me and maybe we can work something out.

 

[oldblue05]

so would a 1988 F-150 core support fit my 1990 F-250?