After quite a bit of deliberation and thought on how to best accomplish my goals of a wicked custom built truck, I've in essence laid out a basic plan for myself.
I've got the three trucks in my yard
White Rhino, my flat deck one ton
Brown Bruin, my Supercab on a bare frame, that I have for JUST THE CAB
The newly acquired Cripple Hippo.
Thus I have made the decision to take the best of these trucks and combine them into one with plans to upgrade moderately later!
The original plan was pull engine from the crippled hippo and do super cab swap onto White rhino and install a replacement engine, thus keeping my truck a solid axle one ton. Now that's changed, I'm going a slightly different route with the same outcome.
First I like the frame that is in front of the steering box that makes up the spring hangers that is boxed but not crumple zoned on the 93 crippled hippo much more than the older 91 model frame of white rig!
Thus I'm going to remove box, it's spoken for box and tailgate to go to Guy here locally he's the one that had the ZF I have now and will work out swap details. He needs a box wants the one on the truck so we are golden that way.
That leaves removing the 93 cab and clip, no big deal I can do that!
gotta love tractors!
So whats going to happen how will it all play out?
I inspected my brakes on the new to me 93 and they are actually OK and will suffice for now. Also no big overload springs on rear, however 2" lift blocks not 4" like my 1 ton.
THE plan is....
Remove clip, cab, box, transmission from the hippo so it's an engine and axles only. I may even pull that engine for a deeper inspection, that is to be decided. I'll roll that chassis down to Brians and steam/pressure wash that entire setup off something fierce.
Prep the Brown cab and the chassis of hippo for installation of the Supercab, that is 3" body lift inclusive and some clearancing of firewall for turbo and heads!
Install ZF from white truck into the chassis, and deal with extra wiring and plumbing as needed.
Get cab, clip etc painted in Khaki just same as my Muscateer. I'll later on paint the camo pattern onto the truck!
Drop turbo on engine, install cab, clip and my flat deck from white truck. Swap tyres over and be up and running. That will then be an F250 SC 4X short deck with the goals of swapping my 1 ton running gear in later.
Once trucks running and such I'll build ***** of D60 and a 10.25 however now that I've got a 93 truck I'm going to need to measure the pinion yoke and see if it is the newer yoke and if so maybe swap carriers to an open from posi as I've got a locker for the rear.
I'm liking I don't have to remove any springs now from rear for a softer ride, and more flex, I don't need the heavy haul because well...I don't!
SO there you have it, an F250 to become solid axle with super cab and short deck...
That gives me a better front frame for a RSK later as well which is a big plus, this also makes adapting a speedo and some other subtle wiring easier from the 92SC to the 93 chassis compared to a mechanical speedo of the 91 F350 and it's chassis wiring.
I'm hoping to get a start later in week so I can get a truck up and running in about a month.
For now I've got damn fruit bins landlord wants made and he effed up not checking on size so his NEW bottoms don't fit all those bin top half sections I cut. Now I've knocked out one end and have to trim two sides down then reassemble the end and then set that on the bottom and assemble...Typical of the culture he is from...sends a dollar to save a dime...however I'm making enough to pay a few months shop rent!
Lots to do, so that is where I'm at and what I'm going to do!
little details like frame mounted batteries, coolant filters Racor filters and carrier pump and custom electrical for radios and stereo all to be dealt with on the fly.
OMG I'm going to make a HUGE *** list of all these things and start knocking them off one at a time!
Thanks for reading and looking forward to posting pics, and so forth.
Al
I've got the three trucks in my yard
White Rhino, my flat deck one ton
Brown Bruin, my Supercab on a bare frame, that I have for JUST THE CAB
The newly acquired Cripple Hippo.
Thus I have made the decision to take the best of these trucks and combine them into one with plans to upgrade moderately later!
The original plan was pull engine from the crippled hippo and do super cab swap onto White rhino and install a replacement engine, thus keeping my truck a solid axle one ton. Now that's changed, I'm going a slightly different route with the same outcome.
First I like the frame that is in front of the steering box that makes up the spring hangers that is boxed but not crumple zoned on the 93 crippled hippo much more than the older 91 model frame of white rig!
Thus I'm going to remove box, it's spoken for box and tailgate to go to Guy here locally he's the one that had the ZF I have now and will work out swap details. He needs a box wants the one on the truck so we are golden that way.
That leaves removing the 93 cab and clip, no big deal I can do that!
gotta love tractors!So whats going to happen how will it all play out?
I inspected my brakes on the new to me 93 and they are actually OK and will suffice for now. Also no big overload springs on rear, however 2" lift blocks not 4" like my 1 ton.
THE plan is....
Remove clip, cab, box, transmission from the hippo so it's an engine and axles only. I may even pull that engine for a deeper inspection, that is to be decided. I'll roll that chassis down to Brians and steam/pressure wash that entire setup off something fierce.
Prep the Brown cab and the chassis of hippo for installation of the Supercab, that is 3" body lift inclusive and some clearancing of firewall for turbo and heads!
Install ZF from white truck into the chassis, and deal with extra wiring and plumbing as needed.
Get cab, clip etc painted in Khaki just same as my Muscateer. I'll later on paint the camo pattern onto the truck!
Drop turbo on engine, install cab, clip and my flat deck from white truck. Swap tyres over and be up and running. That will then be an F250 SC 4X short deck
with the goals of swapping my 1 ton running gear in later.Once trucks running and such I'll build ***** of D60 and a 10.25 however now that I've got a 93 truck I'm going to need to measure the pinion yoke and see if it is the newer yoke and if so maybe swap carriers to an open from posi as I've got a locker for the rear.
I'm liking I don't have to remove any springs now from rear for a softer ride, and more flex, I don't need the heavy haul because well...I don't!
SO there you have it, an F250 to become solid axle with super cab and short deck...
That gives me a better front frame for a RSK later as well
which is a big plus, this also makes adapting a speedo and some other subtle wiring easier from the 92SC to the 93 chassis compared to a mechanical speedo of the 91 F350 and it's chassis wiring.I'm hoping to get a start later in week so I can get a truck up and running in about a month.
For now I've got damn fruit bins landlord wants made and he effed up not checking on size so his NEW bottoms don't fit all those bin top half sections I cut. Now I've knocked out one end and have to trim two sides down then reassemble the end and then set that on the bottom and assemble...Typical of the culture he is from...sends a dollar to save a dime...however I'm making enough to pay a few months shop rent!
Lots to do, so that is where I'm at and what I'm going to do!
little details like frame mounted batteries, coolant filters Racor filters and carrier pump and custom electrical for radios and stereo all to be dealt with on the fly.
OMG I'm going to make a HUGE *** list of all these things and start knocking them off one at a time!
Thanks for reading and looking forward to posting pics, and so forth.
Al
Just thinking about what your going to do makes me want to take a nap.. Thanks bud... Gotta go now.. I need to check the back of my eyelids for leaks.... Tee Hee...
post results if I do! 
