Resurrection Of A ****

[flareside_thun]

This is going to be a thread on the slow process of fixing this truck up. Truck is a nineteen hundred and eighty eight model Ford F250 with a 7.3 NA, C6, 4wd on Superduty Axles. Had the truck here since Friday 10/28/11 but haven't had the time to fully look over it and see what all needs to be done so i finally got around to it this afternoon after school. I'll be posting pics with subtitles as I go along.

Here is the truck after getting it loaded onto the trailer(before strapping it down)

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Like I said it's got Superduty axles...also has Superduty 4 inch lift springs. I'm not real impressed with their execution of front end leafspring mounting . But that doesn't matter, it's all coming out to go into my truck...That oughta make it more betterer.

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Core support is broke....Truck looks like it has a lazy eye on the driver-side. I've already got another core support lined up for it.

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Here's the gooseneck ball.....I'll take pictures of that cobbled up mess when I pull the bed.

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Speaking of cobbled up messes...wiring . I'm gonna take the wiring one step at a time. First will be correcting the travesty they call a glowplug system.

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[flareside_thun]

Here's their answer to fixing an ignition starting switch( a whopping 27 dollar part)

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This push button is drawing power from.....

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The only decent non factory wiring seems to be the trailer brake control module...which is a Tekonsha.

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Now, I have one question and a Where's Waldo type of thing for ya'll.....

The question:
What the hell is this thing?? It was tucked up by the ebrake pedal.

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The trivia...let's see who can spot the abnormality.

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[GOOSE]

Oh no!!!! Where's the clutch pedal? And whats that stick hanging out of the steering column?

 

[flareside_thun]

Haha, good eye...I've come to the conclusion that this truck originally was a stick shift.....I don't even wanna know why they did a C6 swap.

 

[GOOSE]

Yeah, I'm not one for going from stick to auto, but if I did, I would have used one of these for the cool factor.

http://www.google.com/products/cata...a=X&ei=Mk-vTq6TLerv0gGm2PzqAQ&ved=0CGUQ8wIwAQ

Looking at the wiring, the PO didn't have too much cool factor

 

[flareside_thun]

Yea, he also apparently wasn't big on doing anything the right way. I saw scotchlocks on the headlight wiring...I damn near cried. The headlights don't work, I am not looking forward to troubleshooting that. I've swapped in a known good headlight switch with no change.

 

[gonecrazyi]

Your going to have to come down and pick up some parts to put that thing back together.

 

[flareside_thun]

Yea, I know.....Thank god I know you haha.

 

[gonecrazyi]

Lol. Better hurry I plan to scrap some stuff off soon.

 

[flareside_thun]

Texting my list

 

[gonecrazyi]

Haha alright, probably a crew cab and that cannot chassis 4x4 are next to go. To much crap sitting around.

 

[snicklas]

Also, isn't that a 70 chebby windshield wiper switch, or knob at least...... Never seen one like that in an 80+ Ford.....

 

[wmoguy]

Man I hope you didn't pay too much for that nightmare on wheels!

 

[Dieselcrawler]

that box looks like the delay box for the wipers. and the abnormally i guess is the full fuel gauge?mine never read full. lol

 

[93cc7.3]

hey i see a AAA battery in there .....as i sit here in my AAA uniform