The Official "Show Us Your Ride" pictures of member's trucks thread.

[IDIBOBS]

Hi all. Wanted to share. For 20 some years I drove a 2001 f350 super duty and put 600k on it. Mostly towing. When the motor finally went out I didn’t want another truck payment again. And was pretty tired of the maintenance costs and horrible under hood clearances. We have been trying to pay our house off in 15years not 30 so not I to spending g extra money right now. So my buddy, amazing friend and our horse shoer gave me this truck he got from a young man that went into the navy. It had a bad trans, big exhaust and turbo leaks and the electrical harness was all beat up. I build off road trucks for a living so I went after it slowly. New trans, Rebuilt the top end. It had 3 bad valve guides. Re did the exhaust and turbo connections. Re did all the fuel in and return lines. Re did the whole glow plug system. And converted to g3 alternator. And then started on the inside. Heated power seats from a 2005 excursion. Center console and rear seat from my 2001 super duty. Yes they are different colors but oh well. Just finished dipping the dash and added a switch panel cheap radio with back up camera and gauges. (Yes cheap gauges but they have always worked for me.

Next is aftermarket ac, flat bed with chase rack, tires and 4.30 gears, winch bumper ect…

It runs 12psi from the banks turbo gets great milage and tows better then my old 2001 super duty. It’s not a big budget build but it tows the old heavy 3 horse trailer no problem at 8500 lbs, hauls cows and big hay loads.

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[Bulldozer]

93 7.3 idi must of Been a Rich guys Rig n South Carolina ....bought it slept in 1st 2 days sick Wondering If i Made A Good Purchase ...1st diesel 1st full size Truck .....turns I wanna Continue to fix it Up...still want a 2wd lift don't want the Extra drag maintenance n cost of a 4x4 ....shes Been Good to Me and im the only maintenance guy after getting fd around over n over by Mechanics ...when u Know Enough to Know it sucks Kinda..... especially When U Would rather just pay to Have It Done RIGHT the 1st Time ! And Obviously KNOWLEDGE IS KEY ......anyone Knows Great OLDer iDi Shop in Southern California drop a Comment. ....Never know when a Pump is gonna Go .....with a lil sidewinder {hence the rich guys lake Boat ..no rust a South Carolina Vehicle) its Fun To Drive ..... Swapped an 2003 disc with 373s in it and the Trans Mechanic is an a hole .....as i figured the Higher speed on freeway is letting the Trans GET hot ...as a Result the Rear Brakes Stick ...still wondering if its the Rabs Unit...new rear brake dot 4 Molly and New Master ....still get Hot n Stick bad. ...99 Master bolt up ... don't know 1st year Master Disc brake in the Van....will put the 40gvw Trans Cooler and A Larger Pan ....i have Figured through KNOWING n NOT .... But when you know you just had your trans serviced by the ******* put your rear end in and he doesn't tell you about the higher speeds equivalating to the hot transmission and doesn't tell you to just buy a deeper pan with a little extra fluid and run a trans cooler you wonder why you give him any of your money.... Time for a new transmission guy...... Anyway my home threw a knee replacement surgery three car accidents overweight breaking the steering column learning how to put it all together myself just keep on going.... All we can do in life keep on going

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[srry]

Mine's an '89 F350 4x4 DRW NA 7.3 w/E4OD. Started life as a military fire truck (probably Air Force), then went on to be a brush truck for a fire dpt in Arkansas until it was sold to a small hot rod shop, and then later auctioned to a farmer in Missouri. Then I bought it from him. It has no less than four coats of hastily applied paint attesting to the many lives it's lived, not to mention a slew of holes that were drilled for all the accessories over the years. I believe it spent most of its early life sitting around warehouses unused since it has almost no rust on the original cab & chassis. It's also given me nothing but trouble since I bought it four years ago, but the sunk cost fallacy has a real stranglehold on me so I keep on tinkering with it. Plus, it just looks tough.

The last pic is not my exact truck, but what it probably looked liked originally.

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[YachtTech82]

Purchased this one a month ago and have been working with the boy every night since. Alot of hours. He's driving it today.

 

[YachtTech82]

A few of the interior, all we did was clean it.

 

[IDIBOBS]

Awsome. Love projects with the kids. My 25yr old is now an air plane mechanic. He has been working with me since he was a baby. I love it when he comes over now and helps out. Good times in the garage.

 

[YachtTech82]

And the engine got new injectors, return lines, glowplugs and harness, flowkooler water pump, new thermostat, valve cover gaskets, belts and paint.

 

[YachtTech82]

And this is what it started as

 

[KansasIDI]

And this is what it started as

You have made some real progress. Well done.

 

[IDIBOBS]

And the engine got new injectors, return lines, glowplugs and harness, flowkooler water pump, new thermostat, valve cover gaskets, belts and paint.

That is super clean. Looks amazing. Wish I could keep my engine bay looking that nice.

 

[Miles Tone]

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She looks great from a distance

 

[IDIBOBS]

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She looks great from a distance

Nice. I really like the visor.

 

[Miles Tone]

Nice. I really like the visor.

Thanks! It looks great but the last guy didn't seal the bolts so it rains in my cab!

 

[Rdnck84_03]

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I think they look good with the visor. Thankfully mine was a centurion installation and looks to be sealed good.

Unfortunately it appears that whoever installed the flatbed removed a cab spoiler so I found someone holes along the back of the cab that I need to seal.

James

 

[YachtTech82]

My son is wanting a visor but trying to find one the works with the factory clearance lights is not an easy task.