As some of you may know, I am a truck guy. More so, a Ford truck guy. I think that the 7.3 Powerstroke diesel is the best engine Ford ever put in a truck. I have had all makes of trucks (American models, that is) and I haven't found anything that was as tough as a Superduty with a 7.3 turbo. I am very particular to the 99-03 models. However, I do like some of the features that come with some of the newer models, but the engines just suck.
I am not a guy that builds tough trucks, just to drive them through the city or park them in a lot to show them off. A truck is meant to work. This is a thread to document the build of a truck I just bought.
Now, I normally buy my trucks from out west since I live in an area known as "the rust belt". This place eats vehicles in no time. I have been looking for a new to me truck for the last month. After nearly buying on in Colorado and then another in Virginia, I found one near by in Rochester, NY.
It is a 99 F250 ext. cab short bed automatic 4X4 lariat package. The guy I bought it from had some mods done to it. A 2" lift/leveling kit, a bully dog triple dog downloader, a 4" turbo back down pipe to a 5" single stack (this is going next week. Stacks are ghey), a pioneer touchscreen stereo and tinted windows. It currently has 205K miles on it but has around 2K on an AAMCO HD transmission.
There is very little rust. It runs well and looks nice, but I have plans to overhaul the truck over the next season or two, while keeping it on the road making me money. I have to state though, that I am not an experienced gear head. I know enough to keep me on the road, but I'm far from a professional. Some work will be done by a shop.
So, let's get down to it. Here are some current pics of the truck.
I am not a guy that builds tough trucks, just to drive them through the city or park them in a lot to show them off. A truck is meant to work. This is a thread to document the build of a truck I just bought.
Now, I normally buy my trucks from out west since I live in an area known as "the rust belt". This place eats vehicles in no time. I have been looking for a new to me truck for the last month. After nearly buying on in Colorado and then another in Virginia, I found one near by in Rochester, NY.
It is a 99 F250 ext. cab short bed automatic 4X4 lariat package. The guy I bought it from had some mods done to it. A 2" lift/leveling kit, a bully dog triple dog downloader, a 4" turbo back down pipe to a 5" single stack (this is going next week. Stacks are ghey), a pioneer touchscreen stereo and tinted windows. It currently has 205K miles on it but has around 2K on an AAMCO HD transmission.
There is very little rust. It runs well and looks nice, but I have plans to overhaul the truck over the next season or two, while keeping it on the road making me money. I have to state though, that I am not an experienced gear head. I know enough to keep me on the road, but I'm far from a professional. Some work will be done by a shop.
So, let's get down to it. Here are some current pics of the truck.
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