judging by the video, that's a lot of travel. air ride is the only reasonable solution I can come up with for building up an old heavy duty truck, that should make a huge difference in being practical daily driver. -

greasemonkey's Sig:

93 w250 club cab, NV4500, bombed to tow.
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I have this condition, where I perceive OEM parts as 'broken' and in need of aftermarket replacement.

Hey guys... figured its been awhile since an update.

Havent done ALL that much on the truck with deer hunting and the holiday but heres an update.

Finalized the appearance and gauges on the dash finally as well and got them modeled up in Solidworks 09'

Got the brakes and hydroboost system worked out and finally located the master cylinder. All that is left now is to lengthen up the pedal a bit and move it a bit toward the center of the cab to make room for the clutch pedal.... Enjoy!








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47Ford - 1.5Ton's Sig:

1947 Ford 1.5 Ton DRW
Cummins 4BT 3.9L Turbo-Diesel
Ford 1996 F-250 ZF-5pd Manual
Slam Specialties HE-8 Air Suspension

Very nice! Keep up the great work -

BigDiesel359's Sig:

1995 Chevrolet K2500, 12V, auto, too much $$ tied up..
1985 VW Jetta 1.6L N/A Diesel, 5spd, 2dr

That is such a sweet truck! I'll have to keep a lookout for it on the streets when it's finished. There is nothing like a home built diesel rig to just make a person happy, is there? -

opusd2's Sig:

1986 Ford F250 extended cab w/6.9, setup for towing with gooseneck
1982 Chevy Suburban 1/2 ton 4x4 with 6.2
A couple of 5.7l diesel cars
misc gas powered trucks...

Nice set up. Are you going to bag the rear, too? -

RodZZilla's Sig:

2005 K3500 CCLB. MBRP 5", PPE Hot+2, Retrax Tonneau Cover, N-Fab 6 Step Bars, Toyo 295/17's on 08 Chevy Aluminum Rims, Reese Signature Gooseneck.

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Nice start. you're gonna want that intercooler real soon. You need to turn that 4BT to a 4BTA and turn the fuel up to max to get some reasonable power to move that heavy metal. You're starting with 105 hp stock and will need every bit of the 180-190 h.p. you can turn it up to for free-way entrance speeds and acceleration. Love the old bodies like the millitary Dodges and the 4BTA inside. -

ImSoAmish's Sig:

Cummins 4BTA in 1985 Dodge W150 shortbed Prospector.
2006 Ford F250 Power Stroked Lariat
2001 VW Tdi in 1998 Wolfsburg Jetta; 130 h.p.

Are those fuel tanks aluminum?? What are the dimensions? -

The tanks are steel...... 33 gallons each -

any updates? -

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Just an update...

Steering Column soon to come -

Your truck is coming along nicely. I wish mine was farther along. Thanks for the reply about the tanks! -

Man your truck looks like its coming along real well. Gonna be a killer rig. Keep the forum going with updates. The youtube videos are great. Now its alot of fab work dash, pedals and steering. Then the time consuming body work & paint. Best of luck. -

Stumblefoot's Sig:

2007 Ford F250 Super Duty, 6.0L AFE stage 2 dry cold air, Bully Dog PMT.

Enjoy... just some more 3D modeling


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Can't wait to see the finished product. -

Any updates??? Inquiring minds want to know -