It's warmer out, I haven't worked on this one much, did pull the giant dent out of the side of the cab lol.

Used the Eastwood adhesive deal, worked ok once I figured it out.

This weekend I'm planning to get the inside cleaned out and ready to paint.

 

Really didn't do anything with this truck all year.

Kinda got bummed out by needing a 300.00 oil pan and 200 manifold and and and....

The logical thing to do was throw away the engine and start over lol.

 

12V swap?

Nice!

 

Fummins.....lol

 

So yeah, I sold, or will sell, off the 7.3 and all it's stuff to fund this. The stupid 7.3 HPOP went for 200 no muss no fuss to CNC Fab, the longblock went to scrap, the injectors went to Marketplace, I'll sit on the turbo until everyone is Earned Income Credit rich for a few weeks.

This is a 93 VE pump engine dude swapped for a PPump engine, so it needs a balancer, water neck, and power steering pump.

Still have my ZF5 and NV271, so the adapter/flywheel/clutch to marry them and I can stab the whole deal in the spring time.

 

So maybe I missed it, but why the decision to switch engines? 7.3 powerstrokes are so highly praised, I'm just surprised you're swapping in a Cummins. (which I also know if very highly praised)

 

Strictly cost/benefit.

I only want to be around 350 hp and 700 ft/lbs.

Powerstroke needs injectors, tuning, fuel supply, etc etc etc to get there. Plus I need an oil pan and a manifold, 500 bucks right there.

Cummins needs a fuel line hooked to it and 12v to the fuel solenoid.

By the time I sell off the 7.3 stuff after New Years, this will be a wash in cost to have a simpler, more widely supported engine.

 

Totally understand.

 

Largely ready to drop in already, need to source a starter and turbo.

 

I like the direction this has turned

 

Been scrounging, Marketplace and the junkyard has provided most of the bits I need to run the thing.

HY35 turbo I'll be pairing with a HE341 exhaust housing.

 

Dropped a spring in my pump while doing a Governor spring and fuel pin

Led to me making a tool to bar the engine over.

Found the pump timing off from stock by two teeth Jumping one tooth isn't wildly uncommon, two is just someone's stupid mistake. Same as blocking the AFC system off.

So anyway, it's now running 6x11 injectors, a 3800 RPM gov spring, 1 tooth advanced on the gear, but pump pulled back to stock.

Flywheel, rear main, and front seals are en route to further this along.

 

Flywheel took a trip to PA for some reason.

But everything else is back together and ready to go.

 

My Powerstroke bolts are the right thread, but 10-15mm too long.

Flywheel center bore was opened up .100 and .020 deeper, should be cranking this guy over this weekend.

 

Compound turbos in its future?

 

Not in it's future with me as it's owner lol.

 

Nice direction with the 12V. When you had the front cover off, did you do the killer dowel pin repair?

 

Nope, hasn't moved in 30 years and 300k, I like the odds of it staying in place another 10.

 

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Drug the truck out, stacked all the garbage on it on another truck, ready to pull the rear axle, springs, tank, and clean up and paint the frame this weekend.

 

I was going to pick up a junkyard axle yesterday to swap into the rear, but came across a complete SD dually 4x4 chassis, for 500 bucks, so I went and bought that instead lol.

Think I'll just drop the cab onto it. At this point, I've paid 700 bucks for a door with my name on it 😄Since everything from the original truck is gone now.

BTW, 10/10 do not recommend this tow. Actually stopped a few miles down the road and slept in this parking lot and had it flatbedded in the AM. The ad did not show that absurd bumper lol.

I tried to think of 1000 lbs of stuff I could buy from that Farm and Fleet to get some tongue weight, but I really don't need/want anything.

 

Whoa! Yeah, I am glad you did not pull that home like that.

 

Currently in Florida, got a front clip and a Kubota lol.

 

Haha! Awesome!

 

Alot of work to land back where I was? Or maybe slightly ahead?

Anyway, my Superduty chassis is the same cab confirguration as my OBS, Supercab.

So the front cab mount spacing is identical, using the OBS cab mounts in the Super Duty, (Super Duty are weird threaded, and I don't have the bolts or they might work too), I dropped the cab onto chassis, which set the spacing for the core support and rear cab mounts, which do not at all line up.

So, I will have to make new rear cab mounts, and notch my core support to get it over the sway bar mount (or something to clear it or relocate it), and my "axle swap" will be complete.

Also removed the cab from the old frame, loaded old frame onto trailer, cut into pieces.

 

Cab is mounted, just used a piece of 1/4 flatbar between the Super Duty mounts and put little outrigers on it to the OBS mounts.

Next weekend I'll clean all the crap that's accumulated inside and paint and sound deaden paint so I can get the dash and column in.