I started a thread a while back on a project my brother and I are working on http://powerstrokenation.com/forums/showthread.php?t=54948&highlight= . We made good progress in one direction until we found this
Its a 78 F-600. We scrapped the cab and motor. And started to swap everything over. This is where the problems started, the 7.3 turned out to be too wide to clear the 78 steering box and we couldn't adapt it to the Clark 5 speed easily. So we found a 390 from a 68' F250 for free. We worked like mad trying to get everything working but only got this far.
What does this info have to do with the thread title you ask? Lots is the answer. After towing all this stuff home and working on it with my brother I decided I wanted a 4x4 dump truck. I combed Craigslist for about a year and found nothing. Then one day while combing the local rag I found a listing for a 1965 F-600 4x4.
After contacting the guy spending some time trying to get it started I cut a deal. 3 cords of wood delivered.
This is from the day we drug it home.
The truck is in rough shape. The cab is a little caved in, I'm guessing its from snow piling up on it and crushing it. The glass is all cracked. There is cancer in the front cab mount areas on the floor boards. The wiring is a nightmare and almost every seal leaks. The motor however was rebuilt a few years ago according to the previous owner. It looks to be a 330 V8. Tranny is a NP 435 with a divorced case. The plow and bed are operated via a PTO hydraulic pump. The plan is to run the gas motor while I collect parts to get it premium. Here is a short video I threw together after I got it home and tuned it up.
http://youtu.be/8jPVqKvN2z0
I'd want to put a 6BT in it with a 7 speed but the cost of both of those is pretty steep. I started looking into the cost of a whole IDI truck and the decision became clear to me. A 7.3 with either a banks or ATS kit would make for a slick setup. I can find a whole truck for under 2000$ if I'm willing to wait. I already have a T-18 and bell housing from the 56' build that never got used. It should be a fairly straight forward swap and will work really well with the divorced case. The steering box on the 56 is much smaller and positioned different than the 78' frame is so I think it will all fit.
I'm doing all of this to use the truck for fire wood gathering and hauling. I've always hated rolling rounds up or down the hill to the truck so I decided I needed a winch. I had an 8000lb Braden left over from another project so I put it on the front.
I decided I wanted to be able to winch from the rear and took an idea from my brothers 56' build and found a 1972 20000lb Braden wrecker winch. Here is where I put it. I plan to run fair leads through the head board and tail gate to make it all work.
I also had to find tires, Craigslist came through again. I found 9.00x20 military take offs in San Clemente at 25$ each. With the cost of fuel factored in 9 tires and wheels cost me 40$ each. I'd say its a good deal.
Here are some pics of how the truck is now.
Its a 78 F-600. We scrapped the cab and motor. And started to swap everything over. This is where the problems started, the 7.3 turned out to be too wide to clear the 78 steering box and we couldn't adapt it to the Clark 5 speed easily. So we found a 390 from a 68' F250 for free. We worked like mad trying to get everything working but only got this far.
What does this info have to do with the thread title you ask? Lots is the answer. After towing all this stuff home and working on it with my brother I decided I wanted a 4x4 dump truck. I combed Craigslist for about a year and found nothing. Then one day while combing the local rag I found a listing for a 1965 F-600 4x4.
After contacting the guy spending some time trying to get it started I cut a deal. 3 cords of wood delivered.
This is from the day we drug it home.
The truck is in rough shape. The cab is a little caved in, I'm guessing its from snow piling up on it and crushing it. The glass is all cracked. There is cancer in the front cab mount areas on the floor boards. The wiring is a nightmare and almost every seal leaks. The motor however was rebuilt a few years ago according to the previous owner. It looks to be a 330 V8. Tranny is a NP 435 with a divorced case. The plow and bed are operated via a PTO hydraulic pump. The plan is to run the gas motor while I collect parts to get it premium. Here is a short video I threw together after I got it home and tuned it up.
http://youtu.be/8jPVqKvN2z0
I'd want to put a 6BT in it with a 7 speed but the cost of both of those is pretty steep. I started looking into the cost of a whole IDI truck and the decision became clear to me. A 7.3 with either a banks or ATS kit would make for a slick setup. I can find a whole truck for under 2000$ if I'm willing to wait. I already have a T-18 and bell housing from the 56' build that never got used. It should be a fairly straight forward swap and will work really well with the divorced case. The steering box on the 56 is much smaller and positioned different than the 78' frame is so I think it will all fit.
I'm doing all of this to use the truck for fire wood gathering and hauling. I've always hated rolling rounds up or down the hill to the truck so I decided I needed a winch. I had an 8000lb Braden left over from another project so I put it on the front.
I decided I wanted to be able to winch from the rear and took an idea from my brothers 56' build and found a 1972 20000lb Braden wrecker winch. Here is where I put it. I plan to run fair leads through the head board and tail gate to make it all work.
I also had to find tires, Craigslist came through again. I found 9.00x20 military take offs in San Clemente at 25$ each. With the cost of fuel factored in 9 tires and wheels cost me 40$ each. I'd say its a good deal.
Here are some pics of how the truck is now.