That year, or vintage of Ferd seems to be quite plentiful, parts should be uber accessible.
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Here's a parts truck really close by
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looks like a lot of F150 to F350 cab stuff interchanges :
Yes, for a 1997 Ford truck, the fenders and doors between an F150 and an F350 are generally interchangeable, as they share the same basic cab design
across the F-series lineup during that generation; meaning you can swap parts between the two models.
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looks like a lot of F150 to F350 cab stuff interchanges :
Yes, for a 1997 Ford truck, the fenders and doors between an F150 and an F350 are generally interchangeable, as they share the same basic cab design
across the F-series lineup during that generation; meaning you can swap parts between the two models.
kmakar
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I already bought a parts truck (2 of them in fact), but the first was crushed by a tree. This is the second one I bought and has the remaining parts in the bed of the truck (the nose).
The problem I'll have is the dually is a single cab frame. Ford didn't build an extra cab shortbed back then (1993), but that's what I want so I'm custom making one. The frame drops about 3" for the cab, so I'll have to notch the back of the extra cab to fit it on the dually frame. I'll be building a skirted flatbed out of 1/8" diamond plate for the back with a gooseneck and bumper pull hitches.
The problem I'll have is the dually is a single cab frame. Ford didn't build an extra cab shortbed back then (1993), but that's what I want so I'm custom making one. The frame drops about 3" for the cab, so I'll have to notch the back of the extra cab to fit it on the dually frame. I'll be building a skirted flatbed out of 1/8" diamond plate for the back with a gooseneck and bumper pull hitches.
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You helping that guy out is a big thing that you did. When I was young I went to buy a Monte Carlo SS454 and I didn't have the whole amount with me. Guy wanted a $100 down payment.so I forked up the cash. I didn't get back there in time with the rest of the money and a couple day's later there was a guy there with cash, so I figured I was out that C note.
But the SS454's owner bought a USPS money order and sent it back to me in an insured letter minus the cost of the postal MO and the price of the letters delivery. I got back $96.50 but your post about him delivering the truck with his family with him and giving him $100 extra just reminded me of going to look at that MC SS454 with my family along side me.
kmakar
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Got the fuel tanks out. The mid tank is being deleted because it'll interfere with the extended cab I'm installing. That is full of gummed up fuel, so I'll use it as fire starter when I burn all the trees they took down from my property. The rear tank is gummed up pretty bad too. I'll have to clean that out before I put it back in. The sending unit is really gummed up bad so I have to clean it and hopefully it still works because the part is obsolete. The truck was built as a cab chassis only and has a plastic 38 gallon tank in the rear.
kmakar
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Replaced the starter with a power master and had Lisa crank it over so I could watch if anything bad happened...... Surprise, she fired up with old diesel sitting in the fuel lines.... smoked like a dog, but that's to be expected after sitting for 6 years.
Gotta love the old IDI engines. Bulletproof. They don't go fast, but they always get there and rarely ever leave you stranded.
Gotta love the old IDI engines. Bulletproof. They don't go fast, but they always get there and rarely ever leave you stranded.
kmakar
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Took about 4 hours to clean the sludge out of the rear tank. I have no idea how long it was in there, but the front tank was the only one in use I guess because of the sludge. I put 2 gallons of acetone in there about a month ago, sealed it up (so the acetone wouldn't evaporate) and let it sit. The sludge was a slurry as of this morning and because of the proximity of the fill tube and the sending unit it couldn't be dumped out, so I had to clean it out with paper towels and brake clean. What a mess, but she's clean as a whistle now and ready to go back in after I installed a new vent, rubber seal, and sending unit. I still have to clean and paint the skid plate for the rear tank before it can go back in. The front tank is new and should be super easy to install.
kmakar
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She's back together and running. Cleaned the rear tank, installed the new mid tank, new pickups, new sending units, new fuel lines, new filler caps, new filler neck hoses, new fuel selector switch, all new return lines, new injector caps, new injector O rings, and a new fuel pump.
I’ve used a fish tape and blue paper towels that I electric taped real good to the fish tape to clean out the larger suction lines on ac units after the units were stolen from the property (owners were kicked out by bank and removed kitchen cabs, sinks, toilets then poured cement down drains) but I was able to get line clean. Maybe taping a rag to a flexible wand of some type would let you get it nice and clean? We were up in Brooksville on that job PS and same day my dad passed, Shitty day