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Originally Posted by E150GT
Nice bricknose. I am surprised to see the M50D in there. I have it my truck and its pretty good but if it ever grenades I am throwing a ZF in there. I put F250 springs in the front of my truck and that puppy rides rough now. I'm not sure I would do it again.
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It's a rare combination, that's for sure...
I'll admit the ride is anything but comfortable...but it does what it was designed to do. My older brother and dad both bought F-150s in 1991, brand new. Both trucks still ride like Cadillacs compared to this. It will rattle your gizzard loose
In time, I may put a custom front and rear bumper on it with winches fore and aft. Other than that, it's going to stay as stock as possible. Heck, I didn't even make it a dual exhaust...stock single out.
There for awhile, I didn't think I'd ever have the ability to do anything to the truck. SWMBO would gripe about it, talk about selling it, and I'd pay to have something else done, only to have it sit again. I definitely see the light at the end of the tunnel now, with only an oil pan and drive shaft balance being the last mechanical things to be done. Once those are done, it's only some body work, bedliner and rattle can paint til I call it done.
Today, the sliding window latch came it...the first time we've been able to lock the rear window since I bought the truck.
I've got to sand down the whole cab and get it under primer before we start on the bed. When I start the bed, we'll pull it and do the one mod that I've been dying to do to it since I bought it...put a Bronco fuel tank in the rear. I'm running with the smaller tank, since the previous owner deleted the rear tank many years ago. With the Bronco tank installed, I should have no issues, other than pain in the wallet, with carrying a bit over 50 gallons of fuel.
My goal on this is to be under $3500 total...and I'll have a truck that many would be envious of.