Originally Posted by 300 Super D

Jesus, why do all of this for what will ultimately be an unreliable, maintenance nightmare of a franken-truck?

I know plenty of guys that just enjoy making work for themselves to avoid a mean wife, or whatever, and if that's the case then good luck, but if this is a work truck, why on earth not buy a 4x4 already? What's wrong with an old F250 diesel? You are asking for an endless string of problems, leaks, etc.. not to mention you are ruining a perfectly good 617.