Daily Driver / Tow Pig Build....

96stacked&smoken · Jul 27, 2012

Looks great, my bushings look the same way.lol

mjonesjr · Aug 2, 2012

I got my mini-packs today and got them painted up. Not too bad for $89 shipped. Hopefully they will get installed along with the F-350 rear blocks on Saturday.

I also got a 6.0 plastic fan. I'm going to install it and see how it does compared to the 7.3 metal fan. The 6.0 fan blades weigh in right at 6 pounds. When I get the 7.3 fan off I will weigh them as well. I plan on starting a thread just for the 6.0 fan swap.

mjonesjr · Aug 5, 2012

I got the 6.0 fan installed. It was pretty easy. The hardest part was to get the fan shroud out of the way enough to get the 7.3 fan out and the 6.0 fan back in without removing the radiator.

I can tell a difference in the amount of air moving when the engine is below temp and idling.

The 7.3 fan blade setup weighs in right at 10 pounds where the 6.0 fan blade setup weighs in at 6 pounds. That is quite a bit of weight reduction on the front of the engine.

The research I've done says the 6.0 fan blades flow 10,000 CFM (can't confirm) while the 7.3 fan blades flow 5,000 CFM (can't confirm).

Here is the 7.3 fan laying out with the fan clutch still attached.

Here is the 2 blades side by side. Notice not only that the 6.0 fan is plastic (except for the center hub) and the the 7.3 fan is all steel. Also notice that the 6.0 fan has blades evenly spaced 360* around the hub while the 7.3 fan doesn't.

Here is the 7.3 fan clutch bolted up to the 6.0 fan blades. There is no modification needed to bolt the 6.0 fan blades to the 7.3 fan clutch. The 6.0 fan blades have the same clutch bolt pattern that the 7.3 fan blades do.

Here is the 6.0 fan installed.

BigJDW · Aug 8, 2012

Pretty cool fan mod, no pun intended. But, dont quote me on this, I thought the gaps in the fan where there so you can reach threw and change the belt and cps.

mjonesjr · Aug 14, 2012

I got my truck back from the shop. I had the bed sprayed and the rockers sprayed. I had the lip under the fenders sprayed as well to help from rock chips. I REALLY like the look with the bed liner on the rockers. The only thing I'm going to change is I might add a single pin stripe about 1/4" above the bed liner on the rockers.

Not the best picture, but this was the inside of the bed before.

This is how the bed looks now.

This is the truck prior to the bed liner on the rockers.

This is the truck now.

jwlandry · Aug 14, 2012

I like it better now.

HD F250 · Aug 14, 2012

Great looking truck and cool mods!!! Keep up the good work, I would def love to have that truck as daily driver.

Tom S · Aug 15, 2012

We need to talk you into a PMR RSK. I like the changes so far.

mjonesjr · Aug 15, 2012

I'd love to do the PMF RSK, just can't justify the cost of it right now. I'm going to install the mini-packs and see how it looks/rides then. I might go to the RSK next year.

Countryboy07 · Aug 15, 2012

Maybe I missed it, but do you have any pics of that wheel set up directly from the front?

Also, I was a fan of the truck all the same color and no bed liner at the bottom, but I can understand why you did it. Keep up the great work!

mjonesjr · Aug 15, 2012

Countryboy07 said:
Maybe I missed it, but do you have any pics of that wheel set up directly from the front?

Also, I was a fan of the truck all the same color and no bed liner at the bottom, but I can understand why you did it. Keep up the great work!

This is probably the closest I have with a front end shot with the new wheels.

The liner was mostly for protection. The Dana 60 swap along with the BFG A/T's like to fling the rocks.

Countryboy07 · Aug 16, 2012

Thanks for the picture. I'm trying to figure out if I want 16x8's or 16x10's in the front to go along with the dually wheels in the back. I'll be running 285's all around on it.

Jomax · Aug 16, 2012

mjonesjr said:
Not when the directions on the can say to apply 2 coats for best results :morons:

You apply one coat, wait 12 hrs then apply another. If you apply two back to back, it does nothing. Depends if you used turtle wax..... But hey if you had good luck do it. It's your truck, and it's a SHARP one!

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96stacked&smoken · Aug 16, 2012

Id go with 16x10s imo.

mjonesjr · Aug 16, 2012

Countryboy07 said:
Thanks for the picture. I'm trying to figure out if I want 16x8's or 16x10's in the front to go along with the dually wheels in the back. I'll be running 285's all around on it.

I'd go with a dually wheel in the front as well. There are a couple trucks around here running a regular wheel in the front with duals in the rear and it doesn't look good at all.

mjonesjr · Aug 19, 2012

A couple more exterior pictures today. Photo whoring I guess.

I also updated my Aeroforce Interceptor gauges with chrome trim. It looks much better with the chrome. It goes along with the silver dash and door panel trim that I have now. It also makes the gauges stand out a little bit agains the black gauge bezel.

Before:

After:

SouthFlstrokin' · Aug 20, 2012

You need spacers for your back wheels

Countryboy07 · Aug 20, 2012

mjonesjr said:
I'd go with a dually wheel in the front as well. There are a couple trucks around here running a regular wheel in the front with duals in the rear and it doesn't look good at all.

Its all personal opinion... If I can find a good set of alcola's that aren't priced out the ass, I'll run dually wheels all around... Kind of like the look of the single wheel in the front on the dodges, so I thought I'd try it on the OBS.