New from Northern Virginia

GallopingFord · Oct 18, 2014

Hi all -

I've been looking a long time for clean OBS 7.3 RCLB and finally picked up a 96 F250 in August. I have a laundry list of things to do including putting on a new oil pan since it started leaking in my driveway yesterday :fustrate:, but I anticipated this truck needed TLC... after-all it has 382K miles on it.

Other plans include:
-Repairing cab corner rust and bed
-painting the chassis
-D60 swap w/ 35" Tires on the stock Alcoa wheels - still trying to figure out the suspension game with these things (never owned a truck to modify, only lowering cars)
-Injector and DP/Exhaust + Tune (possibly more)
-Looking to find a donor truck with power options to swap in.

Coming from high HP cars, I've never owned a diesel so it will be a nice change of scenery!

RedRice589 · Oct 19, 2014

Welcome!!

Magnum PD · Oct 19, 2014

Welcome from August Co.

Bushwakd · Oct 19, 2014

Welcome, from NoVA myself.

hawgdoctor · Oct 19, 2014

Welcome from king george.

truckman1974 · Oct 19, 2014

Welcome....it looks like it shines pretty good! They must've taken care of it...

GallopingFord · Oct 20, 2014

Thanks all!

truckman1974 said:
Welcome....it looks like it shines pretty good! They must've taken care of it...

I could tell it's been repainted before, but still not too bad. The frame is solid which was the major plus. Gotta repair the cab corners and the holes in the bed , caused by the drop bed liner the previous owner had in it.

Time to just build it better, just upset about the start hesitation and the small smoke on initial start. Not sure what is going on.

Six_Sloww · Oct 20, 2014

Mmmmm love me an rclb obs.

powerstrokinfirefighter · Oct 20, 2014

Welcome from Winchester. You from Leesburg?

HOLDERDOWN · Oct 20, 2014

Welcome to PSA

GallopingFord · Oct 20, 2014

powerstrokinfirefighter said:
Welcome from Winchester. You from Leesburg?

Yep. I live there and work at Jerry's Ford off Rt. 7

powerstrokinfirefighter · Oct 20, 2014

Thought that's where the picture was takin. Looks like Market Street taken from the Chevy dealer? I used to live in Leesburg and worked in purcellville mainly.

GallopingFord · Oct 20, 2014

powerstrokinfirefighter said:
Thought that's where the picture was takin. Looks like Market Street taken from the Chevy dealer? I used to live in Leesburg and worked in purcellville mainly.

Very close - right next door at CVS lol

powerstrokinfirefighter · Oct 21, 2014

GallopingFord said:
Very close - right next door at CVS lol

Damn! I was close

08strokr · Oct 22, 2014

What's up cam...glad you joined the forum!

lincolnlocker · Oct 22, 2014

Welcome to the army!! those body lines are mint!!

live life full throttle

co04cobra · Oct 22, 2014

Welcome!! from close by but in WV. Let us know if we can help with anything.

1ATony · Oct 23, 2014

Welcome to the site, it's great to have you here

GallopingFord · Oct 29, 2014

08strokr said:
What's up cam...glad you joined the forum!

Lol, I just saw this - thanks! I asked around and was pointed here as a great forum for PSD's

lincolnlocker said:
Welcome to the army!! those body lines are mint!!

live life full throttle

Thanks man.

co04cobra said:
Welcome!! from close by but in WV. Let us know if we can help with anything.

I appreciate that!

Managed to do some work on her yesterday... Replaced the steering box with a new Redhead one. In the effort to do that I found a rag stuck to my air filter.