Stay of execution.

brewer · Jun 7, 2012

Good to see you decided to keep it Joe. Looking forward to the progress :toast:.

Dzlnut · Jun 8, 2012

Glad you kept it....looking forward to the project.

JoeDaddy · Jun 9, 2012

Started my Pyro probe mount at 7:30 am this morning, and was done, cleaned up, sitting here, drinking coffee again at 8:15 am.

I put this off for 3 years because I thought it would be complicated! :fustrate:

Headed to town for some sawzall blades to chop the pancake and install my 3 year old brand new but starting to rust DP that I never had time for.

Every time I finish another regular maintainance project on this truck now I wish someone would just PUNCH ME IN THE FACE! :doh: Damn you procrastonation!!!!!!

JoeDaddy · Jun 9, 2012

DP and ebpv delete DONE!!!!

Jarrod B · Jun 9, 2012

work in progress truck.

bluedge8 · Jun 9, 2012

Good work Joe!

JoeDaddy · Jun 10, 2012

Bockhold said:
work in progress truck.

Its definitely a WIP. But im all in. Also got my 4x4 square tubing for the 2wd/4wd D60 mounts.

bluedge8 said:
Good work Joe!

Thanks Dennis! Love your New obs!

JoeDaddy · Jul 10, 2012

Pulling in 100*+ heat... CAC is on the list!
Blew the MAP line off when the boost spiked LOL

http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/s720x720/539684_326591544098197_1914474453_n.jpg

Thinking of flipping the paint scheme after the body gets done this winter.
This would look dang good!

http://images.craigslist.org/5L25Eb5Hf3Kd3Md3Hbc699c0af51d7d0a17c9.jpg

JoeDaddy · Jul 13, 2012

Fixed a fuel restriction last night. Cobbed it this morning to see if it's getting fuel up top now. Before it fell on its face after 70.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJIzhhMpyXo

strokin'_tatsch · Jul 13, 2012

JoeDaddy said:
Pulling in 100*+ heat... CAC is on the list!
Blew the MAP line off when the boost spiked LOL

Thinking of flipping the paint scheme after the body gets done this winter.
This would look dang good!

http://images.craigslist.org/5L25Eb5Hf3Kd3Md3Hbc699c0af51d7d0a17c9.jpg

My neighbor has that exact truck w/ 75k miles on it and in near perfect condition. That color combo is AWESOME!

JoeDaddy · Jul 13, 2012

strokin'_tatsch said:
My neighbor has that exact truck w/ 75k miles on it and in near perfect condition. That color combo is AWESOME!

:drool: 75k????? I'm crying...... LOL

strokin'_tatsch · Jul 13, 2012

JoeDaddy said:
:drool: 75k????? I'm crying...... LOL

Yeah, I do too.. Everytime I go help him with something on it. 300k less miles than my truck has. :wtf:

JoeDaddy · Oct 16, 2012

Got distracted by change in career and another project which will be sold to finance the resurrection of this one.

Hoping to start the D60 install this weekend.

TrailerHauler · Oct 18, 2012

JoeDaddy said:
Hoping to start the D60 install this weekend.

Like the sounds of this!

JoeDaddy · Oct 27, 2012

Finally got the donor disected, had about an hour this evening to burn some junk together so y'all could see how this is going to go.

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The green colored tube is to be secured to the axle via a 1/2 piece of pipe. Then the coil pedestal will get bolted to the top of the green tube. The shock mount will be cut off and welded to the new radius arm. The RA mount will be moved down the frame and the radius arms will be about 4' long.

Cat_rebel · Oct 27, 2012

Well that's a different approach to a straight axle swap on an OBS.

JoeDaddy · Oct 28, 2012

Got the rest of the mock-up done.

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/s480x480/561886_367522596671758_1180137050_n.jpg

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The springs can be mounted with or without the base cup and still be used with the anti-sway bar. This will reslult in the same lift the F350 had stock with cup. If I get time tomorrow after work I'll finish weld everything and get it ready for paint. When that's done I'll be ready to get the front end yanked out of the 2wd and do the swap in a day hopefully.

JoeDaddy · Nov 4, 2012

Decided to change things just a bit.

http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/s480x480/26628_370174589739892_670466083_n.jpg

This will also have a locating pin (7/16 #8 bolt) but will retain a nut and help lock the outboard end down. This will also help with track sway if I stay with the rubber bushing Track bar.

JoeDaddy · Jan 2, 2013

Again....another change. Turns out the truck with the donor 4wd tranny and other swap parts has a fresher engine, newer trans and the frame isn't ate up with rust.

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot...03x403/406618_394558120634872_662949852_n.jpg

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot...3x403/393017_394559447301406_2004395134_n.jpg

So instead of trying to reinvent the wheel...... Now Im just going to chop the frame and swap bodies.

Hotrodtractor · Jan 2, 2013

If you are still going to go the radius arm route you need to change your design a little bit..... you need some sort of bushing for flex at the axle end.... otherwise you've just built yourself a very rigid swing arm at the front of your truck.... I assume you know this, but others might not.