97 Power stroke F350 build.

[moparornocar]

Yep just

The plate is welded? That sucks, should never weld to a truck frame. Your work looks good so far.

Agreed, but it's there and looks stout as s*** so I'll run with it. I don't tow a gooseneck at this point anyhow.

 

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[moparornocar]

There hardened so there brittle. I normaly use a cutoff wheel on the ones that dont come out.

The boards were weak so I just pryed them up with a cats paw and ripped the whole board off screws pulled through, so I had to wiz wheel them all off flush.

 

[Tramguage1]

Agreed, but it's there and looks stout as s*** so I'll run with it. I don't tow a gooseneck at this point anyhow.

I just boxed around mine then when I put the wood on I did not cut a hole for the gooseneck I just left the wood there in the future if I needed to gooseneck then I would cut the wood out and install a ball. I sold the truck before I ever needed the gooseneck

 

[moparornocar]

I just boxed around mine then when I put the wood on I did not cut a hole for the gooseneck I just left the wood there in the future if I needed to gooseneck then I would cut the wood out and install a ball. I sold the truck before I ever needed the gooseneck

I'm planning to go ahead and cut the hole out and put a trap door on it. The ball will sit below the deck even with just a standard ball on it, that way it's ready to go if needed.

 

[moparornocar]

s*** just got real. Convinced myself to tear it down to the frame and do the damn thing right.

 

[Tigermark]

s*** just got real. Convinced myself to tear it down to the frame and do the damn thing right.

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This is going to be fun to watch!

 

[Tflynn]

s*** just got real. Convinced myself to tear it down to the frame and do the damn thing right.

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That's what I'm talking about!

 

[Delton]

s*** just got real. Convinced myself to tear it down to the frame and do the damn thing right.

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Dang I wish I was close enough to help. I'd be all in.

 

[moparornocar]

Dang I wish I was close enough to help. I'd be all in.

Come u for a week and bring the Pioneer. It can be a work, ride and beer week lol.

 

[Delton]

Come u for a week and bring the Pioneer. It can be a work, ride and beer week lol.

Dont sound like much work will get done lol

 

[moparornocar]

Dont sound like much work will get done lol

Probably not lol

 

[moparornocar]

Who knows what this is

 

[Tramguage1]

Who knows what this is

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Hopefully just out for a clutch replacement

 

[moparornocar]

Preparations are being made for the 5 speed swap. You talk about nasty carpet. Yeck! So far I've only got one stuck seat belt bolt, resulting in a broken torx head. Lord how I hate torx heads.

 

[moparornocar]

Hopefully just out for a clutch replacement

Negative sir. It currently has a broken slushbox behind the motor. I'm adding another gear, another pedal, and another 2,000 in resale value to the truck.

 

[popeye]

Yeck! So far I've only got one stuck seat belt bolt, resulting in a broken torx head. Lord how I hate torx heads.

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Dang ive pulled countless seats from those rigs, getting the seats reapolstered, our fleet used to be all fords around that era of truck and a little newer, ive havnt ever seen a seat bolt brake, they are huge, like m14 or something. That sucks.

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[moparornocar]

Dang ive pulled countless seats from those rigs, getting the seats reapolstered, our fleet used to be all fords around that era of truck and a little newer, ive havnt ever seen a seat bolt brake, they are huge, like m14 or something. That sucks.

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The bolt didn't break, my socket did. Wisconsin is hard on stuff

 

[popeye]

The bolt didn't break, my socket did. Wisconsin is hard on stuff

Ya roads salts suck, and that is one tool where snap on stuff is worth the money. Their allen and torx bits are head amd shoulders above any thing else out there. Found that out torqueing down a cat c7 head bolts that was a t55 broke my socket then a few others in the shop. The only one that would hold the torque spec was snap on.

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[Gator]

Who knows what this is

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I know what it is. I just can't figure out why he had to pull the heads off to get it out.

 

[walexa07]

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