CLRracer
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Engine, 205 X case, King pin 60 front are desirable pieces IMO. Dana 70U
Too bad his truck only has half of those It's a D250, not a W lol.
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Engine, 205 X case, King pin 60 front are desirable pieces IMO. Dana 70U
This is the most I have ever lifted with the winch truck. Not sure how much it is but it handled it.
Its my dads old winch/welding truck he used it in the oilfield. He bought it from an auction and it only had one pto drive Tulsa winch on it. He added an electric Warn 12k for the hook and it now uses the Tulsa for just the poles. It had a bunch of toolboxes on it but he took them off and made the welder sit lower in the bed and the oxy acetylene bottles sit down in the bed vertically on the front pass side. It is handy as can be. His next winch truck he built from scratch it is almost the same but it had two electric winchs, montezuma toolboxes and a rolling tailboard. He sold that truck and it was used at several oilfield companys they sold the truck and put that bed on other trucks afterwards it is still around somewhere.I need a winch truck like this for my yard. Is that a homebrew setup you made? It's fucking awesome
Sure seems convenient, there's an older F350 down the road from me that hasn't moved in a year or more. Maybe I'll stop and ask about itIts my dads old winch/welding truck he used it in the oilfield. He bought it from an auction and it only had one pto drive Tulsa winch on it. He added an electric Warn 12k for the hook and it now uses the Tulsa for just the poles. It had a bunch of toolboxes on it but he took them off and made the welder sit lower in the bed and the oxy acetylene bottles sit down in the bed vertically on the front pass side. It is handy as can be. His next winch truck he built from scratch it is almost the same but it had two electric winchs, montezuma toolboxes and a rolling tailboard. He sold that truck and it was used at several oilfield companys they sold the truck and put that bed on other trucks afterwards it is still around somewhere.
I dont think I could live without a winch truck.
EDIT: your rear diff is 65" wide and that ford one is about 71". I'm planning for a 70-72" wide rear (dodge D80).
Definitely a Dana 80, gonna be 35 spline and around 70" or so wms. It would match up real well with a 05+ Dana 60, just need to redrill the 60 unit bearings to 8x6.5. And pick up an axle, you could probably trade one of the front axles you already have.
Righto - forgot/missed it.See post 48 & 49.
Its been discussed before... drill the same holes out to 3/4" and they slip over 8x6.5".Would I redrill the rotors too or is there some that would bolt right on?
I got the axle home now. It has 3.73 gears and the smaller ujoints but that is fine I dont plan on offroading it too hard.
A friend of mine that has a 93-4 idi Turbo diesel dually 4x4 5 speed daycab I was going to buy called me saying he was selling his house and if I still wanted that truck I said yes of course. He also has a 95 f250 Powerstoke 5spd 4x4 excblb with a kp60 up front. I said how about a package deal with both trucks he said hell yeah so the Dodge might be on a back burner till after I get the Powerstroke back in condition it has been sitting for a couple years and he said last time he started it it had a engine light he said it might be the cam sensor. I dont know much about powerstrokes even though my dad always had them, his never needed much work, but I guess I will find out.
My friend said once I own a 7.3 and read up on them I will learn all kinds of things.You thinking about dropping the 13v in one of the fords?
Everyone said 7.3 cam sensors go out all the time and to keep one in your glove box. Mine has 340k and never had an issue with it. Out of the 2 dozen or so people I know with them, I've never heard of a factory one going out.
I lost an idm once and it killed the whole driver side bank, drove home 80 miles on 4 cyls.
Lots of 7.3 guys will just hear a symptom and say "oh it's the xxx"
If you need parts, my 97 7.3 is coming out and everything thing besides the block was running fine. So they would be good for diagnostic. Only thing spoken for is the edm.
Common issues are valve cover gasket/harness and Injector o rings. If you think it's a runner, I'd replace that stuff and the flow plugs, it's cheap and super easy.
I knew the 7.3 idis have thin blocks the Powerstrokes do too? I always thought they were completely different blocks.I've had my 97 7.3 for about 10 years, it's been a great truck, 140k miles I put on it doing all kinds of different truck things. Never left me stranded and up untill a few months ago never needed more than minor repairs.
I guess you have to keep an eye on the sca's in the coolant or it can erode the block. No idea how a 1k lb chunk of iron is that sensitive, but mine has a leak between the water jacket and cyl wall. I was really on the fence about the swap, Trailtamer sent me a $1500 p pump like 2 hours from me and I jumped on it. I still was on the fence, but made the leap. 7.3 is great, but 12v is better.
I knew the 7.3 idis have thin blocks the Powerstrokes do too? I always thought they were completely different blocks.
Haven't heard of this, I'm interested. You got more info?There are internal regulators for the dodge/Chrysler Cummins alternators as well. I've been using one since the external Chrysler vr setup shit the bed soon after my swap. Only had one internal vr fail, and one alt with the vr shit the bearings out, in nine years.
Haven't heard of this, I'm interested. You got more info?
Like it!Buy the Transpo IN8315 voltage regulator:
Chrysler, Jeep Conversion Regulator
Voltage Regulator Conversion for Chrysler, Jeep, Cummins 1-wire Denso Alternator - IN8315www.aspwholesale.com
Looks like this:
Instructions:
In short, the tiny VR shown here gets wired in, and all you have to do is put a IGN switched power to the terminal with the orange wire, and hook up the battery lead. Works mint. Please excuse the potato quality photos from early 2015.
Original thread from comp diesel:
Cummins/ Chrysler Denso 1 Wire alternator conversion. - Competition Diesel.Com - Bringing The BEST Together
Cummins/ Chrysler Denso 1 Wire alternator conversion. Dodge Competition and Performancewww.competitiondiesel.com
Where I found it on 4BTSwaps:
Dodge Alternator Internal Regulator Conversion
www.4btswaps.com
My own build thread on IH8mud:
Builds - Moonshine - A Build Thread
I didn't have a trac-bar with the regular 62 leaves and I know I had bad axle wrap. I don't know how it'll be in low range yet, but I'll take a video to see. I'm kicking myself for not taking a video on the street with the old rear suspension, but I use to have real bad axle wrap on the street...forum.ih8mud.com
Yep I put one on and it didn’t work. Changed the wires like they said and still didn’t. Then I read were its very common to get ones that didn’t work. Instead of wasting my time on another one I hacked a 12si on.Buy the Transpo IN8315 voltage regulator:
Chrysler, Jeep Conversion Regulator
Voltage Regulator Conversion for Chrysler, Jeep, Cummins 1-wire Denso Alternator - IN8315www.aspwholesale.com
Looks like this:
Instructions:
In short, the tiny VR shown here gets wired in, and all you have to do is put a IGN switched power to the terminal with the orange wire, and hook up the battery lead. Works mint. Please excuse the potato quality photos from early 2015.
Original thread from comp diesel:
Cummins/ Chrysler Denso 1 Wire alternator conversion. - Competition Diesel.Com - Bringing The BEST Together
Cummins/ Chrysler Denso 1 Wire alternator conversion. Dodge Competition and Performancewww.competitiondiesel.com
Where I found it on 4BTSwaps:
Dodge Alternator Internal Regulator Conversion
www.4btswaps.com
My own build thread on IH8mud:
Builds - Moonshine - A Build Thread
I didn't have a trac-bar with the regular 62 leaves and I know I had bad axle wrap. I don't know how it'll be in low range yet, but I'll take a video to see. I'm kicking myself for not taking a video on the street with the old rear suspension, but I use to have real bad axle wrap on the street...forum.ih8mud.com
Yep I am going to fix it one of these days. I dont use this truck much so its not top of my priorities now.Yep, external regulator is pretty well documented. But definitely hack fuck a 12si on
Also, crank sensor is for the auto trans, might explain the OD problem. Engine will run all day without it. Might just be aligned wrong. Spacing is .050" off the balancer, or a credit card and business card stacked together. Or NV swap it.
Yep I put one on and it didn’t work. Changed the wires like they said and still didn’t. Then I read were its very common to get ones that didn’t work. Instead of wasting my time on another one I hacked a 12si on.
ive been running one of these for almost 10yrs nowBuy the Transpo IN8315 voltage regulator:
Chrysler, Jeep Conversion Regulator
Voltage Regulator Conversion for Chrysler, Jeep, Cummins 1-wire Denso Alternator - IN8315www.aspwholesale.com
Looks like this:
Instructions: