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The plan, 1986 F-350 XLT Lariot 4x4 regular cab chassis, Gas guzzling 460 CID C6 auto. Former pulling truck, the sled not a trailer. D60 in the front w/locker, 10 1/4 in rear w/ auburn unit, 4:10 gears. Dual rear wheels with alcoa buds at all 4 corners. 9' Aluminum flat bed with goose neck hitch hidden under it. Thats what it was, in this form it was used to haul firewood, scrap, pull trailers, both goose and bumper pull, haul hey and the only 4x4 on the road for me. About a year ago the cab got so bad I choose not to reup the registration until some repairs where made. So August of 2007 I cleanned out the old mans garage and begain the project.
In the begining I had planned to replace the engine with another 460 that
would have only run on Premium unleaded, High compression and large cam.
I also planned to replace the aluminum flat bed with a steel bed, you would not beleive what firewood does to aluminum when you haul 20 cord a year, I also planned on putting a hoist under the bed to assist in unloading. I had to replace the cab all other shhet metal was in very good condition. I had planned to convert the truck to a standard. That was it I was going to do all this and just put it right back on the road. That was my first mistake.
The first purchase was a cab from ebay, A cherry 85 cab on a frame section with new fenders, doors, and rad support. The cab was stripped out and had the beginings of a roll cage, it was going to be a prostreet truck but owner lost intrest. Road trip to Toledo to get it.
The second thing I bought was a 1986 F-250 for parts, it had the T-19 and all the components for the standard swap. Parts truck had 46K and was also an XLT Lariot extendo cab.
The third purchase was the steel flat bed and under bed hoist, sciccors type 5 ton. I ended up with a 9' x 8' steel bed with cross members on 16" centers, special order.
With these parts and a plan I begain to dissasseble the parts truck, scattered it infact, all over the place. Cleaned the garage and organized the parts made a trip to the scrap yard then brought over the 86 dually. Before I ripped it completely apart I wanted to mock up the bed and hoist with the cab on the frame.
Removed the alumminum bed and sold it to a passer by, saved me the trip to the scrap yard. Begain to mock up the hoist. The owner of Toms Equipment in hickory PA told me I would not be able to keep my goose neck and put a hoist under my new bed, I don't know why but if someone tells me I can't do something it always seems to push me harder to prove them wrong. After some design time and alot of head scratchin I had figured out how to do it. The Ford chassis has the fuel tank inside the frame on the drivers side. To get the hoist low enough I had offset it 6" to the right to clear the fuel tank. next I turned the hoist around to allow the pivot points too be closer which allows a steeper dump angle but not to close so the dump effort wasn't too high. The goose limited the area I had to use for the hoist so I had to turn it around. Next I had to fabricate a new goose plate to be lower then org. and top bolt directly to the frame. I used the org. plate and some angle and flat stock, in the end the bed rested perfectly onto the goose plate with plenty room for everything to work together.
Next the cab and front came off, parts scattered as before, no trip to the scrap yard yet though I still need to much from the interior of the cab.
This became a pivital moment in the build, I relized that It wouldn't be a very economical truck with gas prices on the rize and the fact that it was going to get 5 or 6 MPG, A good friend was planning to 4B his 1979 Ford, the very truck my new 460 was in (I bought it from him). So He and I decided to trade engines, which is funny cause I bought the 460 from him and never heard it run, matter of fact I still havn't. But I ended up with a 1985 4BT 105HP Ford Bell, clucth, flywheel, T-19 BW and an assortment of parts. The entire project was now changeing I now had to plan for the low RPM and high Torq. of the 4BT and was intrested in fuel economy. I joined the forum and begain to change my project and mold it into something that would perform all the tasks I need it too.
Purchases To Date $11,250.00
Truck $5,000.00
ebay cab $300.00
Parts Truck $1,500.00
Flat bed $900.00
Hoist $250.00
Rebuilt 460 $1,500.00
4BT & parts $1,500.00 & a running DOVE 460
ZF 5spd & xcase $300.00
Income From Project To Date $7100.00
Previous income from truck $5,000.00
1st Scrap run $300.00
Aluminum bed $300.00
Resale of Rebuit 460 $1,500.00
Project total to date $4,150.00
In the begining I had planned to replace the engine with another 460 that
would have only run on Premium unleaded, High compression and large cam.
I also planned to replace the aluminum flat bed with a steel bed, you would not beleive what firewood does to aluminum when you haul 20 cord a year, I also planned on putting a hoist under the bed to assist in unloading. I had to replace the cab all other shhet metal was in very good condition. I had planned to convert the truck to a standard. That was it I was going to do all this and just put it right back on the road. That was my first mistake.
The first purchase was a cab from ebay, A cherry 85 cab on a frame section with new fenders, doors, and rad support. The cab was stripped out and had the beginings of a roll cage, it was going to be a prostreet truck but owner lost intrest. Road trip to Toledo to get it.
The second thing I bought was a 1986 F-250 for parts, it had the T-19 and all the components for the standard swap. Parts truck had 46K and was also an XLT Lariot extendo cab.
The third purchase was the steel flat bed and under bed hoist, sciccors type 5 ton. I ended up with a 9' x 8' steel bed with cross members on 16" centers, special order.
With these parts and a plan I begain to dissasseble the parts truck, scattered it infact, all over the place. Cleaned the garage and organized the parts made a trip to the scrap yard then brought over the 86 dually. Before I ripped it completely apart I wanted to mock up the bed and hoist with the cab on the frame.
Removed the alumminum bed and sold it to a passer by, saved me the trip to the scrap yard. Begain to mock up the hoist. The owner of Toms Equipment in hickory PA told me I would not be able to keep my goose neck and put a hoist under my new bed, I don't know why but if someone tells me I can't do something it always seems to push me harder to prove them wrong. After some design time and alot of head scratchin I had figured out how to do it. The Ford chassis has the fuel tank inside the frame on the drivers side. To get the hoist low enough I had offset it 6" to the right to clear the fuel tank. next I turned the hoist around to allow the pivot points too be closer which allows a steeper dump angle but not to close so the dump effort wasn't too high. The goose limited the area I had to use for the hoist so I had to turn it around. Next I had to fabricate a new goose plate to be lower then org. and top bolt directly to the frame. I used the org. plate and some angle and flat stock, in the end the bed rested perfectly onto the goose plate with plenty room for everything to work together.
Next the cab and front came off, parts scattered as before, no trip to the scrap yard yet though I still need to much from the interior of the cab.
This became a pivital moment in the build, I relized that It wouldn't be a very economical truck with gas prices on the rize and the fact that it was going to get 5 or 6 MPG, A good friend was planning to 4B his 1979 Ford, the very truck my new 460 was in (I bought it from him). So He and I decided to trade engines, which is funny cause I bought the 460 from him and never heard it run, matter of fact I still havn't. But I ended up with a 1985 4BT 105HP Ford Bell, clucth, flywheel, T-19 BW and an assortment of parts. The entire project was now changeing I now had to plan for the low RPM and high Torq. of the 4BT and was intrested in fuel economy. I joined the forum and begain to change my project and mold it into something that would perform all the tasks I need it too.
Purchases To Date $11,250.00
Truck $5,000.00
ebay cab $300.00
Parts Truck $1,500.00
Flat bed $900.00
Hoist $250.00
Rebuilt 460 $1,500.00
4BT & parts $1,500.00 & a running DOVE 460
ZF 5spd & xcase $300.00
Income From Project To Date $7100.00
Previous income from truck $5,000.00
1st Scrap run $300.00
Aluminum bed $300.00
Resale of Rebuit 460 $1,500.00
Project total to date $4,150.00
Where can I get one of those free alternators? Did you get a mail in rebate or something?
