So here's some old pics,
-Since these I have installed aftermarket 08+ tow mirrors, still need to wire in power and signals some day...
-Installed led headlights and trs switchbacks, clear tail lights and red led bulbs and led license plate lights, have dome lights, not installed yet
-clear third brake light, painted insides of cab lights black, installed white leds
-installed the correct seat belts for the back seat, To do this was easier than I imagined, since Ford uses the same back cab structure weather its a rc or cc, the bolt serts are welded under the cab in the correct spots for the rear seat belts, I just had to drill through the floor and tap them and the center belts bolted right in like factory.
-Lowered the truck back down a little, pulled the middle leaf out of the front leaf pack, lowered it 1", and it actually rides and handles better than originally, and made 2" rear blocks to relocate the axle back 1". After swapping out the 10 leaf f350 packs to the regular 5 leaf 250 packs it moved the axle location and is no longer centered in the fenders like it originally was. New blocks will fix that.
-I have put about 500 miles on the truck since the engine rebuild, and ever since it was started it had a rough idle and running, finally got it bad enough for me to know for sure it's an injector now. Pulled the valve covers and put new o-rings in the injectors and ball cup sockets to make sure I have no high pressure oil leaks, all that system is new now except for the hpop.
-Pulled the dash bezel off and installed an led flasher relay (Ford put that in the most bastard location to reach) and then found out my hazard switch was bad after the new relay, so replaced the multi function lever too. But no hyper flash with my led tails and switchbacks is nice.
-Noticed yesterday that the slight radiator seep around the upper tank has turned into a leak and was dripping on the ground.
-Still have a small list of electrical stuff I would like to do, wire up oil pressure and fuel pressure gauges that I have and wire the mirrors. Also need to find a nice looking fog light switch and wire those up, already have matching 6k hids in them, just no wiring to turn them on yet.
Plans are to paint the cab, doors, handles and bumper cap to match the bed and front sheet metal over summer, and possibly the mirrors. Truck needs an injector changed and a new radiator now and then it should be good to drive I hope.
Interior wise, I have gutted the entire thing, washed and removed all the old "work truck" mess, installed sound deadener on the back wall and floor, installed a new vinyl floor mat, '03 leather crew cab back seat, matching seat belts, got a headliner from the junk yard and recovered it and deleted sun visors. So I have a very different interior from any other work truck out there, but still using all oem parts.
New Mirrors and painted cab lights, clear tails and third. Yes there is a hitch under there too...
Also picked up a set of ion forged wheels, 18x10, had the chrome stripped off and just got those back today. I plan to polish them and mount on some Nitto Terra grapplers we have sitting around.
Looking for any ideas for a clean center cap to run in the rear. Fronts I will run none since the truck has chrome warn hubs already.
. But its turned out to be a badass project.
