Cbferd Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 Wanted to start a thread on my project, named by the fam. There have been many POS designations, but this one is "big". Here is what I bought: It is even cleaner than it looks in meaningful rust terms but has been in the sun A LOT. I'll put some pics of things I have done to it so far in posts below. Let me know if I can answer questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cbferd Posted August 20 Author Share Posted August 20 I had planned to swap in a supercharged coyote or a warmed-up godzilla, then lift it a little for more scaled wheels/tires and add some more modern hardware and comforts. Junkyard motors were hard to get along with ECUs and the prices were high, but my fab equipment worked cheap so I started on suspension. Pictures below sum up the change I made on front - stock leaf set up, then stripped to nothing, then back in with a reinforced Ford truck spring bucket, Bronco spring perches, cut/turned the ttb arms to keep the factory center pivot brackets for more ground clearance and wheel travel. All new springs and some fancy gas charged Bilsteins and this thing rides GREAT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cbferd Posted August 20 Author Share Posted August 20 I had planned to swap in a supercharged coyote or a warmed-up godzilla, then lift it a little for more scaled wheels/tires and add some more modern hardware and comforts. Junkyard motors were hard to get along with ECUs and the prices were high, but my fab equipment worked cheap so I started on suspension. Pictures below sum up the change I made on front - stock leaf set up, then stripped to nothing, then back in with a reinforced Ford truck spring bucket, Bronco spring perches, cut/turned the ttb arms to keep the factory center pivot brackets for more ground clearance and wheel travel. All new springs and some fancy gas charged Bilsteins and this thing rides GREAT. I ended up with a stock arch rear spring with the stock 2 inch block and about 2 inches of lift on the front to fit 35s on it with 17inch rims. Tires do not rub anywhere no matter what you run over or how sharp you turn. If I wanted to put up with some rubbing or bend/trim some stuff I might be able to get 37s on it. I doubt I will do serious off-roading with a 20ft long truck so this is plenty good. Little odd picture of it unloaded so you can see stance of it empty. The blurry spot used to be a deer. Magic eraser is, uhm, interesting. And then for those wondering if the truck still "works", here it is with a little over 2 yds of river rock in the back. 5k-ish lbs, close to bump stops, but not on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cbferd Posted August 20 Author Share Posted August 20 I ended up with a stock arch rear spring with the stock 2 inch block and about 2 inches of lift on the front to fit 35s on it with 17inch rims. Tires do not rub anywhere no matter what you run over or how sharp you turn. If I wanted to put up with some rubbing or bend/trim some stuff I might be able to get 37s on it. I doubt I will do serious off-roading with a 20ft long truck so this is plenty good. Little odd picture of it unloaded so you can see stance of it empty. The blurry spot used to be a deer. Magic eraser is, uhm, interesting. And then for those wondering if the truck still "works", here it is with a little over 2 yds of river rock in the back. 5k-ish lbs, close to bump stops, but not on them. Then, the burned up rubber in the door and window seals let the carpet get wet. So, lets do the interior. First is disassembled seats before rework (You can see whole interior in video on first post). Then a shot of "in progress" and the new insulated floor with heavy vinyl cover, then a view in driver door while in assembly. I can get pictures of the new glass seals if anyone wants to see them, and more of interior when I finish putting mouldings back up if it helps anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat in tn Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 Then, the burned up rubber in the door and window seals let the carpet get wet. So, lets do the interior. First is disassembled seats before rework (You can see whole interior in video on first post). Then a shot of "in progress" and the new insulated floor with heavy vinyl cover, then a view in driver door while in assembly. I can get pictures of the new glass seals if anyone wants to see them, and more of interior when I finish putting mouldings back up if it helps anyone. it's coming along. but that's one long truck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 it's coming along. but that's one long truck! Looking good! Let's put the video in the thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBrother-84 Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 Looking good! Let's put the video in the thread. Good job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85lebaront2 Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 Then, the burned up rubber in the door and window seals let the carpet get wet. So, lets do the interior. First is disassembled seats before rework (You can see whole interior in video on first post). Then a shot of "in progress" and the new insulated floor with heavy vinyl cover, then a view in driver door while in assembly. I can get pictures of the new glass seals if anyone wants to see them, and more of interior when I finish putting mouldings back up if it helps anyone. Looks good! I see you did to "Big POS" what I did to "Darth", later visors with the extra clip to support them and keep them from swinging around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salans7 Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 Looks good! I see you did to "Big POS" what I did to "Darth", later visors with the extra clip to support them and keep them from swinging around. Great work! Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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