bulletpruf
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Ok, so the back story - I bought an '87 crew cab 4x2 ZF-5 DRW dually a year or so ago.
The 6.9 was seized; had water sitting in the cylinders and would have needed sleeves.
Bought a 7.3 IDI-T non-running for $1000. Disassembled it to find the block was .040. Junked the block and kept everything else.
Bought a running low mile (30k IIRC) '88 F350 4x4 plow truck. Falling apart from rust, but had a good running NA 7.3 that I yanked. Sold the carcass for $500.
Converted the project truck to 4x4 using Sky's Offroad kit and a king pin Dana 60.
Starting on 7.3 build. Figure I'll use turbo rods, standard bore turbo pistons (need a set of these), aftermarket camshaft, head studs, aftermarket valve springs, upgraded IP and injectors, as well as a new or rebuilt/upgraded turbo. Not going crazy, and don't plan to run an intercooler.
I'll be doing videos of everything on my YouTube channel but I plan to post details here, too. https://www.youtube.com/@THEBULLETPROOFGARAGE/videos
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The 6.9 was seized; had water sitting in the cylinders and would have needed sleeves.
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Bought a 7.3 IDI-T non-running for $1000. Disassembled it to find the block was .040. Junked the block and kept everything else.
You must be registered for see images attach
Bought a running low mile (30k IIRC) '88 F350 4x4 plow truck. Falling apart from rust, but had a good running NA 7.3 that I yanked. Sold the carcass for $500.
You must be registered for see images attach
Converted the project truck to 4x4 using Sky's Offroad kit and a king pin Dana 60.
You must be registered for see images attach
Starting on 7.3 build. Figure I'll use turbo rods, standard bore turbo pistons (need a set of these), aftermarket camshaft, head studs, aftermarket valve springs, upgraded IP and injectors, as well as a new or rebuilt/upgraded turbo. Not going crazy, and don't plan to run an intercooler.
I'll be doing videos of everything on my YouTube channel but I plan to post details here, too. https://www.youtube.com/@THEBULLETPROOFGARAGE/videos