95 F-350 Make Over

[40FordDeluxe]

I know this isn't an old hot rod, but it is a hot rod truck that hauls hot rods and what ever. I built this truck 3 years ago and we've put roughly 180K on it since building it. This truck has hauled trailers to Topeka, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Salina, St. Louis, Chicago, basiclly all over. It was either hauling pulling trucks, my Corvette to races, old tractors, junk to the scrap yard, anything and everything. Haha When I originally started it, I replaced all body panels besides the cab and radiator support. I ran short on time and just primered it. I baught the primer off CL and found out later it really was sealer not epoxy primer. Now it looks hideous. I parked it 3 months ago because the ball joints are shot and the front tires are junk. It is time to get the old girl back to work.

The current plan of attack is to install new ball joints, put my new tires that are on my 72 on this, put my other bed on it, different fuel tank, and add power doors from a cab I baught. I originally wanted to swap the entire cab and box the frame, but I just need it back to work again. I'm going to paint it hot rod black for now to help it be not so ugly. I have to install new engine mounts as this thing eats them. The stock type mounts I used are not real strong. If you're wondering, this truck has a 5.9 Cummins as well. I'll update it as we make progress on it.

When I first started driving it.





Engine pic after intercooler install.



The head gasket I blew hauling a heavy tractor last year.




Poor truck now.