fletcherson
Well-Known Member
Hello all. Not T bucket related, perse’ but I may haul my bucket with the truck... with that said: I have a thing for ford square body trucks. I have a few. One is a very nice ‘84 f350 dually with a tired 460 and a 4 speed manual with a gear vendor od. I have everything on hand to either swap in a 6.9 or 7.3 idi or power stroke diesel, including a banks turbo for the idi, but I really think it would be a better over all truck with a modern gas power plant. Don’t hate me, but I’m seriously considering a 5.3 ls. They are bullet proof, reliable, available, cheap, more power and mileage than anything else, in reality, and will fit without extreme fabrication. I’ve done some initial research, but I’m looking for input and or suggestions related to parts, etc. I want to have a basically stock truck with a stock GM power plant. I’m looking to build a new to me daily driver with good power, reliability, and decent fuel mileage... something that rules out repairing the 460 or installing a later model injected motor, which I also have. It also needs power to tow whatever. I simply want to retain all stock features from both components.... a/c, power steering, power brakes, stock speedo, ford trans, etc. It’s a very nice, rust free, Arizona truck, and it suits me. I prefer to put the money into making it what I want than buying a new pos that will rust to pieces, self destruct, and be miserable to maintain. I have been collecting parts for a while. I even have a 205 cast iron gear drive transfer case, crossmember, linkage, drive shafts, front and rear diffs, with 3:73 gears in the event that conversion to 4x4 comes to fruition. Thoughts? I’m open to suggestions, comments. I’m a big boy so I won’t cry... too much, lol. Serious discussion is my goal.