Project frame swap has begun!
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Project frame swap has begun!
Bought another frame for my truck a few months back and am just now starting on it.
The frame currently under my truck is bent pretty bad. I bought it wrecked that way and have been driving it like that for awhile. Finally found a replacement frame for it.
The donor frame is from a V10 truck and it is identical to my diesel frame.
I'm just going to do a frame up restoration. I stripped the donor frame yesterday. I already have one frame rail almost completely ground down and all the scale off today. I'll be painting it tomorrow. I'm gonna run all new brake line since everything is stripped.
Just bought a new front bumper with plastic, grille, and new diamond cut one piece headlights/signals.
I'll try to snap a few pics tomorrow.
The frame currently under my truck is bent pretty bad. I bought it wrecked that way and have been driving it like that for awhile. Finally found a replacement frame for it.
The donor frame is from a V10 truck and it is identical to my diesel frame.
I'm just going to do a frame up restoration. I stripped the donor frame yesterday. I already have one frame rail almost completely ground down and all the scale off today. I'll be painting it tomorrow. I'm gonna run all new brake line since everything is stripped.
Just bought a new front bumper with plastic, grille, and new diamond cut one piece headlights/signals.
I'll try to snap a few pics tomorrow.
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If you bought an early frame check to see that it had the supports by the shocks mount welded in. These frames had a weakness that caused cracking around this area. My dad's '94 V-10 got a recall notice for this problem back in '96, if I recall correctly. Its a relatively minor repair but makes the frame stronger in this area and might be easier to do before assembly. Just a thought, Kurt
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I am getting very close to getting my frame swap done. I just drove it tonight for the first time in 5 months. It felt so good. I'll have some more pics up soon...
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I am getting very close to getting my frame swap done. I just drove it tonight for the first time in 5 months. It felt so good. I'll have some more pics up soon...
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