Ford 1974 F250 SHORTIE CREW RESTO-MOD BUILD - (2020 F250 TREMOR 4X4 CHASSIS SWAP)

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Bumpers are set and front crossmember is modified. Checking a few more things and then pulling the cab and bed. Put those on dollies and over to the paint shop so we can block out all lines and openings.

Run the exhaust and final weld all bracketry.

Disassemble the chassis to bare frame and off to powder.

 

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RestoMod AC kit arrived.

 

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Exhaust is modified and the diesel fuel pump is clipped, spun and test fit. Make a couple of exhaust brackets tomorrow and then strip this down to bare frame and off to powdercoating.

Cab and bed are moved over to the paint shop.

 

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Ready to strip her down.

 

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New intake, hot side intercooler pipe and air to water intercooler.

 

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Been a bit. All the doors and panels are floated in now. Firewall is smoothed and made a little room for the turbo downpipe.

Custom made stamped OE style aluminum radiator to match the 6.7L inlet/out arrived. Love the old school look. 4 core with trans cooler.

Nothing a flat piece of metal and leather beat bag cant handle.

 

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Torn down to bare frame and ready to head off to the powder coater next week.

 

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Moved the frame back to the fabshop to clean up a few chopped off bracket ends and doing a once over to make sure I didn't miss anything before going to powder.

 

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Final float out and prime. Ready to finish sand to 600 grit and paint.

 

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Frame should be back from powder this week.

Finally nailed down the colors for the truck and ordered from the paint supply.

Final sand out on all body panels and will get this sealed and painted in the next few days as well.

Custom steering column and SPARC Road Trip steering wheel ordered. Interior panels are in design. Bedwood Retroliner in build queue, Dakota Digital RTX gauges ordered, Restomod AC/HEAT system ready to install, all chassis and suspension bolts have been measured and reordered in yellow zinc chromate. Waiting on the King coilover conversion and shocks.

Tearing down the axles, spring packs and misc other pieces to send to powder and paint next week.

Hopefully start building this beast in a few more weeks.

 

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Frame is back from powder. Have it blanket covered and will sit until the King components arrive.

 

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Batting practice with a 4# sledge for a bit this morning. Rotors were frozen up and no idea WTF this tan dust is but its a fine as baby powder. All 4 were packed with this.

New calipers and rotors enroute. Seals, pads and bearings will all be replaced.

 

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BIG AZZ E-LOCKER rear gears set.

 

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Closer everyday..

 

[Broski]

Amazing work Jason !! Loving it !!

 

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Getting some paint down.

 

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Step one of the cab paint is down. Will tape off for the two tone tomorrow and get that color sprayed. Then I'll let the clear sit for a couple days to shrink and cure out and then cut with 1000 grit and apply two more coats of clear for the final before finish polishing.

 

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Everything is back taped and the two tone will begin.