Nice bus. I have a 1988 International Uhaul with the 7.3 IDI engine. It had a hot start problem, finally it wouldn't start at all and it was the lift pump. It was a lot easier and cheaper than an injection pump.
Go blue with white, would look cool, bonus points for making it look like a Jeep package from the 70s. Also tall skinny tires are the only way to go for the look you want. Looking forward to seeing how it turns out.
I thought all F550s were cab and chassis, any pickup bed ones you see were done after the factory. If the subframe fits them it shouldn't be too hard to make it fit a Dodge 5500 or the new Chevy/International CVs as they are all commercial cab and chassis trucks that are all the same frame...
Allison and manual usually don't go together. Tulsa Truck is one place, they do alot of 4x4 conversions for the OE big name truck manufacturers. Be sitting down when they give you a price, they might not do your truck too since it is old and they might not have the engineering done for a...
Love your trip reports. I've been through the Sandhills region of Nebraska a few times for work, it is definitely one of the most interesting places in the midwest. Nebraska is very interesting when you get off the interstate. Thanks for posting.
I happen to know exactly where this body came from too. You can see the "SRF" sticker residue on the back of the body. This stands for Six Rivers Forest. As I was strapping this down I happened to see Salyer on the side if I looked at it just right. That is Salyer CA which is about 20 miles...
Boy was I glad I pushed the body ahead on the trailer. It actually could have gone ahead another foot and would've been better. I didn't go over 60 on the way home as this is a heavy body that was a tad too far back on my trailer, I've hauled worse but I was wishing for more tongue weight. I...
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