POR 15 is great. You can also look into stuff like chassis black.

 

as far as the 7.3 idi going into the 78 chassis, who has done this, and how does it fit? i am thinking ill end up using the cross member/ motor mounts out of the 7.3 and modify it slightly to fit? let me know what you think

 

read this carefully. The Haywagon Hauler, 1979 F250 Camper Special - Pirate4x4.Com

 

t hanks a bunch crazyredneck, ill be refering back to that article a few times im sure. i havent posted in a while because ive been looking for a dana 60 front, i found one last weekend and ive been cleaning it and the frame up. the axle didnt come with leaf springs so i dont have the bottom spring plate, does anyone know if the plates are the same from dana 44 to 60?

 

and if not would i be able to make them work/ what route should i take

 

Ive used a few of these kits and the quality is top notch. Use the coupon code pbb10 for 10% off. It flips the ubolts upwards so nothing is hanging below the axle.

 

if you go that route however specify in your order notes to make them for 3" wide springs.

 

dont you need to grind the case a bit for those to work?

 

does anyone have pictures of the groove you have to grind?

 

ill see if i can get a pic of mine. Its not a big deal to do and it doesnt hurt the structural integrity

 

thanks i will definitly consider that kit i would just like to see it done so i know what it actually involves

 

There's no need to change the front crossmember.
I set mine in where the damper is 1 inch off the x-member and the motor sits pretty level.



The motor mounts can be made up from the existing towers, sectioned (narrowed) , shortened and cap with 5/16 or 3/8 steel, sorry no pics.

Stock fuel tanks work fine just clean them out.

Return fuel line, weld/braze a nipple on the filler neck.

The oil filter falls right over the pumpkin so if your not going with a suspension lift you'll have to remote mount the filter.

The motor is a tight fit.......



Any other help I can give you just let me know.

Dennis

 

Im assuming that by the coil springs your truck is an f-150. The f 250s have a different crossmember that sits farther back and its about twice as tall

 

Nope, it's a f250 converted to 4 wd.

Thought the op had a 150.

 

No his truck is an f-250. Since yours was a 2wd the crossmember is still different. Ill see if i can get some pics to show what hes dealin with.
Here you can get an idea as to how tall the crossmember is,


And heres how i had to cut mine to fit the 12v