Ol blue the 500.00 diesel

[oddball23]

Im posting this thread for a buddy even though it now appears I just work on diesel garbage now he bought the truck a 1986 f250 xl 420ci 6 9 IDI diesel about a year ago now but he got it for 500 dollars from a neighbor but after figuring out he can make it decent with the beams and him having a blast driving it we figured out a suspension package based on the rear shackles and spring from solo, fox raptor gen 1 rears and king 2.5 x12 coilovers withe desolate radius arms. We just got done with the rear suspension and a 38 gal fuek tank swap and new brakes.

 

[Oh4Tahoe]

They don’t get anywhere in a hurry but those IDI diesels are solid

 

[UR_Mawm69]

Im posting this thread for a buddy even though it now appears I just work on diesel garbage now he bought the truck a 1986 f250 xl 420ci 6 9 IDI diesel about a year ago now but he got it for 500 dollars from a neighbor but after figuring out he can make it decent with the beams and him having a blast driving it we figured out a suspension package based on the rear shackles and spring from solo, fox raptor gen 1 rears and king 2.5 x12 coilovers withe desolate radius arms. We just got done with the rear suspension and a 38 gal fuek tank swap and new brakes.

FUCKING LOVE IT! SUBSRCRIBED!

They don’t get anywhere in a hurry but those IDI diesels are solid

I had like an 85ish InDirectMAWMjection that was totally stock and it was a TUUUUUUUUUUUURRRRRRRRRRDDDDDDDDDDDD that could barely get out of it's own way. hah. i didnt trust it getting on any freeway on ramp unless i had a few hours to spare. haha. i knew it always eventually would, but fuuuuucccckkkkkkk

 

[oddball23]

Oh forgot to mention he's fully on board with it being a farm truck so it now has a 1100lb vevor crane that I cut down and put a backing plate on the bottom of the bed. And finally just got the bed back on and now we start on the front

 

[oddball23]

Also did end up starting on the front by just tearing everything down and just a basic clean up still waiting on the pivot bushings to show up tomorrow but in the meantime Time im going to start doing the fuel pump and e fuel conversion along with the coolant filter and cleaning up this rats nest. Oh and farm truck bushings from god knows when was doing great but a swap for fk rod ends is a must hahaha. (Contains random Honda cv axle nut,a koto bearing and some tie rod ends boot from the looks of it)