A New 2 Me SuperDirty

[SuperDirty]

Well here we go on another build this one is a little different though. I have been shopping for a long time now for a new tow rig and I found this gem on Craigslist of course it needs an A$$ load of work and it needs to be ready for memorial weekend not to wheel but as the TR. I have a pile of parts and a bunch of stuff lined up so here we go!!!

Oh yea it's a 2002 with a 7.3 Diesel
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Today I replaced the steering box because the shaft was bent/going to break in half and the truck would not turn all the way to the left. I'll get some pics of that tomorrow AM when I go back to work on this.

Heres the plan tomorrow I am replacing all four balljoints then The core support needs to be replaced the previous owner said someone backed into it with a skidsteer which later turned into a earthmover whats the differance right? After that it the frame will get straightened then it goes to paint!!

[SuperDirty]

I'll be replacing that crapy cheap hood that was slapped on after the accident with a cowl hood and replaceing the head lights and grill. Then build a custom front bumper as soon as we figure out what Rumors did to the plasma cutter??? I have steel wheels that will also be painted black to match the truck

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The box is junk And it would've cost more to fix it so I found this Take off 2008 box from Iowa to replace it.
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[mudtrux]

Well ALL RIGHT! Musta got a killer deal. How many rounds on it? The box dont look bad from the outside.

[SuperDirty]

Oh it's rotten rusty on both wheel wells and smashed on drivers side box floor looks like a wave pool. Milage doesn't scare me too much it has 195000 0n it. yes it was a good deal I'll have plenty into it when I'm done though as always

[burbillac]

Score nice tow rig hopefully u have it done by memorial weekend

[93cherokee]

good lookin truck.....

[Fluffy Bully]

nice truck looks good

[SuperDirty]

Wow so check out the gear box no wonder it would only turn one way
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[SuperDirty]

I did the ball joints this morning hey heres a tip for you guys With the newer style unit bearings on pretty much all new trucks they have a tight tolarence and get rusted into place. To replace an axle shaft you have to take them out but they can easly be destroyed when you hammer them out. If you leave the axle nut tight it will hold the bearing together while you hammer the unit out of the housing. learned this the hard way and most unit bearing assms are at least acouple hundred bucks. Same goes for IFS trucks leave the cv axle nut tight.
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Yeah lube it up too cause these can be really hard to get out

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[89suburban]

nice truck how much lift pm me if you ever have a problem with steering and find out what it is it pulls hard to the left and then goes back to easy steering

[Power Strokin' It]

have fun doing the ball joints??? those vaccuum seals are fun too. nice rig...

[muddyscout]

nice truck and it even has the good stroker in it

[Team Goochie]

Looks like alot of work, but should be a nice ride when you're done.

[tiny]

looks like your making alot of progress on it looks good thats nuts how the shaft cracked like that

[SuperDirty]

have fun doing the ball joints??? those vaccuum seals are fun too. nice rig...

I do these all the time and this is round two for this rig it took 3 hours. Truck is at Daves body shop(Same guy that helped Rumours with his paint, shamless plug!!) getting the new core support put in.

[Rumours]

I think Dave would like that plug

[SuperDirty]

Not much progress besides buying more parts. STILL waiting to get the truck to the frame shop. The core support is getting put in for going on four days now stopped out to drop off parts and took some pics nothing real exciting but what hell here's some pics

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[twoblood]

sweet truck! don't look dirty!

[SuperDirty]

sweet truck! don't look dirty!

Yeah not now but I'm a truck user this will not be a show truck we all know some times the wheelin starts when your **** is still on the trailer or getting in and out of events
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[Rumours]

that was a fun day thats me driveing by the way

[SuperDirty]

that was a fun day thats me driveing by the way

yep Team No Regrets trailride field trip!!


I also removed all the door panels today to get at the door handles so they can be painted they also needed to be cleaned and I'm picking up the auxilary springs to do this weekend along with a huge list of things.

Just wait till you see the rear spring issue the previous owner of this truck is a moron.

[Fluffy Bully]

thanks for the updates keep them coming

[SuperDirty]

Not much visable progress today I did put on my new recon marker lights and did some sanding and part gathering.

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[SuperDirty]

Yay!! Rear end day!!
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Here's the leaky crappy looking cover and I pulled it off and fount some loose stuff causing the wonderful clunk when it goes into gear
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Somebody had rebuilt this rear end before and done a very poor job of it everything was sloppy and they used the old races. I took it over to My good friend Paul at Kennedy Transmission in fridley to get the new bearings installed.
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we almost think it may have been in a flood because of all the gunk we cleaned out of the housing.
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[SuperDirty]

New bearings pressed onto the carrier and pinion
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And then the new cover
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[SuperDirty]

All done and it feels great no clunk into gear from excess freeplay. It was a challange finding bearings though our 2 hour road trip included Carquest,Napa,Ogaylies and two Ford dealerships. but we got'em!!

[mudtrux]

we almost think it may have been in a flood because of all the gunk we cleaned out of the housing.


Yea it was I found the pictures

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[SuperDirty]

OMG!!! Wellat least now the truth be told

[mudevil]

Somebodys crying over that one.

[ox_man]

What a shame, at least its getting the loving care it needs, lol

[Power Strokin' It]

the previous owner should be hung in town square for the aweful acts performed to a helpless truck like that...

[SuperDirty]

What a shame, at least its getting the loving care it needs, lol


Truck doesn't know what it is in for I'm not easy on things but I will deff maintain it and fix it Right!!


Now on to the next moronic no common sense thing I had to repair. The rear springs!! I'm unsure if add a leafs come with instructions I have bought them new and installed them about five times though. This Yahoo figured the best position in the leaf pack was the very top leaf?? Cause thats Fawkin Genius!!!!!
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Damn skippy he used the steel banding to hold the wieght of the truck and it broke on one side and the other side he custom fabricated a one off band so it would work just right.
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I can't stand a truck with a saggy rear end it just looks dumb! Anyways The lowest part of the hitch was 20 3/4 inches before and it's at 22 3/4 now I gave it a good bounce test before I remeasured too.

[SuperDirty]

Used alittle heat on the u bolt nuts cause you can't buy u-bolts on sunday so I didn't want to risk breaking one.
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Everything came a part pretty well and went back together smoothly
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[SuperDirty]

Also did a buncnh of grining the bottum of the doors are rusty and need to be cleaned up before it goes to paint.

[MR. DODGE]

looking good SD. oughta run like a champ when you're done. that add-a-leaf is cracking me up.:)

[nichols92]

Mind if I ask what you paid for it? What do you figure you will have into it? If you dont want to answer thats cool

[Thumper]

nice add a leafs. some people

[SuperDirty]

Mind if I ask what you paid for it? What do you figure you will have into it? If you dont want to answer thats cool

I'll let ya all know at the end of the build. The recepits are piling up we'll see how it turns out.

[Thumper]

I'll let ya all know at the end of the build. The recepits are piling up we'll see how it turns out.

it adds up fast but in the end you get a reliable truck so it is worth it

[nichols92]

it adds up fast but in the end you get a reliable truck so it is worth it

X2, Looks like you will have a basically brand new truck. The 7.3 is bullet proof so you are set.

Looking good so far:)

[SuperDirty]

AAARRRGGGG!!! It's been at the frame shop since 7:30 am Monday and when I called at 3:00 today they said they are starting on it soon. I hate being the customer it's much better being on the other side of the phone!!

[UFOSPY]

LMAO,,,,,,,, welcome to my world

[onlydriveagm]

i havent been on this site as much as i used to so i may have missed something but what happened to your last truck?

[SuperDirty]

I don't have it anymore

[Army boy]

where did it go to

[SuperDirty]

Away

[Army boy]

lol whys that too much work with the frame

[SuperDirty]

Ok it's done but they wrecked my radiator!! It didn't leak when I brought it there!! Time to find new alignment/frame shop. Anyone in the fridley blaine general area do alignments and or frame work??

[MrClemons]

Ok it's done but they wrecked my radiator!! It didn't leak when I brought it there!! Time to find new alignment/frame shop. Anyone in the fridley blaine general area do alignments and or frame work??

i know andover wheel and frame is good, little further away but they have always been good to me/my family.

[SuperDirty]

yeah thats what I hear I'll probably give them a try next time i need a frame straightened.

[SuperDirty]

Ok Over the weekend I got the new radiator in and the new core support. I found a rip in one of the intercooler hose connectors so I replaced that I wish I had a boost gauge so I could see if there was a difference I can only imagine that there is. That was the sorce of an oil leak also so I'm glad I got that done. I dropped the truck off at Dave's body shop and we took the box off last night. I forgot my camara but I'll tell ya it looked pretty sweet with no box!! We are still pushing for thursday as the completion date but I may have to take friday off to help finish it up so I have it for the weekend.

[Rumours]

you should take friday off oh by the way I went to Daves and worked on your truck today .

[MrClemons]

you should take friday off oh by the way I went to Daves and worked on your truck today .

who didnt worked on this crooked truck today!

[SuperDirty]

Whooo I worked until 3am and when I left Dave was spraying the truck. Got tons left to do but I see the end of the tunnel now. I have to say if it wasn't for Rumours and MrClemons this wouldn't even be possible they both have an a$$load of work into this!!! Thanks Guys!!! heres some pics from last night
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[SuperDirty]

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OOOhh I just got the call Time to go back to work!!

[nichols92]

Wow, looks like you have been busy.