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finally completed the swap

so some of you know i was working on this axle and engine swap for a while now but i finally finished

heres some teaser pics for now

i decided to go with a DANA60 and 38s

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will have better pics up later once i have them uploaded
 
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this thread sucks
 
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im loading the other pics as we speak take it easy guys
 
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ok so heres some good before pics to make you guys happy for now photobucket is taking forever and using a dial up connection doesnt help either
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btw i decide to go with a turbo on the new engine as well instead of a supercharger hehe
 
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I'm guessing you sold the ranger and bought something with a solid axle and 38's?
 
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Weren't you selling your Ranger? My guess is you got a Powerstroke?
 
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Look at that axle. You got a 99-03 Powerstroke.
 
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You guys are dumb look at his photobucket Name:  IMAG0055.jpg
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Did I or did I not just call that one? Oh, and I didn't cheat like David and look at his Photobucket.
 
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^^ I called it first! lol. Damn that's a nice Powerstroke. This just makes me want one more!
 
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that passenger rear wheel is going to be a biatch to keep cleen...hopefully...lol
 
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SIK!
 
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yea there were pictures of the psd in the last thread this guy posted ... swap lewks gud
 
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thanks guys yea i knew someone would know. i finally sold the ranger, gonna miss it but then again not really.

that was a pic from when i had to replace the hubs god what a PITA

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its a 99 f250 got it with 84k woot woot. its got a 8.5in procomp lift with dual resi shocks it had 38s but i swapped for 37s. its got 5in exhaust intake etc. cant wait to get a good custom set of tunes for it
 
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grr I hate you. nice buy
 
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thanks. i see your doing LT thats gonna be sick that was my next step if i kept the ranger. but i need the power and tow capabilities
 
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and I'd say you found it hah
 
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haha definately this thing hauls that boat like nothing. i tried moving that boat around the yard with the ranger no way no how. completley bottomed out
 
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dang...84k? that must have cost you a pretty penny! super jealous of the truck man! looks really good
 
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thanks. it took me forever to find a 7.3l with less than 100k on it found one that had 420k just goes to show these are great engine

well as for price i got it for 15k wich is a little high then i had to replace wheelbearings, brakes and tires. so total almost 20k, luckily i got 9k from the ranger
 
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