My 02 F250 in a crash - need advice
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My 02 F250 in a crash - need advice
I was in an accident and rolled my truck when I went off the road. The cab has serious damage but when my truck was put on the rack they said the frame was still straight. It has a 7.3 in it that is still good to go.
I've had this truck for about 7 years, and I want to repair it. My son is 8 and I hope to pass it to him for his 16th birthday. Looking around at a few sites I have found F250 and F350 Super Duty trucks (all with the super crew cab like mine) and some have had electrical damage or the motor has blown. Will these bodies match up with my truck's frame? I would like to spend the money and just take that cab off and put it on my frame/motor. Is there any special considerations I should look at? They years range from a 2000 to one 2016, some are duallies (my truck is not), mine is an automatic, etc.
I appreciate any help, thank you.
I've had this truck for about 7 years, and I want to repair it. My son is 8 and I hope to pass it to him for his 16th birthday. Looking around at a few sites I have found F250 and F350 Super Duty trucks (all with the super crew cab like mine) and some have had electrical damage or the motor has blown. Will these bodies match up with my truck's frame? I would like to spend the money and just take that cab off and put it on my frame/motor. Is there any special considerations I should look at? They years range from a 2000 to one 2016, some are duallies (my truck is not), mine is an automatic, etc.
I appreciate any help, thank you.
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I don't know how much help this will be , but make sure the cab and all wiring came from a unit that had a 7.3 in it !!! Anything else will open a can of worms and it could take the years from now till your son reaches 16 to get straightened out. The closer to the exact year , the better.
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If you remain close in MY the cabs would be a direct swap.
Being you have donor, a running truck with all its components intact , even better...
Swapping a cab is labor intensively, but not overly difficult. Having a car lift works well to cradle the cab at 4 points and lift/lower it under complete control unlike trying to use lifting equipment and slings etc. with less risk of damage,, but can be done either way. Of course the replacement would need to be placed on the lift (if available) and lifting a cab high enough to clear the engine for the chassis to roll through, requires some decent size/ capacity equipment..
Cab lifting if done all the time to access the 6.0, 6.4 and I’ve even done them on the 7.3.
Getting a replacement cab close to to the same year, equipment, may help with some of the labor time not requiring most everything to be swapped to your equipment level...
Heres an image of a 2000 SC, 7.3 I lifted to correct a whole bunch of problems created by the last guy
Being you have donor, a running truck with all its components intact , even better...
Swapping a cab is labor intensively, but not overly difficult. Having a car lift works well to cradle the cab at 4 points and lift/lower it under complete control unlike trying to use lifting equipment and slings etc. with less risk of damage,, but can be done either way. Of course the replacement would need to be placed on the lift (if available) and lifting a cab high enough to clear the engine for the chassis to roll through, requires some decent size/ capacity equipment..
Cab lifting if done all the time to access the 6.0, 6.4 and I’ve even done them on the 7.3.
Getting a replacement cab close to to the same year, equipment, may help with some of the labor time not requiring most everything to be swapped to your equipment level...
Heres an image of a 2000 SC, 7.3 I lifted to correct a whole bunch of problems created by the last guy
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