Posted by Bruce(OR) on December 22, 2019 at 19:48:53 from (65.102.27.46):
In Reply to: Pickup dilemma posted by blue924.9 on December 22, 2019 at 14:01:01:
I don't get it. I'm not a CAT tech, just a retired gasser mechanic. I have my own truck. Or two or three. Any way, the third truck is a 125K mile, 12/93 F350 Dually 7.3 turbo pre-Power Stroke and after it came home for $7,000. Then the engine went south. I found another engine back east for $4167. It is sleeved and a stud kit with Felpro gaskets. As I am going in for knee replacement tomorrow, and the next knee is March, I can get it dropped in for another $2K. That puts $13,200 into a 26 year old truck. Add a new/rebuilt turbo for another $1000, water pump, starter, fluids, filters, etc for another $400 or so and the truck is up to $18,000 easy enough. As long as we are playing, lets convert it to a solid front axle and make it 4X4 at the same time. Add another $2K for the trans and bring it up to just over $22,000. Whoops, I forgot the transfer case, add the next roughly $1,000. That get's it up to about $23,000. Oh yeah, I still have the drive lines to shorten the rear and make the front. So, $23,000 plus for a 26 year old truck and that might be a situation. What's your input? I could buy a new one. That's only about $75/80K to replicate this one. I guess either fix it or junk it. Fix it right or fix it again.
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