Re: Re: Re: Re: Changing cabs on an '84 F-250

Posted by Hal/WA on October 11, 2005 at 00:27:16 from (148.65.0.200):

In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Changing cabs on an '84 F-250 posted by Seth_ia on October 10, 2005 at 19:43:06:

The diesel wiring harness is even more unusual than the 460 harness. And the diesel has some components that none of the gas engine pickups used. I would suggest getting the wiring schematic and component locator from the public library. The schematic I was able to get was for all the available engines and is a pain to follow, but with some study, I was able to figure most of it out. I think that the diesel also used a special radiator support, so you will want to keep that. The cabs all look the same, but since your chassis is a diesel, I would make sure by checking a Hollander manual at a wrecking yard to make sure a cab from a gas engine pickup will work OK.

You also need to stay legal, so I would suggest checking with whatever agency in your state does vehicle inspections to see what they want you to do. The VIN on your new cab will not match the original cab or frame number. Do not attempt to change the dash VIN tag, as I would almost guarantee that doing so will raise the eyebrows of an inspector the next time one looks at the truck, and they probably would impound it for investigation. It would be ideal to get the title to the new cab to show to the inspector and get the numbers correct on the title to the truck.

If the old bed is bad and you plan to add a flatbed, I still suggest removing the old bed first. It is a lot easier to work on the cab replacement if the bed is out of the way. It is also easier to inspect the chassis with the cab and bed out of the way. If your cab is that badly rusted, watch out for rust in the frame and suspension--you don't want to put a bunch of money and effort into a rig that might be dangerous to drive, or in need of lots of rust repair. Good luck!

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