frame swap

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  1. Feb 6, 2012 at 9:20 PM #11
    1998f150wes

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    well it wont be til summer til i do swap the cab but i dont know the brand ill have to call this offroad store i got them from i think they made them but idk but they have been great ive jumped my truck 3 times and theyve held up
     
  2. Feb 6, 2012 at 9:25 PM #12
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    haha yea mine help up pretty good when I had em.
     
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    I would strip the 4x4 truck down first when you get to it. That way you know all the tricks when you get to your good cab.
     
  4. Feb 6, 2012 at 9:43 PM #14
    1998f150wes

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    yea i plan on that but does anyone know if there is any wrecked trucks around oklahoma and dallas i dont want to call the salvage yard cause theyll probably want over 2k
     
  5. Feb 7, 2012 at 1:16 PM #15
    1998f150wes

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    Hey Justin do u have the manual transfer case
    And I called a salvage yard and they'll sell me the frame with front end and trans with t case for 1k I think I'll do it
     
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  6. Feb 7, 2012 at 1:24 PM #16
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    sounds like a lot of work but might be a nice project
     
  7. Feb 7, 2012 at 1:44 PM #17
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    That's not a bad price. I'd strip the frame and paint it with some POR15 and rock out
     
  8. Feb 7, 2012 at 2:02 PM #18
    1998f150wes

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    Yea they said that's already stripped but I have some por 15 cause I was gonna do my frame
     
  9. Feb 7, 2012 at 4:33 PM #19
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    Yeah, I ment strip it of all the rust :jester:
     
  10. Feb 7, 2012 at 5:23 PM #20
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    I have the "On the Fly" switch.
     
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