88 F-250 sportsman truck
Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2014 2:16 pm
So this build may happen or not, we will see.
I got an 88 F-250 4x4 reg cab long bed, as a donor vehicle for my go fast bronco project.
In my area is the TDRA racing in Texas, and close by in El Paso there are 2 Outlaw desert races each year, and some racing in Mexico.
The Outlaw race, really doesn't have much in the way of tech, so you just pick the class you want to run and go for it, they have trucks, and open, and vw's. If you have a fast truck you can run with the buggies in open class.
Anyway, this would be a fairly low buck build, not trying to win the baja 1000 or anything, just have fun racing and finish races. At the level I would be competing, (if you finished all the races in TDRA you would probably be in the hunt for the season points.)
It has the Dana 50 ttb in the front.
One question is, can I put F-150 2wd beams on this truck with what it has, or is a 4wd f-250 completely different from a 2wd f-150 in terms of the brackets that hold the beams to the front engine crossmember?
Here are my thoughts of what to do on this truck to race it.
-Long travel front 2wd f-150 set up, 3" coilovers.
-cut the frame somewhere behind the cab, and do a 4 link with some combo of coilovers and bypasses. (or leaf springs until i get funds for 4-link).
-Full cage/ fuel cell/ race seats ect.
-I have the roller 351 that came out of my bronc. I want reliability to start with, to get a feel for things and get the suspension working good, so I am thinking 9:1 comp, gt-40 heads, and a 2 barrel with a torque oriented cam. If I
It has a big f-350 rear end, not sure if it is a dana 60 or sterling of some sort, I would run it, hopefully the make a spool for those.
I got an 88 F-250 4x4 reg cab long bed, as a donor vehicle for my go fast bronco project.
In my area is the TDRA racing in Texas, and close by in El Paso there are 2 Outlaw desert races each year, and some racing in Mexico.
The Outlaw race, really doesn't have much in the way of tech, so you just pick the class you want to run and go for it, they have trucks, and open, and vw's. If you have a fast truck you can run with the buggies in open class.
Anyway, this would be a fairly low buck build, not trying to win the baja 1000 or anything, just have fun racing and finish races. At the level I would be competing, (if you finished all the races in TDRA you would probably be in the hunt for the season points.)
It has the Dana 50 ttb in the front.
One question is, can I put F-150 2wd beams on this truck with what it has, or is a 4wd f-250 completely different from a 2wd f-150 in terms of the brackets that hold the beams to the front engine crossmember?
Here are my thoughts of what to do on this truck to race it.
-Long travel front 2wd f-150 set up, 3" coilovers.
-cut the frame somewhere behind the cab, and do a 4 link with some combo of coilovers and bypasses. (or leaf springs until i get funds for 4-link).
-Full cage/ fuel cell/ race seats ect.
-I have the roller 351 that came out of my bronc. I want reliability to start with, to get a feel for things and get the suspension working good, so I am thinking 9:1 comp, gt-40 heads, and a 2 barrel with a torque oriented cam. If I
It has a big f-350 rear end, not sure if it is a dana 60 or sterling of some sort, I would run it, hopefully the make a spool for those.