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Originally Posted by therabbittree
any tips and pictures from the install?.. what can you get a way with parts wise... ?ie parts list etc.??. more pictures please!!!  .. I'm liking that and have been looking at collecting 08 and up parts to do that with my excursion..
Thanks
Deo |
I usually take pictures of all my projects, but I didn't take any of my truck really. I am disappointed as well. Since the grill attaches to the hood now, I can take pictures with the hood up and you can see almost as much as during the build. I have attached a couple pictures of the day I was in the accident and I can give all the tips and parts that you would need. I had to buy the complete front end from a 2002 F250 to get all the inner components I needed; inner structure cut about midway down the fender, intercooler, condenser, radiator, fan, fan clutch, shroud, coolant reservoir, hood latch, power steering cooler, tranny cooler, battery box, battery tray, batteries, etc. If your truck isn't wrecked, then you have a big head start on me. I had never taken my Excursion or any F250/F350 apart, so I didn't know where things were suppose to be before the wreck, taking the front of the F250 helped me get an idea of where things were suppose to be bolted.
Here is what you will need (MUST have) for the swap:
Hood, fenders, fender emblems (upper and lower, vent is two piece), cowl panels (L&R, where the windshield wipers are), grill, grill supports that bolt to the hood and grill bolts to it (these support the grill from moving horizontally when the hood is down), hood striker for the latch, headlights (L&R), head light plugs (if they are selling them yet), full front bumper with all the brackets, windshield washer nozzles, and the plastic pins that help affix the grill to the hood. You will need some 1/4" threaded rod, thin bar stock angle to make angle brackets, misc bolts and lots of washers available at Home Depot.
My accident happened in September 07, so I had to buy everything from Ford except the passenger fender and the bumpers. There weren't any 08's in salvage yards yet and no aftermarket companies were making 08 parts yet. I finished my truck in December 07 due to about 1 month of insurance estimates and such. I can describe the rebuild process if anyone is interested in the details.
