Ford f 250 DRW

[fekbmax]

I'm thinking it must of been a mid 80's thing, maybe only a few years and all the ones I seen including mine were white, black or brown as well.

[BigBlueIron]

mmmmK.
I guess all the guys I raced with back in the 80's must have bought brand new f250's, took them home that night and then drug a new 350 to the house and stripped the brand new bed off along with all the brand new front and rear suspension and converted them. I suppose the the F250 extended cab (Dually) my uncle got from the dealership brand new with 56 miles on it and still has by the way must infact be a figment of my imagination.. humm, what a dumb ass I am.  Possibly a factory conversion or dealer option..

No one is calling you a dumb ass.

I am genuinely curious though, post the vin or the door sticker. Like I said maybe I can prove myself wrong, without your condescending remarks. Most likely an up fitter conversion from someone like Centurion.

[e philpott]

I was thinking Centurian or Choo Choo customs and maybe aftermarket VIN like a conversion van

[BattlestarGalactic]

Agree, that is very plausible.

I seem to remember working on several of them, at a small Diesel shop when I was younger. 85 or 86 model years. usually puke brown or tan. 2 wheel drive with a 6.9 and an automatic.  They would go about 400,000 miles, just none of them more than 53 miles per hour. 

The one my friend had was the same deal.  It was a 4 spd, so on hills it was a complete turd.  3rd was too fast of gear, 4th would lug down to a crawl then you have to downshift to 3rd.  But, like my old Mack motor it would get there, every time, without fail.

[475fetoploader]

You can’t beat an old Mack. I used to think the 676 I believe was great!  I worked on equipment for a logging outfit, they had an 84 ford 6.9, the truck made it to 500,000 miles before it was parked. It finally pinholed the block from electrolysis. There wasn’t enough truck left to fix the engine lol.

[TomP]

Since an F250 would have had a Dana 60 and an F350 would have had a Dana 70 i'm curious what rear end they used?  Also what the GVW Would have been. It certainly all bolts together with factory parts and could have been made in a limited run for some reason. There are dual wheel Econoline vans the phone company uses and half ton pickup cab and chassis.

[BattlestarGalactic]

You can’t beat an old Mack. I used to think the 676 I believe was great!  I worked on equipment for a logging outfit, they had an 84 ford 6.9, the truck made it to 500,000 miles before it was parked. It finally pinholed the block from electrolysis. There wasn’t enough truck left to fix the engine lol.

The 676 was the 237 HP motor.  It proceeded the thermodyne(673).  It was the reason for the 5 spd transmission since the motor had an 1100 rpm band, instead of 300 rpm.  That grew to 285 and 300 HP with the tip turbine/intercooler.  I put a 237 in my B model.  Night and day power difference over the earlier motor.

[475fetoploader]

I used to work in a fuel shop, rebuilding mechanical injection pumps. I remember doing American Bosch in-line pumps for those old Macks. They were a fun fuel system to work with.

[Jim Comet]

I have all of Fords old microfiche at work. I will check out the 80's F250 and see if I can find a DRW body code. Jim

[Jim Comet]

I just spent some time looking in original Ford microfiche and also the current EPC. I cannot find a body code listing for F250 DRW nor can I find any rear brake parts listed for a DRW F250. Still doesn't mean they aren't out there, but I cannot find anything Ford parts wise to confirm it. Jim