1997 OBS 7.3 Powerstroke Dream Truck Tour
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- Meet my dream truck, an OBS 1997 Ford F-350 with the 7.3 Powerstroke. The last year of the Powerstroke and an F-350 with the solid axle front end, I knew I couldn't pass this truck up when I found it! I figured I'd give a little walk around tour of this all original truck, with only 94k miles on it! I've also done a few modifications to make it my own while still sticking to the classic lines and look of the truck. Let me know if you have any questions and I'll answer or make a new video to address them!
#powerstroke #Ford #OBS #justdieselspitcrew
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Would it be possible, to meet? I drove a 1997 F350 crew cab, with a 7.3 from Michigan, it was awesome . I have any ideas to restore, looks like it needs a frame off restoration, rust etc. I do not know, where to start . Names Frank thank you for your time. I am in the Inland Empire
where did you get the cluster gage holder for the ct2?
I was towing and blew up the trans. Haha welcome to being an obs owner
@@johnjohnson9431 Ohhh dang!!! Did you get that fixed!!?!?? 😬 I love my OBS! 💯♥️
Dont know if you still have it but beautiful truck, I will be picking up a 96 F350 reg cab with the 460, the obs trucks are the nicest lookin of them all and reliable, cant wait to get mine
I personally love the stock look of these OBS trucks, but that's just me. Either way beautiful truck.
Will Devine this ones not very far from stock
Me too!!!
I really wanna buy it please direct message me ethan_6.7
I've always wanted one of these trucks but finding one in the exact spec I want is going to be hard
Yessir they look the best all stock
Finally, a built truck that isn’t riced out
If it's built, it isn't rice...
And if it's rice, it isn't built.
I own a 97 F250 HD. with the 7.3.Turbo .5spd..4×4..... I've Owned it since it was BRAND NEW... i still even have the "window sticker" from the truck.... I LOVE THIS TRUCK.... it's the BEST in my opinion
That's awesome! Not common to keep a truck that long!
@@JustDiesels ...Let me say You are SUPER LUCKY ,and i DO MEEN EXTREMELY LUCKY to have been able to Find and Buy "One of These' "Holy Grails"" in this Shape..!!!! I've ALWAYS TOOK CARE of my Truck and it's been a "work truck" here on the Farm... I Firmly believe a truck is made to work but should ALWAYS BE SERVICED and Taken Care of... My Ford looks Almost a nice as yours even after 23 years of pulling the Cattle Trailer , and hauling 'round bales of hay" each summer ...trailer and hay weighing a Total of 20,000lbs and MORE.... loads of Firewood each winter ....you name it....my truck does it..... I've Always used " Rotella '15W-40 Heavy-duty Diesel Oil in the '7.3 Liter Turbo International Motor...and i add a bottle of "Diesel Kleen" with Cetane Boost to the Fuel tank EVERY MONTH... truck Runs GREAT.. It's got the 4:10' Heavy Duty rear and Heavy Duty Dana Front Axles...Lock-Out Hubs.....Heavy Duty 5spd...Transmission.
@@michaelhutton7462lemme know when it’s for sale 😂
How's it treating you now? I'm going to get a obs f250 for pulling a camper across the USA. I personally think this truck is the most reliable option for things like that. Plus they look cool
This is a LOT nicer than my 96 reg cab 7.3 I’m jealous
THAT IS ONE BAD ASS TRUCK
Love the single cab 9th gen Fords, hard to find in that condition especially with the 7.3. great find and love the look
Love your truck man. I have a 1994 and am in the process of redoing the whole truck and my vision of what I want is exactly what you have done.
Thank you! Good luck on your build!
My 96 crew 350 just hit 600k. Did injectors at 400. If your belt squeals there is a Ford bulletin mod that uses a double pulley tensioner from the next gen Super duty 7.3 (slight notch taken out to fit) that worked for me.
My dad had a 95 f250 4x4 camper special, 351w 5spd stick. Posi 4/10 s. What a great driving truck.
I run a 05 f250 superduty 4 door 8ft box up 6 inches on 305 70 17 rubber. Lots of mods for reliability. Absolutely love my truck.
It would have been stupid not to jump on that truck, you were smart for buying it , and milage is low for a diesel , doesn't look like it's been abused.
I was just saying in another comment single cab 9th gen Fords with a 7.3 in that condition are hard to come by. Correct me if I'm wrong 97 was also the last year for this body style I believe. Great find and great buy.
@@ws8061 Yes 97 was the last year for that body style, I personally prefer this style over the 98 and newer.
@@rustybrown1835 yeah I really hate the Ford trucks made after 98 for the exception of the Ford raptor though
Honestly the best intro I’ve seen in awhile. I fast forwarded 10 seconds and was like “Woah, a 10 second intro!” Thanks for skipping the bs, subscribed
I try to keep it entertaining!
Love this truck . Best looking truck ford made. A simple and to the point work horse that didn't bankrupt you.
Beautiful truck. I have a ‘95 F150 XLT 4x4 short box, same color. I love it. I put 33”x 10.5” BFG KO2s on the chrome steel factory rims, regeared it to 4:56, front leveling kit, air shocks in back. It is so much fun to drive. Really good in the sand, I took it up to the “Top of the World” in Sand Hollow state park without any trouble (did not have to call Matt to get me out 😃). I bought the truck slightly used in October 1995.
These OBS trucks were the best looking trucks Ford ever made. I do wish I had a Powerstroke 7.3.
Ive had 4 of those . 3 with 351's. And one powerstroke dually with a 5 speed . I love the looks too . got two dodges now . 1998 318cu.in. and an 06 with a cummins . both VERY clean trucks like yours . great videos , thankyou.
Mmmm I bet your Dodges look nice!!💯🔥
Just found this channel and I’m gonna tell you that you’re gonna blow up. Love this truck too so sweet. Would love to do a build with it
Thank you for the support! 🙌
I have worked at Diamond Eye sense 2000. It's really cool to see our products out there. Cool truck !
1997 OBS 7.3 Crew Cab w/ 130 original miles checking in. You have a very nice truck. They are only going up in value, good find!
I’ve been partial to Chevy’s growing up but own a Ford and now a Ram.
This body style is gorgeous. You’ve done a great job with the truck.
These are the holy grails of old diesels! Love it!
"Holy Grail of Trucks" is '98 Dodge 12 valve Cummins, manual, 4WD, with the four doors. Last half year of the mechanically controlled 12 valve engine, first of the opening doors in back. Very rare.
@@darrellhay A dodge hahahaha
@@hikdingle2210 Google it my friend. I bought one new and have owned three 7.3 PSDs. Dodge of those years is the better truck for mileage power, maintenance, and reliability. I prefer the 6.7 Ford now, but those old Dodges were unbeatable at the time (despite OBS trucks being better looking)
@@darrellhay Those model year trucks were pieces of dog shit. I don't have to Google it I was there.
@@hikdingle2210 Well, I have to disagree. I bought one new. I drove it 350,000 miles. It ran perfectly, burned no oil and got a rock solid 20mpg. It was the best vehicle I have ever owned. How is that dog shit? 12 valve engine is probably the best engine ever put in a vehicle, the NV4500 manual transmission was flawless. I put in a water pump, a clutch, starter, one set of brakes, an alternator, tires, batteries, belts and hoses. That's it my friend.
Beautiful find! Love the blue interior on these trucks and yours is spotless! Just more videos on this truck is all I wanna see. Following you on Instagram!
All time favorite truck
But I cannot stand the uneven bed
Luis Crespo that’s just from the chassis flexing when on a slope
2011 Fz8 or worn out body, and bed mount bushings. I have a OBS that is the same way
@@Fz-bo7sm this
@@Fz-bo7sm nope
Driving me nuts everytime the show side shot
I have a 460 96 f250. Same color and everything. I love the stock-ish look and am so happy somebody finally went for that. Looks so damn clean. Def gonna keep following
Kr Ry my dad has a 460 96 F-250 too it has 96 thousand miles
I own a three96’s,97 f250 7.3 ,zf5 Manual transmissions ,all showroom condition,combined mileage 375k miles,love these trucks ,there not babied they haul hay,pull stock trailers used on our ranch,but maintained meticulously ,the most I paid for one of my 96’s is $7,000,one other thing I like about these years I don’t have to pull the cab to pull the engine.
You are the KING of CLASSIC DIESEL PICKUPS 👍👍👍👍
97 wasn't last of the 7.3L power strokes. 2003 was the last year for the 7.3L. The 97 was the last year of the Old Body Style Fords. Before the Super Duty was released.
Nice looking truck by the way. I have a 97 F250HD unfortunately not a Diesel, I have the smaller 5.8L 351w. I love my OBS ford been doing updates and upgrades to it. Making an old truck new again.
If i owned that truck i would have it red with chrome headlights, smoked led tail lights, led cab lights, Rough Country 4 inch lift, 33 Nitto mud tires, 16 inch rims, black fender flares, custom grill, & a Ranch Hand grill guard w/ rear bumper.
Awesome truck, you scored... Been on the hunt for one myself for along time. Good choice on the rims, my personal preference with the older trucks is they still need to have some chrome on them.
Best OBS I’ve seen in a while
Nice looking 97’ I’ve seen ones in that shape with low miles like that going for over $20,000.
Yeah where I live that's pretty normal to see them at that price and f350s oh God with crew cab and that 8-ft bed without any rust they go for much more than that and it doesn't matter if it's the 460 or the 7.3power stroke non turbo and turboed ones
Love my ‘97 F250 HD with the PSD. She has a Banks power pack. Hands down, favorite truck ever. Good power and uber reliable. Great find!
Nice clean truck glad to see someone build a truck without a 5 gallon bucket for an exhaust tip and have a smaller wheel and some actual meat for rubber not 27s and a tire about 1-1/2 in thick Whistlin diesel take notes 👍🇺🇸
We don’t speak his name around here. Haha
Such a sick truck. Where are you located? You said the trans shop was in Utah?
I’m in Los Angeles so I had to ship my core back and Randy’s shipped my new trans to the shop I had install it. A little more complicated that just having a local place do it all!
Here from "All things OBS" beautiful rig brochacho 🤘🏻🇺🇸
Thank you! 🙌
Needs a trailer spring. Awesome and clean truck... Love it.
How does this guy have so many gorgeous trucks? Wow!
I've got a Craigslist problem haha
Just Diesels good problem to have!
The most beautiful diesel ever made!
Great looking truck 👌👌 and don't ever sell it, and Randy's Transmission knows there stuff and always great service.
I’ve been really impressed with their work so far. They’re more of a Ram trans shop, but their pricing and build for the e4od was hard to beat!
@@JustDiesels yea they have built a 4r100 for me and truck dyno at 630rwhp love it
Gorgeous truck. I'm hunting for a single cab as well, to go along with my extended cab.... 94k is LOW!!! I'm at 130k on my 97.
130k not even broke in yet,one of 96’s has 83,435 miles paid 7,000,
One of the best trucks ever!
New Sub and here for the 7.3 OBS!! Looks great.
Thank you!
I love the stock look of the dual cab OBS fords especially the f250 and the ranger. But single cab you did it well brow.
Beautiful truck! I’m picking up a 97 F250 crew cab 7.3 5 speed manual this weekend
Nice collection . you have the highlights of diesel trucks .
Sweet truck and great video! Looking forward to more content from you.
HD steering review is on the list too!
@@JustDiesels Awesome!
Love these trucks ! I've got a black one with 354 thousand on it and has been a plow truck in michigan its whole life. I push an 11' blade and have a saltdogg 2000 spreader . I was lucky enough to find another one to take some of the work load off the black one so I can do some well deserved maintenance on it . If I had a ton of money I'd buy up everyone I could find , there getting hard to find out there .congrats on that truck buy she's a beauty
Fricken love it! Had one ten yrs ago (crew cab). Sold it. Huge mistake!! Great video
All your trucks are so nice! Keep up the good work boss!
What a great video. I just took down my listing, I was selling my 96 F350 7.3L. I needed more towing power and being able to keep up with traffic with my 24 foot boat in tow. It was listed for $10,500 and within days it became a bidding war. It was going to break my heart to sell it and deep down inside I didnt want to. So i made the decision to keep it and do some mods to it. Would love to connect with some other 7.3L gear heads to point me in the right direction.
Damn dude. That’s a nice Navistar. The sound alone gets the chicas going crazy.
Looks great personally I would put a heavy duty headache rack with lights and a huge coffin tool box none of that matte black stuff high gloss. And some tied down rails also high gloss black. That's what I would do but I'm a old school working guy.
That is the exact truck I want. I’ve got a Nissan Xterra rn but I’m going to work all summer to buy a single cab f350 in white.
So f’n clean dude. Huge Craigslist score for sure.
Love your truck! I have the gas version of it 460 big block
I have my dream truck my 1998 extra cab short box p pump 12 valve love the old fords too
So it's an OBS?
Trucks looked better as squares, nice truck 👌🏻
Wish I could have this truck and go up logging roads every weekend
These trucks are awesome. I have one myself!
We have the same truck. And it’s my dream truck and my favorite thing 😍
Love the channel! Love your builds! This truck reminds me my 95 obs, white cab and a half 4x4, I miss that thing, it was old slow and loud but it was a reliable work house and I loved it ! I got the banks power pack added to it and that intercooler and exhaust combo made the truck really come alive, still wish I never sold it ..
You can always find another! That Banks power pack is on my wish list for sure though.
Love that body style and had a 94 F150. In my area the bodies are eaten up with rust and I was never crazy about the interiors.
I have the same year F350 single cab powerstroke except mine has the manual 5 speed with 4.10 diffs. Great Colorado ranch truck.
Wish mine had the 5 speed! Would have saved me a trans build haha.
That’s a beautiful truck. Looks simple but you’ve done some cool upgrades. 👊😎
Now thats a truck! The straight axle is the way to go also the 7.3 is sweet
Thing is beautiful, man!!
I love a clean lapis blue interior.
I’m thinking of trading in my 16 king ranch and buying an OBS.. love them and yours is the cars meow bro
Nice truck, my '97 7.5, just hit 38K original miles.
That’s crazy low!! 😳
Dude love the vids keep them coming!
Pull the crooked body side moulding off to give it a cleaner look. Nice Truck.
beautiful truck! 😍
Really really really nice videos and nicer trucks!!
Thank you!
That thing looks super clean and well taken care of. I myself prefer the stock aluminum wheels on the obs fords with a tall and skinny tire. Either way nice old Ford.
Nice. I'd suggest at a minimum replacing the factory airbox so you can hear that turbo and get better protection from dusting the compressor wheel. Check out the 6637 filter for that. After that, depends how deep your pockets are - injectors, HPOP, intercooler, electric fuel pump, etc... sky's the limit.
Yeah these 7.3s are money pits for sure! Haha Appreciate the tip on the filter!
Nice truck and you won't go wrong with Brian Jelich's tunes .
Wow that truck is beautiful, looking forward to some vids on it!
so clean, nice come up! great build
I've got the same truck only its black. Nice looking truck you have.
Literally my dream truck right there, always looking for a 97’ 7.3 on Craigslist. Also love your nails at 1:56
Hahaha why thank you 💁♀️
Always tint ur windows and always tint the front window entirely even if it's 50 or 70% it keeps the UV light out and I still have a perfect 98 ram dashboard still strong as can be no weak spots cracking or sun damage
Wish every second gen owner did that haha
@@JustDiesels any older truck you need to and need to change the tint every 5 to 10 years.
Thankfully all mine live in a barn so the only sun they see is when I’m driving.
My old 1997 F-150 and 2000 F-250 both have zero tint and their dashboards haven’t cracked, that’s a good idea to make sure it doesn’t happen
@@zach4604 im a ram guy and well a good dash is signs it's a good deal that's how rare a intact dash is for us....and the old vynal dash in the dakotas
some suggestions, take the side molding off (black bar things that are misaligned) since if any water gets trapped underneath it will rust it over, and take off that tuner, tuners on stock injectors and cooling systems are just gonna fuck you over in the long run, sure its fun to have a snappy pedal but paying for new pistons isnt worth it, the 7.3 isnt meant to be a power beast and lots of the 500k+ mile psd's come from stock-ish motors (no tuners and maybe new STOCK injectors)
things you should do to your truck if you want power:
1. intercooler, great start and prevents overheating
2. new set of injectors, if you want power get baby swamps, dont go much higher than that with a stock turbo since its overkill
3. new gear set, i run 4.11 and it gives me plenty of pep, MPG took a hit though.
things you should do to increase longevity:
1. have a spare gpcr on hand in case of a no-start
2. buy a tank heater
3. get the ball joints done now before you start cupping your tires (stock balljoints only last 60-100k miles on avg)
4. GET YOUR WATER PUMP REPLACED!! this problem is remarkably common and so many dont know about it, its a silent killer and since the 7.3 is so loud it masks any noises created by a failing water pump.
5. just open your hood now and then, check for any blow by and make sure your engine isnt leaking oil anywhere.
My trucks a 95 f-250 PSD and just crested 287k, ball joints are shot again and ill have to replace them, injectors are baby swamps with a quadzilla arachnid tuner (tuned for towing and fuel eco), 4.11 gearing, intercooled and block overbore .020
the biggest mistake i made was running an aggressive tune on stock injectors, was running a hot tune in the mud and snapped a conrod, when i dissected the engine the pistons all had aggressive burning with #3 having a hole straight through it, some scoring of the cylinder and a failing HPOP, all from the tuner (and my stupidity)
long story short the 7.3 is reliable stock and with light modification. don't be stupid like i was and think "nothing can break its a 7.3, its indestructible" because thats when shit breaks and its not cheap to fix it either.
Thanks for all the solid info! I didn’t really mention it in the video, but the water pump was the first thing I did on this truck. Replaced with an OEM ford pump. Trim is going to come off too. It’s looks horrible! I’m pretty sure I’ll be okay on these tunes too. I don’t hot rod the truck, and ive noticed much lower ETGs since I put it on. I appreciate the cautionary words though!
Just Diesels no problem man, but I have to disagree on the tuner part, I’ve torn down several tuned 7.3 and a vast majority have light burning all the way to holes in nearly every piston. These trucks even with low mileage doesn’t change the fact they’re always gonna be old. Things will break easier and more often than they did from factory, I’d suggest saving yourself a headache and take that tuner off for the time being and go with a higher gear ratio if you need more pep for towing, bigger injectors and an intercooler if you really need power. Sure it’s low mileage but the odometer only goes up from here.
If you’re wondering why I’m so anti-tuner it’s because I’ve owned a shop for 6 years now and I see people coming in at least once a month complaining about dropping cylinders, lo and behold I check compression and always ask the same question “did you put a hot tune on stock internals and injectors” every time it’s a yes. And it’s an expensive bill I give them but that doesn’t change the fact that they’re absolute bitches to repair (especially the obs’) since you have to take off the grill and the hood along with pulling the whole engine out if the cylinders are fucked. It’s an absolute nightmare working on fords. Especially older ones because you can only bandage a wound to a certain extent before it becomes cheaper to buy a whole new engine. Usually the problems are little and easily ignoreable, easy checks to do
1. Watch fuel pressure at WOT, if it’s not that different from when you are cruising prepare for busted injectors within ~5k miles if you’re lucky
2. Or if your fuel pressure drops below 45 at idle your injector o rings are shot, cheap n easy fix
3. Listen for some wub/wobble noise from the drivers side engine bay, if you hear it and it happens only at ~1200 rpm sell the truck to some other poor guy and let them deal with it. For me it’s almost exclusively been floating valves, valve spring wears and it’ll start floating, owner will think it’s normal and 2 days later total engine failure happens, had two different 10th gen 7.3s roll into the shop with almost identical stories.
Have fun with your truck either way man, I can’t make you do anything but head my warning, that motors pretty damn reliable but when it breaks, your wallet won’t be that happy!
All great info and much appreciated. Definitely making me think 🤔
So clean !
LOVVVEEEE THIS VIDEO!! LOVE this truck too! I have a '95 F150 4.9 I wish it was a diesel 😋💯💯♥️
Beauty truck!
That is sharp! Loved that body style.
Nice nail polish bro 😜
Did them just for this video 🤣
Let’s get this truck built bud. Bigger injectors, biggger turbo. Fass fuel system. Let’s get a cold air intake. Upgrade the hpop. Upgrade the manifolds and she will be one badass truck bud. Start ordering these asap.
outstanding! Nice one & smooth upgrades !
Another thing to do is find a welder or a kid to stiffen the frame.These trucks have a lot of flex. I plan on doing it to mine.
Kit*
"Says its a dream truck" me: *sees its an auto* also me: "thats a hard pass bud"
Same
Same but a lot of these trucks came with an auto
Randy’s trans is well known all over Utah. Crazy to hear you got yours built there. They do awesome work.
I've heard only good things about those guys!
Just Diesels they built my trans and I can’t complain. These guys do good work and definitely take care of you.
I want a four door 7.3 OBS so bad. 12” lift, 40x15.50 🤤🤤
Hey man if you upgrade your locking hubs I’ll take the old ones. I’ve been looking for stock 3 bolt locking hubs but can find them anywhere
These are staying on!
Just Diesels hahah that’s alright. This is one of the cleanest obs trucks I’ve seen that’s mostly stock. Would love to see more video of it
Been looking for one in that good shape for couple years now with the standard in it
1:53 nice nails bro
I really want a 5.9 Cummins, but I also really want 7.3 4DR ❤️
Love this truck down from lights to mirrors. I owned a green 94.5 Ford f250 that had the bullet hole wheels. The motor came out of a 99 f550 wrecktruck back in 02. I knew the truck and bought it in 2017. 5 speed. Desired truck. I always wanted a red or green obs. I painted frame, new bumpers, batteries, wheel cylinders, brakes drums, rotors, tires, bought fenders, new front rear tank, brake lines, new bed, all new filters, rebuilt injectors, about 5k in upgrades turned out being the biggest pos! Piece of shit. Everytime other time i got in it something happened to it. From the tps, ivs, to ebrake failing after spending 700$ to rebuilt all that stuff. And a 400$ throttle pedal. Then progressed to it plup out just quit running with only 166 k on the truck. I looked at several lot nicer with 300k for 7000$. I give 3500$ for this hunk of shit. I sold and recooped 2/3 of my money. And only got 2500 miles out of it. Good trucks but good trucks 10 years ago. Most are ragged now. I got that hunk of shit running and sent her down the road. The problem now is ones with piles of miles get ready for expensive engine or transmission or clutches or injector job. If its low mile that baby sit so prepare for sensor sticking or not working. It's a funny feeling going down the road and boom your throttle quits working.
Nice truck!!
Super Nice Truck !!!
Oh that’s a nice truck.