Craigslist Pick of the Week: Burly Ford F350

By Brian Lohnes

BangShift.com

Lots of the diesel performance guys strut their stuff on the drag strip. We’re completely entertained by 7,000lb trucks that can outrun late-model Mustangs and totally humiliate most everything that lines up next to them. That being said, there is another arena where these trucks really put on a show and that’s at the truck pulls. The “super stock” and “pro stock” type pulling divisions have exploded in popularity as diesel performance has spread like wildfire across the land.

As cool as it is to watch a truck running 100 at the strip, watching it snort, strain, rumble, and groan while attempting to pull a sled weighing tens of thousands of pounds is even cooler. Those type competitions are total drivetrain stress tests. Every piece of every assembly on the truck is being worked to within an inch of it’s life. You simply need a bombproof rig if you want to win.

This is one of those rigs.

It’s a 2000 Ford F350 dually that has been beefed in lots of ways, but still retains the stock, 173,000 mile 7.3L Powerstroke that it rolled out of the factory with! That’s amazing stuff. The rest of the truck has been wrenched on with stuff like a monster Dana 80 axle being put in the rear, a custom 4-inch-diameter driveshaft, and custom suspension among other extensive modifications.

For us the best part of the whole deal is that the thing looks like a stocker. No wild paint scheme or weirdo graphics. A true wolf in sheep’s clothing! Click here to see the ad.