Even if you paid someone a ridiculous amount of money to build one just like it, no amount of money could ever buy the satisfaction you get from building it with your own hands.
You guys are mechanical geniuses.I'm in love with that truck. I wish I could see it in person and definitely ride in the passenger seat. It would be an honor. You guys have all of my respect in the highest. ♻️✅️👍👍👍👍👍💯💯💯💯💯
It stays inflated because people are paying. The fear mongers and EV lobbyists have everyone convinced it's now or never. Stop buying for a year, and prices would come down. But no one is willing to do that.
50k for that truck, seems really reasonable considering just how custom (and nice!) it is. Love the transparency. You won’t see anything remotely close to it in that price range.
@@BigGyz680 no, I didn’t. He’s literally giving a break down of hard dollars invested. Jesus, life must be hard for some of y’all. The point was, take the money he invested and buy something, or build this, this wins 10 times out of 10.
@@justinregister795 very few people can build this. It takes time and talent, in addition to cash, most don't have one of those qualities. Let alone all three.
Honestly yea it’s awesome. But a headache. I like my build styles. $5k or less including the price of the vehicle. 50k funds all my car projects to keep my vehicle going for the rest of my life. And when I die it’s goona keep going for the next guy.
I own a 99 F-350, and 4 years ago I swapped in a 3208 10.2 L turbo V-8 CAT and a 7 speed fuller trans. It gets a lot of looks from people and I had the hood open at the truck stop checking for leaks after the swap as I was fueling it up, and a guy in a 3500 RAM saw the engine and asked how I got a CAT in a Ford? I looked at him and replied "wrenches". He then wanted to know what I intended to pull with it and I said "anything I decide to". I told him I had no problem with the power stroke that it had in it, I just got a good deal on the CAT and Tranny and decided I'd put them together. I'm glad I did and my F-350 is my dream truck now. Remember "If it ain't a CAT, It's a dog".
It appears that you built an entire truck from bumper to bumper by hand! Amazing amount of time and labor not to mention skill and knowledge. Thanks for the great content!
$50k for something like this is a way better value than $50k for a new cookie cutter truck everyone and their brother can buy. Keep doing stuff like this. Love it!
I've heard about Deboss Garage for a while now, but never clicked on a video... till this one. So glad I did. It is so refreshing to hear the straight facts about what it takes, cost and time, including all your contacts and how they helped out. I want a tow rig too, but I'm a long ways away from even starting to gather parts. Thanks for a such a great video.
I built my Cummins Bronco in 2009. I bought it for $700 as a rolling chassis no trans or engine, but NP205 t-case was included. Had brand new sky jacker 6" lift suspension too, I sold the detroit locker from it for $700(the locker made it handle weird on the road) so I basically got the truck for free. Then I found a 91 W250 with a Cummins for $1300. I pulled the motor out, and sold the rest of the truck for $1500. So I got the Cummins for free, plus I made $200 on that. I spent $1700 on a Dynamic Racing C6 for it, and $1500 for the cnc machined transmission adapter plate and race flexplate from destroked. After tires, and all the odds and ends, I ended up with a total investment of $5500 for the whole build. I maxed out the fuel pump and built a hybrid turbo for it, added a 7.3 intercooler too. It averages 22-27 mpg and is a lot quicker than it looks. lol
I started working for Cat dealer in 1977. I was always involved in their truck engine business first as a mechanic then manager of truck center. Back then a lot of hot shot drivers put the 210 or 250 hp 3208 engine in their trucks. They all told me that the truck would pull a building over. 😎
As far as I’m concerned those were the last of the real trucks. I love all my modern conveniences and all but these trucks were sharp, reliable plus cheap and easy to work on
Man honestly as far as reliability and serviceability I think 90-00s was peak across the board for all manufacturers. And by 00s I mean like 2002 and older.
@@coltonkruse2313 I think you’re right, that was the era of a perfect blend of convenience and still being able to be a backyard mechanic. I love my 19 250 but a part of me wishes I still had my 96 350 and just would’ve done some retrofit upgrades on it.
@@knuttsackjones3094 yeah I'm just not sure. I think I like the simplicity over all the new gadgets and power. I also had a 2019 F250 I bought new. Sold it when truck prices were insane and picked up a grandpa owned 2001 F250 7.3psd that was all stock. Obviously it doesn't have that insane power but it pulls plenty good for me. I just do farm work and tow some equipment once in awhile. Nothing crazy. But I understand the appeal of both. The 6.7 is a really great engine that makes great power. But I have had newer vehicles and equipment with electrical issues and it can really be a horrible rabbit hole to jump into.
I just found your Channel. I am an old motorhead from way back. You Sir, are what I call, "A Real Mechanic"! A breed that is becoming rarer all the time. Very impressive build! I didn't keep track of how many vehicles that you cobbled together, but it was more than a few. I got a good chuckle out of the Milwaukee battery powered seat and the hockey puck body lift. Quite the build! Count me "Impressed". REALLY NICE and unique truck. As Always, May God Bless you and yours! 😇
I enjoyed the whole project. Thank you for being open about the costs. I think it’s good for people to be informed as to what they might be getting into. I thoroughly enjoy your content. Keep up the good work!
As a Ford fan of that era, that is about as perfect of a build (engine excluded as that is absolutely debatable, i do like the Cat) for that body style and intended purpose.
Wow. That came out way cheaper than I expected. I thought it would've been about $70K. I absolutely love how that project turned out. I'd love to see someone do a project with another Ford like yours but using an International DT466. Nice work as always Rich!! 🏆🏅🎖🥇
@@jbmorris2893 The weight would be the biggest detractor. A dt360 would make a lot more sense in a pickup truck. Same size as a 5.9 cummins and it's a sleeved engine.
Thanks for your uploads.......I'm 76 years old and have worked on my own stuff all my life. However, I've developed medical issues and can no longer do a lot of the work. So......I live to watch you get 'er done. Keep the Faith, Tom P.S. Just put Toyos all around on my '86 mint Bronco.
Honestly cost a lot less than I expected. I was expecting double at least. $48k for basically a brand new OBS with a Cat 3126? Shoot, if Ford were to make a comparable truck today, it’d be well over $80k. Maybe closer to 100. All in all, it’s been my favorite series on your channel, aside from the K100. I love your meticulous nature, and your want to make everything as “factory” as you can. There’s something to be said about that. Great job on the project Rich. I know you’re proud of it, and I am too. Awesome truck.
This was not a simple engine swap. It's more like a dream truck build with no expense spared. In the end you have "Created" A Unique, One of a kind, Bespoke, Master piece. "Miester Deboss"
@@DEBOSSGARAGE Thanks for the heart Mr. DeBoss Kinda funny. My two favorite RU-vid build sagas both were completed within a couple months of each other. Your most beautiful CatFord, and the Volvogini. It's a 70 something Volvo 245 station wagon with a V10 out of Huracan. He just got it going, and raced in Sweden's sick week. The amount of knowledge, talent, and work required for both these builds is immeasurable. Your an absoult master of trades.
I really like when you or anyone else is open about cost like this. It really helps people understand how much it takes to build something. It helps people who are building trucks for customers, it helps people who wanna build their own, and it helps people just appreciate how much time, work, and money goes into something like this. I’m even less of a Ford guy than you are, and I still like this truck and would probly even drive it myself, it’s a really nice build.
That really isn’t that bad. I would have expected that to be $70,000. With the awesome unique truck you now have that was totally worth it. You would spend more than that on a new base model gas truck nowadays.
You guys did go way above and beyond on this truck. Which the cost reflects to an extent. That being said it is literally a brand new 100% custom truck that you made exactly how you want. You won't have to pull it all apart in a year to fix the engine or transmission. Hilariously even if you count your labor some new trucks can cost 120k. Sweet truck! Probably my 2nd favorite behind the semi truck. Can't wait to see the boat video and lowboy videos.
Dude $50k that’s actually not bad I’d drop 50k lol plus the 80k labor that’s $130 grand and for that truck it’s a great price really. I might have to try that some day
My 3126 I got fully dressed for around 800. I found an allison 3060 for 1200. I got a clean frame for 200 sold the beat up bead for that lol. I got f550 axles for 1000 because I hate the twin i-beam suspension. Got a cab and front clip for 500. Got a fender and seats for another 500. Got a 40 or 50 gallon fuel tank for free. Now I'm trying to find a good deal on a rebuild kit and head for the engine. Cat wants over 5k for the platinum or gold kit (can't remember which one) but I'm not trying to pay that
I love that you use what’s available and what’s a deal. That’s a very realistic way to do projects like this. I’m not a new ford guy but I love these years of ford trucks. Thanks for sharing the budget
Of all the builds I have watched and even participated in or even done myself this particular one makes the most sense to me and is probably the most desirable. It is the sort of thing you would build and be driving around 30 years later still doing what it was made to do. The perfect long term , long distance 4 ton tow rig. I would love to take it through some of the washboard roads in the Aussie outback as it would be great at that.
Thank you for putting this in a hours and materials format as well as strategies for success. I’m not a mechanic, I’m a self employed carpenter. New trucks don’t do anything for me. I’d much rather spend the same money paying someone to do what they are good at for something truly unique and reliable. Now I have a scope of what to expect in a format that I bill my own customers in.
Great project Rich. The fact that you don’t have to hear and see people calling it a “Fummins” for the rest of time would be worth it right there, let alone how well it works.
80k is most definitely worth it....New Superduty's are around the high 80's-low 90's,with all that DEF/DPF/DOC crap....I'd rather pay the same for something custom,one off and most importantly - Reliable!!.seen plenty of Fummins builds,but this OBS is a beauty..Awesome build man..makes me wonder how a DT466 in an OBS would work out🧐
I had the 5.4 triton 2006 f150 king ranch. LOVED the interrior, but i was threadlocking the sparks and retightening almost daily when i had the truck 2016-2018. My grandparents had it before me and used it once a month and it was at high 70k miles when it finally blew up, almost taking me off the interstate at speed. Now i have a 1993 f350 with a 7.3 idi and 4 speed auto. Saving for the 5 speed manual swap
Very linear and smoothly explained. Makes me think. Ive got a yard full of F 250 diesels. Two are 6.9 and one is a 91 7.3;with the e 40d. Im 80 and poor n wore out but--?? Really enjoyed your compressed episode. Stand strong and live free. Dandahermit
got myself a loadstart internationnal 1700 1974 , i am putting a jake brake 3176 engine in it. Not going crazy, just that doing it right i got 55k canadian roubles in it and its not near complete! if someone stole it, i will be in tears for years man! love thoses builds you do , big reason im doing my loadstar
It's pretty incredible anybody sold you a mint condition OBS CCLB F350 4x4 for only $4000. Even in 2018 prices that could've been a $10,000 truck easy. More like $25,000 today.
Brand loyalty is stupid, and I appreciate anyone who can differentiate between the good and bad of any particular brand. Jist discovered this channel, the Edison truck is something I've long considered doing to a 3/4 ton, or a Suburban/Excursion, and after binging those videos it's made me want to get that idea rolling again. I'm a mechanic and machinist by trade, currently a generator technician (mostly big diesels), and this is probably one of my top favorite channels now. You guys and AvE hitting the top spots. What a spectacular crew you guys have, and the knowledge and expertise I've seen thus far is probably second to none in my experience on this platform. Incredibly impressed, and I'm going to look into reaching out to see about procuring some services from you guys when the hybrid business is kicking off full force. Absolutely awesome, so glad the BS RU-vid algorithm got something right for once!
We had a 1992 GMC TopKick with the 3126 set at 250hp upfitted as an E-One Pumper. Allison Auto hooked to a Hale QSG 1000 gpm pump and had a 750 gallon poly tank enclosed by an aluminum fire body. Boy I miss that little bugger. "Little Engine that COULD!".
Rich is in Ontario the Edison guys are in British Columbia, its like the opposite side of country -east vs west coast. It would be nice to see them collab tho! 👍⚠️⚡🛠️🔧📏
Amazing build, I wish Ford, Ram, and Chevy would build trucks like this again. Just imagine how many they would sell if they made 80’s-90’s trucks with modern engines and interiors.
Thanks I appreciated all the work you put into it . . . Love that truck . I also love the KW Cabover you do great work . But as a over the road truck driver I really appreciate the hard work in both trucks
The only thing it’s lacking is clearance lights, I’m a huge sucker for those roof lights. Otherwise damn is that about as perfect a truck as a guy can ask for👍🏻 I had 3 of those body styles, 1 regular cab and 2 crew cabs, all spotless clean. The last one I sold just before the price of those trucks went crazy. Got $7500 for it and probably could’ve gotten 10k more for it if I had known and waited a year😐
I'd go with the NLA (no longer available) Lund visor, with the built-in clearance lights. Snag up on those if you ever come across them, I have seen trucks in demo derbies with them!
That's really good advice about breaking the project up into smaller pieces that aren't quite so daunting. That works with any project and is a really great way to just do something to keep the ball rolling.
Thanks for doing this type of video. I really appreciate knowing what goes into your different projects money-wise once they're up and running. Keep up the great content.
What a great project that will reliably work hard for a long time. If I wanted a vehicle built, Rich would be my #1 choice. I love these OBS Fords, and the CAT/Allison factor is much more than just the icing on the cake.
im currently building almost the exact same thing. Mines a 1990 f350 cab and chassis single cab. im going to run the zf5 manual. and Ya im about 12 into it now. i also own a 1996 f350 4 door long bed 4wd 7.3 psd auto. no rust.
I've said it before that the FTreeKitty is my favorite vehicle and build series you guys have done so far. Best sound track of the channel and you know I'm only here for the music.
general motors should have put a cat instead of an isuzu in their trucks. i like cummins and cats. one of the best builds ive seen. more than one hell of a job! perfect amount of hp to boot. awesome as always.
Hello wow I am so impressed at how much hard work you put into this truck. Your creativity was awesome the way you put together the truck how you updated the interior and all the well done customizations was awesome congrats. Your video popped up on my RU-vid feed so I watched it since I'm mostly a diagnostic and electrical auto mechanic, I mostly work on bmw's at our shop. I watched the whole video to the end and subscribed and now here I am typing a message. I drive a hand me down 05 Nissan Xterra but I have at home a 06 Ford F250 with the Power Stroke V8 6.0L when I got it was smoking constantly with hopes of Fixing it up nice, unfortunately after taking a lot of the engine tip end apart to get the injectors redone and replace the engine harness a bunch of life issues happened and basically my truck has sat broken down for about 3 years already and also I'm not a diesel mechanic so I kinda overwhelmed myself. I wish I knew a local truck shop, but I don't know of any. Respect From Margate, South Florida..
I don’t blame you a bit for staying with the 5 speed versus the 6. More gears is more problems in automatics. Especially with a diesel, you’re not running that much of an rpm range to where you need 7-8-10 speeds like the newer trucks. My 99 powerstroke with a 4 speed does anything I want it to do, all day long.
Very nice truck , you did a fantastic job. No substitutions from building it yourself, when there is a problem you know what it is and what must be done to fix it. It is long but on the road that will only make it ride better. Great job ! 👍
Dude...what a build!!! Sweet ride, when I hit the Lottery I'm running your way!!! Your awesome Dude...When I was at the homeless Vet shelter your channel got me thru some rough time. Thank you brother...I've been following you for years. Here is to your success !!! Are you ever doing a small truck conversion? Maybe like a Ford or Dodge???
Really cool project ! I can see a lot of folks starting something like this and not finishing it for whatever reason money, time & talent. Thanks for sharing costs as well.
The 9th gen F-Series are my all time favorite Fords. Last year I detailed two trucks for a friend before being sold. An all original '93 IDI Turbo with 45k miles, still had the factory plastic wrap on all the seats and carpet except the front driver. The other truck was a '94 F250 with a 4BT / 5 Speed swap (originally a gasser with an auto), it had a 6" lift sitting on 37s.
I have a 2004 Thomas conversion with the 3126. I drove a lot last year, with one break down. Fixed a loose gear, but it also needed a new harmonic damper. So my experience matches up with the other suggestions to buy a new one.
Seeing this project get finished and watching this recap video has inspired me to take on my own project, but it is very daunting doing all the work and trying to learn as i go. Im loosing motivation cause i found some rot spots in my frame so Im at a standstill of what I want to do lol. The little wins i get when i take something apart succesfully does help alot for my motivation.
You Sir, are thee Dr. Frankenstein of the automotive industry. You are a car doctor. You are an engineering genius….. absolute SEMA quality work 👍🏼 New to your channel. Much respect from Los Angeles, California 🇺🇸
This and the Juice box are my 2 favorites on the channel. I love the f350 other than its a long bed. But its not my truck. I have an 09 f150 that i keep plugging away on and sometimes it gets daunting but when i see the f350 on here it gives me more than enough motivation to keep going.
Let's be honest, a well built 3126 Caterpillar engine, tuned to 330HP for around $12,000.00 is not bad, at all. The thing had to cart kids around with only 190HP, with a lot more weight and drag, and a gear missing in the transmission. Now, in comparison with a 1990's Frod F-350 4x4 pulling a trailer with a race car and some tools, a few people coupled with the 330HP tune and 860 Ib-Ft of torque, and all the gears in a beefed up transmission, that engine will last forever with your keeping it maintained. Was it a difficult, expensive swap? Yes. Did it come with a lot of great upgrades that were worth it? Yes. Can the engine reliably make more power/torque if you really wanted? Absolutely. I think this is the most awesome build you guys have done to date! The engine as it is built, as with the truck itself, it is all just a work of art, built to work. :)
If I lived back in Canada or the US (I'm in Japan) I'd buy an older truck that I like (Late 60's C10 thank you). I'd do a resto-mod, I'd do the work myself, and even if total it cost me $30K I'd still do it, I'd have a truck that would work well, I could service and would run for a very long time and look cool as could be. I'd not buy a new truck. Great build Rich.
I like your build very practical you make it reliable and always available to use! Price I thought was very reasonable though also being in Canada you have to add 35% but a new truck is $125,000 or more here. Impressed!
What you said at the end of the video matches my experience, too. I don't remember who, but I was told to divide big jobs into small ones, do one thing at a time, do it well, and move to the next small job. I guess that is big project 101! Thanks for the video! You managed to build a Ford I wouldn't mind owning!😄
