In a world where easy horsepower, fancy paint, and the latest and greatest trucks tend to dominate the landscape, it’s rare that we come across a show-ready OBS Ford. Luckily, there are people like Tyler Williams left in the world—a true connoisseur of the diesels of old.
It’s true that you don’t have to spend big money to build the truck of your dreams. Even though Tyler Turay lightheartedly refers to the project shown here as a financial mistake, his ’95 Ford F-250 is actually living proof of that statement. A self-taught fabricator and no stranger to using a wrench, his changing tastes have influenced the look of his OBS Ford tremendously over the last 10 years.
It’s not often you get to see under the body of a competitive Super Stock class truck, and even less often that they’re willing to divulge all (or almost all) of their specifications. But that’s exactly what tough competitor (and all around good guy) Matt Clemons did with his Hulk-inspired “Alter Ego” pulling truck.
Adding Power, RPM, and Longevity to a ’98.5-’02 24-valve Cummins
Thanks to Scheid Diesel, the process of hunting down all the parts needed for a P-pump swap is a thing of the past. Aside from the pump itself, the company’s P7100 conversion kit comes with everything you need to add a P-pump to your ’98.5-’02 24-valve. With one of Scheid’s bench-tested, 215hp 12mm pumps topping things off, this 16-year-old Dodge effectively went from under-powered to a force with which to be reckoned.
We all have that one friend with a creative flair who does things differently. And we all know a guy with a lead foot. If you’re friends with J.D. Donohue, you know that both of these traits can coexist within the same person. J.D.’s immaculate F-250 explains why he is exactly that person.
After decades of use and thousands of heat cycles, head bolts lose their elasticity and the head gasket settles. This means that the head bolts that started out at 60 ft-lb and 90 degrees (about 120 ft-lb) might loosen up by 20-30 ft-lb or even more. Less clamping force also means it’s more likely that a blown head gasket will result from turning the power up, which we were about to do. The good news is that performing a re-torque, while time consuming, is fairly simple.
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