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mustanglane · 2006-11-04T19:39:12-06:00

I know that there has been some discussion of this before, HOWEVER, given that the "X" is no longer in production, I was wondering if ANYONE has heard of this being done. Have a 03 DIESEL but was bought in S Fla BEFORE I transferred to upstate NY. A check of current prices for USED 05/06 DIESEL "X"s shows that I would spend 20-25K to upgrade to a USED vehicle, ASSUMING I could sell my 2WD (at 65K miles) I have been looking at a few sites that show wrecked vehicles for sale (mostly RIDESAFELY.COM) and even really bad wrecked diesel Xs are going for 8K. I would only attempt this if I could find a donor 03 or newer vehicle to make the swaps. A related question - how different are the suspension parts on an F250/F350? Which one of these models would yield the most usable parts (like correct length drive shafts etc) I am quite mechanically adept, and have gone so far as to convert a 67 Mustang coupe to a convertible, and add a late model 5.0 drive train AFTER modifying the front suspension to a Mustang II style system, so I am not put off by the complexity - just trying to do some research to see if there are any real show stoppers. ANY help or guidance would be appreciated - HATE to sell the "X" for anything else that I have seen out there.