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coe ideas
Ive found a nice 48 ford coe cab. Its in awesome shape and ive thought about picking it up. I know ive seen some mounted on a chevy 1 ton frame, but id like to stay ford whats a good donor frame to use?
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Ford 1 tons had the twin I beam up till the 90's.... if you can work around that you are golden. Newer ones have a better setup I think. Chevy 1 tons had IFS which ride and handle better, plus they are easy to lower...
also don't forget about Dodges
Some potential drivetrain candidates are bread vans, motor homes, dually pickups, etc.
Also check out government surplus auctions....I have seen a bunch of trucks sell dirt cheap....none in my area tho.....
also don't forget about Dodges
Some potential drivetrain candidates are bread vans, motor homes, dually pickups, etc.
Also check out government surplus auctions....I have seen a bunch of trucks sell dirt cheap....none in my area tho.....
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Here is the NM public surplus auction site.
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I would say a nice mid 90's for dually if you can find one. Good price and easy to work on. Keep me posted on this project I have wanted a COE for a long time.
P.s. If you're free sometime I'm inviting some of the New Mexico members over to check out my progress and give them dibs on another 55 i have for sale.
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I would say a nice mid 90's for dually if you can find one. Good price and easy to work on. Keep me posted on this project I have wanted a COE for a long time.
P.s. If you're free sometime I'm inviting some of the New Mexico members over to check out my progress and give them dibs on another 55 i have for sale.
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Now I guess alot has to do with what you are going to do with it. If I were to ever get a COE I would make a car hauler with something like a Cummins, possibly using existing chassis with modern drive line....It sounds like you are looking to make a cruiser so something based on a 1 ton dually would be cool (Ford would be awesome). Good luck.
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Thank you. We saw one of those at the Good Guys show in Scottsdale. Sorry, but when I saw it, I told my husband that it looked like an oversized pug. It was very interesting though, and they had done a lot of work on it.
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JRMack it's the best sickness ever!
check out this dually that could be used a donor.
MUST SELL ford dually truck
check out this dually that could be used a donor.
MUST SELL ford dually truck
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JRMack it's the best sickness ever!
check out this dually that could be used a donor.
MUST SELL ford dually truck
check out this dually that could be used a donor.
MUST SELL ford dually truck
It sure is... And I can't quit whenever I want!
