Not that I care about government motors crap, but what are you doing with it. That front end looks really beefy

 

2wd to 4wd conversion. Cummins airbags 4 links . The axle is custom 05 dodge aam with superduty inner c's and ball joint ttb knuckles.

 

Quite a grouping of different parts. I was wondering if that was a Ford d60, but it's not.

 

Nice trucks! I have love for all old trucks!

 

I'm all about these old trucks. Square body of all types...never cared much for those bubbly bodied dodges. But hey each their own

 

I just completed a frame up resto on my 73 K10. The only thing left was paint, but I had a buddy offer me decent money for the truck, so down the road it went

 

Have you finished guberment motors project so you can start on the extended crew cab project?

 

Nope. I'm extremely lazy

 

 

So I've been collecting part to stretch both my dually trucks. 1 is going 6 door and the pulling/race truck is going to get an extended cab. I have an extra extended cab frame and an extra crew cab frame for both. This summer when the pulling season starts I'm going to throw more fuel an air at the Cummins so I'm wondering about frame strength. I already get a lot of twist so I've been thinking about options. Box the frame after the stretch or I recently found an f700 truck with 21 feet of frame and it's double thick most the way. Anybody have any thoughts either way. The plan is to get it lowered a bit at the same time so I need to keep that in mind too

 

I think too stiff is bad as things will break instead of flex. I think the f700 frame would be better as it was designed for heavy loads and high torque

 

Here's some pictures of the f700 truck and frame. The guy said it's 21 feet long. I'm not totally sure what I need yet

 

I think I would do some measuring on that F700 frame and see if that's a valid option. Length can be adjusted but if the width was off, or the contour isn't right to fit the cab, etc, that could be a LOT more work than boxing or reinforcing the existing frame. I'd think it would be pretty close and should be usable, but I would sure want to put a tape measure and an eyeball on it first.

 

I'm kinda leaning towards what diesel brad did. Cut a plate to run down the side of the frame. Maybe this will help with the bow and still allow the twist and flex.

 

Fuel filter and water seperater part numbers . For my reference later. I forget stuff