330xd into 71 f250 stepside conversion
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I was half thinking of putting this 428 stroker monster in my 62 Cheby 1/2 ton stepside, just to put some balance on the other side....A cheby with a Ford motor, now that's different :-)
But, it looks like I'm staying with Plan B or C or whatever....the 67/69 F250 hybrid is coming together under power of the FE446 motor...
http://www.thedreyerfamily.com/69f25.../67project.htm
I might even get Dyno numbers tomorow :-) The truck is almost completely functional, yet no bed installed. All lights are go (rigged up some rear trailer lights etc). I still have not mountd the AC compressor, but that's one of the few remaiing items.
I guess I could put my smooth running 352/MX tranny from the 67 F250 in that Cheby :-)
But, it looks like I'm staying with Plan B or C or whatever....the 67/69 F250 hybrid is coming together under power of the FE446 motor...
http://www.thedreyerfamily.com/69f25.../67project.htm
I might even get Dyno numbers tomorow :-) The truck is almost completely functional, yet no bed installed. All lights are go (rigged up some rear trailer lights etc). I still have not mountd the AC compressor, but that's one of the few remaiing items.
I guess I could put my smooth running 352/MX tranny from the 67 F250 in that Cheby :-)
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How about this??? Cut the body off the bus, shorten the frame of it, and put your F-250 body on it. I saw it done with a Chevy. They took a C-30 pickup body and a C-60 Bus Frame and cut the bus body off, shortened the frame, moved the rear axle forward, left the engine and tranny in, and put the C-30 Body on in place of the bus body. I believe it had a 366 Industrial engine, and a Allison automatic in it.
With a setup like that, you'd have a strong frame, a good engine, and you could pull one heck of a trailer with the low rearend that bus probably has.
You could take every one by surprise at a truck pull with your "F-250/F-600."
With a setup like that, you'd have a strong frame, a good engine, and you could pull one heck of a trailer with the low rearend that bus probably has.
You could take every one by surprise at a truck pull with your "F-250/F-600."
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From: kingman az
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thats not a bad idea but i would have to put in a 300 gallon fuel tank just to drive across town this bus is like a quadrajet you can watch the gauge drop just by looking at it plus the bus has 825/20s bias ply tires and split rims that cant be replaced with anything else plus the top speed is 68 mph wow thats fast the bus has 680 gears
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Quadrajet??? I thought that was on a GM. Use the gas tank from the bus, if you have space. You don't have to be a speed demon to have a truck. I haven't thought about the split rims before, is there a way to like remove the inner rim and replace it with a 10-lug setup?
Consider the reduced weight by shortening the frame, basically you'd be cutting over half the frame, cutting your weight almost in half. Your gas consumption would decrease considerably.
Consider the reduced weight by shortening the frame, basically you'd be cutting over half the frame, cutting your weight almost in half. Your gas consumption would decrease considerably.
Last edited by MW95F250; Nov 22, 2003 at 06:48 PM.
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