Making an E150 Handle ?
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Originally Posted by pfogle
ken, the only thing that really has to be changed are the spring perches... Everything else is a direct bolt on...
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Doesn`t the K member need to be notched too ? I`ve been reading anything I can find about making a ford van a 4x4 van and it seems purdy simple as long as you know what you`r doing.
Unless you have a fully equipped machine/auto/body shop in your yard and the know-how to use said equipment.
What would you need the body and machine shop for ? Only thing I can think of that you would need to have the machine shop for is to have the drive shaft cut down 
Unless you have a fully equipped machine/auto/body shop in your yard and the know-how to use said equipment.
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to built you will need:
- front end solid axel and leafs complete with shackles(1973-79 F150 solid front axle (Dana 44) is 4" too narrow
1973-79 F250 solid front axle (Dana 44) is 1" too narrow
1973-79 F350 solid front axle (Dana 60) is just right
1980-95 F150 IFS front axle is 2" too narrow
1980-95 F250 IFS front axle is just right
1980-95 F350 solid front axle (Dana 60) is just right
-4' long 2x3 square tubing
about 6' long piece of 1/2" thick and 6" wide flatstock(cut in small pieces and weld togheter to make brackets i know i could use 3/8 od 1/4 but i beliwe more is better rule (except women
)
with good press could be made without too many welds
-i belive in acetylene so this is way i maked most of components
-few drills etc
aha you also need about 48 hours of total working time on itwrite me email if you will try to attempt one or check http://exposystems.us and by the way i do framing for living and if you have garage with tools and ambition this should be no problem
- front end solid axel and leafs complete with shackles(1973-79 F150 solid front axle (Dana 44) is 4" too narrow
1973-79 F250 solid front axle (Dana 44) is 1" too narrow
1973-79 F350 solid front axle (Dana 60) is just right
1980-95 F150 IFS front axle is 2" too narrow
1980-95 F250 IFS front axle is just right
1980-95 F350 solid front axle (Dana 60) is just right
-4' long 2x3 square tubing
about 6' long piece of 1/2" thick and 6" wide flatstock(cut in small pieces and weld togheter to make brackets i know i could use 3/8 od 1/4 but i beliwe more is better rule (except women
)with good press could be made without too many welds
-i belive in acetylene so this is way i maked most of components
-few drills etc
aha you also need about 48 hours of total working time on it
write me email if you will try to attempt one or check http://exposystems.us and by the way i do framing for living and if you have garage with tools and ambition this should be no problem
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Originally Posted by pfogle
ken, the only thing that really has to be changed are the spring perches... Everything else is a direct bolt on...
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Uh huh, I just looked at your web site and saw your tranny torn apart, yea, simple bolt on, uh huh,,,, Ken
. You could just take the tranny out of a 4x4 truck but you realy don`t need to.
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