1947 Ford 1.5 Ton Heavy / Turbo Diesel
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1947 Ford 1.5 Ton Heavy / Turbo Diesel
Hey guys.... figured I'd introduce myself and throw a few pictures your way. 24 year old, just graduated from the University of Minnesota with a Mechanical and Jet Turbine engineering degree and currently in the middle of my 1947 Ford 1.5 Ton dually truck build. Heres her platform stats.
1947 Ford 1.5Ton
Sitting on a 1993 GM P-30 Chassis
Independent Coil-Over w/ Front 13" Disc Brakes
GM 14Bolt 4:10 Dually rear end with 13.5" x 4" Drum brakes
Cummins 4BT 4cylinder Turbo Diesel (Build in 1993, Recon'd in 2004)
ZF-S542 transmission out of a 1994 Ford F-350
Heres some pictures and enjoy.
In the beginning
Both of my Ford trucks
Her Chassis now....
As she stands...
Enjoy and comments welcome....
~Mike K
1947 Ford 1.5Ton
Sitting on a 1993 GM P-30 Chassis
Independent Coil-Over w/ Front 13" Disc Brakes
GM 14Bolt 4:10 Dually rear end with 13.5" x 4" Drum brakes
Cummins 4BT 4cylinder Turbo Diesel (Build in 1993, Recon'd in 2004)
ZF-S542 transmission out of a 1994 Ford F-350
Heres some pictures and enjoy.
In the beginning
Both of my Ford trucks
Her Chassis now....
As she stands...
Enjoy and comments welcome....
~Mike K
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47ford1.5ton, believe it or not, i considered doing EXACTLY the same build on my 42. decided to keep this one stock, i am a bit nostalgic. looking for the right truck to do this conversion to. 4bt is very reliable, although noisy, doesn't weigh too much, and has the torque to get job done. it also fits quite well without cobbing truck up. ideal truck would be a 51-2 f5 or bigger with awd. found exellent candidate on another forum, but don't think i will have a chance to buy. will be checking in on you from time to time
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Very neat project; you will have the best of both worlds.
(Have a small diesel myself; love the m.p.g.)
Planning on a flatbed or conventional bed??
Keep us posted!
(Have a small diesel myself; love the m.p.g.)
Planning on a flatbed or conventional bed??
Keep us posted!
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Nice project
I had thought about putting a stroker in my 47 1 ton....but I dont think I will. But if I can find a decent V10 that might go in it.
I had thought about putting a stroker in my 47 1 ton....but I dont think I will. But if I can find a decent V10 that might go in it.
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That's awesome! I'm glad to see I'm not the only one doing a diesel swap too (Ford/ IHI 6.9 + 4 speed into my '49 F-5). Keep us informed on how the build goes - that's a truck I can't wait to see finished.
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Enjoy guys.... got a few things mocked up....
Master Cylinder (90* bracket off of a Freightliner, GM Hydroboost)
Interior Cab Mock Design
Motor's First Start
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeUu_xGOy1Y
Front Air Suspension Installed
YouTube - 1947 Ford 1.5 Ton DRW Cummins turbo diesel on air suspension
Enjoy!
Mike
Master Cylinder (90* bracket off of a Freightliner, GM Hydroboost)
Interior Cab Mock Design
Motor's First Start
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeUu_xGOy1Y
Front Air Suspension Installed
YouTube - 1947 Ford 1.5 Ton DRW Cummins turbo diesel on air suspension
Enjoy!
Mike
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1947 Ford 1.5 Ton Heavy / Turbo Diesel
Ditto
I Have a 1.5 ton bus and I am looking into air suspension for it as well. Thanks
BTW Truck is looking great Keep up the great work, You are keeping me motivated to get mine completed.
I Have a 1.5 ton bus and I am looking into air suspension for it as well. Thanks
BTW Truck is looking great Keep up the great work, You are keeping me motivated to get mine completed.
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air suspension........
You got to rememeber that my chassis is a GM P-30 chassis
but my air suspension bags are Slam Specialties HE-7's (Up to 400 psi)
Running dual 480C Viair compressors into a 8 gallon storage tank..... all plumbed through 3/8" hose and valves (SMC)
You got to rememeber that my chassis is a GM P-30 chassis
but my air suspension bags are Slam Specialties HE-7's (Up to 400 psi)
Running dual 480C Viair compressors into a 8 gallon storage tank..... all plumbed through 3/8" hose and valves (SMC)
