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cturner41314 06-20-2011 09:12 PM

bus frame fit a f600 ford truck
 
will a bus frame fit a f600 ford truck?

85e150 06-20-2011 09:49 PM

Was it an F series bus? If so, the cab may bolt to it, and then you can deal with the rest. I would think the bus would be a fairly long wheelbase compared to the average F600. If that is the case, I don't see this making sense.

What year/model bus? What year F600?

wmjoe1953 07-01-2011 09:43 PM

The short answer is yes, depending on the vintage of body. Most all larger truck frames, including Ford, GM, Dodge, Freightliner, Peterbilt, Kenworth, Mack, etc., use a 34" wide frame rail, out side to out side. That is the most universal frame rail width for transplanting a body onto another chassis. Also, most all of those larger frames, are straight frames, meaning, that very few of them have notches, or kick-ups for axles, and such. They are the absolute best thing to use when transplanting a body for any larger truck projects. The only real issue will be in fabricating the body mounts, unless it is an older body, like from the 60's, and earlier. Most of them had fairly straight forward frame brackets. Also, there are a number of reasons for such a long wheel base, including crew cabs, big sleepers, tons of custom mounted chrome, and stainless goodies, and multiple rear axles.


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