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She has traveled some miles….
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Which website would this be?
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That is my hope....Have heard that in original form 60 may have been tops. The 3.91's will certainly lower the revs down.
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On the plus side, they just dropped my truck off at my house. Wife wondered where that came from? 🤣
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Lucky for me, I do know how to weld and fabricate. My Dad was a pipefitter, so learned a lot at a young age.
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I know you had pictures at one time of what you cut from the cab, but they no longer show up. Do you by chance still have those pics?
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Being I have the frame from the CH, I think I can add that to the original to extend it a bit. That way I could keep the rear suspension on its original frame, and get a good section to extend it. Up until I was thinking of the sleeper, I originally thought of going with a 156” wheelbase. Now perhaps I would go closer to 180” to add a 36” sleeper?
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Alright, crazy thought, but been thinking about putting a sleeper on the B….do you feel it would look out of place on a single rear truck? We will most likely always have a dog that rides with us (wife and I), and the current one is darn tall, and could use the bunk as a bed. Thoughts?
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Thanks! I don't know why I didn't think of that!
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If I wanted to run air ride in the front of this when it is all together, anyone give me hints on how to do it?
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Let’s hope so!
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Once it shows up here, then we will know for sure what engine is in it. The fella I bought it from has never even tried to turn it over.
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I am just hoping the engine isn’t froze up.
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Yea, not sure why there is a limit on the likes. Could anyone tell me if my high rear end will work with the original setup?
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Thought folks would like to know, that the frame rails on the CH are 34”apart. My B is suppose to show up next week I think is 33.5, so they may work ok.
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Awesome! Can’t like anything more today, but will tomorrow.
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I know they are apples and oranges in comparison, but to a small extent, I am guessing they act slightly similar…of course these are 50+ years apart, and I don’t have any experience with the older diesels except in tractors, which is again a different animal.
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Geoff, you are correct, there is no title for the B, and no title for the CH chassis. MN has a very small loop hole that will hopefully allow me to get a title for the B. I know it worked for a couple fellas in the past on these old cars/trucks. I totally agree with you about the right foot! I watch the pyro gauge on my Dodge, and know when to get out of it.
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Does it do any good to up the power a little on this old Thermodyne engine of mine? No turbo on it, so more fuel would equate to higher temps if I went to far. Still not certain if that setup will work with my newer style rear end.
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Found it...I'll take a look at it. Appreciate the help!
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If nothing else, copy the link and just paste on here. I will figure it out from there.
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I am in no position to say anything is stupid when it comes to these...don't know enough about them. Always appreciate to see how someone else does it.
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I kind of figured that the axle is wider, but haven't measured it yet to see how much. I would like to keep the power steering, but understand that it may need to be modified from the CH a bit to work with the B. Also want to keep the BUDD style hubs. I certainly will take that idea into consideration, but I do question if the CH frame is a little longer. Some time with a tape measure is in my future. Some warmer weather wouldn't hurt either, as these are both outside at the moment.
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Thank you all for the help and suggestions. Funny enough, last night I was contemplating taking the front axle off the CH, and swapping it to the B chassis, and then cutting the CH frame, and put the air ride and a little more on the B as well. I do know this will probably be a better choice in the long run. Could I use the current engine/transmission setup with that high a geared rear end? Tell me more about adding exhaust brakes to the end673, I would certainly be interested in knowing more.
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One of the reasons I was planning on putting a different engine in is so I could use one of these switches. 😁
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