I was the first civilian owner of this old ambulance, and used it for Emergency Medical response in the Skagit, it's interesting to see what happened to it after I sold it. I like you kept the original paint from the Rockport Fire Department. Rockport bought this ambulance from the Darrington Fire department for thier First Responders. Darrington bought this from Everett for chasing broken loggers up the Suattle River drainage. Good to see it's not scrapped and someone loves it as much as I did.
I believe this is the coolest read I've had in a long time!!! If you've followed the journey on the Nationwide Danger Ride on this channel .. You can see where and from who we actually bought this awesome truck from ...Concrete/Marblemount area ... We still enjoy #MooseTheManbuhlance so very much !!!
AGL, come lately. I know! I am so glad I ran across this video I haven't ever seen any of you duds before however, I feel like we're brothers separated at birth and raised in different states by completely opposite families and I just found my real family. All BS aside really enjoyed the video and meeting the family I have never known was best of all. I know now "There is a lot more of us than there are of them!" God bless you all and God Bless America! MEGA!
Many thanks W Webb ... That truck is still purrin like a kitten and pullin like a beast .. Amazing piece of machinery. And still hangin out with those fellers too!! Lucky indeed
This is wicked! I've got a 1971 3 door Suburban & a 2500 4x4 96 cummins chassis, rebuilt cummins I've been wanting to swap & this video covers basically everything I was worried about & wanted to do, I thought it'd be a longer swap time but that's awesome 🤘 Thanks a lot!!
Awesome man...Just measure the wheel bases of those rides and see if they're close before you go for it. Your 96 Dodge chassis will most likely be like my 95 if was a regular cab. As far as the 71 Burb, I cant remember how similar that is to my 62 body. Hopefully, you'll have a little more room in the engine bay too. Good luck with it!!! Will be cool..and thanks for watchin!!
In 1974 @12 I worked with Dad aka Pete...building custom vans. Love wagons. We built 3 awesome vans. Then on weekends some dude from the community ..Indian Springs,TN.wpuld be be working on his car truck bikes....and I would be right there helping. Fast forward and many projects witnessed..my favorite was a 1953 Dodge(jobrated) truck cab with all new glass. It sat on a 73 dodge pickup frame with 318 auto.......flat 8 foot bed that never had to be made.....but every project produced great friends....great memories...great vehicles. Once I was 12 years old and at 61 I'm gonna do a chassis change..96 dodge b 1500 van shorty sitting on a 94 Ford f-150 4×4....300 inline 6. ..5 speed. Ford aluminum mags and 34 murder tires. 2023.....making more memories.
Fantastic video! First time seeing anything you’ve made, and I’m impressed with your clear explanations and how you show what you’re talking about. Thank you for sharing your adventure with us!
I came over from DEBOSS garage I must say this is very awesome and extremely helpful, I have a similar project build I need to get going on I have most of the stuff just need some help from people to get it done .
RAD project here .. thanks for making such a sick video ! I have a 66' GMC Carryall and bought a '94 1Ton 6.5TD 4x4 dually GMC fleet truck for a donor and want to do the 60's flares like you were considering .. we'll see how that goes but it's on hold for now as I'm committed into my 1967 Dodge Travco project , which is getting a Cummins dually 4x4 swap .. I'm going to start taking some video and sharing .. this is epic, and I'll consult this vid again for sure as I'm wrenching and in progress here
This makes my day man...That Travco gonna be huge/sick !! Lookin' forward to seein' that come together. Are you guttin' the inside and settin' it up for glamping and what not??
First viewed you a while back love what you accomplished. Lost the link, but now I'm back in line. Have 63 ss short bed, a 63, 2.5 ton flat bed. And a 65 carryall , to my dismay a tree took it out a few year's ago. Just this past week I found a 1965, 10. 5 panel 3/4 ton, with after market 3 small windows. Convert to a school bus. So the 65 carryall will help me replace part's missing on the 10.5 panel. I believe chevy sbc motor 400 Turbo transmission with a gear vendor, split shifter. But it will take a little while. George Green living the dream in Rye Tx. Stay safe, keep on rolling. Turbo with a gear vendor
@@ElReysGarage I was born with bow tie heart beat, that has blue GM bloodstream. How's that for a chevy chevy man. 12 rides in my life, I beleave 10 out 12, GM, one being a 1960 2 door Studebaker lark. Really a cool ride. Can't wait to get the 65 war wagon and get started. Some body work will be the longest and hardest part. Wish me luck George in Rye Tx. Keep on rolling, be safe and have fun.
Just pick up my 1964 1 ton 10.5' special order transportation bus. Found this truck first time in California, at lest 10 years ago. t was a crew truck for a timber company. Crazy still looking up info. Have to find ad again, but look at it a year ago as close as 30 miles from home. Now a month ago I found in10 miles close, but on the north of me now. As soon as I figure out how to post pictures I will. George in Rye Tx, keep on rolling brother. Have some pictures on chevy 60-66, black and white top.
Loved the video with Deboss. Awesome ride. Looks like it’s got great pickup and goes great in and out of traffic. Would love to see more of it off road. Fan of the Cummins diesels. I always wanted one but in old fashion style and I must say you pulled it off nicely. I’m a nurse and I must admit I’m a bit jealous of your ride. Stay safe on the road and keep the emergencies to a minimum man.
Was honored to hang out with Deboss .. I learned a lot from him when I was doing my research. Will be headed back out on the road with a newer trailer tomorrow....will definitely try to keep the emergencies to a minimum!! Many thanks!!
I’m thinking about doing this to my 68 dodge Sweptline. Informative video. I don’t know if just me and my son can tackle this just yet, but I’ve found a good donor truck.
It's true..that lift and forklift were a nice luxury to have! When I meant fancy..I meant..you know..indoor I guess...I was lucky to have those dudes and that area to work in for sure!!
Thanks for all the fun and informative videos JD! Hopefully Shannon and I can make it out to Venice in February for Wrench Wars. Drive safe and have a great SEMA
My dad and me bought a 40s dodge panel truck, had enough room to get old truck on those tire dollies and get it in his garage, his driveway has a big slope, think were going to try to separate body from frame in garage where its flat in his garage, after get it unbolted shim it up somehow on lumber to be able to slide frame out, any ideas? Loving that forklift action and lift, way jealous, probably just cut body off donor frame in my driveway, limited room there too, gouge and hack body to pieces to get it of new frame, where theres a will theres a way, thanks for video
@@ElReysGarage ended up taking the suspension from a 1/2 ton dodge pick up and mounting it on the 47 frame and rebuilt a 78 dodge 360 for it, runs great, just ran it 400 miles round trip down to rustoberfest west of st louis
Well, I hope this is the place to start asking questions. 4X4 vans=$$$$. I have an '85 F250 extended cab 4X4 pick up and here's what I was wondering. Would a pick up frame be the same as a van frame in the same series run? This seems to me would be a tough and expensive job made easy and inexpensive. Of course I'm aware wheelbase would have to be the same but.... What do you think?
Great question actually. I truly dont know for sure. For sure can be done with a little cut and weld here and there. I think that the steering linkage/box .. brake booster location and linkage .. would be the issues. .. I dont know Christine .. tough one that will definitely come with some research. Some Ford truck forums are great for that too ... I think that some research into 85 series chassis/wheelbase/dimensions will shed some light too. Cool project if you can pull it off ... Got yerself a possible side biz there too!!!
Nice work. Did both the Chevy and the Dodge have 135 inch wheelbases ? Looking to possibly do this with a 59 Chevy Apache 3800. Do you think it would be about the same procedure? Can I hire you?🙂
I believe that is correct. I chose the 62 one ton panel because it was the same wheelbase as the 93-97 Dodge dually with the Cummins. I was also looking at finding a 59 one ton panel also. So...definitely do the homework on wheelbases out there. I believe at the time...I was centered on finding a 59 one ton panel because the wheelbase is exact. The 62 was 1.7 inches different as far as wheels centering up in the wheel wells. As far as if will work as easily...will everything fit the same...do not know for sure. We didnt have to cut the firewall....but did have to shave a little from behind the grill. We also had to shorten the brake booster bracket. The space in the engine bay for the Dodge/Cummins is just larger than what we had in the 62...You may find with the 59 that space may be about the same. No matter what...It can be done. And thanks for watchin this stuff!!
If I had an automatic transmission how much different would the wiring situation be? I got a 76 k20 I want to swap on a 94 cummins and I’m more worried about wiring over anything 😅
Well, to be honest...I dont know. I'd have to research that setup. But I figure, an automatic from the Dodge would be told what to do by a computer...a TCM...that TCM may also be communicating with the brains of the operation (The ECM) ... so there may be some sensors involved. Now, if you were to use all the Dodge sensors and wiring for the Cummins and the trans...You might be just fine. You will run into questions and problems to solve..BUT...THAT...my brother is part of the fun!!! You can do it
Never done that swap but seems pretty straight forward..where body mounts would line up I would think. You will have to figure out a few linkage issues with the additional shifter for the 4 wheel drive I would think...but seems to be a straight forward swap. I would definitely ask around, take some measurements...do some research..but in my optimistic view..seems like a nice and easy swap being the same year truck. Unless you have some kind of camper special where the wheel base is a different length. Better check that one..wheel base length..huge!!
I still have a place there but I did end up selling my shop and the 40 acres - I was never there and family didnt use it that much so made some cash and moved on - I'll be back there in November to hang out with family in the woods 👊🏽
How did you bypass the safety position sensor is my question I have a automatic to manual transmission project that I’m stuck on that roadblock no one that I personally know has any experience with that kind of vehicle modification engine customization they are mostly just a parts changer mechanic buy a stock manufacturer installed components and replace with exactly the same thing
If I understand correctly, If this is a neutral safety switch or some kind of switch...I would say maybe a "bypass" would work...meaning, one wire goes into the switch with 12V power, and when the switch is activated by whatever it is that usually activates it , that power comes out of the other side wire (Im picturing 2 wire switch) ...So if that is the case, if those 2 wires are wired together (bybassing the switch altogether), the computer or whatever reads that switch now believes it is "safe" .. I hope that helps. Without being there to see it and figure it out, that is my best guess.@@illuminateBeats1
I'd say if it's in your head to do it....Might as well go for it.....BUT.....I would check measurements of wheel base length and width before goin' for it......make sure you know what yer in for. Also, that Charger will most likely be worth more stock than tearin' into it...Just my 2 cents which aint worth a whole lot....about 2 cents I figure. I personally like to take beat up buckets with bad drive trains and upgrade the guts of em
@@ElReysGarage its a single cab short bed I'm gonna see if someone could make a fiberglass body. And I'm also gonna look at a 360 magnum with a carb convertion and long tube headers. There's a episode of the dukes of hazzard where they lift the general lee I'm aiming to make it look like the lifted general lee.
Love the video Ray!! Great help.... I want to put my 63 C10 on a 80s square body.... Any ideas that would help me? My C10 is a long box 2 wheel drive... 283 v8 ..
Yes, not for everybody...I built this to tow a travel trailer and haul a lot of weight. When you get into towing heavier loads, the dually is usually where you end up eventually. I think the addition of step side fenders from 55-59 cut and mounted correctly would be the right thing to do eventually....but....that would require to paint over the old ambulance patina hand painted telephone numbers....Just not ready to do that yet.
Many factors here...1. If you cant do the work yourself..then maybe not too much to ask for the job. 2. Could probably buy another complete running 94 Blazer for that amount? 3. Maybe check with other shops to see if they could do it and how much they'd charge?? 4. Also, how good / reputable is the shop...are they rated high??? Never forget...You can only pick two of these .. "GOOD/FAST/CHEAP"...of these three, one will have to go. It's a real gray area with many factors. Sorry couldn't give you more on that one.
@@ElReysGarage I’m only looking to do the swap because I have a huge 12 in lift on my blazer but someone rolled my truck over crushing the body up pretty bad. So I happen to have another blazer that’s just sitting there. The shop would charge me $7000 to swap the parts vs. $4500 to swap the body of the good on onto the lifted one. I’ve gone to this shop for a few years. Seems pretty good. Other shops are looking to charge me much more or flat out refused to do it. I’m pretty mechanically inclined but I don’t have the equipment to lift the body’s off the frames
I want to do this with so many Cars its not even Funny. I want to put a 2G Eclipse body on something more reliable like a Toyota or something, I want to put a 69 Charger on a new one. Old Bodys on New Cars!!!
I bought the used 95 Dodge 3500 truck for 2800.00 ... That truck had the 5.9 Cummins in it...but also had a bad automatic 47RH trans in it and the body and interior were next to junk. Another factor is that the old Dodge had 450+ thousand miles on the odometer!! The truck started but would not move under it's own power. I later bought a trans manual trans and Southbend Clutch from Summit and sold the bad automatic. I believe I spent about 2200.00 on the brand new trans and clutch assembly. So I'd say about 5k on the total underneath frame/drivetrain..something like that. I used some parts from a donor truck like the pedal assembly, bell housing, shifters and trans mount. Hope that helps
You have a point....I figured because I swapped the automatic to a manual on the dirt floor of a barn, I was kind of on a low budget. But you are right...the lift, the fork lift and the extra help was a welcome luxury for sure!!
Contact GRAPPAHOLICS channel and give that man some advice, he needs it. He’s trying to put an old Ford truck body on his 2016 super duty and trying to keep the interior. Lol
Love wallowing in dirt and rocks man o man
Me too!!
I was the first civilian owner of this old ambulance, and used it for Emergency Medical response in the Skagit, it's interesting to see what happened to it after I sold it. I like you kept the original paint from the Rockport Fire Department. Rockport bought this ambulance from the Darrington Fire department for thier First Responders. Darrington bought this from Everett for chasing broken loggers up the Suattle River drainage. Good to see it's not scrapped and someone loves it as much as I did.
I believe this is the coolest read I've had in a long time!!! If you've followed the journey on the Nationwide Danger Ride on this channel .. You can see where and from who we actually bought this awesome truck from ...Concrete/Marblemount area ... We still enjoy #MooseTheManbuhlance so very much !!!
Man, What a great bunch of guys helping each other out. That's priceless.
Agreed..they are the coolest
This is a bug out truck if I’ve ever seen one great end of the world rig! Congrats!
I figure it might do pretty well.....Hopin' we never see that kind of mess....Im willin to do what it takes for peace and Love always
AGL, come lately. I know! I am so glad I ran across this video I haven't ever seen any of you duds before however, I feel like we're brothers separated at birth and raised in different states by completely opposite families and I just found my real family. All BS aside really enjoyed the video and meeting the family I have never known was best of all. I know now "There is a lot more of us than there are of them!" God bless you all and God Bless America! MEGA!
"Dudes" not Duds Sorry, man typing with ten thumbs!
Glad you dig it man
Greetings from Superior Montana! If your ever wander out that way get a hold of me ! Love to see this great functional rig up close !
Many thanks man...Would love to show this beast to you someday
This is awesome!
Many thanks for watchin this stuff .. We are warmin up for some builds in 2025 - Hope you hang out with us some more 👊🏽
Best video I've seen in some time! Cool build, and awesome new friends you found!!!
Many thanks W Webb ... That truck is still purrin like a kitten and pullin like a beast .. Amazing piece of machinery. And still hangin out with those fellers too!! Lucky indeed
Haha yeah danger ride lives on, your tv show was a killer but this is much better. Keep on keeping on!
Yezzir...The Danger Ride lives!! Many thanks for this comment...Inspires me to get on with the editing...I been laggin'!!!
Thanks for the video and information. I've been dreaming of doing this type of work for several years!
Yep...Me too...It was in my head so I went for it
This is wicked! I've got a 1971 3 door Suburban & a 2500 4x4 96 cummins chassis, rebuilt cummins I've been wanting to swap & this video covers basically everything I was worried about & wanted to do, I thought it'd be a longer swap time but that's awesome 🤘 Thanks a lot!!
Awesome man...Just measure the wheel bases of those rides and see if they're close before you go for it. Your 96 Dodge chassis will most likely be like my 95 if was a regular cab. As far as the 71 Burb, I cant remember how similar that is to my 62 body. Hopefully, you'll have a little more room in the engine bay too. Good luck with it!!! Will be cool..and thanks for watchin!!
Very inspiring! Thanks for sharing.
Inspiring is the best we can do ... So very glad you got that from this little vid !!👊🏽
@@ElReysGarage Keep up the rad work! 👑
In 1974 @12 I worked with Dad aka Pete...building custom vans. Love wagons. We built 3 awesome vans.
Then on weekends some dude from the community ..Indian Springs,TN.wpuld be be working on his car truck bikes....and I would be right there helping. Fast forward and many projects witnessed..my favorite was a 1953 Dodge(jobrated) truck cab with all new glass. It sat on a 73 dodge pickup frame with 318 auto.......flat 8 foot bed that never had to be made.....but every project produced great friends....great memories...great vehicles.
Once I was 12 years old and at 61 I'm gonna do a chassis change..96 dodge b 1500 van shorty sitting on a 94 Ford f-150 4×4....300 inline 6.
..5 speed. Ford aluminum mags and 34 murder tires.
2023.....making more memories.
The things we do in my Merica....
The conversation with the guys at the end of the video is special and so is the 3 family's that they are part of. God bless America!
Yes....they are the coolest ever
wow now thats a killer build. Awesome friends to help you out as well.
We had a ball doin this one....many thanks!!
Killer build man, hands down one of the best builds I've ever seen, keep up the awesome content man!
That's a big compliment...many many thanks..That's what I intend to do buddy
Bad ass man
So glad you dig this one .. We got more comin in 2025 .. Hope you come along for the ride 👊🏽
Holy Lick.... WOW... Congrat's .... seriously .. Fantastic......awesome......
Many thanks for all of that!!!! Glad you dig it!!
No computer…Amen!!!
Just the way I like em !! 👊🏽
Love the K.I.S.S. Concept makes over the road repairs much more achievable
YES!!! Absolutely...you'll see that in a future episodes!!!
Fantastic video! First time seeing anything you’ve made, and I’m impressed with your clear explanations and how you show what you’re talking about. Thank you for sharing your adventure with us!
Thank you so much for the kind words...really glad you liked it
Wow what a rad group of dudes..... Shout out to u guys and brother jd from good old Philly
Definitely a rad group of dudes ... very fortunate to know them
I came over from DEBOSS garage I must say this is very awesome and extremely helpful, I have a similar project build I need to get going on I have most of the stuff just need some help from people to get it done .
That's awesome...best of luck with the project
Where are about a are ya
I’ve watched this video about 50 times doing a body swap on my channel right now
Awesome man!!! Hope it helps !!
Wow this is so cool. I know its an older video but this is so cool. Cool swap and looks like some really cool people.
Love it
Really really appreciate that ... Yes, some extremely cool and talented people worked on this rig.
What do you mean no big fancy shop!?!? That setup looks dreamy to me.
Agreed...nice lift...and a forklift too..absolute luxury for most for sure...agreed...was real nice to have those tools at hand!!
Man the broken piston car club want an awsome group of guys and what an ambitious build all of you guys killed it
Pist-n-Broke
Yezzir.....Those guys (and girls) from the Pist-n-Broke CC are the best!!
RAD project here .. thanks for making such a sick video ! I have a 66' GMC Carryall and bought a '94 1Ton 6.5TD 4x4 dually GMC fleet truck for a donor and want to do the 60's flares like you were considering .. we'll see how that goes but it's on hold for now as I'm committed into my 1967 Dodge Travco project , which is getting a Cummins dually 4x4 swap .. I'm going to start taking some video and sharing .. this is epic, and I'll consult this vid again for sure as I'm wrenching and in progress here
This makes my day man...That Travco gonna be huge/sick !! Lookin' forward to seein' that come together. Are you guttin' the inside and settin' it up for glamping and what not??
What a cool truck! Seems like you’ve got good friends.
They are the best...very grateful
First viewed you a while back love what you accomplished. Lost the link, but now I'm back in line. Have 63 ss short bed, a 63, 2.5 ton flat bed. And a 65 carryall , to my dismay a tree took it out a few year's ago. Just this past week I found a 1965, 10. 5 panel 3/4 ton, with after market 3 small windows. Convert to a school bus. So the 65 carryall will help me replace part's missing on the 10.5 panel. I believe chevy sbc motor 400 Turbo transmission with a gear vendor, split shifter. But it will take a little while. George Green living the dream in Rye Tx. Stay safe, keep on
rolling.
Turbo with a gear vendor
Awesome...Sounds like you might be a Chevy man!! Appreciate you comin along for the ride...Many many thanks!!
@@ElReysGarage I was born with bow tie heart beat, that has blue GM bloodstream. How's that for a chevy chevy man. 12 rides in my life, I beleave
10 out 12, GM, one being a 1960 2 door Studebaker lark. Really a cool ride. Can't wait to get the 65 war wagon and get started. Some body work will be the longest and hardest part. Wish me luck George in Rye Tx. Keep on rolling, be safe and have fun.
Just pick up my 1964 1 ton 10.5' special order transportation bus. Found this truck first time in California, at lest 10 years ago. t was a crew truck for a timber company. Crazy still looking up info. Have to find ad again, but look at it a year ago as close as 30 miles from home. Now a month ago I found in10 miles close, but on the north of me now. As soon as I figure out how to post pictures I will. George in Rye Tx, keep on rolling brother. Have some pictures on chevy 60-66, black and white top.
Nice job brother! Well thought. This daily driver is that you now have is a total, bad ass, beast.
Much respect from New England.
Thank you very much...has been a great truck so far!!
Great build and narration. Subscribed, along for the ride.
Thanks so much...Honored to have you!!!
Well done 👍
Many thanks man!!
This was a good build video.
Appreciated...Hope it helps others...Many thanks for watchin and the comment
Badass
So glad you get it 👍🏽 ... and THANK YOU
I used to watch you on TV brudda, always loved the 'danger rides' of you taking new projects back to your shop. I'm subscribed brudda!
Many many thanks ... appreciate you my brother
thats a badass truck!!!
Thank you so much...Has been a real workhorse for us!! Still purrs like a kitten
Loved the video with Deboss. Awesome ride. Looks like it’s got great pickup and goes great in and out of traffic. Would love to see more of it off road. Fan of the Cummins diesels. I always wanted one but in old fashion style and I must say you pulled it off nicely. I’m a nurse and I must admit I’m a bit jealous of your ride. Stay safe on the road and keep the emergencies to a minimum man.
Was honored to hang out with Deboss .. I learned a lot from him when I was doing my research. Will be headed back out on the road with a newer trailer tomorrow....will definitely try to keep the emergencies to a minimum!! Many thanks!!
Great video! The truck came out wonderful!
Many thanks man...so far so good!!
Awesome man you killed it this is great
So thankful you dig this one!! Moose is a beast for sure
Hot damn that's badass!! I loved watching this man. Good people, good builds! Subscribing!
Many many thanks....You must be a real patriot to understand 4x4 dually Cummins action
Best of luck out there to you on your badass truck
Thank you....so far so good!!
I’m thinking about doing this to my 68 dodge Sweptline. Informative video. I don’t know if just me and my son can tackle this just yet, but I’ve found a good donor truck.
I hope your son is into it..will make it fun to get it done together.
Love wrench wars!
Appreciate that so much..Makes my day readin' this.....Im always amazed when people see our grassroots car show!!! Where did you see it??
Some turn and burn type builds would be awesome
More to come...we're just warmin' up
Awesome build
Really appreciate that
Glad to see you had a great time.. Another great video brother from another mother... 👍👍
Much appreciated!!
That's my dream ride. Absolutely gorgeous. Wish you were close enough to give me a hand with my rat rod build
So glad you dig it...has been a beast so far...first diesel Ive ever had..Im hooked pretty good!!
"No fancy shop" Brother I wish I had endless sunshine with damn near zero chance of rain, a lift(its coming), and a forklift!(not coming) 👍
It was nice work and turned out sweet!
It's true..that lift and forklift were a nice luxury to have! When I meant fancy..I meant..you know..indoor I guess...I was lucky to have those dudes and that area to work in for sure!!
@@ElReysGarage Seems like some good guys which reflects well on you too. Hopefully y'all are enjoying it!
Thanks for all the fun and informative videos JD! Hopefully Shannon and I can make it out to Venice in February for Wrench Wars. Drive safe and have a great SEMA
Would be great to have you both in the cage!!
Love your videos bro 💪🏼🚑
So glad .... Tryin hard to make decent content for sure!!
Great job thanks for sharing on how you done the body swap. 😎
Thanks man
That's a bad ass truck
Many thanks Gabe
Awesome build bro!
Many many thanks Scott
Looked like fun.
Just watched this vid again .. What a ball we had .. GREAT TIME FOR SURE!! 👊🏽
Good friends right there 👍👍
INDEED!!
Nice suburban / ambulance you don't see them everywhere or everyday
Many thanks....Definitely a pretty cool old piece of iron!!
Awesome video!!! Need to remind people to like & subscribe !!! Awesome channel!!
Appreciate that very much!!
Awesome 👌
Much appreciated!!
My dad and me bought a 40s dodge panel truck, had enough room to get old truck on those tire dollies and get it in his garage, his driveway has a big slope, think were going to try to separate body from frame in garage where its flat in his garage, after get it unbolted shim it up somehow on lumber to be able to slide frame out, any ideas?
Loving that forklift action and lift, way jealous, probably just cut body off donor frame in my driveway, limited room there too, gouge and hack body to pieces to get it of new frame, where theres a will theres a way, thanks for video
You can do it ... Wondering where you are at with it today ??
@@ElReysGarage ended up taking the suspension from a 1/2 ton dodge pick up and mounting it on the 47 frame and rebuilt a 78 dodge 360 for it, runs great, just ran it 400 miles round trip down to rustoberfest west of st louis
@@blakenorman4822 AWESOME, THAT'S what Im talkin bout!!
Excelente
Saludos
Muchas gracias familia
That’s sum bitch is badass one hell of a rig
Much appreciated coming from you .. MANY THANKS!!
This is what I want to do but for a welding rig
Yep...that would be cool for sure
Well, I hope this is the place to start asking questions. 4X4 vans=$$$$. I have an '85 F250 extended cab 4X4 pick up and here's what I was wondering. Would a pick up frame be the same as a van frame in the same series run? This seems to me would be a tough and expensive job made easy and inexpensive. Of course I'm aware wheelbase would have to be the same but.... What do you think?
Great question actually. I truly dont know for sure. For sure can be done with a little cut and weld here and there. I think that the steering linkage/box .. brake booster location and linkage .. would be the issues. .. I dont know Christine .. tough one that will definitely come with some research. Some Ford truck forums are great for that too ... I think that some research into 85 series chassis/wheelbase/dimensions will shed some light too. Cool project if you can pull it off ... Got yerself a possible side biz there too!!!
I see all the supervisors were in the background in lawn chairs - lol
That's right....every job needs a supervisor
Nice work. Did both the Chevy and the Dodge have 135 inch wheelbases
? Looking to possibly do this with a 59 Chevy Apache 3800. Do you think it would be about the same procedure? Can I hire you?🙂
I believe that is correct. I chose the 62 one ton panel because it was the same wheelbase as the 93-97 Dodge dually with the Cummins. I was also looking at finding a 59 one ton panel also. So...definitely do the homework on wheelbases out there. I believe at the time...I was centered on finding a 59 one ton panel because the wheelbase is exact. The 62 was 1.7 inches different as far as wheels centering up in the wheel wells. As far as if will work as easily...will everything fit the same...do not know for sure. We didnt have to cut the firewall....but did have to shave a little from behind the grill. We also had to shorten the brake booster bracket. The space in the engine bay for the Dodge/Cummins is just larger than what we had in the 62...You may find with the 59 that space may be about the same. No matter what...It can be done. And thanks for watchin this stuff!!
If I had an automatic transmission how much different would the wiring situation be? I got a 76 k20 I want to swap on a 94 cummins and I’m more worried about wiring over anything 😅
Well, to be honest...I dont know. I'd have to research that setup. But I figure, an automatic from the Dodge would be told what to do by a computer...a TCM...that TCM may also be communicating with the brains of the operation (The ECM) ... so there may be some sensors involved. Now, if you were to use all the Dodge sensors and wiring for the Cummins and the trans...You might be just fine. You will run into questions and problems to solve..BUT...THAT...my brother is part of the fun!!! You can do it
Man that's nice
Much appreciated man!!
Questions I'm in sc I have a 77 f150 2wd. Are there titling if I swap In a 77 f150 4x4 frame from another truck?
Never done that swap but seems pretty straight forward..where body mounts would line up I would think. You will have to figure out a few linkage issues with the additional shifter for the 4 wheel drive I would think...but seems to be a straight forward swap. I would definitely ask around, take some measurements...do some research..but in my optimistic view..seems like a nice and easy swap being the same year truck. Unless you have some kind of camper special where the wheel base is a different length. Better check that one..wheel base length..huge!!
Do you still have your place in WV?
I still have a place there but I did end up selling my shop and the 40 acres - I was never there and family didnt use it that much so made some cash and moved on - I'll be back there in November to hang out with family in the woods 👊🏽
Id use a shovel or a excavator to hide a body in the backyard, but a forklift works too
That ol 95 body wasnt hidden too long....was sold to a guy that needed the body panels
@@ElReysGarage hell yeah brother !
In thinking of doing the same with my 84 chevy one ton dually. My 84's frame is cracked and has been welded
Sounds like a cool project
How did you bypass the safety position sensor is my question I have a automatic to manual transmission project that I’m stuck on that roadblock no one that I personally know has any experience with that kind of vehicle modification engine customization they are mostly just a parts changer mechanic buy a stock manufacturer installed components and replace with exactly the same thing
So when I’m asking how to bypass the safety position switch so the computer will send the signal to bridge the relay starter to turn
If I understand correctly, If this is a neutral safety switch or some kind of switch...I would say maybe a "bypass" would work...meaning, one wire goes into the switch with 12V power, and when the switch is activated by whatever it is that usually activates it , that power comes out of the other side wire (Im picturing 2 wire switch) ...So if that is the case, if those 2 wires are wired together (bybassing the switch altogether), the computer or whatever reads that switch now believes it is "safe" .. I hope that helps. Without being there to see it and figure it out, that is my best guess.@@illuminateBeats1
I have a 1997 dodge Dakota 4x4 I want to make a 69 charger body and put on that frame to make a 4x4 general lee. What do you think?
I'd say if it's in your head to do it....Might as well go for it.....BUT.....I would check measurements of wheel base length and width before goin' for it......make sure you know what yer in for. Also, that Charger will most likely be worth more stock than tearin' into it...Just my 2 cents which aint worth a whole lot....about 2 cents I figure. I personally like to take beat up buckets with bad drive trains and upgrade the guts of em
@@ElReysGarage its a single cab short bed I'm gonna see if someone could make a fiberglass body. And I'm also gonna look at a 360 magnum with a carb convertion and long tube headers. There's a episode of the dukes of hazzard where they lift the general lee I'm aiming to make it look like the lifted general lee.
Love the video Ray!! Great help....
I want to put my 63 C10 on a 80s square body.... Any ideas that would help me? My C10 is a long box 2 wheel drive... 283 v8 ..
You just have to look up the wheel base dimensions on both trucks...that will help you in your decision making
@@ElReysGarage Thank you for the info..Big fan and much respect for your work and inspiration Ray...
JD we need some new videos!
You are right...Im laggin' hard!! I been super busy
Well damn son!
i think going dully was a mistake but its your rig so ignore me I just have a compulsion to say what I'm thinking
Yes, not for everybody...I built this to tow a travel trailer and haul a lot of weight. When you get into towing heavier loads, the dually is usually where you end up eventually. I think the addition of step side fenders from 55-59 cut and mounted correctly would be the right thing to do eventually....but....that would require to paint over the old ambulance patina hand painted telephone numbers....Just not ready to do that yet.
Shop wants to charge me $4500 to frame swap as 94 blazer onto another 94 blazer frame. Is that reasonable?
Many factors here...1. If you cant do the work yourself..then maybe not too much to ask for the job. 2. Could probably buy another complete running 94 Blazer for that amount? 3. Maybe check with other shops to see if they could do it and how much they'd charge?? 4. Also, how good / reputable is the shop...are they rated high??? Never forget...You can only pick two of these .. "GOOD/FAST/CHEAP"...of these three, one will have to go. It's a real gray area with many factors. Sorry couldn't give you more on that one.
@@ElReysGarage I’m only looking to do the swap because I have a huge 12 in lift on my blazer but someone rolled my truck over crushing the body up pretty bad. So I happen to have another blazer that’s just sitting there. The shop would charge me $7000 to swap the parts vs. $4500 to swap the body of the good on onto the lifted one. I’ve gone to this shop for a few years. Seems pretty good. Other shops are looking to charge me much more or flat out refused to do it.
I’m pretty mechanically inclined but I don’t have the equipment to lift the body’s off the frames
I want to do this with so many Cars its not even Funny. I want to put a 2G Eclipse body on something more reliable like a Toyota or something, I want to put a 69 Charger on a new one.
Old Bodys on New Cars!!!
Im ready to see it done!!
@@ElReysGarage i did a charger n another car but never edited the video
How much was the total cost for engine and transmission
I bought the used 95 Dodge 3500 truck for 2800.00 ... That truck had the 5.9 Cummins in it...but also had a bad automatic 47RH trans in it and the body and interior were next to junk. Another factor is that the old Dodge had 450+ thousand miles on the odometer!! The truck started but would not move under it's own power. I later bought a trans manual trans and Southbend Clutch from Summit and sold the bad automatic. I believe I spent about 2200.00 on the brand new trans and clutch assembly. So I'd say about 5k on the total underneath frame/drivetrain..something like that. I used some parts from a donor truck like the pedal assembly, bell housing, shifters and trans mount. Hope that helps
Found this vid by searching:
Body Swapped Cars
Glad you found it...what are thinkin bout swappin??
on a budget......should be without lift....
You have a point....I figured because I swapped the automatic to a manual on the dirt floor of a barn, I was kind of on a low budget. But you are right...the lift, the fork lift and the extra help was a welcome luxury for sure!!
Contact GRAPPAHOLICS channel and give that man some advice, he needs it. He’s trying to put an old Ford truck body on his 2016 super duty and trying to keep the interior. Lol