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| Author: | Bohmer2 [ Fri Dec 23, 2005 8:46 am ] |
| Post subject: | 60's Slant Panel Trucks |
Anyone ever have a 60's slant powered Panel Truck? I am in the process of acquiring a mid 40's Dodge Panel that currently has a flathead four cylinder and am thinking about either putting an F/M body front suspension under it but I was curious if the later slant powered Panels had a k-member torsion bar suspension or if they have a different engine mounting system. Brian |
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| Author: | sandy in BC [ Fri Dec 23, 2005 8:58 am ] |
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I have done the F body clip swap under a 66 D100. Thats not what I would do again. You have to build a new frame. What I would do is do measure up a Dakota Frame. (we have one as a yard truck) Dodges were beam axle till 71 and coil spring , A arm till the new ones. |
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| Author: | dakight [ Fri Dec 23, 2005 11:49 am ] |
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They're still coil spring/A-arm unless they're 4WD. |
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| Author: | Tim Keith [ Fri Dec 23, 2005 8:36 pm ] |
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I recently saw a '62 Town Panel in a salvage yard with a factory slant six. It had a beam front axle. I have seen one '40s Dodge panel with the automobile type IFS suspension. Nick's salvage in San Antonio had one of these panel trucks, it had the 'Job Rated' front end sheet metal of the pickup trucks, with an automobile type IFS. The old Mopar IFS is decent when converted to disk brakes, probably as good as the Volare setup. |
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