67 F-100 Cummins Swap - Page 2

67FordCummins · 11-09-2009, 12:45 AM

The rear suspension is going to be a four link setup, top links being triangulated so that I don’t need a pan hard bar. The air bags that I’m running on the back have 11" of travel, the reason for this is I’m going to set up the air ride to drop the truck down as far as the tires in wheel wells will allow for easy entrance/exit of the truck. I’m running a auto leveling valve off of a semi truck for ride height.
As for the front suspension I’m going to cut off the coil spring mounts and make some new ones that will allow for some air bags up front also, smaller in diameter but still will have the same amount of travel as the rear bags. I'm still stuck on the link setup that I’m going to do up front, debating between four link with pan hard bar, or a long arm type "Y" link suspension like they are running on the newer jeeps. Any info that anybody has about building long arm set up would be great as I have never done this set up before.
I’m doing the air suspension because I really have wanted to do air suspension on a truck similar to Kildermann air ride, only build my own. All of the brackets that I'm making are made out of 1/4" plate for ridge ability and strength; the links that I’m going to run are creeper joints almost the same as the Johnny joints. Let me know what you guys think I'm open to suggestions and comments. Thanks for the coments.

bbraden · 11-09-2009, 09:18 AM

I would really like to do this on my '99 Dodge! I'll be coming back and checking your updates so keep us informed!

American Thunder · 11-09-2009, 10:20 AM

This looks awesome!

crazycatman · 11-09-2009, 10:27 AM

subscribing.............might be a project for grandpa's '67 f100!

Can't wait to see the photos.

67FordCummins · 11-09-2009, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by American Thunder

This looks awesome!

Thanks for the coments. American Thunder i have been watching your build as well, your truck is looking good also, will be wathing yours along with the 74 Crew cab swap and the 69 crew cab build all of these are amazing builds, unique in there own way.

67FordCummins · 11-10-2009, 01:46 PM

Im going to attempt to get some more work done tonight and get some more pictures posted later tonight.

67FordCummins · 11-11-2009, 12:40 AM

Got some work done on the suspension, dosent it seem like sometimes something that should take 1 hour to do takes 4 hours and it still isn't done?

Hopefully i can get this truss done and finnish up the rest of the suspension.

American Thunder · 11-11-2009, 01:01 AM

Ooo nice looking welds.

bbraden · 11-11-2009, 10:06 AM

Man, you are an awesome fabricator!

ChaseTruck754 · 11-11-2009, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by 67FordCummins

Got some work done on the suspension, dosent it seem like sometimes something that should take 1 hour to do takes 4 hours and it still isn't done?

It's the factor of 4! In doing this i have learned that I need to multiply my time line estimates by 4 on everything. Something I think will take 1 hour takes 4. Something that should take a week takes a month and ,y crew swap which should have taken 3 months is over a year now...

Nice welds by the way - but I do have one question. In looking through all your pics of the parts it looks like you are keeping "corners" on everything. Like the tabs for the rear heims on the 4 link above. Any reason everything is cut at an angle or semi "square" cut and not rounded off?

67FordCummins · 11-11-2009, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by ChaseTruck754

It's the factor of 4! In doing this i have learned that I need to multiply my time line estimates by 4 on everything. Something I think will take 1 hour takes 4. Something that should take a week takes a month and ,y crew swap which should have taken 3 months is over a year now...

Nice welds by the way - but I do have one question. In looking through all your pics of the parts it looks like you are keeping "corners" on everything. Like the tabs for the rear heims on the 4 link above. Any reason everything is cut at an angle or semi "square" cut and not rounded off?

Im going to put a slight radius on all of the corners after it is all welded together, not much of a corner tho, i have just always liked the angle look on the brakets and i can always change down the road if need be. Rounded corners look cool also just prefrence i guess.

As for your coment about you working on your truck for a year now, i had to kind of laugh, i have almost three years on this thing, not sraight tho, started working on it Jan 06, worked on it throught high school, not much progress than, than after i graduated i was working on the thing everynight for about three months. than i just got burnt out on the thing so i didn't even touch the truck till the end of this summer when i finnaly got the want to finnish the thing, so i have about one year of actual work on it, only about one and half months on the suspention and engine swap, the rest of the time was on the body work. I learned that i hate body work! The other thing that sucks is when you are 21 years old, you dont have allot of money to spend on stuff like that, so i would have to say that is the biggest thing that is making the project go slow. I just need to win the lotto!!

ChaseTruck754 · 11-11-2009, 03:23 PM

ok - I get ya. The "squared" type edges totally bug me but that's what makes this stuff cool. Build what YOU want as it is YOUR truck!

If we all like the same thing there would be no variety in the word

11-09-2009, 12:45 AM	#13 (permalink)
67FordCummins Cummins Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Laramie Wy Posts: 248 Thanks: 7 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts iTrader Score: 2 reviews 67FordCummins's Truck Pics	The rear suspension is going to be a four link setup, top links being triangulated so that I don’t need a pan hard bar. The air bags that I’m running on the back have 11" of travel, the reason for this is I’m going to set up the air ride to drop the truck down as far as the tires in wheel wells will allow for easy entrance/exit of the truck. I’m running a auto leveling valve off of a semi truck for ride height. As for the front suspension I’m going to cut off the coil spring mounts and make some new ones that will allow for some air bags up front also, smaller in diameter but still will have the same amount of travel as the rear bags. I'm still stuck on the link setup that I’m going to do up front, debating between four link with pan hard bar, or a long arm type "Y" link suspension like they are running on the newer jeeps. Any info that anybody has about building long arm set up would be great as I have never done this set up before. I’m doing the air suspension because I really have wanted to do air suspension on a truck similar to Kildermann air ride, only build my own. All of the brackets that I'm making are made out of 1/4" plate for ridge ability and strength; the links that I’m going to run are creeper joints almost the same as the Johnny joints. Let me know what you guys think I'm open to suggestions and comments. Thanks for the coments. __________________ 90 Dodge Cummins Non I/C 12V 67 F-100 Cummins Swap I/C 12V 46 Chevy 2 Ton in need of a Cummins 12V

11-09-2009, 09:18 AM	#14 (permalink)
bbraden Diesel Head Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Lubbock, TX Posts: 1,685 Thanks: 5 Thanked 14 Times in 8 Posts iTrader Score: 0 reviews bbraden's Truck Pics	I would really like to do this on my '99 Dodge! I'll be coming back and checking your updates so keep us informed! __________________ '99 dodge 4x4 NV4500, Super X VP, FASS 150, Custom Quick Spool Super B w/ ATS manifold, RV's. north of 400 hp... '07 5.9 G56 4x4 qc 3.73's 1 ton SRW, BHAF and gutted intake, CM skirted flatbed, GV Overdrive.. bout to add Smarty, gauges, air compressor, and filtration!

11-09-2009, 10:20 AM	#15 (permalink)
American Thunder Cummins Enthusiast Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 253 Thanks: 7 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts iTrader Score: 0 reviews American Thunder's Truck Pics	This looks awesome! __________________ 1978 Bronco, '91 Non-I/C 12V, custom C6 auto/billet 1200 converter, NP205 case, 3.50s. 9" lift, 35s, 366 spring, 5 turns full power screw, star wheel adjusted. Denny T pin install. 4" exhaust, muffler delete. "No son, it's not a jet, it's a Bronco."

11-09-2009, 10:27 AM	#16 (permalink)
crazycatman Diesel Freak Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: 'The Cat Cave', Washington Posts: 847 Thanks: 78 Thanked 42 Times in 33 Posts iTrader Score: 0 reviews crazycatman's Truck Pics	subscribing.............might be a project for grandpa's '67 f100! Can't wait to see the photos. __________________ 04.5 QdCB 4X4 AT, Spr "B" Special, 'Pusher' int horn, PacBrake, Edge w/Att, S&B Cool air, FASS + 2 micron, 4" MBRP, 35 Toyo MT's, air bags, spr hitch, B&W hitch, BD Trani parts, 1 pc Alum DL, guages, lock up switch, smk switch, hrn blstrs

11-10-2009, 01:46 PM	#18 (permalink)
67FordCummins Cummins Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Laramie Wy Posts: 248 Thanks: 7 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts iTrader Score: 2 reviews 67FordCummins's Truck Pics	Im going to attempt to get some more work done tonight and get some more pictures posted later tonight. __________________ 90 Dodge Cummins Non I/C 12V 67 F-100 Cummins Swap I/C 12V 46 Chevy 2 Ton in need of a Cummins 12V

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11-11-2009, 12:40 AM	#19 (permalink)
67FordCummins Cummins Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Laramie Wy Posts: 248 Thanks: 7 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts iTrader Score: 2 reviews 67FordCummins's Truck Pics	Got some work done on the suspension, dosent it seem like sometimes something that should take 1 hour to do takes 4 hours and it still isn't done? Hopefully i can get this truss done and finnish up the rest of the suspension. __________________ 90 Dodge Cummins Non I/C 12V 67 F-100 Cummins Swap I/C 12V 46 Chevy 2 Ton in need of a Cummins 12V

11-11-2009, 01:01 AM	#20 (permalink)
American Thunder Cummins Enthusiast Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 253 Thanks: 7 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts iTrader Score: 0 reviews American Thunder's Truck Pics	Ooo nice looking welds. __________________ 1978 Bronco, '91 Non-I/C 12V, custom C6 auto/billet 1200 converter, NP205 case, 3.50s. 9" lift, 35s, 366 spring, 5 turns full power screw, star wheel adjusted. Denny T pin install. 4" exhaust, muffler delete. "No son, it's not a jet, it's a Bronco."

11-11-2009, 10:06 AM	#21 (permalink)
bbraden Diesel Head Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Lubbock, TX Posts: 1,685 Thanks: 5 Thanked 14 Times in 8 Posts iTrader Score: 0 reviews bbraden's Truck Pics	Man, you are an awesome fabricator! __________________ '99 dodge 4x4 NV4500, Super X VP, FASS 150, Custom Quick Spool Super B w/ ATS manifold, RV's. north of 400 hp... '07 5.9 G56 4x4 qc 3.73's 1 ton SRW, BHAF and gutted intake, CM skirted flatbed, GV Overdrive.. bout to add Smarty, gauges, air compressor, and filtration!

11-11-2009, 03:23 PM	#24 (permalink)
ChaseTruck754 Diesel Head Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Costa Mesa, CA Posts: 1,054 Thanks: 0 Thanked 17 Times in 17 Posts iTrader Score: 0 reviews ChaseTruck754's Truck Pics	ok - I get ya. The "squared" type edges totally bug me but that's what makes this stuff cool. Build what YOU want as it is YOUR truck! If we all like the same thing there would be no variety in the word __________________ My cummins swap - 1974 Ford Crew cab http://www.cumminsforum.com/forum/cu...-crew-cab.html

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