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| | | | Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 6 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 6 | Well it's getting close to winter hope to have time to drag the poor old Coe in the garage. My question is do I Repower with a 4bt cummins our leave it alone I would like to put a flat bed with a beaver tale on it so I can haul an old tractor to shows and am afraid old engine just might not have enough snort. I can buy an old bread truck with 19.5 tires on it so I though about using whole drive line. It has disc brakes all the way around. Any thoughts would be appreciated | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,276 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,276 | I would use the drive train from the bread truck as long as the front spindles and front brakes will adapt to the COEs shorter front axle as Grigg here on the Stovebolt page has been working out the bugs on.Just remember if you go the diesel route and don't use a matching drive train you will have to at least change the rear end for gears that will work with the lower rpm engine. | | | | | Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 3,594 Moderator | | Moderator Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 3,594 | I'd vote for a latter model drive train that you can rely on and one that can haul the bread.
1967 GMC 9500 Fire Ladder Truck"The Flag Pole"In the Stovebolt Gallery1946 2-Ton grain truck 1946 3/4-ton pickup, 1953 1-ton pickup 1957 1-ton flatbed dually, 1954 Pontiac Straight Eight Of all the things I've lost in my life, I miss my mind the most! | | | | | Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 172 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 172 | I would use the drive train from the bread truck as long as the front spindles and front brakes will adapt to the COEs shorter front axle as Grigg here on the Stovebolt page has been working out the bugs on.Just remember if you go the diesel route and don't use a matching drive train you will have to at least change the rear end for gears that will work with the lower rpm engine. it would be easier just to adapt the cab to the whole chassis...IF the chassis ( track width )is narrow enough
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1947 M15 Studebaker 454 4x4 1949 Chevy COE In the Stovebolt GalleryMore pix of the COE1950 Harley FL 1958 GMC LCF 455 3x2bbl 1961 Chevy C60 Tilt Cab 327 1966 Chevy C60 Tilt Cab 496 1961 Chevy K10 sb 292 1974 Harley FXE 1979 Chevy K10 sb 2007 Harley Streetglide I'm not that good but I'm slow
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,276 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,276 | The only problem with using the whole chassis is these older trucks usually have narrower front axle beems than any modern truck. | | |
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