4BT in a 1947 Ford 1.t Ton Dually... I got the cab mounted!

**daskapitan** · 12-08-2008 03:38 PM

I love your build. Lots of thought & action made into a reality. Beautiful

**47Ford - 1.5Ton** · 12-10-2008 07:43 PM

Final location and made mounts for the fuel tanks.... much higher now.. (Note: In pictures the front air suspension is completely lowered and I still have a 'foot' (size 13) to spare..... Enjoy!

**bigorangecntry07** · 12-14-2008 12:24 AM

nice

**47Ford - 1.5Ton** · 01-02-2009 11:50 AM

Just bordem.... its too cold to get in the garage right now in Wisco... even with the heater its hard to keep up.

Havent been in the garage for almost 3 weeks now guys..... the Holidays really took a toll on garage time but in due time.

**nexxussian** · 01-03-2009 03:02 AM

I hear ya there, the weather service is claiming -30F over by my house, and I'm not gonna say they're wrong. Truck cranked hard even being plugged in for several hours before going to work.

**47Ford - 1.5Ton** · 01-07-2009 08:49 PM

Just more of the Solidworks fun

Bumper is flat patterend DXF'd and ready for the laser cutter... then to the brake press and welder for forming.

Stainless Steel with a paper polished exterior (mirror finish #4)

**daskapitan** · 01-08-2009 02:03 PM

Dual Exhaust?

**47Ford - 1.5Ton** · 01-08-2009 04:07 PM

2 stacks are always bette then one....

**4btDakota_Tx** · 01-08-2009 06:41 PM

hot damn! I was wondering how air bags would work under the 4bt

love it

**bigorangecntry07** · 01-08-2009 11:44 PM

sweet

**ambulancechser** · 01-09-2009 08:21 PM

one suggestion...install a headache rack on your deck,and support your stacks off the rack...
if you mount them to the cab,the resulting drone through the cab walls will drive you nuts.

**47Ford - 1.5Ton** · 01-10-2009 10:48 AM

I'm going to be mounting the stacks off of the frame via 7/16" dia round stock X fashion and then to prevent a for-aft motion I will be doing a slightly 30* from vertical dropdown bar. WIll not be attached to either the cab or the bed. (Because i wont be having a 'bed' on the truck for quite some time (which involves me buying a new house with a garage deep enough to fit the bigrig in with a bed on it. (Both width and length wise)

**47Ford - 1.5Ton** · 02-09-2009 07:04 PM

Just a continuance as always..........

(Filling up the gap were the old fuel neck was...)

**bigorangecntry07** · 02-09-2009 08:36 PM

body work sucks.... ENJOY!

**nexxussian** · 02-10-2009 11:52 AM

Originally Posted by bigorangecntry07

body work sucks.... ENJOY!

X2

Looks good though.

**47Ford - 1.5Ton** · 02-11-2009 07:40 PM

No more hole........

**47Ford - 1.5Ton** · 04-21-2009 09:43 PM

New Paint Scheme

Give me your thoughts guys........

**WC53** · 04-21-2009 10:47 PM

Seriously I think you should try all one shade of blue and do the trim a darker shade along with the grill . Keep the fenders all one colour to the hood . You will have enough black on the frame , running boards and bumpers to pull the vehicle together .

**JakeDiesel** · 04-22-2009 06:49 AM

it does work for me either but its your truck do what you like
I think the same paint scheme as the engine might look nice. The blue with polished aluminum

**carcrafter22** · 04-22-2009 07:27 AM

That trim (emblems,bumpers, grill, headlight bezels, etc.) would look great chromed with the blue.

**mljjones67** · 04-22-2009 11:40 AM

Originally Posted by carcrafter22

That trim (emblems,bumpers, grill, headlight bezels, etc.) would look great chromed with the blue.

I second this!

**47Ford - 1.5Ton** · 04-22-2009 02:50 PM

Originally Posted by mljjones67

I second this!

You two wanna pay for the chrome bill?

**JohnC** · 04-22-2009 09:21 PM

Sweeeeeeet projec!

**turbos10** · 04-24-2009 08:48 AM

Originally Posted by 47Ford - 1.5Ton

You two wanna pay for the chrome bill?

My personal preference on look would be to blast and paint all the chrome trim you can not eliminate. If you can just get rid of it, do that and weld up the holes. I also like the blue....I have a 57 chevy pickup that has all the trim and emblems removed, bumper smoothed and it is painted blue.

**carcrafter22** · 04-24-2009 10:30 AM

Originally Posted by 47Ford - 1.5Ton

You two wanna pay for the chrome bill?

LOL maybe we can start a chrome fund LOL. To me old trucks like this either need chrome emblems or no emblems. I like turbo s10's idea of getting rid of all the trim you can and weld up all the holes then just paint the bare minimum. I have never really been a big fan of painting grills on these old trucks though.

**47Ford - 1.5Ton** · 04-24-2009 11:27 AM

I'm throwing some silver HIGHLY metallic paint as we speak for some testing... pictures of results to come afterwards..... has potential from what I've seen at least in teh wet state... well see how it dries...

**turbos10** · 04-24-2009 11:46 AM

The silver is an option if you can get something with UV resistance. A buddy of mine had a tractor grille silver powder coated and it looks like chrome from a distance. Cost was not too bad.

**nexxussian** · 04-24-2009 07:29 PM

FWIW there are several processes out there now that use paint or powdercoat that give a finish very close to chrome.

Just stay away from it with chrome polish (ask me how I know

).

**47Ford - 1.5Ton** · 05-02-2009 09:01 PM

Saturday May 02 Results

Got the tank standoff brackets welded up, blasted, painted and got both saddle tanks on....

Threw the hood with pain

Threw the hood spears, latch and ornaments with paint....

Enjoy

Went with white guys.... after throwing some test pieces of paint on.... white just stood out bar none......

Never thought it would be white...... I thought forsure black but once I saw it........ game over

**bigorangecntry07** · 05-02-2009 09:25 PM

i like the white also looks killer

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