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#846 - Cummins Swap
Author: andy1canada (Show all albums)

Howdy Folks!

Going to give this another try as my first attempt didn't go so well on the 'Diner-conversion' thread (Will update/edit that soon).

Started my Cummins swap by pulling off the bumper; only took better part of an hour. That sucker is HEAVY! Better part of a 100 lbs I bet. Will be looking to knock substantial weight off that baby while still retaining a 5000 lb towing standard.

This will take a while as it will unfold as time and resources permit, so please be patient.

More pics and hopefully some videos (FMC-TV) to follow.

Cheers,
Terry
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Air-spring trailing arm mount sketch. 3-pcs: 12" x 3 1/2" x 5" angle iron mount, welded to forward flat section perpendicular to torsion bar; 3-ft section main beam; upper bag mount welded to coach chassis. Dimensions to be verified.

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When I saw Rico's pic of how he blocked up his coach, I liked it right away. Much safer than the way I had it before. The wheels are sitting over a foot off the ground now.

Mondo Inverter 2,000,000/watts!

Scored a second 47RH at a price I couldn't refuse. So - as seen here in the pic - I'm going to breed them and see if I can make more little ones. The male is the one with the pointy thing :-0




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Six Alcoa's, shiny Alcoa's... charging down the highway in the blazing sun!

This is the 47RE. Was my second choice for a trans after I had too much trouble finding a 47RH(A618). But when the one I now have came up for sale here on the Island, I decided to go back to my original plan. The RH is much easier to control and I don't have to drop another $1000.00 or more on a stand-alone controller. The comparable 47RE length measurement - at 26 3/8" from bell to t-case connection - confirms that the RH basically brings 5" additional length to the train.

Now to ditch the t-case and rebuild this baby.


Measured the length of the 47RH (4x4 version)from the forward edge of the bell to where the intermediate housing bolts to the t-case: 31 3/8" (+/- 1/8")

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Help arrived to pull the engine/trans after lunch today. Will miss the distinct roar of that venerable ole' 440'!

Rad out finally. Almost dropped the sucker on my foot (yes had steel toes on) as I took out the last upper bolt holding it to the shroud. Less beer next time :0

Crane scale. Instructions not so good but fairly simple to figure out. Good to 300 kg./660 lbs with a 0.2/lb accuracy.
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