Thought I'd share my '49 Fargo build.
I decided to put my '49 Fargo body on a '66 Dodge W200 chassis I have. It's a short wheel base 3/4 ton 4x4. I took 6" from the center of the frame, to shorten the wheel base from 114" to 108".
I had first installed a 225 slant 6 and 904 auto on the '49 chassis, but that wasn't powerful enough. So I installed a 440/727. As fun as that was, the chassis wasn't designed for that weight or torque, and I quickly learned the leaf springs weren't happy.
So...
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I decided to put my '49 Fargo body on a '66 Dodge W200 chassis I have. It's a short wheel base 3/4 ton 4x4. I took 6" from the center of the frame, to shorten the wheel base from 114" to 108".
I had first installed a 225 slant 6 and 904 auto on the '49 chassis, but that wasn't powerful enough. So I installed a 440/727. As fun as that was, the chassis wasn't designed for that weight or torque, and I quickly learned the leaf springs weren't happy.
So...
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