Mean Green

Thank you its a 1966 b 42 I don’t think there was any other number on it the gasser is long gone and has a thermodyne now

Getting all cleaned up for tomorrow

Might have to go look and what they have I’m only about 15 minutes from there

B 42 axle if some one needs one was pulled in the fall from my truck would trade for a good steel fuel tank with mounting brackets

Merry Christmas everyone !

I was in the same boat you are in I have a b42 converted to diesel I used an air ride cut off from an international it’s now tandem air ride instead of single with springs . It had 6.17 gears when I got it had original gas rear in it then changed to 4.61 gears that let me go a about 55 with a tall tires don’t know the gearing of the tandems but it has way more road speed now as for the front axle I used a complete axle out of a school bus so I have modern hub pilot wheels and brakes the engine is just a 673 that I added a turbo to I gave it extra fuel and that was it and it don’t seem to run hot on the pryo I feel your truck would be lots of work to fit all the sheet metal on the newer frame but it’s doable the steering box in front of the axle would not work because the b model front clip ends at the front spring mounts Maby you could move it back to have power steering as for the axle widths the newer frame slipped right over my frame and I just bolted it but my frame rails are not as tall as a modern truck I lost most of my pictures of when I did the work but they should all be on here congrats on the cool project

Thank you Paul I found it on an old freightliner but I think it originally came off a gmc

here it is finished up

My b 42 had 6.17 gears in it the owner before me put a 673 diesel in it 45 was top speed I found a different rear I think it was 4.56 somewhere around there 55 top speed then I switched out for a modern air ride I’m not sure of the gears in it but it will easily do 65 not even pushing it and all everything is more modern and available

That’s my plans vlad just keeping an eye on it

I ended up taking a piece of tubing heating it red hot and beat the drag link end into it making a cone then cleaned it up and pressed it into the stearing arm with some bearing mount on it once tightened it should work out good

I have all ready been burning the pellet stove at home nights have been cold days have been nice though