69-79 Ford with a Cummins engine- Install Pictures
View the 1974 Crewcab conversion.
This is one of our conversions: 1974 F250 4x4 Cummins ZF 5spd w/A/C. click the picture for the whole story.
On the 79 and older trucks you do have to lower the front cross member about 2 inches. you can either lower a center section or just notch it out to fit with out loosing structural integrity. There is a 79 Ford truck here local that packs a service body and pushes a V plow all winter with no effects to steering or frame whatsoever. If you look you can see how it is cut out. You can see how the frame has been notched in the picture below. In the fourth picture below you can see the ZF 5spd in view there.
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Notice how the crossmember on this 79 Ford truck has been cut. It has been trimmed about 2 inches in thickness in order to allow the pan to fit down far enough. This has not weakened the truck. As you see it carries a 900 lb Boss V plow out front.
