65 town wagon build

[penski61]

got the modified fenders on and front bumper , then got the pig turned around to work on the back

[penski61]

went ahead and made a rear bumper from scratch since the original one was mangled

[penski61]

getting closer to firing up the engine , waiting on a fuel door kit to come in then i can put some fuel in the tank once thats done i can run the electrical and do a test fire

just enough clearance for the mechanical fan

[penski61]

still plugging away ,built the battery trays into the inner fenders, got the fuel lines and trans lines ran in stainless then pulled the engine to get resealed and painted . now just adding some steps and cleaning up the frame so i can get it powdercoated then re-assemble the drivetrain . also installed super short sye kit from jb conversion on the 241 dld

[penski61]

[penski61]

got the body pulled and frame stripped , powder coated and drive train re installed with fuel cell , fuel lines , trans lines and rear brake line
got a set of 5100 for the front but may have to go with a 360/80 valving instead of the 255/70 or whatever off the shelf valving is

[penski61]

well got the exhaust pretty much finished up , the turn down is 4" diamond eye and was able to cut and piece from the muffler back using a stock exhaust i pulled from an 05 cummins at the jy .
also lowered the chassis about 2" cause the rear driveshaft was close to maxed on the angle cause of how short it ended being

[penski61]

got all the stainless done for the heater tube and coolant lines for trans heat exchanger , just chipping away at it little by little

[Andydodgegeek]

Looking real good, I'll look forward to seeing your progress.

[PowerMan]

Wow! That's looking great! It is a lot of fun to get that Cummins running and driving in the old trucks. Aren't you in CA? I have a 65 W200 I put a 12 valve and 5 speed in.

[penski61]

thanks guys , im out in Az

[Matthew Welcher PWA]

This truck will be a monster when finished.

[penski61]

up and running
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnG3cyq72PA

[Andydodgegeek]

Sweet, nice job. How's it drive?