The Boss 72 Chevy 4x4 Cummins Dually

[propanemudtruck]

good to hear! it's amazing once again the new direction someone can take the same great truck. Best of luck to the rest of your build

[MrBeast]

Originally Posted by propanemudtruck

good to hear! it's amazing once again the new direction someone can take the same great truck. Best of luck to the rest of your build

Thanks!

[MrBeast]

Mini update, I just stayed up all night doing cad designing a new bed, decided not to build the welder trailer, I am going to wind up buying a new machine, a Lincoln Vantage 300 with the Kubota Diesel. This bed is designed around it.





more to come soon...

[watahyahknow]

i wonder if you can fit those smaller bottles on the side of that welder from wat i see theres room for it , the way you have placed them now you might hit them with the goodneck trailer if youre pulling that
maibe make a simple lift with an airbag between the cab and rearwheel behind a door on the side im thinking two rails made out of square tubing and a flat plate that lowers to sit flat on the ground it wuld take a lot of space you could use for a toolbox but you dont have to lift the bottles up ontoo the bed just bolt them to that rail raise the lift and lock it in place about halfway so the bottles dont stick out above the welder and close the door in front of it

[coggonobrien]

i was thinking the same thing that the rear bottles needed some protection.

[MrBeast]

Originally Posted by watahyahknow

i wonder if you can fit those smaller bottles on the side of that welder from wat i see theres room for it , the way you have placed them now you might hit them with the goodneck trailer if youre pulling that
maibe make a simple lift with an airbag between the cab and rearwheel behind a door on the side im thinking two rails made out of square tubing and a flat plate that lowers to sit flat on the ground it wuld take a lot of space you could use for a toolbox but you dont have to lift the bottles up ontoo the bed just bolt them to that rail raise the lift and lock it in place about halfway so the bottles dont stick out above the welder and close the door in front of it

The ball is 8" behind and the bottles are offset to the side, in order for a trailer that had a 30" tall goose neck to make contact with them it would have to be in a right hand turn and the truck would have to go up a hill that put it at a 17 degree angle before the trailer started to follow.

The reason I am not going to mount the bottles up with the other bottles is that I am not always going to be carrying oxygen in that rack, I may be carrying helium, argon, or a bottle of 75/25. If I am doing a job that requires a lot of mig or tig welding I do not want to have to move the acetalene out of the way every time I have to change a bottle.

As well the lift is a great idea, but not nessesary, when you go to the welding house to get gas it is coming off of a loading dock, and they lower it down into your truck for you.

[DuramaxC10]

update???????????????

[MrBeast]

Originally Posted by DuramaxC10

update???????????????

Been working and gathering parts, fixing to get into the next truck building spree shortly.

[1972K20]

Very good looking build!

[thirdstreettito]

Updates?

[madhatterxlch]

Well I'm subscribed. Going to start my repower project end of the month in a 1971 Chevy K-20 a 93 Cummins, NV5600, NP205, Dana 60 & Dana 80. Any tips or suggestions will be appreciated.

[legendary]

What are you using to cool the motor? Can you show the engine bay?
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[watahyahknow]

i think if he uses an aluminium big block radiator and a huge electric fan he should be ok with the cummins

[madhatterxlch]

say you wouldn't have a wiring diagram to make these cummins start and shut off. Any help would be appreciated.

[legendary]

Originally Posted by madhatterxlch

say you wouldn't have a wiring diagram to make these cummins start and shut off. Any help would be appreciated.

I don't have a wiring diagram, but I can walk younthrough the wiring for getting it on and off in a nice clean configuration. How far along are you?
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[Fastgreen350]

updates???? Very cool build so far!!

[MrBeast]

There wont be any updates for quite a while, I broke my back in a car accident this summer.

I got rear ended, got hurt really bad. Had to shut the shop down.

[thirdstreettito]

Damn Nick, that sucks! I hope you get well soon brother!

[ronh72c10]

Sorry to hear that, do what you can to get yourself healed.

Ron

[Palf70Step]

Hope you heal fast and can get back into the trucks before too long.

[watahyahknow]

wow thats realy bad news not only youre back but a big part of youre future as whell , i hope things will get better soon

[Fastgreen350]

Sorry to hear that, hope everything works out for ya and you can get back on your feet before too long!

[modblacksmith]

Hey bud sorry to hear about your accident, hope you heal up fast. Watched your youtube videos and the truck looks grate, hope you can get back to it soon.

[bigindian454]

Way Awesome dude!

[MrBeast]

A bit of an update, right now I am working on finding some shop space, also waiting on The VA to get my pay fixed. Hopefully soon I will be able to start making some progress on getting this truck built again.

I have really been jonsing to do something with it, and right now I am so close to being able to put it back together. I am still a long ways from the finish line, we will see how things stack up in the coming months. I did just put together an old jeep to drive, it is an 80 CJ7, put a 304 and NV4500 in it. Need to get it up and running first.

Once I do I will be able to properly focus on the 72. I really want to hear that cummins roar again.