Loadmaster '47 COE

[andsonsvd]

Hey Rob,

I'm looking at a 48 Coe that had just arrived here in Australia and was wondering do they have the same leg room/ cabin size as a 48 4400 truck? I have one of those but I'm 6ft7 so I'm concerned the Coe is smaller?

great work with your truck with only a few weeks in it mate!

Thanks Shane

[47 Fasttoys]

Same leg room, just a hump in the floor which covers the valve cover, same basic cab just modified firewall and floor and lower doors.

[Dieselwrencher]

Rob, great work. The cab looks great up high. I like that visor too! You could make an enclosure and put all the electronics in it under the hood so it's easy access. I don't remember, is you radiator going up front or in the rear? I'm thinking of putting the radiator up front on mine. If I can fit it behind the grill and still shut the hood.

[47 Fasttoys]

Thanks, I'm really not sure yet on the radiator. I need to see if it will fit under the cab using the original fan. I will try and use the donor radiator to save a few bucks. So far the donor is working out great, it even looks like I can reuse the rear drive shaft at it's stock length, the fuel tank in it's stock location, the exhaust from the muffler back and the spare tire mount.
Rob

[Dieselwrencher]

Well that'll be great. Save a lot of work. Speaking of work, what work do you do in China?

[47 Fasttoys]

Maintenance support, we built a new factory here and I was sent here to teach the Chinese how to maintain the equipment. It's good work.
Rob

[Dieselwrencher]

Sounds pretty good. That part of the world is getting filled with factories with owner relationships with the US. Good luck with it.

[joedoh]

ha seeing the santana taxicab flashes me back to my march trip, we went to shenzhen, nantong, and shanghai, those santanas were all over shanghai.

I googled bar j ranch in colorado and they have a website.
http://awesomecoloradoland.com/bar_j_ranch.htm

cool project! you really get after it.

[47 Fasttoys]

Thanks for the link, I have seen some for a dude ranch but that one is actually only about 150 miles from where I bought the truck. I need to find the ranch owner to see if any pictures are available from when the truck was in use, now that would be cool. By the way, I live in Shenyang at the Crown Plaza Hotel, yes, I live in a hotel
Thanks again,
Rob

[topdown99]

I love those old COE - cant wait to see it done!

[E911manager]

I am about to start a 1946 COE build. I appreciate you taking so many pics. So far i have the 1946 COE cab and a 50 long narrow bed. I traded some stuff for a running 1994 Chevrolet 3500 with a 6.5 diesel in it. I want a diesel and do not want to mid mount the engine because I want to use the bed. Anyway, keep putting the pics up they are very helpful..

[47 Fasttoys]

All right guys, I'm looking for a little help here. As you have seen, I'm running a mid mounted drive train. My plan is to make an electrical shifter using a linear actuator, control board, some resistors and some switches. What I need is some measurements for a 4L60 transmission shift arm. So, if you have a transmission laying around and you have a few minutes please have a look at the drawing below. You can also see what my feeble mind has come up with for the bed.
Thanks, Rob

[99 to Life]

Man you need to stop having so many cool ideas cause its making my drive to do a COE too big. Got alot of irons to cool down bf I get on mine. Sorry I'm of no help on your measurements. Can't wait to see this thing come together.

[ghettoluxury]

Ok I have some measurements for you.

2 and 1/4 center to center on shift arm

7 and 3/8 from the leading edge of shifter bracket to center of shift arm pivot at full retraction

10 and 3/16 from the leading edge of shifter bracket to center of shift arm pivot at full extension

I hope these will help you out.

[47 Fasttoys]

Thank you very much Ghetto, that's just what I needed. Yes 99 I have a few ideas, that seem to one of the things with my working away from home right now, I have a ton of time for planning and saving. I have a lot of things worked out on paper (or computer in this case). As the shifter project comes along I will post some updates. I will build a working model before I return home to work out some of the bugs.
Rob

[47 Fasttoys]

A little update, I ordered a linear actuator (4 inch stroke), a control board, a position display and a power supply. Locally a bought some components and built a resistor circuit and switch set up to control the position of the actuator. I was only able to find a 6 position switch in the style I liked so I will be limited to 6 positions. All are adjustable, so for now I will have P,R,N,D,3,2 with no first control. I could give one of the other gears if needed (maybe neutral). Anyway I have tested the control circuit works good. I'm still waiting on the other parts to arrive. So this little silver knob is my shifter control.




Rob

[Advanced Design]

Very creative! Looks like a product that could be packaged and sold.

[dug224]

Really nice build. Subscribed. Thanks for the help on mine. Dug

[47 Fasttoys]

OK, so I got some parts in today, played with some wiring and presto! I now have have a prototype for my shifter. Click on the picture to play a crappy video. The actuator is kind of small but it's rated at around 15 lbs. so it should move a shift lever just fine. I can adjust it to stop in any of 6 positions and it repeats to .02 mm. It also has adjustments for speed, sensitivity and range of motion. Same force, push or pull. Overall very pleased but I may need to use a different switch as this does not feel like it would hold up for long.

Rob

[ricott]

That is neat. One thought for the switch would be to use a third gen camaro shifter or a C4 Corvette shifter. The Neutral Safety Switch (NSS) is attached to the shifter and, as I recall, the switch has an output for each gear/position. When you moved the shifter, it would output through the NSS based on the position of the NSS . This should allow you to have a "shift by wire" setup using the traditional shifter (if that is the look you are seeking).

[Billys68SS]

Nice!

[47 Fasttoys]

The transmission (4L60) has a position switch on it which includes a NSS. I will use some of the outputs and LEDs for gear selection indicators. The plan is to adapt the throttle knob to replace the aluminum one. This knob has a "T" on it for transmission. Other then the knob I don't plan on having a normal shifter.

I still need to figure out what to use the "C" or choke knob for.
Rob

[ghettoluxury]

"C" is for Cruise!

[47 Fasttoys]

Well now that's a good idea, I was thinking cargo, as in cargo light but cruise works even better. My plan is a one button cruise activation with it being "on" in the back ground all the time. The rest of the cruise will be all the factory hook ups.

[Dieselwrencher]

Very cool shifter set up you have made there sir!