Step van on f150 chassis

[billfires]

This was posted on the F150 Forum. He mounted a 1962 Grumman step van onto a 2017 F150 4x4 chassis with only minimal modifications to the body. I couldn't post the direct link (said the file exceeded 100 kb) but here is the link; www.f150forum.com/f118/f150-chassis-swap-472289/   This looks like what a lot of Vandwellers are interested in. Bill C

 

[highdesertranger]

I wonder why in the world someone would go to that much trouble and use a F-150? highdesertranger

 

[B and C]

150's are a lot cheaper than a 250 or 350 (you knew that). Just stating for those that may not. Hopefully he doesn't want to carry much.

 

[KarlH]

It's easy to get a Kurbmaster with a rusty P30 chassis, and not too hard to find an OK 4x4 P30 chassis to swap in.

Guessing very roughly from recent ads in Minnesota and Wisconsin, $1,000-3,000 for the van and $500-1,000 for the chassis might get you the parts you need.

 

[KarlH]

On the other hand, it looks like some bread vans actually shipped on an E-150:

https://www.millsupply.com/stepvan-chassis-info.php

If he got a good deal or it was in really good shape, why not?

 

[user 423]

It's all aluminum,right? Might not weigh much more than what the steel cab and bed weighed originally.

Pretty cool swap anyway.

 

[flying kurbmaster]

The 8 footers came out on 1/2 tons. Mine is a 10 footer one ton single wheel and is way too strong for vandwelling I could take out leaf springs in order to make it sit straight and be less rigid. 3/4 ton would probably be ideal. In saying that this looks like a very nice conversion