Deerepower Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 do you think I have shortend the engine enough for it to be a ford 4000? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deerepower Posted September 20, 2007 Author Share Posted September 20, 2007 as you can see in this picture how much I have taken off the engine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nashmach Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 Looks well - one cylinder less so should be about 6 inches shorter in real life I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDFord Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 Looks good to me Is there any way you can reshape the tombstone casting to be more like a 4000 - only a minor detail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deerepower Posted September 20, 2007 Author Share Posted September 20, 2007 Looks good to me Is there any way you can reshape the tombstone casting to be more like a 4000 - only a minor detail what do you mean? not into tec terms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nashmach Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 what do you mean? not into tec terms The bit that connects the front axle to the engine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deerepower Posted September 20, 2007 Author Share Posted September 20, 2007 I get you now will have to dig a picture out to see what it looks like on the 4000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james f Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 Sorry to dissapoint but it will never look exactly like a 4000 since the 4000 had a straight through gearbox and the 5000 a stepped one, resulting in a higher bonnet line, combined with a different design of tombstone to give extra height despite using the same front axle as the 4000. Good effort though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deerepower Posted September 20, 2007 Author Share Posted September 20, 2007 I know it wont be quite right but I'm fed up of seeing so called 4000 conversions on ebay where all thats been done is a new set of decals, at least this one will be shorter than the 5000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nashmach Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 I know it wont be quite right but I'm fed up of seeing so called 4000 conversions on ebay where all thats been done is a new set of decals, at least this one will have a shorter than the 5000 Couldn't agree more with that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDFord Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 [glow=red,2,300]Couldn't agree more with that [/glow] Same here There are minor detail differences, even the front axle and its mountings are different, but where do you draw the line. I'm sure you'll be able to get the right look of a 4000 which is pretty important Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
super6 Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 I know it wont be quite right but I'm fed up of seeing so called 4000 conversions on ebay where all thats been done is a new set of decals, at least this one will be shorter than the 5000 85" wheelbase as opposed to 5000's 88" wheelbase Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deerepower Posted September 20, 2007 Author Share Posted September 20, 2007 just reshaped the tombstone casting for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deerepower Posted September 20, 2007 Author Share Posted September 20, 2007 hows this look? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratholderen Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 : look much better, the size is realistic :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pj witch Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 don,t look far out to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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