{"id":129398,"date":"2025-03-24T12:52:34","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T17:52:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=129398"},"modified":"2025-03-24T12:52:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T17:52:34","slug":"chuckles-garages-cummins-powered-4wd-1953-ford-van","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=129398","title":{"rendered":"Chuckles Garage&#8217;s Cummins-Powered 4WD 1953 Ford Van"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=129420\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-129420\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"129420\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=129420\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/custom-1953-Ford-van-with-a-Cummins-6BT-and-4WD-drivetrain-09.jpg?fit=1600%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"custom 1953 Ford van with a Cummins 6BT and 4WD drivetrain 09\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;custom 1953 Ford van with a Cummins 6BT and 4WD drivetrain&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/custom-1953-Ford-van-with-a-Cummins-6BT-and-4WD-drivetrain-09.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/custom-1953-Ford-van-with-a-Cummins-6BT-and-4WD-drivetrain-09.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"custom 1953 Ford van with a Cummins 6BT and 4WD drivetrain\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-129420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/custom-1953-Ford-van-with-a-Cummins-6BT-and-4WD-drivetrain-09.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/custom-1953-Ford-van-with-a-Cummins-6BT-and-4WD-drivetrain-09.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/custom-1953-Ford-van-with-a-Cummins-6BT-and-4WD-drivetrain-09.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/custom-1953-Ford-van-with-a-Cummins-6BT-and-4WD-drivetrain-09.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/custom-1953-Ford-van-with-a-Cummins-6BT-and-4WD-drivetrain-09.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/chucklesgarage\/\">Scott Birdsall<\/a> enjoys building vehicles at his company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chucklesgarage.com\">Chuckles Garage<\/a> in California. Some of his projects include a <a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=60968\">Cummins-powered Ford race truck<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=108677\">2JZ-powered Toyota race truck<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=100239\">2JZ-powered BMW E30<\/a>. Another project Scott enjoys driving is a 1953 Ford Vanette with a 5.9 L Cummins turbodiesel inline-six. It features a ATS Aurora 4000 turbocharger, Dynomite Diesel STG1 injectors, and MBRP four-inch exhaust. Scott converted the van to 4WD using a NV4500 five-speed manual transmission and divorced NP205 transfer case. Torque is split between a Dana 60 front axle and Corporate 14-bolt rear axle. The van rides on Bilstein remote-reservoir shocks, Ford Super Duty leaf springs, and a set of Toyo Open Country 33-inch tires mounted on ARE Baja wheels. Listen to Scott describe the van to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@drive\">TheDrive<\/a> in the video below. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/5e-NOok4tyU?si=MvezcLeYzaSgapuD\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=129421\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-129421\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"129421\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=129421\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/custom-1953-Ford-van-with-a-Cummins-6BT-and-4WD-drivetrain-10.jpg?fit=1600%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,900\" 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sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=129423\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-129423\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"129423\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=129423\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/custom-1953-Ford-van-with-a-Cummins-6BT-and-4WD-drivetrain-12.jpg?fit=1600%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"custom 1953 Ford van with a Cummins 6BT and 4WD drivetrain 12\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;custom 1953 Ford van with a Cummins 6BT and 4WD drivetrain&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/custom-1953-Ford-van-with-a-Cummins-6BT-and-4WD-drivetrain-12.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/custom-1953-Ford-van-with-a-Cummins-6BT-and-4WD-drivetrain-12.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"custom 1953 Ford van with a Cummins 6BT and 4WD drivetrain\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-129423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/custom-1953-Ford-van-with-a-Cummins-6BT-and-4WD-drivetrain-12.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/custom-1953-Ford-van-with-a-Cummins-6BT-and-4WD-drivetrain-12.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/custom-1953-Ford-van-with-a-Cummins-6BT-and-4WD-drivetrain-12.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/custom-1953-Ford-van-with-a-Cummins-6BT-and-4WD-drivetrain-12.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/custom-1953-Ford-van-with-a-Cummins-6BT-and-4WD-drivetrain-12.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=129424\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-129424\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"129424\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/custom-1953-Ford-van-with-a-Cummins-6BT-and-4WD-drivetrain-13.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/custom-1953-Ford-van-with-a-Cummins-6BT-and-4WD-drivetrain-13.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/custom-1953-Ford-van-with-a-Cummins-6BT-and-4WD-drivetrain-13.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=129425\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-129425\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"129425\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=129425\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/custom-1953-Ford-van-with-a-Cummins-6BT-and-4WD-drivetrain-14.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/custom-1953-Ford-van-with-a-Cummins-6BT-and-4WD-drivetrain-14.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/custom-1953-Ford-van-with-a-Cummins-6BT-and-4WD-drivetrain-14.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@drive\">TheDrive<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scott Birdsall enjoys building vehicles at his company Chuckles Garage in California. Some of his projects include a Cummins-powered Ford race truck, 2JZ-powered Toyota race truck, and 2JZ-powered BMW E30. Another project Scott enjoys driving is a 1953 Ford Vanette with a 5.9 L Cummins turbodiesel inline-six. It features a ATS Aurora 4000 turbocharger, Dynomite&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=129398\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Chuckles Garage&#8217;s Cummins-Powered 4WD 1953 Ford Van<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":129420,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1057],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-129398","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-p-series"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/custom-1953-Ford-van-with-a-Cummins-6BT-and-4WD-drivetrain-09.jpg?fit=1600%2C900&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":69775,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=69775","url_meta":{"origin":129398,"position":0},"title":"4WD 1953 Ford Van with a Cummins 6BT","author":"swaptastic","date":"April 2, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Scott Birdsall from Chuckles Garage built a 1400+ hp diesel race truck and last year set a Pikes Peak record in it. 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