{"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’s Cummins-Powered 4WD 1953 Ford Van"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Scott Birdsall<\/a> enjoys building vehicles at his company Chuckles Garage<\/a> in California. Some of his projects include a Cummins-powered Ford race truck<\/a>, 2JZ-powered Toyota race truck<\/a>, and 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 TheDrive<\/a> in the video below. <\/p>\n