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1976 Camper Chassis #2814520
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Local paper had an ad for a 1 ton truck with 360/727. 41,000 miles. Called and The fella described a Van Cab and chassis with no camper.

Speaking in general terms, what can done with? Iโ€™d take on a challenge but my imagination is not taking me anywhere on this.


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Re: 1976 Camper Chassis [Re: dfsmopars] #2814533
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I guess you didn't see this post over in the Ebay/Craigslist section............ Tiny Home


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Re: 1976 Camper Chassis [Re: SattyNoCar] #2814551
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I've seen guys us them as a platform for a ramp truck. These are a unibody chassis, but the "frame" rails are heavier gauge metal then was used on cars. You need to be pretty careful what you put behind the rear axle and how you do it. Most camper chassis I've seen (and I've seen a lot of them) have a 4' section added (welded to the rear frame box) on to the back end of the original van chassis. That frame addition doesn't have much structural strength, most relied on the camper floor and shell for additional support. Once the camper shell is gone, the addition is pretty weak. Gene

Re: 1976 Camper Chassis [Re: SattyNoCar] #2814565
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No sir did not see the tiny house. Donโ€™t visit the eBay section very often. Thatโ€™s well done but no of interest to me.

Poorboy, your info on the frame confirms something that I have wondered about for a long time. Itโ€™s good info.

What about a toy hauler for a four wheeler. Is it wide enough to haul a side by side if it was enclosed?

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Re: 1976 Camper Chassis [Re: dfsmopars] #2814630
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My Dads had a modified 440 I built for it

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Re: 1976 Camper Chassis [Re: dfsmopars] #2814664
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Darrell.....a 1 ton will have a full C channel frame like a pickup truck. It will more than likely have dual rear wheels. It will probably be fairly low miles if it was a camper. If it's cheap.....snag it! up

Re: 1976 Camper Chassis [Re: JDMopar] #2814668
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Dont count on it being a dually, mines not.

And its got the offset Dana 60 and possibly the plastic 36 gallon tank that you will need. 7-9 mpg is the best ive ever seen from mine with the 4:10s.

Also if its got the oem 8 lug 16.5x6 rims tires can still be had but not at every tire store.

Good rigs but if you dont have a specific use in mind, id ask yourself why?

knowing what I know now, id pass


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Re: 1976 Camper Chassis [Re: Mr PotatoHead] #2814673
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7-9 mpg ... bad pOtO tsk

unless yur going 90 mph ... you need an SP2P and a Plastic Fantastic up

Re: 1976 Camper Chassis [Re: dIc dOc Deity !] #2814674
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When I was building in Atlanta everyone went 75mph on the main arteries, but its sounds great with a aar exhaust on it.

250 miles on 36 gallons... booooooo


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Re: 1976 Camper Chassis [Re: Mr PotatoHead] #2814676
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Boooooo pOtO.. you should have had that rig MidasSized ! whistling

Re: 1976 Camper Chassis [Re: JDMopar] #2814731
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Originally Posted by JDMopar
Darrell.....a 1 ton will have a full C channel frame like a pickup truck. It will more than likely have dual rear wheels. It will probably be fairly low miles if it was a camper. If it's cheap.....snag it! up

JD, it is a dually.


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Re: 1976 Camper Chassis [Re: pittsburghracer] #2814737
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Originally Posted by pittsburghracer
My Dads had a modified 440 I built for it


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Re: 1976 Camper Chassis [Re: pittsburghracer] #2815239
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Originally Posted by pittsburghracer
My Dads had a modified 440 I built for it


That looks like a Chinook Class C. Those were the Mac Daddy class C camper! All fiberglass and didn't rot! up

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That would make a cool ramp truck for a side by side! You could build a dual sleeper right behind the cab, with the front half hanging over the van roof like it did originally, and another one over the rear to where the nose of the side by side would go up under it. Put a twin mattress in each one, and have a place to sleep on muddin trips!

Re: 1976 Camper Chassis [Re: JDMopar] #2815242
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Originally Posted by JDMopar
Originally Posted by pittsburghracer
My Dads had a modified 440 I built for it


That looks like a Chinook Class C. Those were the Mac Daddy class C camper! All fiberglass and didn't rot! up




This was an Avion class C. He had a Avion 33 foot tag a long he usually kept in Florida and could bring this home to PA during the summer. He belonged to the Avion Trailer club. The outer skins were made from aluminum.


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Re: 1976 Camper Chassis [Re: pittsburghracer] #2815286
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i have a 77 360/727 w 51K on it from one of these in my 82 D250, yes its gets horrible mileage, and is not particularly powerful even w a 4 bbl on it. Its better than the worn out 318 that was in the truck but not by much. The price was right $300 and I sold the Dana rear end to my neighbor to put in his racecar, for $125, and scraped the rest for another $125.


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Re: 1976 Camper Chassis [Re: JDMopar] #2815308
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Originally Posted by JDMopar
Darrell.....a 1 ton will have a full C channel frame like a pickup truck. It will more than likely have dual rear wheels. It will probably be fairly low miles if it was a camper. If it's cheap.....snag it! up

I bought a mid 1970 Dodge one ton van chassis motor home chassis that had been burnt to the floors, I bought it for the dually rear end which ended up being a Dana 60 HD up. No full frame on it or any other van chassis motor home I've seen or heard of, which I have seen a lot of while looking for that rear end with the 4.10 gears shruggy
I had a 1957 Dodge one to car hauler that the engine and rear end was bad in so it got a junk yard 318 motor out of a 2 1/2 ton1960 flat bed truck and the rear end out of that motor home chassis so it would bolt in and work up
The Ford and Chevy one ton van chassis did have a full frame but those rear ends wouldn't fit properly in that early Dodge one ton frame whiney


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Re: 1976 Camper Chassis [Re: Cab_Burge] #2815375
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My Uncle has a low mileage mid 70's on a 1 ton dually chassis. The camper is junk but I need to see about buying the 360/727.

Re: 1976 Camper Chassis [Re: dfsmopars] #2816574
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I was expecting something like this!!! grin

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Me too when the seller said โ€œtruckโ€.


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