92 F-350 Cummins swap
 

i bought the truck for $2000 this summer, decided i wanted a cummins. And so here we are. I probably wont have the motor til some time this summer, when i go work. But until then im going to start getting ready. I have rattle canned the frame, and im starting on a new interior. Hopefully i will get the 460 out of it soon. I will be asking tons of questions guys since im 16 hope ya'll are ready. Any input would be great, i can use all the advice i can get. Ill put up some pics after school tomorrow:tu:.

Hope your good at welding and fabricating but there are also kits you can buy to do the swap if you have cash the swap is onlly have the battle you will get it in there then you will want mods the list goes on forever good luck

also hope your a good mechanic in general. i cant emphasize enough to everyone that this isnt an easy task. there is a ton of work and a ton of money in all of these swaps

Aw come on guys, it's not rocket science. It does take a fair amount of time, a good chunk of cash, but it's not really that hard to do if you take your time and think out your next moves.

Be patient when you're looking for an engine and you can find some great deals. I think it's better to get a wrecked truck, I found my donor truck for $3000. Not including time, I have about $4,500 total into my conversion after selling some of the extra parts. I still have about $2,000 worth of parts to get rid of, maybe more. There you go, once I get rid of some more parts I'm potentially looking at a 2000-2500 total cost conversion, including a common rail motor, NV4500, dodge radiator, intercooler, and a south bend clutch.

It can be done. It's not that hard, just take your time. My project took two years total with about one month worth of work on it. Looks factory, very few custom parts, uses either Dodge or Ford components even has the Dodge airbox and hydroboost.

i believe ford conversion is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay easier than a chevy conversion is. i am looking into doing one now and think it will be much easier, t he fact that its already straight axled makes the project ten times easier and the engine bay has much more room. i think it is much easier done in the fords. the hardest part is going to be the wiring if your not good at it

Here is a site that sells a book and ever thing else you will need to do swap a cummins in to a Ford. I wish i could get so lucky for my Chevy i can find the motor mounts but no wiring or even a book on what to do. fordcummins.com - Increase Horsepower with Ford Cummins Diesel conversion kits

im doing the ford cummins conversion in my 91 f350 crew cab and hell its easyer to do than rebuild the cummins itself

Exactly, this body style of Ford has been done so many times there really aren't any unknown's about the swap. The wiring is really simple, again if you take your time and think things through it's nothing to be scared of.

the more i look into it it seems like its just 100 times easier on the fords. every single problem ive ever had with my swap, is nonexistant on the fords. sounds like i picked the wrong truck for my first project

Thanks for the post's guy. Im just going to take it one step at a time. I am going to get the mounts from fordcumins.com. And then ill just set the motor in for awhile and save some money to buy a wiring harness. Painless makes one dont they guys?. Thanks again for the replys:tu:

Wiring harness? Are you going to put a 24v or CR in it?

Keep it simple and get a 12v because it lacks wiring.


Even if it is a 24v, its not that bad, the way I'm getting around it is by putting all the Dodge wiring harness in my Ford, along with the Dodge gauge cluster.

We just completed a 95 12v into a 97 Ford. Really not all that bad, but to get a truly seamless, factory looking install it takes time. We even revamped the stock fuse block to handle the Cummins and the relays for it.

if you have a 24v or common rail, as long as you have the COMPLETE factory engine harness and computer its not bad at all. you just plug everything in and put the computer it, and then all you need is to give the computer ground and power, hook up your wts and wif lights, check engine light, and plug in scanner port. its really not that bad. thats how i am going to do my next one. i cannot justify bit spending 1000 dollars on a painless wiring harness

Ouch! I only have about 40 dollars in total wiring harness off ebay! :rocking:

i got a 10 dollar roll of solder in my swap. and one roll of red and one roll of black wire. thats it. the best part is everything is 100% color coded to the wiring diagrams for the trucks

Hopin' to get the 460 out some time this month or the first aof next month

Some paint on the frame
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dad gave me his old chrome grill, looks way better than the oldgrey one
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Oooh did you spray paint the frame? :moon:

Looks better than rust:moon:

you ever get any farther?

never really got anywhere on it, i didnt have the money to do it. and i sold the truck

97 Chevy 3500 Swap
 

:jump:Ok I have a 350 5.7 vortec gas and was told it was a little small to really tow with and have a camper. One problem is the truck is 2wd. I want to be able to tow with the best of them. I need the power to. I had to find a truck that could tow and have 4 doors for the family. So I settled for a fleet work truck full size money wise I got a great deal. 130,000 miles for 3,500 so not bad the cool part is my wife said it was big enought to travel. Score:jump: So any help on how to upgrade this will be great

Do your home work!
 

Dam your lucky this isnt "PIRATE"
Search and do more SEARCHING! (Flipoff) :argh::argh::argh:

Or were you trying to be Funny?:scare2::scare2:

Or start your own thread!:moon::moon::moon:

Quick question..Lets say you have a 12v motor and tranny already.. how much does the install end up costing? I'm at the point of trying to figure that out before I go any further and just looking to get some numbers from guys that have done it.. Thanks guys