Any of you willing to do a swap on my junk
 

I have an 87 GMC Suburban that needs a cummins powertrain. Any of you guys that have done these swaps want or know who and how much it is going to take to have this done?

alot of time and alot of money. other than that its not too bad

If I could just get into a building, I'd be more than happy to do conversions, done a few Dodge ones already.

Mark.

Well Mark that would be one fun payed vacation... I have the building and most all the tools we would need. My wife and I are hella good cooks. I might have to plan it after tax returns. If you're serious we can start making this happen! :jump:

Mark:
I got your PM, but it wont let me send you one until my post counts up.

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My question to you and to anyone; What would be a rough idea of how much this will cost from start to finish?

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Now I know there's many ways to do this, but I am talking the way that will cost the least to get the burb just to where it will pull my 25 foot camp trailer and two wheeler on a small trailer up the canyon without heating up or breaking down.

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After that, I can bomb proof it a little at a time.:tnt::cannon::bombin::bomb21::bomb:

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Next question is; Those of you that put these cummins engines in, where do you get them? And those who do this on a very limited budget, what are some tips?

buy a complete truck dont try piecing it together. and make sure everything runs and works good before buying it. but no matter what way you look at it it isnt a cheap conversion in general.

So then in your case, why even do it. If you are buying a complete truck anyway that runs and works good? Why not just drive that dodge you bought instead of putting it in a chevy, that doesn't have a solid front axle?

Mechanically sound high-mileage worn out beater trucks (1st/2nd Gen Dodges) are available for alot less than a long block, even a used one.

Here in Utah I use KSL.com classifieds to find stuff. Where do you guys from out of this area find your 1st/2nd gen Dodges?

Classifieds, Craigslist, ebay, drivin the back roads, they're out there, you just gotta be on the lookout for them :c:

Hands down, I have gotten most of my junk off of Craigslist.
Moon, man I'm sorry, but I'm not getting reply notifications from this forum.
My number is 402-780-5127, if you want to talk.

Mark.

for the cool factor i guess. i can tell you that ive done two of these. first one cost triple than the 2nd due to having all parts in front of me and not having to pay shipping and higher prices for parts because i needed them at the time. i picked up a good running 4x4 with no axles for 1000 bucks with engine trans transfer intercooler radiator etc. i paid that much just for the engine first time around

Do they have classified adds online in your area? I know for me, ksl.com classifieds are awesome, they are so easy to use. I will have to start keeping my eye on ebay and craiglist.

There's classified ads everywhere you just have to figure out where to look :c:

Well at this point, if I could find a mechanically sound cummins for $1000 I would fly anywhere and drive it back to Utah. Around here, if they are mechanically sound they will go for around $3500.

I use Craiglook: Craigslist Search for some of my C/L searches.

Moon, finding one that will RUN for $1000 isn't hard, it's getting one that will run and DRIVE for that much.
Having said that, I did drive a 5 speed truck back from California once for $800.

If you don't mind traveling, look in Oklahoma, Louisiana and Texas, as most of what I have found cheap was in those areas.
As I mentioned earlier CALIFORNIA is also a good place to search, seen some really sweet deals on rustfree extended cabs for between $700-$2,000 out there.

Almost bought a 2wd dually 5 speed E/C for $1500 in the LA area.

Mark.

There should be a double thumbs up button... Thanks man!!!:hd::pals:

100% agreed on buying a whole donor truck. makes it so much easier.

but really mine wasnt that expensive. i added it all up the other day, total of about $3100 gross. after selling my old motor and tranny for $400, brings it down to $2700, and after selling the Dana 80 from my donor truck for $600, itll bring it down to about $2100.

a little over two grand for a freakin awesome truck? im stoked. its been a fun weekend with the Fummins =)

Well the cummins swap might be on hold for a while.... just bought a 2003 powerstroke.... I know its not a cummins.... but it really was the right truck at the right time!!!!!!!:choochoo:

7.3L? How much with how many miles?

6.0! Kinda hoping for the 7.3, but, yeah. 127,*** miles :humm:

Definitely, buying a donor vehicle is always better.

When I bought my '91 Dodge Cummins automatic 2WD donor truck, I had no idea how much the rear end was worth. I'm glad I found out before I scrapped it with the frame. The rear was a D70 with 3.07s, which you can't buy anywhere, you gotta find them used. I put it on craigslist and a guy drove all the way from PA to buy it and the starter that same day, for $650. I sold the 3 speed auto for $350, and had the rest of the truck sitting out by the road. I could hardly get work done on my Bronco with so many people stopping by for parts! When all was said and done, there was just a frame and shell of the cab left for the scrapper, and I made $1500 from selling the pieces, AND I got the Cummins for my truck. I only paid $1300 for it!
So I got paid 200 dollars to take a 159k mile perfect running Cummins motor. It's pretty hard to beat that.