We converted a '95 3/4 ton 4wd with a 360 automatic to a 12 valve 5 speed and it wasn't bad. Swapped engine, trans, transfer, axles, springs, driveshafts, fuel system, computer, harnesses and cluster.

I'll say the same thing here that I did to the guy we did that swap for though, why go to the trouble if Dodge already offers that drivetrain in that body style? I'm all for swapping stuff, I have a 4wd S10 with a Duramax in it, but GM never offered it that way from the factory.

 

That's what I've read also!
I'm installing a 4bt in my 78 F150 & started a thread on it!

 

Do you have a donor truck for the build??

 

yea who would want a badass engine in a small truck?

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agreed, no body is going to say to you at a stop light "is that a dodge with a cummins in it, cool!"

and just for the record the dodge d 250 driveshaft is the same size tube as my f150, thats how i welded the two together to make my driveline, and another thing i always laugh at is no one thinks twice about a mustang with nitrous and 10 inch wide tires launching at 3500 rpm at the drag strip from a dead stop, but "theres no way that 8.8 in an f150 can handle a cummins"

 

How about the 6bt & 4x4 into a dodge van w/360? Im wondering why I dont see more dodge vans with 4x4 compared to ford..

 

I would like to ask a question here which is also releted to you topic I want to swap a 6bt cummins into an 88-98 1 ton chevrolet. I was wondering if the independent front suspension (ifs) would be heavy duty enough to support the weight of the engine. Or will it wear the ball joints and tie rods out prematurely?

 

I know of a 94 1ton DRW in Reykjavík that has had no problems whatsoever, he has a 6BT 24valve and a NV5600 in his truck...

The 6.5 Detroit is heavy aswell, i think there is less than 100kg difference in the two..