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no crap, I will drive to texas this winter. its gunna be a long one.
5 speed or auto???
Diesel Rod
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You're too late Rod. I'm heading Southeast even as we speak. My wife is sending this from a laptop as we're heading down the road. We should be in Texas at this time tomorrow. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif[/img]
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1991 F-350 XLT Lariat 4x4. Metallic Midnight Blue over Silver Gray.. Canadian Made. Now has 82000 miles. Std Cab SRW-7.3 With a Banks Stinger Kit. ZF-5 speed- 4:10. Five rear overload springs rated at 3000 lbs, Smitty Built side step tubes, mounted to frame with 1/2 " steel plate.. SteelHead sliding rear bumper. SteelHorse overhead panel with a Cobra 25. Dash mounted compass and altimeter, pillar mounted Banks pyrometer. 11.5 FT camper in the bed 99% of the time. Camper has been restored all the way out from it's frame. Camper has two #30 batteries, good for a week dry camping in the woods..
--- Two 1978 Bronco's- One stock 400 cu" and one Bombed 406 cu"--- 1972 E-200 van. 302 cu"--- 1975 F-600 with 361 cu" Industrial engine.
The way I done my Conversion, I have around $4200 with Engine and Transmission. I will be changeing to an Automatic Soon and that will make it another $4500+ with the BTS, Adapter, Bauumanator and Drive Shaft Rework.
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2006 F250 CrewCab Lariat FX4 6.OH AFE, MBRP SS Cool Duals, Elite SCT, 4 Up the pillar, Bed Rug and Retrax Lockable cover.
1997 F350 CrewCab XLT 4x4. ?hp/?lb-ft Intercooled, BTS Trans, BTS Dual HPOP, Big Full Force Diesel Jectors, Big Turbo, Ford AIC, Rockin S Custom 5 inch Exhaust w/AeroTurbine Muffler, AFE Stage II Intake, Total Diesel Performance 4 Positon Chip, White Face Gauges,
1979 F250 SC Lariat 4X4 5.9 CTD, BTS E40D, Dana 60/Sterling 10.25, SD HydroBoost brakes, 440HP 992lb-ft, Intercooled, BFG All Terrains on Eagle Alloy 102s. Custom Rockin S Dual stack Exhaust system. DDP Stage IV injectors, HTB2 Turbo, Snow Water/Meth injection My Webshots page
"Just imagine the utter practical beauty of a Cummins 5.9L in a brand-new Super Duty."
You got that right. I drive one every day.
"From what I understand... body lift is needed for folks doing NEWER Cummins conversions because the oil pan on the 04.5 and newer engines is so deep."
This is WRONG. The newer oil pans are very thin right where they go over the frame cross members on most trucks. The older engines had a deeper pan there. I had no height problems whatsoever with my conversion. I could easily drop my engine another inch or two if I had to, but didn't. It already sits lower than the Powerstroke engine did, relative to the top of the hood.
I made a cardboard template of my engine while I was sizing up how it was going to fit. The height from the thin part of the fan to the top of the plastic valve cover is only 24". That is shorter than a Powerstroke. A Powerstroke has Vee'd cylinders, but the pan is deeper and there is all the junk sitting in the Vee, like the oil pump, fuel filter assembly and turbo.
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'99 F250 Superduty CC with 05 Cummins (325/600), BHAF, Donaldson M090544, ZF6 and timing advanced 2.2 degrees.
I was on the phone with JASON at ford Cummins, very helpful. I have a 1991 F350 Dump truck, 2WD, with a 5.8L 351 small block gas (yeah i know what your thinking--- what were they thinking), anyway, I will need to get a engine and a trans since theres no way to hook the small block ZF 5spd to a cummins. I think the easiest thing will be a Dodge getrag 5spd from a 2WD Dodge 3500, but i am told they did not make many 2WD 3500s with a cummins... So far, its tough to find a decent engine for less than $2500.... Not sure if this will work out, or I'll just go buy a FORD with a Powerstroke already in it. the conversion cost will easily exceed $4500 here.....
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