Update #3,
Finally finished the attic so that the carpet company could install. My wife is a painting machine! This is all part of the truck project!
Engine put back together and sealed up so far. Still have to make some injection line brackets as the old ones don't fit right with the slightly thicker intake manifold and dodge intake horn/riser. There's always a hitch to every step...
Had rods rebushed at a cummins equipped shop, piston protrusion varied from .028 to .030, so ran a size up head gasket. While the everything was out, found genuine cummins main and rod bearings. McBee probably would have run fine but OCD was kicking in and bearings aren't too expensive. Set TDC using the factory manual method. When block was bare, I redid the 4 bellhousing to adapter plate alignment pins, indicated it off the crank, used the drill press this time!!
Found the 4bt arp studs as an open box item on amazon for $264. Was about to send old rockers off to be machined and sure enough they were out of spec. Have I mentioned that every step always has a hitch?? I'm sure you all know this? So..... ordered 4 new rocker assemblies, member eggman machined them for the studs. A+ job, thanks to him. Used a bottoming tap in the block, didn't need to drill the counterbore. Followed the instructions and torqued them down. Before initial start I'll torque them again.
Was able to get clutch/trans installed and a test fit. Had to remove trans cover to install.
It's easier to see what's going to work at this point. The hoist balancer is a must have.
High mount turbo hood clearance is going to work! Will try to sit the engine as low and back as possible. Divorced NP205 input is at 5°. Will copy with the trans output.
Would like to have a bit of adjustability for the engine/trans mounts. If using the Dodge mounts at 45°, there would not be the ability to adjust up/down side to side. Using the round style mount could allow for shimming up/down, side to side. Also, I believe the 2698 are a fluid filled.
Any thoughts on this motor mounts design? Mounts would be on the front of the motor. Would like to not weld on to the frame.