[wangotango]

RE

Hey Finally found you on here, looks like the projects comin along real nice, im probably gonna start mine this spring, iv'e been kinda stealin all my good parts off my 96 dodge and throwin them on a 93 dodge i got witch i will then tear all apart in the spring and transfer it over to the chev. Take er' easy Jason

 

[wicked_sten]

Hey Finally found you on here, looks like the projects comin along real nice, im probably gonna start mine this spring, iv'e been kinda stealin all my good parts off my 96 dodge and throwin them on a 93 dodge i got witch i will then tear all apart in the spring and transfer it over to the chev. Take er' easy Jason

good to see you on here jason, hows the(early 70's chevy truck) duramax project coming along? you should start a build thread on that sweetheart here, id love to see how its coming together.

 

[wangotango]

RE:

Its kinda been on a stand still for now, ran outta space in the garage so i had to ship it out to the pops warehouse, but i should be back in it probably this spring. I've been buying odd's and ends for it here and there. Going to be offing the 96 dodge cummins here shortly to direct more of my funding towards the cummins and duramax chevys, Keep the pictures coming!

 

[wicked_sten]

Update!

i've been pretty busy the last couple of days getting the front clip together, and getting things buttoned up in the engine bay.heres where im at with that.

i got my engine crossmember done, took my time on this. 1.5X3 rectube notched, bent and welded. no butt welds here fellas.

here you can see how i tied the x-member back into the motor mounts.

 

[dillenger1]

nice !

 

[wicked_sten]

Update!

ITS ALIVE!!!

 

[khaoskustoms]

nice!!! It's an awesome feelin to hear it run the first time!!!

 

[dealwithit]

nice work man

 

[turbos10]

Wow, I am very impressed with the core support idea. I have been struggling with how to rebuild this support, but I now have a weekend project in front of me since I have no excuses any more. I have been wanting to rearrange mine so the flow is A/C,I/C,rad. You have shown it will work since you have the same i/c as me.

Thanks, and awesome buildup!!

 

[wicked_sten]

thanks alot guys, i have put a ton of time into this thing, trying to take it slow and not rush anything, because thats how things end up cobbled and sloppy. the deadline for the truck is memorial day, it needs to have all the bugs worked out by then as it will be towing my wheeling rig 3hrs away for the season opener at dresser, wi. i will also need the shop space for a week or two to get the crawler ready to rock for the year.

I tackled most of the wiring last night, still need to swap axles and get my rear driveline figured out. also need to get cracking on the body and paint end of things.

Turbo- the small channel iron i used is pretty much just 3/4in. square tube ripped down the center. i have 1/4in. clearance between the braces and the I/C and a 1/4in between the rad. and I/C. by the way, your crew cab is badass!

 

[turbos10]

Turbo- the small channel iron i used is pretty much just 3/4in. square tube ripped down the center. i have 1/4in. clearance between the braces and the I/C and a 1/4in between the rad. and I/C. by the way, your crew cab is badass!

Thanks for the tip. I was thinking I would use 1/4-1/2" square tube and just weld the entire piece in. I build my tilt hood frame on my pulling tractor completely from 1/4"(id) square tube and it is suprisingly strong when you triangulate it properly. I could rip the 3/4" down, but linear strenth is what you need in this application and the smaller tube will have the same effective side wall. I figure I can gussett with 1/8" plate for strength. My core support has a bunch of cracks in it as it is so it needs rebuilding. I think it was an aftermarket peice someone did at some point.

 

[wicked_sten]

on a side note, i welded tabs on the support mounting bolt heads so i could tighten/loosen them without pulling the I/C and rad. for sheetmetal alignment purposes.

 

[sharpmotors]

what did you do far as supplying fuel,i am thinking of doing this swap into my 85 chevy but i have dual tanks,were you able to use the stock chevy stuff.

 

[wicked_sten]

what did you do far as supplying fuel,i am thinking of doing this swap into my 85 chevy but i have dual tanks,were you able to use the stock chevy stuff.

i ran new 3/8 fuel and 5/16 return lines down the driver side framerail, and only have one tank in it now just to get it running. i plan to put the other tank back in and mount the selector valve on the driver side. it should work just fine granted the selector still functions properly.

 

[turbos10]

what did you do far as supplying fuel,i am thinking of doing this swap into my 85 chevy but i have dual tanks,were you able to use the stock chevy stuff.

I did.

 

[sharpmotors]

were u guys able to use the stock temp,oil and volt guages in the chevy when you did the swap.

 

[CrewCab59]

were u guys able to use the stock temp,oil and volt guages in the chevy when you did the swap.

You use the senders that goes with the gauges and you use brass adapters to the Cummins block.

Scott

 

[wicked_sten]

were u guys able to use the stock temp,oil and volt guages in the chevy when you did the swap.

You use the senders that goes with the gauges and you use brass adapters to the Cummins block.

Scott

yup, what Scott said. i only had to dismantle 3 chev instrument clusters to get enough working pieces to make it fully operational! :rasta:

 

[MaxPF]

It helps to use the diesel oil pressure gauge and sender since it goes up to 80psi. The regular gas gauges only go to 60, and a cold Cummins will peg it.

 

[wicked_sten]

It helps to use the diesel oil pressure gauge and sender since it goes up to 80psi. The regular gas gauges only go to 60, and a cold Cummins will peg it.

if i could only fin one :crybaby: i've been searching fleabay with no luck