Hi all I'm new here seems to be a nifty forum. I've been over on Discoweb for a while (I have a modded up 2000 Discovery) but I'm in the process of tryin to get out of the gasoline world. I was going to try to convert it to a 4bt or a Rover 300 Tdi, but I decided I didn't want to deal with TCS, ABS, SRS, HDC, CC, PW, PDL, and 5 different computers...
I want a truck with a 6bt, but I don't much care for the current dodge body style. I do like the old flat fender Power Wagons, and so I've been thinkin about goin for a cummins swap into one of those (I know of a fellow who's got a couple sittin around that I could get ahold of).
I'm pretty sure it can be done cuz I've seen one that had it done a few years back. I'm also pretty sure it ain't as relatively straight forward as doin one of these swaps into a truck with a normal width front end.
Does anyone out there know more or less what all is entailed in one of these swaps? I'm figuring on movin the grill a few inches forward and/or the firewall a few inches back, but what about clearance up and down? Any other hidden demons in this swap? I know every swap has them, but are there any in this one that are insurmountable without gobs and gobs of $$$$$?
Thanks in advance!
Ed
I want a truck with a 6bt, but I don't much care for the current dodge body style. I do like the old flat fender Power Wagons, and so I've been thinkin about goin for a cummins swap into one of those (I know of a fellow who's got a couple sittin around that I could get ahold of).
I'm pretty sure it can be done cuz I've seen one that had it done a few years back. I'm also pretty sure it ain't as relatively straight forward as doin one of these swaps into a truck with a normal width front end.
Does anyone out there know more or less what all is entailed in one of these swaps? I'm figuring on movin the grill a few inches forward and/or the firewall a few inches back, but what about clearance up and down? Any other hidden demons in this swap? I know every swap has them, but are there any in this one that are insurmountable without gobs and gobs of $$$$$?
Thanks in advance!
Ed