Good Imtensions
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- Nov 1, 2013
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start from the beginning of my Cummins path back in 2008 i bought my first cummins when i was 17. sold it and bought a 24v a year later. as soon as i found out that you could ppump a 24v i wanted to do it but never really had the money. 4 trucks later and 2 vps here we are finally building my dream truck/ engine. back ground of the truck. 2001 24v with 240k miles on it. bought it two years ago as a plow truck from original owner. truck had 208k when i bought it and it was little rotted. it lasted stock for about a year. it had its original vp44 in it until last 218K miles and still has the stock trans in it. i tore the truck apart starting last year.... new; rockers, cab corners, fenders, factory take off bed that has been in storage since 99, cowl hood, third gen leather seat swap, carpet and a combination of suspension parts to make a 5.5" lift. now you are up to speed factory engine in the truck leaks at; front cover, rear main seal, and oil pan. so instead of replacing all of them i decided to rebuild a whole new engine. i got an 01 block from another member on here out in western mass and bought a 12v engine from a guy near Rhode Island that had only 30k miles on it i felt kinda guilty buying it knowing i was going to blow it apart for parts for my build. so i dug into it last weekend. ordered a few parts and i am starting the rebuild this week end. i will get pics then and post a few up.