1st gen cummins into NBS chevy rcsb bagged and bodydropped

[1lowdiesel]

i recently got everything i needed to start my next project. i bought the truck crashed but with a clean title. the frame was tweaked but i knew someone with a frame that was already boxed in, smoothed and bodydropped.

Motor & trans: 1st gen 91 motor and trans w/ 110k miles on it. ran great and shifted great when removed. i've got a HE351 60mm charger that i'll be running. some 60hp BD injectors. maybe a 230 hp BD VE pump, 3200gsk. BD converter. and transgo shift kit. 00 ford intercooler.

Suspension: full air ride. 4 link rear suspension. bags behind the axle. the truck will be set up to lay rocker once done.

enough yapping here are some pics.

 

[1lowdiesel]

 

[02HO4X4]

Nice project

 

[haloman]

Looking Good!

 

[02psd7.3]

looks like you got some work to do lol but lookin good so far

 

[1lowdiesel]

little update. stopped at the shop for a little bit yesterday before i went fishing. finally got a new air ram for the hoist (****ing sweet btw) so i could drop the motor in. first thing i noticed is i'm not gonna be running AC . but thankfully it wont be that hard to fab up some motor mounts as it's pretty close to the factory mounts. if i can get some spare hands tomorrow i'm gonna try and drop the cab on to see where i'm at with the motor placement. it's a little tight on the ds but it'll work.

 

[partsguy662]

How is this coming?

 

[fordcummins01]

nice flag

 

[1lowdiesel]

small update. i finally got to get back to work on this thing. i got the motor sitting in the chassis under it's own weight, made a trans mount and managed to get the cab over it. i've marked out what needs to be cut on the cab but i still need to pull the dash, tub the firewall and cut the trans tunnel so maybe i'll get to that this weekend. i broke my foot last sunday so it'll be fun gimping around. hopefully much more frequent updates now that i have some other projects done.

 

[1lowdiesel]

new pics... the cab is still going to come down about 3-4"

 

[Phooker]

What are you going to do about the oil pan to ground clearance issue?

 

[1lowdiesel]

it actually clears by a good 3-4". i got the motor as high as i could, i actually might even have to cut the cowl a bit once the cab comes back down.

 

[Lance]

what about a marine oil pan?

 

[Scooter's Roofing]

very cool, but man... I think I'd rather have an LQ9 vs. a VE 12v

way faster, WAY easier

but, like I said... VERY cool

 

[jlibert]

nice project! Thanks for all the cool pics.

 

[YOUNG GUNS15]

Anything new on this?

pretty cool btw, you should pee pump it

 

[1lowdiesel]

thanks guys. i agree the gas job would be fun but it's been done before. at this is pretty unique and will the be the first one done.

never looked at a marine pan, what's the difference in height?

nothing too much. i cut the floor out the other day but i haven't had time to get back down to mess with it anymore. i'm going this weekend to get a hydro boost set up, brake pedal and new column. the hydro boost will give me a much more tire clearance and better brakes.

here are some newer pics

 

[JFlagg]

Just out of curiousity, how come you primed and painted the frame before you fit the motor/trans in there? I would have done that after you knew where everything was going to fit at the end in case you need to cut and weld... Just my $.02. Other than that, cool truck

 

[1lowdiesel]

ha yea kinda did that one bass ackwards lol. i thought i was going to be able to work with some of the stuff that was already there but hey plans change from day to day. it's not a big deal to re spray it anyway. also the frame was bare metal so i needed to get something on it.

 

[1lowdiesel]

progres...
better pics of the motor mount. once i get the cab back off i'll be able to finish them up.

got wires

onto the floor