[HRDROKN]

Ford owns cummins ya know.... :rof :rof :rof

 

[HRDROKN]

Anyway, here is my latest project due for a Cummins swap...

 

[TqMnster]

nice lookin truck.... just needs a nice power plant :thumbsup: this your first cummins conversion?

 

[Boosted]

Nice looking truck for that year, We do not have much of a rust problem here but those trucks would rust away before you know it..

great find!

 

[Headhunter]

Nice looking truck! keep us posted on the progress of the swap!

which motor ya going w/????? 12'er or 24.... Common rail.... or 6.7????

 

[HRDROKN]

Thanks Guys!

As you can see from these pics, this truck had it's share of rust... Point of interest was that the seller advertised this truck as "rust free" :RANTIN:

 

[HRDROKN]

Cab repairs are in progress and are on hold at this point as I'm working on getting the motor mounts fabed out....

This is the progress on the cab thus far....

 

[HRDROKN]

nice lookin truck.... just needs a nice power plant :thumbsup: this your first cummins conversion?

Yes, this is my first swap. My previous truck was a 1983 Dodge Crew Cab / Cummins, but the motor was already done when I got the truck. :thumbsup

 

[HRDROKN]

Nice looking truck! keep us posted on the progress of the swap!

which motor ya going w/????? 12'er or 24.... Common rail.... or 6.7????

I got a good deal on a first gen 12ver, but I will be p-pumpin her along with a set of twins....

eelout

 

[HRDROKN]

OK, lets get to some good stuff....

One of the dilemmas in swapping the Cummins into the ford is the cross member... it is too shallow and it interferes with the low mount a/c pump.

So by fabricating a new cross member and relocating that cross member further back I have solved those issues....

Here is the motor between the rails... notice that I have already cut down the stock cross member.

 

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Another minor issue...

As you can see from these photos, the previous owner really hacked the crap out of the drivers side frame rail, all to install a power steering box...

:CRY:

 

[HRDROKN]

I'll have the motor set with 2" of offset wich will give me enough clearance for the a/c compressor and clearance for the drivers side drop NP205 transfer case...

I pre-fabed a cross member from wood to get an idea of what I wanted, I then transfered to steel...

opcorn:

 

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Passenger side motor mounts...

 

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This is how the mounts will tie into the frame...

 

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Drivers side mount...

 

[HRDROKN]

If you look closely at the above photos... you can see the new cross member in place.

:hyper:

 

[YamYZ250F]

lookin awesome !!!!!:beer

 

[Megaram]

Dream truck in the makin.......:beer

 

[ymustang]

niiiiiiiiiiiice ride in the makeing

man that is going to be one sweet ride when it is done:thumbsup. i would kill to have that ride running around in:woot:. man u r looking at magazine material there when it is done..i can see that truck in all the 4x4 and diesel mags now.. and one of a kind tooeelout..i can see u got mad fabrication skill's, what do u do 4 a living??any paint design's in mind yet??? keep us updated on it's progress with pic's:beer

 

[HRDROKN]

No definite plans as to how this project is going to look in the end. I have a lot of road still to cover...

I just can't wait to drive the thing eelout

:hyper: