Posted by AL on November 30, 1998 at 20:37:31:
In Reply to: Cummins 5.9 turbo in PW? posted by Mike on November 18, 1998 at 11:28:59:
MIKE
WE ARE DOING ONE RIGHT NOW BUT DID IT A LITTLE
DIFFERENT. BOUGHT A DODGE WITH A CUMMINS FOR
ABOUT $8000 CANADIAN ( ABOUT 5000 US) SOLD ALL
THE BODY PARTS(DOORS, FENDERS, HOOD, CAB,BOX
AND TAILGATE) AND RECOUPED ABOUT $2500..
WE WERE LEFT WITH A CHASSIS, DANA 70 REAR,DANA 60
FRONT, FUEL SYSTEM AND THE REST OF THE POWER
TRAIN, INCLUDING COOLING SYSTEM, STEERING COLUMN,
WIRING HARNESS, AND COMPUTER.
THE RAD AND INTERCOOLER DON'T FIT SO WE WON'T
KEEP THEM AND PROBABLY CUSTOM BUILD NEW ONES.
AS YOU MAY HAVE FIGURED FROM ALL OF THIS, WHEN I
HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY OLD POWER WAGON I CAN GO
INTO ANY DODGE DEALER AND JUST TELL THEM ITS
ACTUALLY A 92 IN SHEEPS CLOTHING. ITS ALSO A HELL
OF A LOT CHEAPER. FROM BUILDING HOTRODS FOR
20 YEARS I DID LEARN A BIT. THE ONLY THING AS FAR
AS BODY WORK I HAD TO CHANGE WAS TO EXTEND THE
HOOD SIX INCHES AND NEW RAD SIDE PANELS AND FENDER
MOUNTS. ANOTHER THING THAT MADE THE PROJECT EASIER
WAS TO FIND ANOTHER LATE MODEL FLOOR AND REMOVE
THE PW FLOOR AND WELD ON THE LATE MODEL FLOOR.
THEN ALL THE BODY MOUNTS FIT AND LATE MODEL SEATS
AND CARPETS FIT. ALL THE WIRING FITS UNDER THE
DASH BUT HAD TO ADAPT A "VINTAGE AIR" HEATER/AIR
UNIT AS THEY ARE QUITE SMALL. I OPTED TO ADAPT
THE LATE MODEL INSTRUMENTS AS ALL THE SENDERS
AND ALL THE GUAGES MATCH INCLUDING THE ELECTONIC
SPEEDO
WE ALSO JUST FINISHED ANOTHER PW AND PUT IT
ON A 3 TON INTERNATONAL FRAME WITH A DANA 70
REAR AND DANA 60 FRONT AXLES ALONG WITH A TURBOED
PERKINS DEISEL BUT THATS ANOTHER STORY AND YOU
WERE ONLY WERE ONLY ASKING ABOUT A CUMMINS SWAP.
AL