8.3 cummins repower

[Koa Man]

Not ready to try it in a Dodge yet, but AS SOON AS you get it all together, running perfectly with no problems, bombed to about 425 hp and 1500 lbs torque, SELL it to me. LOL.

 

[C-Series-Man]

Yes, the truck was a F-250, I call it a 350 now. I did put a Dana 60 under the front end and reinforced the chassis. The orginal framerails were made from a 5 to 6 inch channel. I put 2 x 4 x 0. 25 tubing in the channel. I bolted the tube to the channel excessivly and welded the tube ends together. I made several cross-members between the new frame rails. The beauty of this was the engine mounts were welded to the tubing along with the front spring mounts. It is much easier to weld to the hot rolled steel tubing than the original chassis. All the engine/transmission weight is on a "craddle" directly connected to the suspension, it does not add significant additonal stress to the orginal chassis. It added around 250 lbs to the overall weight, but I wanted to be darn sure it was going to hold up.

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95 Ford F-350 4x4 Ext Cab, Cummins 6CTAA 8. 3, Fuller 9 Speed, Big Rig Heart in a Pick-up Truck

 

[R.E. Miller]

Awesome truck C-Series-Man, I think that the first thing you should do after you get the thing running, is to take it to your local navistar service center and tell them your Ford"diesel" seems to be running different. See what they say when they open the hood #ad
ha ha ha!

 

[C-Series-Man]

I am looking forward to putting some of those emblems like under the "Ram 2500" that say "Cummins Intercooled Turbo Diesel" under the F-350 emblem and see what reaction I get.

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95 Ford F-350 4x4 Ext Cab, Cummins 6CTAA 8. 3, Fuller 9 Speed, Big Rig Heart in a Pick-up Truck

 

[hadi]

Originally posted by C-Series-Man:
I am looking forward to putting some of those emblems like under the "Ram 2500" that say "Cummins Intercooled Turbo Diesel" under the F-350 emblem and see what reaction I get.

C-man, do you have a part # or any possible ideas where I could find these decals that say "Cummins Intercooled Turbo Diesel"
I have the ISB in my Hummer but nothing on the outside to denote the hearth of the machine.

Thanks

H



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98 AMG Hummer,repowered with 99 24v 5. 9L Cummins,4" exhaust,Trorque-pro propane charged, 17"2 piece wheels,37"good-years ATS

 

[C-Series-Man]

I am just going to go to the Dodge dealer and tell what I want. I don't have the part number. Note: You are going to have to machine the top of the emblem flat. It has an irregular top edge. No big deal, just wanted you to know.

 

[John Dimartino]

C-man-take it to the Ford dealer-tell em you think the powerstroke is only running on 6 cylinders,and your having a hard time finding #7and 8 injectors. LOL. I figured you converted an F250-350 sounds meaner anyway.

 

[R.E. Miller]

You guys could always just take a look at the cool display plates that cummins sells here http://www.powerstore. cummins.com/ they have some neat stuff.

 

[hadi]

Thanks alot guy, this is exactly what I was looking for. I picked up a few pieces.

Thanks again

H

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98 AMG Hummer,repowered with 99 24v 5. 9L Cummins,4" exhaust,Trorque-pro propane charged, 17"2 piece wheels,37"good-years ATS

 

[Grey Wolf]

C-Series Man,

This rig will be a great conversation piece when done, I know from experience. About 20 + years ago a friend and I installed a 6 cylinder diesel in my '68 El Camino (still have it) and I'm sure we came across some of the same issues you are going through now. After looking at your pictures closely I notice that you don't have the axle and wheels on yet. I see the blocks under the leaf spring but I also noticed that you have a jack under the frame by the fire wall. In our project we also had jack stands at the firewall but we made a mistake by not leaving the tires and wheels on, in that all of the weight of the engine was more or less "hanging out there" . When the tires were put back on and the chassis was let back down (frame flex) we didn't realize that the clearances we had built in were greatly diminished. When we got everything back together and went for a test drive we had a "noise" or clearance problem. The problem was solved but the cause was something that we just overlooked! On your project it appears that you may have more room to work with and you have built up the frame quite a bit, but with the weight of the 8. 3 I was wondering if you have checked for some frame flex? Just wondering!.


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'93 LE W250 5spd 3. 54 White Reg Cab
206,000 Miles 01/22/01

 

[C-Series-Man]

I have reinforced the frame with 2x4x1/4" steel tubing. There is absolutly no frame flex. Over the past weekend I pick the truck up by the front cross member with the rear tires on and got no flex. I don't expect that to be an issue. Thanks for the pointer.

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95 Ford F-350 4x4 Ext Cab, Cummins 6CTAA 8. 3, Fuller 9 Speed, Big Rig Heart in a Pick-up Truck

[This message has been edited by C-Series-Man (edited 02-19-2001). ]

 

[F Simkowski (In Memory)]

Moving to General Diesel Topics.