Suburban Conversion project-sump placement

[CumminsChick]

I currently have a 1988 Suburban with a 6. 2L in it and i am going to do an engine swap for a Cummins. I have come across at 2000 24valve ISB out of a Ford Service truck. The engine is in great shape and has less than 50K on it! the only problem is that the Sump is in the front of the engine. I was wondering if anyone knew if i could fit it in the suburban with the front sump or if i had to get the piece that made the sump in the rear. The suburban currently has 6 in suspenion lift with 35s and a dana 60 front, corporate rear.



Any help is greatly appreciated... thank you

 

[PKirby]

My engine was like yours. The sump must be in the rear. Buy the correct oil pickup tube from Cummins for a rear sump. Your oil pan will rotate and bolt back on with the sump in the rear, that is what I did. You could gain a little more clearance by using the smaller Dodge pan and pickup tube but you will have less oil capacity, you could probably find them on Ebay. Either way you will have to cut out your old crossmember and build a new one. You will need the dipstick and tube for a rear sump also.

 

[DVolk]

Suburban conversion project-sump

yes it will fit the sump in front are you shure ????



the things to do is remove the anti noise stuff on fire wall remove the member infront of the engine mounts and replace with a droped tube one

bend the welded seem on transmission tunnel ,i got pics but i need to e-mail them its in my 83 burb

 

[CumminsChick]

my email is -- email address removed -- any pics and help is appreciated. this is my first build like this. and i wanna do it right.



thanks

 

[CumminsChick]

DVOLK... what engine mounts did you use and where did you get them? i found a website with something that will work but was wondering if there were more options for engine mounts.



thanks

 

[DVolk]

Suburban conversion project-sump

i bought my mounts from anouther TDR member



,you could try auto world there easy to make if you got fab tools or know a good fab shop or try autoworld in montana or for cummins in montana





p. s. , if i forget to send pics send me a note ,ok D

 

[CumminsChick]

yes it will fit the sump in front are you shure ????



the things to do is remove the anti noise stuff on fire wall remove the member infront of the engine mounts and replace with a droped tube one

bend the welded seem on transmission tunnel ,i got pics but i need to e-mail them its in my 83 burb

yes i'm sure. it came out of a Cummins/Komatsu service truck