Oh yes the killer dowel pin lol. Great progress so far!!!

 

yeah pretty crazy that thing moves at all. thanks, slower then i hopped for but thats ok.

 

I would of done that too but I'm paranoid.

 

i hear ya, still might do that too

 

I did mine with a tab like above. Now I'm afraid the bolt might back out and I'll have a KDB and KDP and a tab in there - hahahaha

 

that is EXACTLY why i did it the other way lol. probably thinking way too much of this lol

 

That's what I was wondering too. Seems like a good idea but then I got to thinking about it and it would suck to have all of that come loose.

If it only came out as far as it did in xxx thousand miles then it shouldn't move with the block peened around it.

 

yeah, theres no way its coming out, im just paranoid. 170k an only cam out maybe a 1/16th?

 

well i have been fooling with it when i can during the week, but the cold weather really dosnt motivate me much. last weekend i swapped the adapter plates and pulled off the automatic dodge tranny cooler thing, wont be needing those.

old stuff


new adapter



also pulled off the AC compressor which was tougher then anticipated. luckily i didnt need it because it is now destroyed. the 2 upper bolts came out just fine. the lower 2 had mega dissimilar metal corrosion between the ac compressor and bolts. the heads broke off with the impact so i had to grind a slot in the bottom along the bolt and crack it to pieces to get it off. it did not wana give up. oh well, more for the scrap yard! lol.

whats left



my stupid oil pan bolts finally came along with the gasket and pick up tube. my engine didnt come with any of that or the pan its self so i finally collected it all and got it put on so i could try and stick it in place and find out how much i need to notch out the cross member.

 

then i started fitting the new mounts chasetruck made up






pulled the 435 out



the new zf



a glimpse at the future!

 

Looking good! What are you going to do with that that np435 shifter?

Sam

 

I am glad to see I am nto the only person who is into swao =D I am swapping a 7.3 into a 75 Hi Boy, but I have stopped that project to do up a 78 F100 with a 460 and a 4 spd top loader. But if I can be of any help just PM me, I have a ton of info ont eh trucks and some knowledge of what some other people have done to make diesel swaps SUPER easy.

 

My two cents: I did the steering gear swap on my 76 Hiboy and believe me, it is well worth it. It drives like a completely new truck now. And yes a gear from a 2 wd will work but it just sits a lot taller in the engine bay, with your steering shaft sitting (I think) almost horizontal.

 

Where did you get that adapter plate for the zf? Is it off of somthing or aftermarket?

 

prolly sell it and the tranny together when im done the project

both sound awesome. ill kepp that in mind, thanks!

i plan on changing, just still unclear of the swap. im putting in a coil sprung d44 instead of the leafs. i dont do any off roading or heavy towing but i want a smoother ride on the hiway.

im not sure who actually makes it weather it be ford or cummins but it came off a 4bt out of a delivery truck. ford used the 4bt in some of their old step vans and this adapter fits the zf