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Huge leaps and bounds this weekend! Got the engine and tranny in the truck PERMANENTLY. Its so permanent that I'm selling my engine stand 
It went in pretty easy. I had to bore out some of the mounting holes for the engine mounts (there was ZERO play in them to begin with).
Tranny all painted up and ready for installation:
Dual disk clutch from Southbend!! This thing is HUGE and HEAVY!! Great product.
Throwing together the clutch:
Getting the tranny hooked up. Went in pretty smoothly.
Cool floor shot:
And here she sits all bolted in! Huge milestone in this project. Now to throw all the parts back on.
Mocked up the front inner fender. I found 4 through holes in the frame that I can bolt a custom shock hoop to.
Now that the engine's in I can get a bunch of stuff done. Put the head on, engine accessories, finish the front axle, front sheet metal, etc.
I'll also be re-wiring the whole truck. Prolly get a custom wiring harness from Painless.
-Kyle
It went in pretty easy. I had to bore out some of the mounting holes for the engine mounts (there was ZERO play in them to begin with).
Tranny all painted up and ready for installation:
Dual disk clutch from Southbend!! This thing is HUGE and HEAVY!! Great product.
Throwing together the clutch:
Getting the tranny hooked up. Went in pretty smoothly.
Cool floor shot:
And here she sits all bolted in! Huge milestone in this project. Now to throw all the parts back on.
Mocked up the front inner fender. I found 4 through holes in the frame that I can bolt a custom shock hoop to.
Now that the engine's in I can get a bunch of stuff done. Put the head on, engine accessories, finish the front axle, front sheet metal, etc.
I'll also be re-wiring the whole truck. Prolly get a custom wiring harness from Painless.
-Kyle
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Hell yea! I think these dentsides are the coolest trucks ever built, and the 5.9 Cummins one of the best diesels ever built. Just trying to build the truck the Ford should have built! 
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I agree 100%
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Funny thing is, those first generation Cummins engines are pretty much the same technology as the Dentsides.......an inline 6 diesel with a turbo.......Dodge offered a NA Mitsubishi in the late 70's, and IHC offered the Scout II with a NA Nissan inline 6 for about 3 years late 70's, and added a turbo to the final model year in 1980, the SD33T........101 blazing HP.......Ford has enjoyed a pretty dominant position in the light truck market, can you imagine if they had gone into partnership with Cummins? Back in 89, Dodge was literally selling its trucks to a few big municipalities, utility companies, and large fleet owners who wanted a good deal buying a bunch of trucks at once..........Ford and GM were killing the Dodge boys all through the 80's, right up until they offered the Cummins......
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If you haven't done it already I strongly recommend doing the killer Dowell pin fix on the timing cover. I looked at the picture with the timing cover off and it hadn't been done yet. I have a 12 valve and that is a problem with those engines. It won't take but a few minutes to do it. But everything else is bad @$$
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Ok all, its opinion time! Watching the Betty Build got me thinking about the clearance for my AC compressor.
Currently I have exactly 1/2" of clearance between the engine cradle and the AC Compressor. Do you guys think this is enough? Note that I have polyurethane bushings and not rubber bushings, so the flex should be minimal during reving. I'd rather fix this now, than have it hitting when the whole thing is together.
Thoughts?
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-Kyle
Currently I have exactly 1/2" of clearance between the engine cradle and the AC Compressor. Do you guys think this is enough? Note that I have polyurethane bushings and not rubber bushings, so the flex should be minimal during reving. I'd rather fix this now, than have it hitting when the whole thing is together.
Thoughts?
Pictures:
-Kyle
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If you haven't done it already I strongly recommend doing the killer Dowell pin fix on the timing cover. I looked at the picture with the timing cover off and it hadn't been done yet. I have a 12 valve and that is a problem with those engines. It won't take but a few minutes to do it. But everything else is bad @$$
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I'll look into grinding the housing too, see how much material i can take off.
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Thanks for the input guys!
-Kyle