Backyard 4x4 Conversion Project, Fummins?
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i hear you man i'm trying to save pennies for my own cummins swap.
just a nugget it the divorced transfer case from the highboy frame is in good shape you can use that which will allow you to use a 2wd dodge as the donor. thats what i'll be doing on mine. the 2wd trucks are usually cheaper by a few thousand dollars sometimes more
just a nugget it the divorced transfer case from the highboy frame is in good shape you can use that which will allow you to use a 2wd dodge as the donor. thats what i'll be doing on mine. the 2wd trucks are usually cheaper by a few thousand dollars sometimes more
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Not sure, you gotta take into consideration conversion rate, shipping, the border tax B.S. Unless your willing to not count gas if you drove, it's hard to say. Trying to get aftermarket stuff up here i get kinda screwed on some stuff cost wise. You probably would want to do a bit of research on it, I know a few guys that know some truckers that have brought stuff back when they are coming home empty.
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Not a whole lot of progress, cleaning up the axle's is taking a lot more time then i expected.....starting to really wish i had a soda/sandblaster. Doing this with a few different sized wire wheels is just time consuming. The Rear axle is done, it came out better then i expected it too tho which is always a good thing. I may start with the front tomorrow depending on how i feel after work.
Still doing a lot of planning and figure out things for this swap. This is a lot like doing my bike but on a much larger more expensive scale lol. So I'm making sure i do things in an organized planned out order...and cost effective.
Still doing a lot of planning and figure out things for this swap. This is a lot like doing my bike but on a much larger more expensive scale lol. So I'm making sure i do things in an organized planned out order...and cost effective.
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I'll be doing the brakes later on, Don't want brand new brakes to get ruined sitting around for ages. I plan to do all new calipers,rotors,drums, wheel cylinders, spring kit, etc etc etc closer to when the trucks ready to be put on the road.
That's the ****ty thing about living in Canada.....rust and ****ty winters. The winters have been quiet rough on the box of my truck......its getting bad and faster then i expected.
That's the ****ty thing about living in Canada.....rust and ****ty winters. The winters have been quiet rough on the box of my truck......its getting bad and faster then i expected.
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I'll be doing the brakes later on, Don't want brand new brakes to get ruined sitting around for ages. I plan to do all new calipers,rotors,drums, wheel cylinders, spring kit, etc etc etc closer to when the trucks ready to be put on the road.
That's the ****ty thing about living in Canada.....rust and ****ty winters. The winters have been quiet rough on the box of my truck......its getting bad and faster then i expected.
That's the ****ty thing about living in Canada.....rust and ****ty winters. The winters have been quiet rough on the box of my truck......its getting bad and faster then i expected.
just making sure, i know some people locally that run sketchy stuff like those drums because "drums don't go bad" and "what do you mean balance of the drum its cast iron how are you supposed to balance cast iron"
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I hear ya, the measurements maybe good on em...but yea since i'm putting all this time and effort into this build....i don't plan on cutting corners, especially safety concern areas. I know of some similar individuals that pull **** like that also, i won't have anything to do with em.
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I hear ya, the measurements maybe good on em...but yea since i'm putting all this time and effort into this build....i don't plan on cutting corners, especially safety concern areas. I know of some similar individuals that pull **** like that also, i won't have anything to do with em.
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As for the truck, one thing i gotta do which may help out others down the road with this swap is all the measurements of mount locations, frame location and height wise. As i'm thinking i may run into front clip mount issues with it sitting higher then the cab (easy fix) but if i can take the guess work out. I'll save people a lot of hassle of trying to do a swap due to a crusty old shot frame.
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You gotta be kidding? what in the hell goes through some folks heads...... When it comes to stuff that i know i don't have the equipment for i take it to a "professional."
As for the truck, one thing i gotta do which may help out others down the road with this swap is all the measurements of mount locations, frame location and height wise. As i'm thinking i may run into front clip mount issues with it sitting higher then the cab (easy fix) but if i can take the guess work out. I'll save people a lot of hassle of trying to do a swap due to a crusty old shot frame.
As for the truck, one thing i gotta do which may help out others down the road with this swap is all the measurements of mount locations, frame location and height wise. As i'm thinking i may run into front clip mount issues with it sitting higher then the cab (easy fix) but if i can take the guess work out. I'll save people a lot of hassle of trying to do a swap due to a crusty old shot frame.
nope not kidding, and yeah i can see where keeping accurate measurements and maintaining an in depth build thread would help a lot of folks. possibly even myself i have want of a crew cab long bed and a shortage of money so i will have to wait and the idea of a modern(ish) chassis is appealing so maybe i can build one with a crew cab long box modern chassis like you are doing just a matter of finding bits and pieces..
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nope not kidding, and yeah i can see where keeping accurate measurements and maintaining an in depth build thread would help a lot of folks. possibly even myself i have want of a crew cab long bed and a shortage of money so i will have to wait and the idea of a modern(ish) chassis is appealing so maybe i can build one with a crew cab long box modern chassis like you are doing just a matter of finding bits and pieces..
Did get the frame and the front axle pressure washed, should make things go abit quicker for getting them ready for paint this weekend. Forgot to take pics, was quiet impressed with how much grease i was able to clean off with a few cans of Degreaser and the P/W. Once that's all done sadly i'm gonna be sitting for awhile till i get a parts truck and the cummins.
But there are a few things that i need to do on my truck asap body wise, front door /rockers are getting pretty bad, passenger side door when it opens you can see some flexing cause its so rotten. Probably gonna have to get that done the following weekend if i can find the replacement stamped parts through my NAPA.
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if you weren't 2/3 a country and a boarder away i could help with the finding of parts (i have sources for all sorts of parts) but theres the small issue of not having a passport and a lot of miles/kms
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Plus i've always wanted to check out some junkyards in the states....i have only been to one and it was very small of just old cars and trucks in my area which is very very rare. I literally was like "Can i have all of it?"