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Hi everybody, I'm new to fte so I thought I'd introduce my project see what everybody thinks. I recently bought a 78 f250 regular cab long bed. In the process of I stalling a lift. My first plan for this truck was for hunting an messing around in the mountains. The more I mess w this truck the more I want to buy another (77 supercab f250 camper special 460 c-6 2wd down the street) but that's another story. Goals for this truck is have a daily driver but I know gas mileage is out of the question so I been wanting to put a 12v cummins in it an was wondering if my stock drivetrain will hold up? I'd like to upgrade/swap the front axle d44 to somthing but don't know what ?? The more I read about the 351m that's in there the more I want to get rid of it. Again all an every input is appreciated thanks
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From: Sin City
You know you can never have just one, right? Welcome to FTE, and good luck with your project. Your 351 can turn into a 400 pretty easily, and a 460 will bolt up to the same tranny. If you use the search function, there is a lot of info in here on Cummins swaps.
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If you can find one i'd go with a D60 up front, look for a 78/79 F250 w/sno fighter package or a 79 F350 to find a front D60, sometimes sellers don't know what they have and you can pick up a rust bucket w/D60 for a few hundred bucks, otherwise they'll set you back about $1,200-$1,500, some guys on here claim they can't even give away a D60 but other than just talk that's not been my experience, they pull a pretty penny.
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I've looked in every salvage yard around can't find a box so I'm goin to put a flat bed on It all the 70's fords I looked at r 2wd I was wondering if a d60 or another equal to from somthing else will fit w/o problems hate to find new leafs or somthin else after spendin $ on the lift
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Also I found a place that is kinda close fordcummins.com they sell kits to take all the guess work out of it or do it for u I'd like to try it on my own just cause it's my project not thiers haha also I want that other ford I think it's a good buy 4 1500$ but have a hard time spending the $ on a 2wd how hard would it b to covert it? I'm new to the formn I'll try an use that search(not very good w computer).
