PeteRR
09-19-2004, 05:05 PM
I bought a black '75 Dodge crewcab dually 4x4 back in February. It's got sheetmetal from a '93 Dodge and a complete interior from a '95 Crewcab. It came with a fuel injected 440 and 3 speed torqueflite. It got miserable gas mileage(6 mpg), so I decided to transplant a Cummins Straight 6 Turbo Diesel and an NV4500 5-Speed OD manual trans. I found a '93 Cummins that had been wrecked pretty badly, but the engine was perfect: intercooled and all mechanical.
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No electronics makes for a much easier conversion. I went today to the conversion shop out in Amish country and picked it up today. It drives beautifully. The original A/C condenser was damaged, so I'll have to replace that before next Summer, and I need a speedo cable to match the new trans. The truck has 4.10 gears in it's twin Dana 60's. I'm thinking I'll switch to 3.54's to make it more highway friendly. I'll also probably buy a decent stereo system eventually. Take a look and let me know what you think.
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Now I need to get a trailer for the Road Runner. :D
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No electronics makes for a much easier conversion. I went today to the conversion shop out in Amish country and picked it up today. It drives beautifully. The original A/C condenser was damaged, so I'll have to replace that before next Summer, and I need a speedo cable to match the new trans. The truck has 4.10 gears in it's twin Dana 60's. I'm thinking I'll switch to 3.54's to make it more highway friendly. I'll also probably buy a decent stereo system eventually. Take a look and let me know what you think.
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Now I need to get a trailer for the Road Runner. :D