Project: Papa’s Dodge, stage one.

[Lonesome7.3]

I am leaning toward a 4BT.

 

[dirtyoldman]

Just checked on Cummins' website....that engine should do nicely if you can find one.Will it bolt up to the one in your truck?

 

[Lonesome7.3]

The donor truck has every thing I need for the swap.

 

[dirtyoldman]

 

[Lonesome7.3]

Funny, I bought that truck so I could drop the 6BT in our Ford. I did not even consider how it would benefit my Papa's truck.

 

[Lonesome7.3]

I bought these connectors hoping they would plug into the stock connectors that are very similar. But… they are too small. Sooooo, I am hoping to find some good used connectors in the salvage yard. That is if I can find the time to go aaaaand… find an old Dodge that has a good set. I may have to find another solution.

When that did not work I removed all the old CB wiring. I will be reinstalling the old CB my granddaddy had but I will be running new cable and a modern antenna. I had the CB gone through and a CB shop some years back so it should be working like new

 

[Draenor]

Great googly moogly, that engine was nasty.

 

[Lonesome7.3]

I was given this today because it was "blown." I tested it and it works fine. This works out great because I prefer having a power inverter in all my trucks. I think I found a good spot to hard mount it under the dash out of the way but still easily accessible.

 

[Lonesome7.3]

I know I have not been updating this build much. Since I moved into the new shop I have been busy with other stuff. I have been chipping away at the old Dodge when I could though. I am almost finished with it. Install the interior parts, wire up the new ignition and finish the brake lines is all that is left. However, I recently received a new job offer that changes everything. I will be in training for the next nine months. I will have weekends off here and there during that time, but I do not know how often. Anyhoo, here is where I am at now.

I got the rust sorted out on the floor board. It was very minor surface rust so I just applied a rust converter over it. I will be painting blue over that today I hope. The engine is all put together and once the ignition wiring is done it is ready to fire up. I found an electric fan that fits inside the stock fan shroud perfectly. But I am out of time so I cannot wire it up. I just reinstalled the stock fan clutch to get by until I can do it the way I want.

 

[Lonesome7.3]

I was very disappointed when I found this. I have had the original floor mat in storage. It looked great when I stuck it in the box. Now it has tears in it.

I painted over the rust converter with blue Rustoleum. I know it does not match but I was expecting the floor mat to cover it.