Durango_Nick

im looking at buying a 1982 Crew Cab Short box that currently has a 360 with a 4speed manual trans and i might be able to get a 03 cummins 24v 6bt out of his ram and his 46re 6 speed trans and im looking at swapping the motor and trans from the 03 into the 82. the cab and bed are being pulled off for paint and bodywork anyway. how much work is this project going to be and is there anything in specific i need to watch out for?

KD93

Have a look in the 'conversions' forum on this site, I'm sure there's a bunch of good info in there. And for some reason I think there's a site dedicated to Cummins conversions.... cumminscoversions.com? Something like that. A Google search will get results, I have no doubt!

Onemoparnut

The 46re is not a six speed trans it is a 3 speed with overdrive. The only six speed would be a stick.

Durango_Nick

the 6 speed is a stick

Durango_Nick

* it must not be a 46re my bad. i know its a 6 speed manual transmission

JustRamIt91

y not stick it in a durango?? i've seen 1 or 2 converted and they look sweet! (i think they were 4bt though)

soggy

Also the 24v 5.9 is an ISB, not a B series. http://www.cumminsdieselspecs.com/24v.html

You can check out destroked.com and painlessperformance.com parts and wiring.

KD93

NV5600?

DevilzTower

Indeed, an 03 should have an NV5600 ...

thrashingcows

Check out Johny5's crew build thread...should give you an idea of what your in for.

https://www.dieseltruckresource.com/...b-t230012.html

jimbo486

all 5.9's and the 6.7 are B models/series. however you prefer to identify it, "B" refers to the engine family. the only difference is the ISB name stands for Interact System B and was given to '98.5 and later model 24v 5.9s. which i'm sure is because of the use of electronics to control and monitor certain sensors (crank and camshaft position sensors), injectors, etc. which interact with the ECMs for optimum performance. mainly due to meeting emissions regulations.

for the OP, destroked has the Zues Stand Alone ECM for common rails... http://www.destroked.com/zeus/index.shtml

Durango_Nick

thrashing cows thanks that link helped that is an awesome build, id love to have a garage like that to work in

Durango_Nick

his was a 1st gen swap tho im gunna be swapping in a 03. looking to see if anyone has done this

simplysmn

the 03 is doable but none of the first gen gauges will match up ? it would be alot faster to drop a first gen 12 valve in there .Kool idea thou

Durango_Nick

yeah i know id have to use diff gauges. im thinking of working a way to fiberglass custom the dash and put the 03 gauge cluster in and run 03 gauges because ill be getting the 03 motor and trans and everything for free so itll be worth it to do some work to make it work. and it would definitely be unique