First let me start out by saying that I bought this truck with the Cummins already swapped in it. Therefore that is why I'm not putting this in the conversion forum since it was already done. This thread is to show what I'm doing to the truck since I bought it from a guy in MO in Dec. of 2010.

This is what it looked like when I had my good friend go pick it up for me since I was at work.


It's a 1985 W350 Crew Cab that was an ex Air Force truck. The guy that I bought it from bought it from the guy that swapped in the 1992 Cummins, A518 and NP205. They also put a 92 core support and grill along with power doors and mirrors. Overall whoever did the conversion did a good job, it looked factory when I got it home.


Shot of the engine bay.


Interior.

Now, my plans when I bought it was to do a full frame off restoration on the truck and make it completely my own. I'm about a 1/2 way into it and hope to be done with it in about another year. I did from the frame down the 1st year I had it and now I'm in the process of getting the full frame off restoration done.

A short list of what all the mods that will be done to it when finished.

7" lift ( 4" Deaver leafs, 2" Jungle drop hangers, 1" Zero Rates frt/rear, Jungle shackle flip rear with his hangers using GM 63" springs)
Tires 38x15.50r20 Toyo MTs
Wheels 20x12 Fuel Octanes
Ranch Hand bumpers front and rear.
50 gallon SS fuel cell mounted in bed.
Rebuild engine (Hamilton 188/210 cam, port/polished head, 60lb springs, O'ring the head, twin turbos, SDX sticks, 14mm IP or Hot rod 12mm IP, Air Dog 150, cooler tubes, aluminum radiator, Hellman Intercooler and CIA along with Steed Speed manifold and full 4" exhaust)
Trans is a Garmons Stage II 47rh with triple disc billet converter.
Interiror will be completely custom will only be reusing the gas and brake pedal.
Mineral Gray paint wiht Line-X rockers and bed.

Currently the truck is in the body shop getting painted and next week I will be taking the frame to get powder coated and start putting the suspension back underneath it to make it a roller again.

 

What are those 1 inch zero rates?

 

All the good stuff from Jungle.


Rear end replace with a AAM 11.5 from a 2008 Dodge Cummins 4x4.


Front Dana 60 totally disassmebled and rebuilt with all new parts.


Deaver 4" springs with Jungle mounts front and rear.


New Dana 60 installed.


Pic right before the tear down to do the rear suspension.

 

If you want to sell that bench seat let me know.

 

Jungle's front rear spring hangers and shackle flip, again AWESOME stuff.


Rear suspension done. Fun drilling 24 1/2" holes.


Rear AAM 11.5 axle in place.


NP205 before full rebuild.


Bare case during rebuild.


Finished NP205.

 

50 gallon SS fuel tank mounted in bed.


Tow Woods 1pc rear drive shaft.


Drove it home to it's new home for the tear down.


New/used cab I bought for the project getting ready to be blasted and sent to body shop.


Getting ready to pull old cab off so I could stip the frame down.


This is pretty much how the truck looks right now other than the front and rear axles are already been pulled. Only have 1/2 dozen more parts to pull off the frame and it will be ready to go to the powder coater.

I will update this thread as I make progress, but it's kinda slow going right now and the next big thing is going to be getting the engine rebuilt.

Stay tuned though for updates and feel free to comment, critize or ask questions!!!!

Eric

 

Sorta like an add-a-leaf.
http://offroaddesign.com/catalog/Zero%20Rates.htm

 

The front one I sold last week, but I still have the rear one. It doesn't split in the middle though like the front one did.

 

Great looking project. Another style of 1st gen on my wish list right there. Did you build that tank ?

 

Lookin nice! Its came along way since you started!

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WOW...That is looking great!! Another long box crew made into a 4x4...making me re-consider turning mine into a 4x4......curse you guys!!!

 

I think its a short bed...

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Looking good!

 

Thanks!

No I had a company over in Tyler, Texas build it for me.

 

Thanks man, meads a lot!

Appreciate the kind words and bryson is right it's a short bed.

Thanks gyman, I wish I was far as long on mine as you are on yours.