i wish destroked made mounts to work in my 87 chevy cummins swap, i wonder how those mounts are going to work with the ford chassis? is any extra fab. going to be required?

 

nope they are pretty bolt in. i line it up forward/backward exactly where I want it and I sink the bolts through. done deal.

well the new of the company is deSTROKED so i can see them not making chevy mounts. I put a cummins on a ford frame where there used to be a powerstroke engine. the Destroked mounts were designed for exactly this. I'm just putting a chevy body on a destroked Ford F450. sort of.

but theres 2 outfits that DO make cummins chevy conversion mounts and cross member for the older chevy trucks.

Scott at Tennessee Diesel Conversions makes kit. and Avalanche engineering makes a bolt in crossmember/mount kit.

 

So basically, you are defording a destroked conversion by dressing it up with a bow-tie.

Good job overall, I like what you're doing. Pretty much building everything that a ford isn't. Good engine, comfortable body, and still the backbone of a real work truck.

If I had the time, it would be great to do the same things, although I am too busy keeping everyone else' world working properly. That said, I have a short term plan for a turbo on my 1990 toyota pickup with a stock 22r. And I also have a 93 GM ex-cab dually, with a 6.5 that is getting a new tranny, and a 8x9' dump deck, and probably a straight axle, for use as a wood truck.

Keep up the good work, and the updates.

 

yes that about sums it up.


I've gutted the interior too of all the blue. I have a full black leather interior waiting to go in.

 

yeah, that kinda slipped my mind that the chassis you are using was originally i powerstroke!......but destroked does make motor mounts for a 88-00 chevy i believe.....awesome build man!

 

Any updates? I have a 94 chev extended crew cab that's getting a 12v BT6 in the next couple weeks. Mine is also getting a 6" suspension lift so I'll probably be able to drop my motor pretty deep to get the weight lower.

 

is there a company like destroked or fordcummins for GMC's?

 

are you solid axle swapping the '94? or IFS lift?

either way it is restricted to your engine crossmember. doesnt make any difference to lower your engine really, you're putting a 1200lb engine into a 7000lb truck. whats a couple inches really getting you.



theres a couple places that make mounts and crossmember for GMs. Tennesse diesel conversions is where I got my original mounts for the '97 Gm 3500 chassis. Scott is a goodfella there.

 

I'm keeping the ifs. I haven't had any problems with it so far and I'm getting old. I like the cumfee ride. I want to drop the engine as far as I can just for the lower C of G. I know it'll not be much, but I'm not putting on huge tires or anything crazzy. I'm just building a nice simple reliable tow rig.

I'm a steel fabricator so fabbing the mounts won't be a problem. And mine won't be 7000lbs. I'm hoping to keep it under 8,000 but will probably be in the 9,000 range by the time all is done.

 

your ifs brackets will be in the way. and the brackets are integral with the engine crossmember. as will the torsion bar crossmember be in the way of the Tcase. but its your build. if you want to deal with the headaches of lowering it. giver. what s the point of a lower COG by a few inches if your not wheeling it or racing it?


what kind of truck do you have that'll weight 8 or 9k? my dually on the F450 chassis with the cummins probably won't be over 8500lb.

 

It's an extended cab duellie with a full width box with stepside boxsides in place of duellie flairs, with the bt6, 5 spd, 205 tcase with full p.t.o. hyd setup to power a under chassis wheelift. Should be pretty stealth, unfortunarly, she'll be pretty heavy as well.

As far as the bracketry problems go, that's one reason I'm putting in the 6" lift. Redesign what I have to and keep the cog low. This is going to be a tow rig. the lower the cog is the more stable it's gonna be. Between the lift and the dropped drivetrain, I should be close to stock while running 36" rubber.

 

Do you see what I've been trying to say. the truck is 25' long dual rear wheel. there is nothing more stable than that on the road. even with a 6" lift you won't be losing anything in the stability of the platform. theres a ton of work you could avoid for very very little gain if anything at all with stability.

let me know how it works out for you though.

 

I do see what your trying to say. Messing with the torsion bar mount won't be a problem due to the lift. Oil pan to diff contact, not a problem either, again, due to the lift. I was originally planning on putting in a body lift to clear the tires, but wouldn't have enough room for the wheellift to function how I wanted it to. The airbag setup was going to cause me some problems, which again were solved with the lift. Putting in the lift will raise the cog. This in itself is not a real problem, but if I can drop the motor when I buld the mounts, why not? I don't shy away from something because it might be a little more difficult. I actually enjoy the build, sometimes more than the result.

 

I'm just having a hard time visualizing I guess. thats why I said let me know how it goes.

 

Hey Luke, any progress on the "Rhino"? My summer's been stupid busy, waiting for winter to make some further progress on my truck . .. .