Kind of a different topic here, but the question has come up several times.<br>Does anyone have any info on transplanting Cummins engines into other vehicles? Looking at info on possibilities of putting a 4 cylinder in a Dakota.<br>Appreciate anything you may have.<br>Thanks in advance.<br><br>Bruce

 

I know that several folk have transplanted Cummins engines into Chevy truck, and even heard of a couple Fords running the Cummins engines.<br><br>Now, going to a Dakota... I have no idea. It must be do-able becuase Cummins raced a Dakota out at the Salt Flats with a Cummins engine.<br><br>Anyway, one place to check for this kind of stuff is Advanced Adapters.<br>I have a good friend who is a dealer of Advanced Adapters.<br>If you need, I can give you his phone number.<br>PM me if you need his number. <br>Or... you can check out the site:<br>www.advanceadapters.com<br><br>Rich

 

I've often thought about transpalnting a 5.9 or even an 8.3 into my 69 Dodge D-500 2-ton. That would be cool. Stretch it out a little and put a sleeper on it, that would make a great puller. Boy the $$$$'s though. I got only $700 invested in the truck but the cost of the conversion&amp;restoration would be HUGE I would think. : :'( :'( :'(

 

Yep..<br><br>I didnt go into the cost side of it. <br>I have an old school buddy in So. Cal. I helped him put a Cummins into his 84 Suburban. <br>We had to buy some of the adapters... and made the rest.<br><br>We didnt have a lot of money and had to &quot;improvise&quot; what we couldnt afford (Yes, there was A LOT of improvising!).<br>Lets just say, with the use of Torches, Sledge Hammers, Air Chissles, and a fair amount of bloody knuckles, we got the Cummins to sit inside the engine bay and connected to the Turbo 400 tranny. (I think it was a Turbo 400.)<br>Anyway. <br>Sold the entire truck and all the spare parts before we had it comleted.<br><br>Rich.

 

Didn't the UPS trucks come with 4 cyl cummins ?<br><br>PISTOL

 

I think that the guy called Dr. Performance put a cummins in a dakota. think somebody told me that a while back. Pretty sure they make 4banger because I read that they were kicking it around about putting it in a half ton

 

I`m toying with the idea of a 5.9 12v in a 1950 dodge p/u<br> Danny

 

I think that UPS runs a six cyl engine. I too have tinkered with the idea of putting a cummins in a 56 chevrolet 1 ton flatbed dually. The truck already hs an inline six in it. If I were to do it though I would use the 1st gen engine. I want to have it more for show than go.

 

One of the four bangers that Cummins has is a 3.9 L. Looks just like the 12V except it has a couple of cylinders missing. Depending on the version, you can get up to ~140 hp and 300 ft lbs torque.<br>We have some in our dock mules that replaced the old 6 cyl flatheads. The conversion was pretty straightforward. The engine coupled up to a Ford C-6 and a really low geared rear end(guessing 7.00's to 8.00's) and 16&quot; tires. It will pull 50-60,000 lbs without any trouble, if you can get enough traction. op speed is about 20mph.<br>My '66 crew cab step side (ex Air Force truck) has the Perkins 6-354 and there is plenty of room under the hood. With the 4.11 gears and a granny low four speed. It's only putting out ~105 hp, but if you can hook up to it and get enough traction, it'll pull it. Top speed is just over 70mph.<br>Guess I'll do a bit of research and see who build the conversion kit for the dock mules and go from there. (Wonder if it still has a stock number on it and would the boss let me order one? Naw, I wouldn't do that!!!!!)<br>Surely the four cyl Cummins isn't any longer that the 318 block.<br>Thanks for the info and keep me posted.<br><br>Bruce

 

Here is my old truck. What do you guys think about using it for a conversion?

 

Here's another angle.

 

It was formerly owned by a farmer who used it to pull a 40' semi grain hopper trailer from the field to his grain bins. It is powered by a 318 v-8 and has a 4-speed tranny with a 2-speed rear axle. The rear axle ratio is 5.83 on the high side and 6 something on the low side.

 

Hey Luke S,<br>Looks like your 'ol Dodge is ripe for a Cummins transplant!<br><br>Rich

 

Here's a pic I got out of one of my old parts books. I could get a cab off a 1-ton like this and stretch my frame and put it on my 2-ton. Some air ride from kelderman, a 12-valve with a NV5600 behind it, that would be a cool puller eh. <br>

 

LukeS,<br>That looks a lot like my old '66 except mine is 2WD and has a narrow bed. I ended up putting 16&quot; wheels and tires on it because the 17 inchers were too hard to get.<br>With the straight frame and all the room in the world that those old trucks had under the hood, I think a person could put about anything in them.<br>Does anyone out there have any specs on the 2.5L diesel used in the Dakotas in South America? Depending on the engine and parts availability, that might not be a bad swap.<br>As to putting a 12V in your truck, it would probably be a bunch easier than the 4B in a Dakota.<br>