About what would it take to drop a 5.9 or 6.7 cummins diesel in to a ford F450/550 4x4 chassie with a 60-66 GMC truck cab ?
I'm interested in building another 60-66 GMC dually 4x4 only this time with a diesel engine!
The plan:
5.9/6.7L cummins diesel, 6 spd manual tran's, gear driven transfer case, using a 60" cab to axle ford F-450 or F-550 4x4 chassie and axle's as it is 1.5 ton or 2 ton set up that is pick up truck sized, 5.9/6.7 power plant/6spd manual tho not the stoutest but more than strong enough, gear driven transfer case, and 60-66 GMC cab with a 7 foot flat bed. . .should be one tough truck. . . than you got basicly a sawed off double barrel 10G shot gun small package loud bang big kick! . .
I only wanted the F450/F550 chassie for the simple factthat even tho it is 1.5/2 ton duty rated it's still pickup truck sized. . .
this truck won't really be hauling any thing routinely just a driver. . .
Now i could go with a Ford chassie that the cummins came in but i ain't going to and here's why . . .
the cummins diesel ford's are 600s,650s and 700s,750s and such way to heavy for the mud, and there not offered in 4 wheel drive very offten they could be ordered in 4x4 but they gear them down so there slow. . .I hope this makes more sence to you guy's as why i'm using what . . .
Mike
