Re: 1988 r20 Suburban Cummins swap
FFWD to April 2020, I started taking the sheetmetal off the Dodge. Next month I needed new tires for the Suburban and snagged the second gen wheels that were on the Dodge. They actually look alright, and I think thats the first part from the Dodge put on the Chevy.
We had one of the worst summers as far as heat but when I could I was kept busy doing a lot of work on a 1969 c20 (replaced the motor, PDB conversion, etc) and sold that Oct. 2020.
As soon as the c20 was out I pulled the Dodge back in and worked on removing the drivetrain.
The last photo shows the Cummins and a518 out of the Dodge and on a cart. Besides pushing it around the shop, it remained like that for about 11 months. Its what I have, and for what I'm doing with the Suburban it'll be fine. If I had a later one like a 47RE I'd have made that work instead.
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1966 c10, short fleet, 402ci 700r4
1988 r20 Suburban 454ci tbi, th400 (12v Cummins soon)
1980 shovelhead, hardtail, open primary
1998 FXDWG
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