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**Dieselwrencher** · 12-01-2009, 10:06 PM

Well now Scott was off to boot camp and bored as all get out. So to keep him motivated I kept working on his truck and sending him pictures. But, I decided to swap it over to a diesel and not tell him. I took the doors and fenders back to the paint booth and had then primered and edged. I also removed the BBC, 4 speed and NP208. I installed the 5.9 and a ford ZF5 speed trans. This was a whole other can of worms. I couldn't the engine to sit the way I wanted it to so I had to use a 3" body lift to get it to fit because of the heighth of the ford bell housing.

Here is the new crossmember I built to accomodate the cummins front sump style oil pan.

12-01-2009, 10:06 PM	#6
Dieselwrencher 6>8 Plugless........ Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Prairie City, Ia Posts: 17,141	Re: Project USMC K20 4x4 Well now Scott was off to boot camp and bored as all get out. So to keep him motivated I kept working on his truck and sending him pictures. But, I decided to swap it over to a diesel and not tell him. I took the doors and fenders back to the paint booth and had then primered and edged. I also removed the BBC, 4 speed and NP208. I installed the 5.9 and a ford ZF5 speed trans. This was a whole other can of worms. I couldn't the engine to sit the way I wanted it to so I had to use a 3" body lift to get it to fit because of the heighth of the ford bell housing. Here is the new crossmember I built to accomodate the cummins front sump style oil pan. __________________ Ryan 1972 Chevy Longhorn K30 Cheyenne Super, 359 Inline 6 cylinder, Auto Trans, Tilt, Diesel Tach/Vach, Buckets, Rare Rear 4-link and air ride option Build Thread 1972 GMC Sierra Grande Longhorn 4x4 1972 Chevy Cheyenne Super K20 Long Step side tilt, tach, tow hooks, AC, 350 4 speed 1972 C10 Suburban Custom Deluxe 1969 Chevy milk truck 1971 Camaro RS 5.3 BTR STG3 Cam Super T10 1940 Ford 354 Hemi 46RH Ford 9" on air ride huge project *Tired of spark plugs? Check this out.*