My 56 6bt 4X4 build.

[mknittle]

Originally Posted by 6BT 56

I thought I would take a moment to post this . The guy that bought my napco driveline is building this.

57 Gmc Detroit diesel. Story goes a garden center somewhere had 7 built back in 57

Who knows. Its so factory looking its sick.

When he is done he will have a 4 53 detroit , Napco 4X4 1 ton with a brownie box.

I jealous

Going to paint my Cummins Detriot Diesel Alpine Green. I guess I'm a wanna be. Lol.

The 6bt is a waaaay better engine than the 4-53 ever was!
Noisy oil leaking detroits you can't stop the oil leaks!!

[6BT 56]

Thanks Mknittle

I was thinking the steering boxes were the same. My Ram has a new box in it. Now I can mount same as Orrie did. I love the old dodge . It has been off the road for a while and just doing work around the farm . I hop this driveline swap goes the way it is planned out in my head .. I will head south some day and bring home a rust free Ram with a cummins some day. Crummy bodies yes , but you really cant beat the driveline . My 05 ram has been a great truck as well but the new stuff scares me . Too much stuff doing too much.

[63 & 64 Bowties]

I can't believe I just saw this build for the first time. Awesome idea!
I'm a big Cummins fan, I've got two of 'em.

Originally Posted by mknittle

Noisy oil leaking detroits you can't stop the oil leaks!!

Way back in the 70's when I drove OTR, I always heard that if you stop a Detroit from leaking it will blow up.

[Luther Grimace]

56 you are the man! Looks like your gonna save that firewall! I wish I had not used the intercooler now

[Luther Grimace]

Where are you gonna put the battery and what size cables are you gonna run?

[6BT 56]

Hi luther .

I think Im going to use the stock batt location. Will have to see tho as the exh comes up there as well . I will use 0 gauge batt cables . The factory is tha or maby even 2/0.

I dont plan to have this truck seeing too much extream use so I hope Im good to go on the intercooler. Will wait and find out. Im also going to find another GMC oil presure gauge and see if by chance it will read air / boost pressure . Thought that would be kinda cool. Concerned tho as the hole on a factory op gauge is real small. Pressure is pressure tho Rite? I Have a empty spot on the dash where the oem amp gauge would have been.

Also Im going to use a raycor fuel filter and mount the housing on the firewall. The neat thing abt this is It has dual inlets and outlets. I will plumb it before the cummins fuel pump and put the return line directly into it . This way I will only have to run one line to my fueltank.

Here is a pick of my painted hubcaps Im going to use . Not as cool as the chrome ones but I think they will suit the truck.

Ryanroo... thanks for the heads up on the fuel sol. I was quite sure that was it . juts not 100% becouse of the other cylindershaped sol on the side of the pump.

I may still use a hyd clutch setup. Not sure yet . I will be using the stock pedals tho no matter what.