lunati397

it will get tubbed just dont know how far I need to go with it

Fallen2603

A Ford engine in a Chevy:

http://www.popularhotrodding.com/fea...o/viewall.html

Yes, they do exist. LOL!

travis401

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theres also one going on right now in a 3rd gen...https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/fabr...le-street.html

lunati397

most dont put ford motors because they arent the best out there when a stock GM motor can achieve 1000 plus hp why would you go with something else
http://www.hotrod.com/techarticles/h...g_bang_theory/

91ls1t56

I recently picked up a 04.5 crew cab 4X4 with the ZF6 speed, it's bone stock. It has the same hp as my LS1 and almost twice the tq. I wasn't even half way home for the first time with the truck when the thought of stuffing that diesel into my car crossed my mind. It pushes that big truck around pretty good. That is a very interesting project you have on your hands, good luck with it.

lunati397

wish we could trade trans the allison for the zf

91ls1t56

You do not want it 1st gear is a granny gear and a good clutch is expensive.

83 Crossfire TA

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lol, 1300lb-ft at like no rpm... what do you need a tranny for? Real world you're going to want as low a rear gear in it as you can find to make this thing fun on the road. Heck, my cummins w 4.10's and 36's will burn the tires from a 25mph roll at 7800# (951lb-ft do help a little ), but gets kind of buzzy and unhappy over 85mph.

the dmax is pretty much the truck diesel of choice for car swaps, it's the only one that's really small enough to work well in most chassis. All the cummins talk here is pretty much a non starter, a 6bt is bigger and heavier than the whole front end of that camaro. OTOH, if you wanted to do a 4bt (cummins used in things like bread delivery trucks) that would be pretty interesting and smalle enough to work.

can't wait to see this thing rolling, what are you planning for fuel delivery? the lift pump assembly that I'm running on my cummis is huge, that would be a bigger packaging problem than getting the dmax in the engine bay.

lunati397

im getting a airdog II and im going to sump my tank to feed it I have a 4th gen tank that is still steel so ill just modify it and make room for the pump and filters but still have them available

I am going to gear the rear very low I have a 3.42 in there now but im going to see how that feels and if needed go lower

lolvtec

theres a 72 monty here in ohio with a cummins its on youtube you can make anything fit in anything

83 Crossfire TA

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you can't make make anything fit into anything... the cummins is physically larger than all the room available and more than 2x the weight of a small block. The monti on youtube is fairly unique, an early 70's monti has a fan shroud that's close to 2 feet long, you could fit 2 big blocks in a row under their hood. To make that much room in an f-body you'd have to set the firewall back so far that you'd be sitting in the back seat.

Berlyn0963

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This is a real head scratcher for me but i think its very interesting, if i had the money i would opt for a caterpillar engine, i think they got a ton of power straight out the box.

lunati397

I want it to be a sleeper not obvious power for weight and size you cant beat the duramax

NHRDA rules to race in the street class is stock style suspension and unmoddified firewall are some of the key items

82tarecaro

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I don't think a CAT straight 6 would fit - at all.

fatalicshock

Can't wait to see it finished

y5mgisi

Same here! This is going to be awesome!

lolvtec

i know the cummins is alot bigger ive got a 02 2500 i had a 72 monty in hs i know the size and
hmmm cummins vette
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lw9FT...eature=related
and 6.5 camaro
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHfx-...watch_response
if you got money and time it all fits
and dmax in a v6 car
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XTxG...eature=related

im sure we could do this all day but its not worth it
anyway i cant wait to see this thing

lunati397

I want to see more of those cars but you cant find anything you would think there would be alot on the vette or it was just sound FX the 6.5 dead end and the GN droped off the face after it got done no track time dyno ect

DooSPX

interesting...

Ed1LE

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Definitely intrigued by this build, subscribed! Should be way cool!

lolvtec

yeah but there is alot of things out there im sure alot of people want to see more of but they just stop working on them i got pics of a 2000hp tri turbo cummins down the street but it hasnt moved in 3yrs he just got sick of it

sailtexas186548

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the vette video is fake. big thread on tech about it...

1BADRZ28

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Hopefully, this gets finished. There are a lot of off the wall project threads that never get finsihed on here. I will forsure watch this thread.

lunati397

it will I will take donations or sponsors to make it happen faster lol

just waiting on DOM to show up and money to buy the coilovers and Ive been busy these past weeks I got some time off comming up and should get alot knocked out then

rob2000gt

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This is crazy. But If you are going to do a swap why not a duramax. great power and great fuel mileage. I Wouldnt be surprised if you got 40 + mpg if you gear it to do that

89_RS

It might fit.... Between the wheel centerlines that is. The smallest CAT straight 6 is something like 6.6+ L with an intercooler & aftercooler for the turbo and is so large that it constitutes about 20% of the weight of a 12 metric ton excavator.

EndlessSummer85

subscribed

lunati397

got some stuff done today cleaned the garage and worked on the jig for the Kmember still waiting on DOM tubing

half way through my bandsaw broke so I had to use the cut off wheel for the few remaining cuts I hate them because I have had discs come apart on me

but all in all got some good welds for a temp fixture lol

amlv20

good job man i hope this works out for you.
i dreamed about this along time ago when i saw a chevelle with a dmax in a magazine, but i wanted to do a ford 6.0 in a fox body musthing but that engine is huge.ford was planning to make a smaller v6 diesel but scrapped it for the ecoboost. which is something ive been giving thought into swapping into a third gen....or an audi/vw v6 tdi.

lunati397

no update this week I got stuck building an exhaust for a friends truck this weekend I have the week after Christmas off so im hoping to get alot done then because I am leaving for NCOA (Non Commission Officers Academy) first week of Jan till feb so it will be a dead spot there then when I do get back I have a V6 auto to LS 6 speed swap and a full resto rod job on a 69 mustang fast back which will be awsome they guy im doing it for has cash to spend and we are doing a new coyote 5.0 and top performance parts all around

I was hoping to be running by spring and may be still but summer is looking more realistic and the weather here is not cooperating here but I cant wait till the longer days again

guitarguy92b

Bummer, i've been showing all my buddies this thread and they think its freakin sweet and are excited as i am to see it done. Good luck man, enjoy the holidays

lunati397

I am going to try and get alot knocked out next week I am still waiting on tubing I think the shop in town is just a bunch of Aholes and I will end up procuring it myself

If I get time in class or decide to I will be heading home on the weekends but if anything I will be able to compile parts while I am gone because money is the biggest limiting factor right now with the holidays spare cash goes to presents and stuff

I told the wife for christmas just let me shop online for alittle and to not get me anything becuase I know what I want and need

72vega

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PME just aint no fun...

lunati397

it sucks too because I had a nice 2 week TDY set up that I was looking forward to in FL that got canceled the same day it got approved so I can go to this to many guys failed PT tests and droped out and I just took mine last week so I was most eligablle

NCOA is ALS on crack

Cray z28

That's a cool swap. I too am doing an unconventional swap with a gen 4 viper motor in my 85 z28. Looks good so far.

1bad91Z

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Pics? Did you start a build thread yet, and if so, where at?!!

lunati397

still busy this week but managed to get the rest of the harness out of the donor truck I wanted to have more than less so Yeah i took the whole harness the only items I dyked off are the radio and tail lights

I will go through it and clean it up as much as possible good news is I can use a stock truck cluster bad news it I already sold the one I had so ill have to get another

Pretty ugly looking

lunati397

I pick up some tubing tomorrow not what I need but some I had to order a 24 ft piece still need to get 1.5 inch but ill have the 1.25 for the A arms panhard and tq arm

musicfreako

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I'm a a duramax tech and huge fan of them. Lb7's are more prone to injector failure than lly and later. Nothing to fear or worry over. And yes, lb7s do have stronger pistons. I run an lly with Efi live with a dsp5 switch. 225,000 miles so far. Do yourself a favor and buy a new torque converter for your trans. You actually want a lower stall converter for your duramax. Helps control of line jump and keeps tranny temps down. I went with a rev Max torque converter. Call them, honest, great guys. They custom build and have decades of experience. (I run a stage V billet series). MAKE SURE you put in the biggest radiator you can fit. Duramaxes don't like heat. (Put in auxiliary cooler) put a new water pump on while its out also. (MUCH EASIER). Try to fit 4" exhaust in if you're gonna run Efi live. (I went with duramaxtuner.com for my Efi live).

lunati397

the injectors have 20 k on them they were already replaced and the water pump is newer also but I might still change it out I will be doing a full 4 inch exhaust and ill be getting a custom tq convertor for the 4l80e that ill be using

cooling will be addresses big intercooler and biggest radiator I can fit

I cant wait to get it in and running but it will be awhile I have some other projects getting in the way but then again they pay for my projects

Cray z28

No I just stumbled on this site a few months back researching if anyone has done a full nose flip. I am going to graft the viper hood into the cowl hood and bond it with a one piece nose and fender. I just started the tear down of the z. The only parts I am retaining are the back glass. The rest of the stuff is up for sale. So if anyone needs some original equip, let me know.

lunati397

built a jig for the a arms today and picked up some dom tubing but decided to make one out of scrap pipe and steel for some practice it looks like crap but im happy with it on the final product ill have the end steel cut out of either waterjet or plasma table depends where or who I know working

lunati397

here is the actual DOM tubing ill use for the real ones it 1.25 with .125 wall thickness

lunati397

got the front A arms done just need to get the rod ends and ill cut and ajust them

dctrouant1995

Wow! those are super clean! and awesome! how much they weigh compared to stock?

travis401

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yea, i like those. how hard would it be to get you to make another set with spring perches.......

lunati397

they are at least half the weight maybe just alittle more half but the pair feels about the same as one stocker


I can make it with the perches pretty easy but you can get coilovers for around 190 go to QA1s site you can buy the springs needle bearings and the perches with ajustment jam nuts for half of the cheapest you can find online
http://www.qa1.net/qa1_motorsports/d...-wrenches.html
http://www.qa1.net/qa1_motorsports/d...over-kits.html
http://www.qa1.net/qa1_motorsports/d...l-springs.html

lunati397

I have the jigs built and the plans to a buddy with a waterjet I would consider making a few after they get tested and I trust my mig welds but anything I would put out would be tig welded

85z28kid

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Make me a set!!!! Also what's wrong with mig welds?

Any updates?

lunati397

nothing is wrong with them I have 100% trust in my welds and most you buy from companys are mig welded too

Tig is a better weld and they look damn good too

I might make some sets after I test these out I am also doing the same for a 4th gen in Feb just picked up a metal lathe too just have to figure where to put it