Went and got a cummins...

adeso

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Well I crossed over to the dark side, I went and bought a cummins... well two of them actually. Can't wait to turn them up a little bit and see what they can do. Right now they are in front of an Ally MT654CR, which from what I read has issues if you turn the engine up too much. But the rig is too big to fit into my garage so hopefully I still make some progress with the race truck this winter.

 
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It should be fun, from what I read the 6CTA 8.3 is just an overgrown 12v. You can even bolt a 5.9 P pump right onto the engine. Since the truck weighs about 23,000lbs empty it might seem like I am always towing! and the mirrors don't fold on this truck :woott:

The pics really don't do it justice, I need to park next to something that isn't lifted! The headlights shine over my bed with a 5 inch lift and 35s




 
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Gunna be the new rig to get you through the snow? Lol


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The tech order says that if you are going to drive into more than 30 inches of water you need to put some plugs in, but at no time should you ever drive into more than 78 inches of water....
 
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I picked this thing up, my hope is to get a low boy for cheap and maybe pick up a single axle 32 foot dry van to be able to move my shop when I move and to use as storage.

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I'm thinking about swapping out the tires (the second one that I got has a bunch of flats) to something more of a road tire, and swapping in a 6 speed Ally. The truck only has 19,000 miles on it, and the second one only has 25,000 miles on it and is in almost as good as shape. They turned this one in b/c they managed to trash the upper ring and pinion on the front drive on the rockwell 5 ton axle. Not sure how they managed that but so far the rest of the truck seems to be in perfect working order. Even the tire inflation systems seems to be working.
 
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Nice rig. An 8.3 is nowhere near being a 12v 5.9L. Whole other ball game. Yes you can put a P7100 on it, some of them already had one. Get the numbers off the pump and someone can tell you what series it is.
 
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adeso said:
I'm thinking about swapping out the tires (the second one that I got has a bunch of flats) to something more of a road tire, and swapping in a 6 speed Ally. The truck only has 19,000 miles on it, and the second one only has 25,000 miles on it and is in almost as good as shape. They turned this one in b/c they managed to trash the upper ring and pinion on the front drive on the rockwell 5 ton axle. Not sure how they managed that but so far the rest of the truck seems to be in perfect working order. Even the tire inflation systems seems to be working.
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If you need any shims or seals for the rear axles I may have what you need. Have some other miscellaneous parts. I use to work for a contractor rebuilding them for the government.
 
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I was planning on just dropping the entire center into it, but I'm thinking it would be smart to do wheel bearings while I have it apart since I'm sure there is so much metal in there. Are they special bearings or can I just order timken bearings that match?
 
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Dozerboy said:
Cool :thumb:

I don't think I could own one they're to damn slow.
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yea 63 MPH wide open as it sits, gears made to do 55... But I'm going to fix that. I need to find better tires for it that have a higher speed rating, swap that trans out and turn the fuel up. I know the big RVs with this engine cruise at 65. For the price I couldn't turn it down for the small amount of hwy use it will see
 
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My guess is a bearing let go and they kept driving it. At least it is an easy fix, the entire 3rd member unbolts and comes out like a ford 9 inch. It would be a giant pain to try and shim 2 sets of rings and pinons!

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And another pick to get you and idea of the size. I'm about 5 foot 11 so not a small person


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