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Well, Ive been thinking about getting something bigger than my '74 Ford so I could take the wife and my three daughters out hunting and fishing more. I was back and forth between a Bronco and a Crew when I sorta fell into this.

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Sweet!

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35s
3" body
44 up front
60 out back
built 460 with 429 heads
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4.10s

The old one.

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At least gas is cheap. grin

Is the new one a 250 or 150?


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Haha. It actually does better than the 390 in the old one. The 4x4 Crews were all 250 short beds.


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jelousy frown , Nice truck is that even Leagal in California?


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It's legal, but i don't know if it's leagal.

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Originally Posted by Higbean
Well, Ive been thinking about getting something bigger than my '74 Ford so I could take the wife and my three daughters out hunting and fishing more. I was back and forth between a Bronco and a Crew when I sorta fell into this.

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Drop a 12 valve cummins into that thing and your set for life

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Nice! Chain steps for the wife and daughters?


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Why the 12 valve cummins?


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Originally Posted by Higbean
Why the 12 valve cummins?


It is a simple conversion, they only have one wire to operate the engine (fuel solenoid shut off), the engines are easy to mod for more power, and a near bullet proof reputation once you tab the killer dowel pin.

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Originally Posted by Longbob
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Why the 12 valve cummins?


It is a simple conversion, they only have one wire to operate the engine (fuel solenoid shut off), the engines are easy to mod for more power, and a near bullet proof reputation once you tab the killer dowel pin.


Combine that with great mileage and the fact that you can run em forever you'd be set

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What's a "killer dowel pin"?

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Dang, you are going to be accosted by a pack of wild priuses if you drive that in their midst grin

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Gotta admit a 12 valve Cummins would sure put you in tall cotton with that rig. It most likely would still be running when you got your 1st social security check.LOL


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Originally Posted by Take_a_knee
What's a "killer dowel pin"?


During engine assembly, a steel dowel pin is pressed into the block to precisely locate its timing-gear housing. Over time, vibration can cause the pin to work its way out, and because it's made of steel, there is no working its way through the engine. To fix the KDP you have to tab it. This was the weakest point of the 12 valve. Mine was tabbed within my first 100 miles of ownership

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What is the tranny of choice with the 12 valve swap? Might have to start looking into this and make this an out of state rig.


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Originally Posted by Higbean
What is the tranny of choice with the 12 valve swap? Might have to start looking into this and make this an out of state rig.


An NV4500 is a 5 speed and will bolt right up to it. The problem is that it won't really handle a ton of horsepower. You can get a lot of HP out of the 12 valve if you want to, it's cheap and easy power.

I have kept my 12 valve basically stock and I get 20+ mpg on every tank. My NV4500 does great and all I did was upgrade the 5th gear nut


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Originally Posted by huntsonora
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What is the tranny of choice with the 12 valve swap? Might have to start looking into this and make this an out of state rig.


An NV4500 is a 5 speed and will bolt right up to it. The problem is that it won't really handle a ton of horsepower. You can get a lot of HP out of the 12 valve if you want to, it's cheap and easy power.

I have kept my 12 valve basically stock and I get 20+ mpg on every tank. My NV4500 does great and all I did was upgrade the 5th gear nut



So how about an auto tranny? Kinda diggin the C6. Don't want any extra power, just torque for pullin stuff. 20 plus mpg would change the way I live!


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Originally Posted by Higbean
What is the tranny of choice with the 12 valve swap? Might have to start looking into this and make this an out of state rig.


If it were me, I would get a 47RH auto from Dave Goerend and his converter. It will be bullet proof for anything you are planning to do. I have a 47RE and his triple disc converter in my Dodge. It has pulled a 12,400 lb trailer flawlessly and handled some hardcore chassis dyno sessions without a burp.

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