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  1. defbob

    M715 Cummins First test drive!

    727 tranny with the Dodge NP205
  2. defbob

    M715 Cummins First test drive!

    I used my stock axles. I had Ford dually pickup D70U and widened a Dodge D60F to bolt in SOA, but never installed them. I sold them just this past Sunday.
  3. defbob

    M715 Cummins First test drive!

    The brake booster was a '78 Ford E250 brake booster and mastercylinder. I redrilled the firewall to match the bolt pattern and used the van's brake pedal as well.
  4. defbob

    M715 Cummins First test drive!

    The only modification to the firewall was the removal of the heat shield on the passenger side to clear the down pipe. The motor mount frame horns were made out of 4x4" 1/4 wall with a 45deg angle cut. The top of the 4x4" square tube was flush with the frame rail. My photobucket has pictures of...
  5. defbob

    M715 Cummins First test drive!

    I sold my truck a couple months ago, but I will answer any questions you have.
  6. defbob

    M715 Cummins First test drive!

    registered my truck yesterday and driving it to work today :mrgreen:
  7. defbob

    M715 Cummins First test drive!

    The ride feels the same as it did with the 351 cleveland. Still a brick
  8. defbob

    M715 Cummins First test drive!

    :mrgreen:
  9. defbob

    M715 Cummins First test drive!

    Fixed the tranny this morning. Now it shifts through all gears
  10. defbob

    M715 Cummins First test drive!

    I'm replacing the axles with modern ones with 4.10 gear. it'll be kind of like the factory '89 Dodges with 3.07 gear and 31" tires
  11. defbob

    M715 Cummins First test drive!

    Not World nor Keith Black...:twisted:
  12. defbob

    M715 Cummins First test drive!

    Chrysler 727 with mated NP205
  13. defbob

    M715 Cummins First test drive!

    I don't mess around when it comes to horsepower :mrgreen:
  14. defbob

    M715 Cummins First test drive!

    I painted it the color is was meant to be:beer:. The motor is out of an '89 Dodge W250
  15. defbob

    M715 Cummins First test drive!

    I am use to the sound of a diesel. I have 4 Cummins 6BT's, 2 Cummins 4BT's, 1 Isuzu 4BD1T, and an LD-465 Multifuel. My Challengers and Cutlass are louder than my diesels.
  16. defbob

    M715 Cummins First test drive!

    I used a remote tranny cooler with its own fan mounted where the spare tire goes and have -8 braided line feeding it.
  17. defbob

    M715 Cummins First test drive!

    It is a Summit Radiator. But not a bolt in deal. I had to widen the radiator opening and weld on some brackets. My radiator is part #SUM-380328 Summit Racing SUM-380328 - Summit Racing Street & Strip® Aluminum Race Radiators - Overview - SummitRacing.com
  18. defbob

    M715 Cummins First test drive!

    :whistle:
  19. defbob

    M715 Cummins First test drive!

    valvebody is bad, tranny would only stay in 2nd gear.
  20. defbob

    M715 Cummins First test drive!

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