UPDATE: Well the wiring turned out to not be that bad. There was already a 12V starter installed in the truck. The only thing I had to do to complete the conversion was remove the glow plug resister bank. HOWEVER, the engine has some kind of internal damage. It will only turn over and 3/4 of a rotation and then it wont go any further...
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My mechanic buddy is tearing it down this week to see what the problem is, and what it will take to fix it. Worst case scenario, I will have to replace the engine. I've done a little calling around, and looking on line, but can't seem to find any decent prices for long block military 6.2s (the cheapest I've found is $1500). My mechanic is telling me that he can find a Cummings, or Caterpillar engine that will fit, and give me a much better engine overall, but I'm not sure I want to get rid of the 6.2L.
Does anyone have any thoughts or suggestions? I was thinking maybe finding a 6.5L turbo, and putting it in there.
ALSO, I found a donor 82 blazer with 1 ton axles and a 4 in lift already installed. I'm getting the whole thing minus the engine and tranny for 700 bucks. I figure I can sell the transfer case and my stock axles and scrap the rest, and get more than that for it.