someotherguy
Truly Awesome
Bloodwater man I am SO SORRY we have totally hijacked your thread. Please pop back in here and keep us posted on your swap project. Don't let anyone discourage you; if you have even half-ass mechanical skills and ambition, your swap is totally do-able without major hassle. Yeah you'll need to source/make a few supporting items but so far the biggest hurdle I see is that 3500HD transmission; if you can spring for a rebuild then the shop can change out the tailshaft and housing from one of their core units, or you could source a non-HD trans elsewhere.
Just as motivation this was a former '94 3500HD 6.5TD/NV4500 that was missing the engine, trans was junk, interior was trash, and pretty much every body panel was shot. I did a Vortec 7.4 swap, full 95-up interior swap, and built the truck almost literally the way the factory would have - using "spare parts" from donor trucks including 93, 94, 95, 96, 98, and 99 and in my "spare time" ...
Richard
Just as motivation this was a former '94 3500HD 6.5TD/NV4500 that was missing the engine, trans was junk, interior was trash, and pretty much every body panel was shot. I did a Vortec 7.4 swap, full 95-up interior swap, and built the truck almost literally the way the factory would have - using "spare parts" from donor trucks including 93, 94, 95, 96, 98, and 99 and in my "spare time" ...
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Richard