beastybaconman
Newbie
Right now I have a 96 GMC k1500 single cab short bed with a 5 speed and a 305, and I was thinking that dropping in a diesel would be pretty nasty. The truck I would take the engine out of is a chevy c3500 cheyenne dump truck with a 6.5 turbo, I think it's a 98. A guy brought the dump truck down a couple years ago and asked my dad to patch some rust in the dump bed, but pretty much lost interest in it and it's been sitting in our driveway for at least 7 years. It needs a lot more body work now that it's been sitting so we're going to see if the guy just wants to scrap it and I'd keep the engine. I was just wondering how hard it would be to do the swap, or if it's even worth doing? Also I'd like to keep it a standard but I'm pretty sure the transmission I have wouldn't work, what transmission would I have to get? and would I have to upgrade the rear axle and everything too?