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I love mixing and matching to get the right combo. The best of the best would be (for me)


Ford superduty crew cab
97 Cummins engine
07 Dodge interior (hands down the best interior)

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Love the Cummins..... Just hate what's wrapped around it..


Me, it would be a late 60's early 70's F-250 Cummins or IDI with a zf5 4x4. But stick with the simple original interior and of course adapt in the old twisted gear stick with pipe insulation wrapped around it... Yeah I'm a redneck...
 

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Love the Cummins..... Just hate what's wrapped around it..


Me, it would be a late 60's early 70's F-250 Cummins or IDI with a zf5 4x4. But stick with the simple original interior and of course adapt in the old twisted gear stick with pipe insulation wrapped around it... Yeah I'm a redneck...

Lol I like the combo too. Those 75 ford 100 - I can’t find one without it being chewed out! I’d love to have one!


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I think the wiring will be a cake walk short of maybe figuring out the speedometer.

If both the Ford and the Suburban are cable-driven, then I have the solution; it is simple and costs about 50-cents.

The same fix on my 1985 F-350/Cummins has been running trouble-free for many years.

Of course, if either one has electronic speedometer, then my fix won't work.
 

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If both the Ford and the Suburban are cable-driven, then I have the solution; it is simple and costs about 50-cents.

The same fix on my 1985 F-350/Cummins has been running trouble-free for many years.

Of course, if either one has electronic speedometer, then my fix won't work.

1995 Suburban will be electric unfortunately.
 

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None have a 1 ton some have a 2500. Mine is actually a 2500 but it's not built nearly as well as the Ford's.

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I do say so but if u wanna get into the chevy vs ford thing or international vs cummins thing or whatever you want, I am willing to hash it out, however it will be a useless argument because in the end what matters is preference. I have owned both and I work on them for a living so I know exactly what my preferences are which is why I am doing this project. I think its best to leave it at that.
Okay, if you say so, hombre.

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Right, no problem there.
I'm just saying, there's plenty out there on heavier frames than the 3/4 ford frame.
I'll leave it at this, search "duraburb."

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Is this Burb project a '95?

With the exception of the cab & chassis models, the GMT400 series 2500/3500 frames are built the same. The thinner metal used in the front boxed section rusts out faster, and can't take the abuse (pounding/vibration) that a classic heavy c-channel frame will.

A Dana 60 swap is cake with that F250 frame :Thumbs Up
 

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Is this Burb project a '95?

With the exception of the cab & chassis models, the GMT400 series 2500/3500 frames are built the same. The thinner metal used in the front boxed section rusts out faster, and can't take the abuse (pounding/vibration) that a classic heavy c-channel frame will.

A Dana 60 swap is cake with that F250 frame :Thumbs Up

Yes it is currently a 1995 8600gvw 2500 with 350, 4l80e and 3.73 gears.

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For a 'mild', simple setup: Find a Banks Sidewinder kit. Crank the stock IP to max, unhook the wastegate on the turbo.
This will net you around 15 PSI of boost, around 220RWHP(280-300 crank); about twice the stock power to the ground. It's a simple, proven setup that basically uses everything the pump and turbo can handle.
If you replace fuel components for this setup, I'd go with a RD2-90 IP and Stage1 injectors from R&D. My '92 seems to really like those injectors with the Sidewinder.

If you have issues with smoke at low RPMs due to being really heavy with your right foot, install a Hypermax Smoke Puff Limiter on ths IP. This allows you to limit fuel(smoke) until boost comes up.

Just curious, are you pulling a trailer with this set up and if so what are your egts running. Also what kind of mpgs are you getting empty with this set up?

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Still interested in this as well...

Hey Skidtech, any updates?
 

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Not much of an update but I ran compression on my engine and I have a cylinder that is really low so I did a leak down and it is going out the exhaust. I'm thinking I have a burnt or broken valve so I need to repair that first. I have an extra long block that I can steal a head off of though so shouldn't be too bad. I'm hoping to get that fixed before next weekend cuz next weekend I want to get started on the frame.

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