I took two days off from work to move the Cummins over. You could say I am dead serious about doing this right, and getting the truck done for some summertime 5th-wheel hauling.
My goal, aggressive or not, was to have the motor out of the `93 and into the Dually Crew by 5pm on the second day. Time was precious and I needed to do quality work. It was completely uncertain where I would end up, but 5pm was my goal.
Day 1 was mostly spent getting the engine and transmission out. It was quite a chore, requiring some creative wiggling and significant use of the Tilt Lift mechanism on the hoist hook.
Day 2 was spent cleaning the transmission and re-sealing all of the plugs and fittings. Then I maneuvered the engine into the bay of the `92 Dually Crew Cab.
The motor mounts were different from `93 back to the `82 Truck frame. However, the passenger side (PS) mount pad (welded to the frame) had an engine mount hole in a location identical to that of the `93. See next two photos.
`93 Passenger Side Frame Mount
`82 PS Side Frame Mount
On the driver’s side (DR) of the `93, there was a smaller pad welded to the frame, with a bolted on-extension for the Cummins mount. Luckily, the `82 frame had a very wide driver’s side engine mount pad. I only had to extend an existing hole into a slot, to permit the bolt of the rubber motor mount to slide down into the frame. No welding or difficult fabrication required.
`93 DR side frame mount, with extension shown
`82 DR Side Frame Mount, prior to addition of slot
`82 DR Side Frame Mount, slot details
`82 DR side frame mount, with finished slot
When all was said and done, the Cummins was in the frame of the Dually Crew on the second day at 4:49pm. Success!
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- `93 Passenger Side Frame Mount
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- `82 DR Side Frame Mount, slot details
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- `82 DR Side Frame Mount, prior to addition of slot
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- `82 DR side frame mount, with finished slot
I was very fortunate to have the assistance of my neighbor, “Mr. MPG”. Thanks! Just don’t give him any guff!
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