Author Topic: 1975 Dodge Crew Cab Power Wagon Build and Cummins 6BT Conversion (Read 63545 times)

Dustoff35 · « **Reply #250 on:** May 31, 2023, 05:50:48 AM »

Quote from: wyorunner on May 30, 2023, 02:31:24 PM

Not sure what your build plan is, but I didn’t measure any brackets going from the 92 donor onto the 74. Just bolted it all together.

Had to cut out the divorced transfer case cross member on the 74 frame, and drill some holes for the 92 transmission cross member. Everything else was direct bolt on.

Good to know, thanks.

Farmer Jon · « **Reply #251 on:** May 31, 2023, 07:31:58 AM »

Quote from: Dustoff35 on May 02, 2023, 11:28:25 AM

Here are most of the additional parts as they are restored by electrolytic rust removal, abrasive or bead blasting and then primed and painted. I also use Evaporust on a lot of the bolts and small hardware and brackets.

Evaporust actually works?? My boss got some and he dumped it in a wash tub. He soaked every tool he could find with a little rust on it. After a few weeks it turned into a thick tar and now those tools are forever trapped. Actually I think we have 2 of those tubs of sticky tools in the shop somewhere.

Dustoff35 · « **Reply #252 on:** May 31, 2023, 08:30:30 AM »

Quote from: Farmer Jon on May 31, 2023, 07:31:58 AM

Quote from: Dustoff35 on May 02, 2023, 11:28:25 AM
Here are most of the additional parts as they are restored by electrolytic rust removal, abrasive or bead blasting and then primed and painted. I also use Evaporust on a lot of the bolts and small hardware and brackets.

Evaporust actually works?? My boss got some and he dumped it in a wash tub. He soaked every tool he could find with a little rust on it. After a few weeks it turned into a thick tar and now those tools are forever trapped. Actually I think we have 2 of those tubs of sticky tools in the shop somewhere.

Yes, I have had very good results. I keep the soaking container covered to prevent evaporation. Perhaps that’s why it became like tar? It only takes perhaps a day or two to remove rust, some parts are ready after an overnight soak.

Dustoff35 · « **Reply #253 on:** May 31, 2023, 09:01:39 AM »

Quote from: JR on May 30, 2023, 02:35:32 PM

Frame looks pretty good. No obvious pitting and just surface rust.

It’s not all that great. Apparently mud, leaves and debris were trapped where the tank abuts the frame. A bit rusty there. Additionally, one of the previous hillbilly owners tried to weld reinforcement plates and traction bar mounts onto it. Must have been his first time using a welder.

Dustoff35 · « **Reply #254 on:** February 07, 2024, 06:51:04 PM »

Time to start updating this post! Work has continued even though posting did not. I spent a good part of last summer and early Fall in NW Wyoming. Prior to and afterwards, work on engine components and axles continued. Here are some engine parts. Some parts were powder coated, some painted.

JR · « **Reply #255 on:** February 07, 2024, 07:05:26 PM »

Glad to see the work going on. I have too much on my plate right now.

Flyin6 · « **Reply #256 on:** February 07, 2024, 07:11:31 PM »

Come on bro...Show the boyz the whole motor...and the stripped frame... and the fr...

Dustoff35 · « **Reply #257 on:** February 07, 2024, 07:21:07 PM »

I'm trying to figure out how to post the photos properly...
I seem to have forgotten...

JR · « **Reply #258 on:** February 07, 2024, 07:49:20 PM »

Quote from: Dustoff35 on February 07, 2024, 07:21:07 PM

I'm trying to figure out how to post the photos properly...
I seem to have forgotten...

Hit the reply tab, then the "add attachments" just below, up to 10 per post. I normally resize to around 700k.

Dustoff35 · « **Reply #259 on:** February 07, 2024, 07:50:42 PM »

Quote from: JR on February 07, 2024, 07:49:20 PM

Quote from: Dustoff35 on February 07, 2024, 07:21:07 PM
I'm trying to figure out how to post the photos properly...
I seem to have forgotten...

Hit the reply tab, then the "add attachments" just below, up to 10 per post.

I think the photos are too large to display.

JR · « **Reply #260 on:** February 07, 2024, 07:58:24 PM »

It will DL them fine, just crazy big!

Dustoff35 · « **Reply #261 on:** February 07, 2024, 08:01:54 PM »

Engine parts…

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JR · « **Reply #262 on:** February 07, 2024, 08:12:22 PM »

Oh, taptalk posts. Sometimes direct from phones they come out 90 off, but those look good!

Are those creme or what?

Dustoff35 · « **Reply #263 on:** February 07, 2024, 08:18:50 PM »

Quote from: JR on February 07, 2024, 08:12:22 PM

Oh, taptalk posts. Sometimes direct from phones they come out 90 off, but those look good!

Are those creme or what?

Actually, silver powder coating. Yes, Tapatalk is what I used to post the photos. I initially tried from my MacBook, no sizing option prior to posting. At least I couldn’t figure it out…

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JR · « **Reply #264 on:** February 07, 2024, 08:24:00 PM »

When I txt to myself, they transfer at about 700k.

Silver, thats a diff color.

Dustoff35 · « **Reply #265 on:** February 07, 2024, 08:25:05 PM »

A few more engine parts. As I completed the restoration of groups of parts, I brought them to Haisley Machine.

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EL TATE · « **Reply #266 on:** February 08, 2024, 10:23:07 AM »

coming along very nicely!

Dustoff35 · « **Reply #267 on:** February 10, 2024, 07:07:34 PM »

Some photos from one of my trips to Haisley Machine. At this point, all machine work to the block and head is done. They keep all parts associated with my build in a palletized crate.

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Dustoff35 · « **Reply #268 on:** February 10, 2024, 07:12:57 PM »

The machined parts sat in queue for most of the summer, engine repairs for racing trucks during the race season take priority.

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Dustoff35 · « **Reply #269 on:** February 10, 2024, 07:29:21 PM »

After returning from a long trip to Wyoming, I drove out to Haisley Machine to check in and see how the engine buildup was progressing. I was pleased with what I found. The engine color is Chrysler green, which was used in the mid 1970’s.

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Flyin6 · « **Reply #270 on:** February 10, 2024, 10:00:33 PM »

I have seen it in person ^^^^^^^^^^ It is one sweet-looking motor. Talk about doing one right!

JR · « **Reply #271 on:** February 11, 2024, 06:05:59 AM »

That looks great. Is that a VE or VP44?

Dustoff35 · « **Reply #272 on:** February 11, 2024, 06:28:17 AM »

It is a VE pump.

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JR · « **Reply #273 on:** February 11, 2024, 06:34:28 AM »

Guess I need to look at mine. I don't recall the upper piece.

Dustoff35 · « **Reply #274 on:** February 16, 2024, 06:05:17 AM »

Time to disassemble the PowerWagon. The bed came off easily with the forklift. Dirt and grime that had been building up for 50 years finally exposed. Underneath, the frame is in remarkably good condition.

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Flyin6 · « **Reply #275 on:** February 16, 2024, 10:14:54 AM »

...I know what's coming right up...!!!! ;-)

Dustoff35 · « **Reply #276 on:** February 17, 2024, 11:53:58 AM »

I enlisted some help from my son assembling a body cart I picked up from the Jeg’s retail store in Columbus, OH. This makes repositioning the cab in the shop a one-man-job.

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Dustoff35 · « **Reply #277 on:** February 17, 2024, 11:58:37 AM »

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Author Topic: 1975 Dodge Crew Cab Power Wagon Build and Cummins 6BT Conversion (Read 63545 times)