project pacific wonder

[orange72sub]

What did you source your 4bt out of? Is there another build page on here that shows more of the transplant into the burb? I love the idea of a 4bt, I have been looking to put one in my 64K10 short bed. I have had a hard time finding a good used 4bt out of a truck. Is yours from a tractor or piece of equipment? What did you have to do to make it work properly for your application? Where did you source your conversion parts from? How well does your 4bt work in your burb as an everyday driver? Love the whole build!

[Coboyle04]

we found it in some warehouse in california, from the bread trucks.
this is my build thread, it is still not complete but i hope to have some pics of the new mounts and hopefully any other progress. I have a diesel mech/machinist doing the install for me. He has done twenty some conversions.

[thirdstreettito]

Subscribed! Absolutely love it!

[Coboyle04]

Tested the electrical for the first time almost one year after i made my first connection.

it had a ghost but quickly went away when i shorted the courtesy light.

[Coboyle04]

gauges working and the radio too.

anyone know how to reset the odometer? or maybe a good quality replacement.

[fxdxharley]

Originally Posted by Coboyle04

gauges working and the radio too.

anyone know how to reset the odometer? or maybe a good quality replacement.

You could probably pull it apart and turn the dials to zero. i did it to one i replaced in an 84 c10 i had. wasnt to hard IIRC.

[Coboyle04]

more parts

[Coboyle04]

i must say i am very thankful for the grounding kit!

[Mr Pops]

can't wait to see more!

[Coboyle04]

My wiring harness has an accessory harness with the 2x20amp lines, 3x30 amp lines
wired into the fuse panel.
all are 12 volt and either off battery or ignition


how much or what can i supply with a 20 or 30 amp fused line?

want to eventually add rear aux heater, rear aux power (cig lighters), maybe some rear bumper lights, air compressor....maybe some rear A/C

[mosesburb]

Originally Posted by Coboyle04

My wiring harness has an accessory harness with the 2x20amp lines, 3x30 amp lines
wired into the fuse panel.
all are 12 volt and either off battery or ignition


how much or what can i supply with a 20 or 30 amp fused line?

want to eventually add rear aux heater, rear aux power (cig lighters), maybe some rear bumper lights, air compressor....maybe some rear A/C

Rear heat and rear ac will use 30A. You can use the same lead for both as they will not run simultaneously. 20A is a bit much for power outlets, but can be used to feed several. 20A could feed your bumper lights, might want to trigger that with a relay though. Any air compressor worthy of hard mounting will need battery cable run to it and pull way more than 30A.

I'm really diggin your Suburban. Very nice work on it!! You are going to have a sweet truck when it gets finished!!

[Frizzle Fry]

Well done chuck. Watching from Hillsboro

[Coboyle04]

Hey thanks man! Are you the one who does the "Tahoe" conversions? Big fan!
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[Frizzle Fry]

That's me (doing one). It will come out of hibernation when the Minx is done.

By the way, I'd vote for two rows of buddy buckets. That's the sweet setup on burbs/tahoes

[scotts72heavyhalf]

Looking good Chuck, nice to see it coming along so well. Dont you just love the $$ pit we get ourselves into.

[57NAPCO]

What a job! Looks great.
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[Coboyle04]

well we are finally making some progress.....its slow but it is still progress.

mounting the rear sway bar, fuel lines and pump, mounting e-brake cable,
transmission mounts

[Coboyle04]

fabricated motor mounts

[Coboyle04]

more of the fuel lines and pump wiring harness
also the exhaust manifold and turbo housing

[Coboyle04]

more pictures

motor mount
fuel pump/ filter
transmission mount
exhaust manifold

[Coboyle04]

we got the rear sway bar mounted
drive shafts arrived and in place but still need to adjust the rear axle up 3 degrees and measure for appropriate shocks

[Coboyle04]

the front axle is also in place
time to install the skid plate and finallize the fuel lines and fuel pump wire harness
also have the mounting bracket and serpentine tensioner

i purchased the vintage air ac kit and the compressor it came with will be a challenge to fit into the place we need to put it so we have decided to go with a dodge AC compressor instead

[jbclassix]

Originally Posted by Coboyle04

the front axle is also in place
time to install the skid plate and finallize the fuel lines and fuel pump wire harness
also have the mounting bracket and serpentine tensioner

i purchased the vintage air ac kit and the compressor it came with will be a challenge to fit into the place we need to put it so we have decided to go with a dodge AC compressor instead

what ac/tensioner bracket is that?

[OLDIRON69]

Cool build. Love the Cummins!

[Mr Pops]

Very inspirational!