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T'S1972 · 12-14-2016, 07:18 PM

Ok so I traded my 72 Jimmy for cash and a 1986 Chevy Dually reg cab two wheel drive with a cummins swapped in it. I am unsure at this time what I want to do to this truck. i wouldn't know what to ask for it if i sell it. I am 6' 7"
tall so it is not real comfortable especially having to shift. The interior needs work and the truck could use a paint job, it is rattle canned now, and the interior needs some help. It is presentable as it is but could be much better. The Engine is out of a 1990 Dodge pickup and it has the Getrag 5 speed that is all I know about it. I have driven it about 300 miles in the last couple of days and it runs and drives great, I just not sure what I should do with it.

andrewmp6 · 12-14-2016, 09:10 PM

Depends how they swapped in the cummins what its worth,If it was done right you could get 6k to 8k or more for it because of the engine swap.If its a home made hack job then maybe half that.It all really depends the market where you live.

meatwagon83 · 12-14-2016, 09:41 PM

Around here I think 5 would be the most you could get for it, is not 4wd and it has a rotary pump hot air engine with a getrag, the least desirable combo

T'S1972 · 12-14-2016, 10:17 PM

The swap was done by a professional mechanic who owned it at that time. It needs to be cleaned up but it looks like it belongs there

Tom · 12-15-2016, 04:33 PM

I think you should keep it and clean up that engine, wow its nasty! Sweet swap though, certainly unique.

legendman · 12-17-2016, 07:48 PM

Having done a Cummins swap myself, I wouldn't mind having that truck,
the 6bt is a great motor.
I could see where being 6'7" tall would make it a bit uncomfortable though.

andyh1956 · 12-19-2016, 12:18 AM

Pull the crossover & grind the "Dodge" offa it. Then pull the rocker covers, bead blast them & the crossover & then clear coat them. That makes any Cummins look a lot better! Nice truck it should be a lot of fun to drive!

Hess89 · 04-05-2017, 11:13 AM

Are you wanting to sell it?

WyattTX · 04-06-2017, 05:08 PM

The only things I would do, is clean up the interior, and get a paint job. I would also add some badges to the fenders, since I am an extreme purist. It is a nice truck to play around with.

SCOTI · 04-06-2017, 05:29 PM

It's been listed on Dallas C-list. Not sure if it's still there or not.

12-14-2016, 07:18 PM	#1
T'S1972 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Corrigan Posts: 35	1986 Dually with Cummins Ok so I traded my 72 Jimmy for cash and a 1986 Chevy Dually reg cab two wheel drive with a cummins swapped in it. I am unsure at this time what I want to do to this truck. i wouldn't know what to ask for it if i sell it. I am 6' 7" tall so it is not real comfortable especially having to shift. The interior needs work and the truck could use a paint job, it is rattle canned now, and the interior needs some help. It is presentable as it is but could be much better. The Engine is out of a 1990 Dodge pickup and it has the Getrag 5 speed that is all I know about it. I have driven it about 300 miles in the last couple of days and it runs and drives great, I just not sure what I should do with it. Attached Images

12-14-2016, 09:10 PM	#2
andrewmp6 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Louisville,Ky Posts: 5,811	Re: 1986 Dually with Cummins Depends how they swapped in the cummins what its worth,If it was done right you could get 6k to 8k or more for it because of the engine swap.If its a home made hack job then maybe half that.It all really depends the market where you live.

12-14-2016, 09:41 PM	#3
meatwagon83 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Preble county ohio Posts: 1,914	Re: 1986 Dually with Cummins Around here I think 5 would be the most you could get for it, is not 4wd and it has a rotary pump hot air engine with a getrag, the least desirable combo __________________ "DON'T TOUCH THE TRIM!!"-Early Kyler

12-14-2016, 10:17 PM	#4
T'S1972 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Corrigan Posts: 35	Re: 1986 Dually with Cummins The swap was done by a professional mechanic who owned it at that time. It needs to be cleaned up but it looks like it belongs there Attached Images Last edited by T'S1972; 12-14-2016 at 10:19 PM. Reason: added pics

12-15-2016, 04:33 PM	#5
Tom driving is in my blood Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Mesa AZ Posts: 5,748	Re: 1986 Dually with Cummins I think you should keep it and clean up that engine, wow its nasty! Sweet swap though, certainly unique. __________________ -78 c10 short/step: 388cid, M20, 5/5 drop, lots more. Playtoy and first vehicle. -98 c1500 x-cab: 5.7L, 17" rims, 5/6 drop, flowmaster, helper bags,NBS rear disk brakes. -02 Suburban 4x4: leveled front -CBR600F4i, CBR600RR, CBR1000RR, and standup skis DISCLAIMER: I cant spell for the life of me.

12-19-2016, 12:18 AM	#7
andyh1956 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: thomastown mississippi Posts: 1,261	Re: 1986 Dually with Cummins Pull the crossover & grind the "Dodge" offa it. Then pull the rocker covers, bead blast them & the crossover & then clear coat them. That makes any Cummins look a lot better! Nice truck it should be a lot of fun to drive!

04-05-2017, 11:13 AM	#8
Hess89 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Beaufort south Carolina Posts: 1	Re: 1986 Dually with Cummins Are you wanting to sell it?

04-06-2017, 05:08 PM	#9
WyattTX Registered User Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Down south Posts: 518	Re: 1986 Dually with Cummins The only things I would do, is clean up the interior, and get a paint job. I would also add some badges to the fenders, since I am an extreme purist. It is a nice truck to play around with.

04-06-2017, 05:29 PM	#10
SCOTI Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DALLAS,TX Posts: 22,071	Re: 1986 Dually with Cummins It's been listed on Dallas C-list. Not sure if it's still there or not. __________________ 67SWB-B.B.RetroRod 64SWB-Recycle 89CCDually-Driver/Tow Truck 99CCSWB Driver All Fleetsides @rattlecankustoms in IG Building a small, high rpm engine with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive. It's like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar..... *Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol.*



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