Truck for my son

[JdNorcal1982]

My son is on track to buy my 2001 2500. It just crossed 250,000 miles and seems to be in great shape.
A friend of the family has an older F-250 I think around 2010 with a blown engine. He also acquired a 24 valve and is selling it with the Ford. So now he wants to buy that and thinks he can get it for around $5K, I told him be prepared to drop another $5K to get the Cummins dropped in the Ford.

Is this a terrible idea or doable?

 

[mtnrider]

Terrible idea... I see money pit written all over this and it may never get finished/working.

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[diymirage]

if he wants a ford, buy a ford
if he wants a cummins, buy a cummins

but to hotrod a cummins engine into a ford, is just a terrible idea

 

[David Vandercook]

Yeah, the 2001 2500 is definitely a better option. Even if you had to replace an engine and transmission it will be much cheaper and simpler and more reliable than Cummins swapping an f250.

 

[turkeybird56]

if he wants a ford, buy a ford
if he wants a cummins, buy a cummins

but to hotrod a cummins engine into a ford, is just a terrible idea

How U gonna get anything to match up unless You strip all the wiring and replace?

Find an old Cummins with a Bad engine and drop in the replacement engine they talking about, LOL.

Used to swap a lot of GM parts between brands, ie., Chevy-Pontiac etc but a lot of those items crossed over. Putting a Cummins in a Ford, guess can be done but why? LMAO

All above IMHO only.

 

[Dusty]

How U gonna get anything to match up unless You strip all the wiring and replace?

Find an old Cummins with a Bad engine and drop in the replacement engine they talking about, LOL.

Used to swap a lot of GM parts between brands, ie., Chevy-Pontiac etc but a lot of those items crossed over. Putting a Cummins in a Ford, guess can be done but why? LMAO

All above IMHO only.

It has been done. A Youtuber stuffed a Cummins into a late model F350 a while back. As i recall from the video, there were a number of fitment issues to overcome. Not a weekend project. Too much intrigue for the average person, I suspect.

Regards,
Dusty
2019 Ram 1500 Billet Silver Laramie Quad Cab 2WD, 5.7 Hemi, 8HP75, 3.21 axle, 33-gallon fuel tank, 18” wheels. Build Date: 3 June 2018. Now at 139303 miles.

 

[David Vandercook]

It has been done. A Youtuber stuffed a Cummins into a late model F350 a while back. As i recall from the video, there were a number of fitment issues to overcome. Not a weekend project. Too much intrigue for the average person, I suspect.

Regards,
Dusty
2019 Ram 1500 Billet Silver Laramie Quad Cab 2WD, 5.7 Hemi, 8HP75, 3.21 axle, 33-gallon fuel tank, 18” wheels. Build Date: 3 June 2018. Now at 139303 miles.

Westin champlin Cummins swapped a lot of fords and a rolls Royce, doesn't mean it was a well done build or low budget!

 

[turkeybird56]

It has been done. A Youtuber stuffed a Cummins into a late model F350 a while back. As i recall from the video, there were a number of fitment issues to overcome. Not a weekend project. Too much intrigue for the average person, I suspect.

Regards,
Dusty
2019 Ram 1500 Billet Silver Laramie Quad Cab 2WD, 5.7 Hemi, 8HP75, 3.21 axle, 33-gallon fuel tank, 18” wheels. Build Date: 3 June 2018. Now at 139303 miles.

MAYBE it is just my BOIRD BRAIN. But to me, makes no sense. But hey, OP's wallet, go forth padawan and do as U must.

 

[Marshall]

All it takes is a bucket of money, and a great big hammer. lots of silly stuff done.
I usally get these ideas at 3 am, and forget it when sun comes up.

Saw a Datsun 1/4 t. many yrs ago at the Edmonton AF base, it was a tandem drive with a diesel in it, stake body cw hoist.
asked the fellow how and why, He said it was simple , 2 yr job and every month you just take a pail of money to the bank.
He said he has turned down some vg offers for it.
But A Ford?