1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

Aw you're right. Hmm.

I might have to end up doing a whole tube-body for it.

 

You can just get a normal pickup thats cab on frame

 

Sounds a lot easier. Might have to get like a Ford 1-Ton frame or something. I wanted a Cummins Turbodiesel to power this thing.

 

@Speedytech7 arnt dana 44 just slightly stronger then a 8.4

 

Yeah and only a rear one would be.

 

Just get a old 98 24 v cummins ram

 

24v is harder to work with but easier to buy I suppose

 

Anything with a 12v will cost alot more

 

Yeah, they're just harder to make power with, even though they make more power than a stock 12v. 12v has higher potential with boost

 

I'm basically going to gut the entire E320, and just maintain the stock body features like the windows, head lights, tail lights, etc.

I do need a 12v rail, however. Are all old RAM's 24v?

 

I think @BartMaster1234 will have more important things to worry about trying to put a e320 on a truck frame lol

 

he has a welder. all he needs is a plasma cutter and anything possible.... with the occasional hammer

 

The big draw to the cummins is the power potential, otherwise it is just a heavy ass engine that makes 300hp and 4-500 tq, which is great but you could save the headache of dealing with all that weight and use an old small block chevy offroad. Might as well make real power if your gonna bother with a cummins

 

even i dont have one of those.... (yet)

 

We're talking valves, not volts. All cummins use a 24volt staring system and heating grid, but you can use one battery for everything else

 

Fixed

 

12v Rail is a term used when describing power distribution in circuitry. I must've gotten my terminology mixed up. I was referring to needing 12v to power my Merc Body ECU functions.

 

@BartMaster1234 https://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/cto/d/1994-dodge-12v-cummins/6666846909.html

 

That’s because your in texas home of bro trucks and coal rollers

 

I was planning on a wrecked one for about $3k off Copart.

I won't be doing this for a very very long time. It's just a crazy idea in the back of my head right now. Maybe when I graduate in four years.