-> CH> Last summer I pulled the 350 gasoline engine and swapped in a   
   -> CH> Cummins 4BT...   
   ->   
   -> Very nice, but I would have liked to see a more detailed picture of t   
   -> because I'm not familiar with that one.  All in all, however, even a   
   -> can tell that many man hours and $$$ went into that project.  It's   
   -> just what I need to get higher up from the ground than I now enjoy   
   -> in my Mark VIII.  (-: Plus, I have to use 93 octane gas and it's   
   -> back up to $4 a gallon again.   
      
   The Cummins engine is a four cylinder version of the '89-'93 Dodge truck   
   6BT engine.  A lot of parts interchange.  It's a common swap in many   
   Ford and Chevy delivery vans.  This came out of a Ford.   
      
   The swap into a Blazer is also fairly common.  A lot of offroaders do   
   that.  This is my daily driver.  That's why I went with a close ratio   
   Ford T-19 transmission.  The factory Chevy SM-465 transmission is a 6.55   
   first gear and non-synchro.  The T-19 is synchro and 4.02 ratio.  One   
   project I'm considering is buying a Richmond 6 speed with the same 4.00   
   first gear and adapting the NP205 transfer case.  Six speeds with   
   overdrive would be sweet.   
      
   If there are any pictures of the Blazer/Cummins swap you want, let me   
   know.  When the weather improves over here I can do that.   
      
   -c-   
      
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