The official 6bt conversion thread

[mljjones67]

Well I offered him $3000 for both. I think he will take it!!! So whats the best way to tear one of these trucks apart??

[mljjones67]

So for both I will be able to get $1600 in scrap?

[mljjones67]

I should be able to sell the rear ends too right? What else can I sell? Besides the scrap aluminum and frame?

[mljjones67]

Looks like we are getting .44 cents a pound for aluminum here. How much do them buggers weigh?

[mljjones67]

Here is the thread he has on 4bt swaps.com
http://www.4btswaps.com/forum/showthread.php?t=970

Borg warner??????

[averagef250]

Not sure how much they weigh to be honest. Those sound like decent trucks to me. The guy I know that has the 4BT's buys them off dovebid as well.

[mljjones67]

I got a call today from a guy selling a couple bread trucks. I have an ad up in some classifieds for a 4bt. His are chevy chassis. When I told him about the ones in NM and how much I would be getting them for he said that is a good deal. His all have problems and one is in Missouri and one in Idaho. I wont be getting his!!!

[mljjones67]

nv4500 http://dodgeram.org/tech/transmission/nv4500_spec.htm

[mljjones67]

Cool maybe I will buy one off ya????

[averagef250]

It's a lot of money. They're in pretty high demand right now, but I'm stretched kinda thin at the moment. He said they aren't going anywhere so we'll how I stand in a few weeks.

I'm doing another 4BT swap! I got a guy bringing his '86 F-150 4x4 in for a swap tomorrow. He called me up, said he'd heard about my repowers and wants to know what trucks they fit into best so he can buy one and have a 4BT truck to drive. I told him to find an 80-97 F series with a manual. Well, today he bought an '86 F-150 4x4 for $500 and tomorrow he's going to be putting $6000 into it. Wish I could do that!

Hey Mike, the more I fiddle with these things the more I like the Ford ZF transmissions. The NV4500's make me a lot of business, and for that reason I'd recommend not using one if you don't like throwing money away.

[averagef250]

You should be able to get $150 or better for a working t-19. Probably the same for each dana 70.

[mljjones67]

http://www.thedieselpage.com/duramax/ZFS-650.htm
Here ya go is this it??

[mljjones67]

here is more info
http://www.zf-group.com/pdf/lightTruck/ ... asheet.pdf

[mljjones67]

Dustin any ideas on how to get rid off or turn up the rev limiter on the 4bt?? The trucks I may be getting are governed at 60 mph.

[mljjones67]

This one might be a better place to look!
http://www.rsgear.com/zf.htm