1965 Chevy with 4bt Cummins. Turbo! Smoke! PEEWW! And walkaround.

Just a quick video of my '65 Chevy. It has a 4bt (3.9) Cummins from an early 90's P30 step van. The transmission is a TH400 3 speed auto. I just recently had the stack (hater pipe) installed so I got the GoPro out and played a little. Any questions/suggestions/comments are welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@georgevinge9900]

Absolutely beautiful truck love the 4BT cummins

[@smallcarguy]

Cool truck man. I bet you love your 4bt as much as I love mine!

[@ziptieaffair9806]

Thanks! Your Ranger is very cool, excellent work. This old truck is still very much a work in progress, but it's fun to drive!

[@cannonballrepair7940]

Awesome build!!

[@alexklym]

Awesome truck man! 👌🏻

[@ziptieaffair9806]

Thanks!

[@dylanharris5302]

Awesome build man! looking to do this myself but with a 50's pickup. Couple questions, did you box the frame, and do anything to the suspension?

[@ziptieaffair9806]

Thanks! A 4bt weighs roughly as much as a big block Chevy. I didn't have to modify the frame in any way, although I had previously cut coils out of the springs to lower it, so it does sag farther than before.

[@VeneerSlinger]

Wait. That 4bt just bolted right in?!

[@Rob-me1ic]

How are the shift points on it? Is there a top mounted modulator for that? Also, did the slanted motor mounts on that thing fit right into the chevy frame mounts?

[@kennethhudson8013]

Got the smoke screw turned up i see

[@arthurgallagher5908]

What type of torque converter and adapter did you use? Awesome truck too by the way!

[@ziptieaffair9806]

Arthur Gallagher Thanks! The motor and trans both came from a Chevy step van.. I've never separated them, so I don't have any part numbers or anything. The trans is a th400, is assume it is just a 1 ton Chevy torque converter.

[@justine.2749]

Do you have any info on the wiring for the swap ?

[@Rob-me1ic]

Hey man, I know this is an old video, and you may not see this, but did you use the stock front sump on the 4bt? I have a 65 c10 I'm putting the exact same frito truck VE 4bt that you have into it. Did you have any issue with clearance on the IFS or steering components?

[@ziptieaffair9806]

The pan is super tight against the back of the cross member, but it doesn't touch.

[@seanmurphy6604]

The pans are reversible. Will need a rear sump pickup tube and relocate dip stick

[@brad1179]

What did you do for motor mounts? I found a 66 (I think) step side that I really want to put a 4bt in. Truck is only $2000

[@corbinheon624]

Any way you can answer a few questions for me ?? In trying to do that same build to my68 stepside

[@ziptieaffair9806]

corbin heon Yeah, what do you need to know?

[@c.schmink136]

how does this run with a 3 speed auto. i wanna do this to my bronco at some point but i would like to keep the c6 3 speed auto it has now as i dropped some bread to get her rebuilt

[@ziptieaffair9806]

Christian Schminkey It runs just fine, but since there's no overdrive I had to put 2.72 gears in the rear end to be able to go highway speeds. Good luck on your build!

[@aternateus5835]

Do you like the 3 speed? Does it have plenty of speed?

[@ziptieaffair9806]

ty malbaurn At first it had 3.73 gears and it was miserable, but I swapped to 2.72 and it does fine now.

[@aternateus5835]

ZipTieAffair yea I want to at least do highway

[@bobelmore5765]

Also how's the th400 for top speed what kinda mpg do you get I was messaging you on fb

[@VeneerSlinger]

4l60's are extremely cheap to rebuild. Not too difficult either. That'll give you overdrive. And a bit more dependability

[@StrikerxCast]

Where can I get a 4bt? I plan on Cummins swapping my 1st gen Dodge

[@ziptieaffair9806]

Striker x Cast They're most commonly found in step vans/delivery vans.

[@bobelmore5765]

What motor mounts did you use?

[@ziptieaffair9806]

By some miracle the mounts out of the Chevy step-van bolted directly onto my cross member.. I NEVER get that lucky. If you go to Facebook.com/moct911 and scroll way down you can see how it's mounted.

[@samuelSilva-km3fy]

ZipTieAffair

[@claytonharper2323]

Are you in oklahoma? If so, where? I'm from oklahoma.

[@ziptieaffair9806]

Yes sir. I live in Talala, OK.

[@austinrobertson7067]

Is there a way I can email you I want to do the exact same engine swap in to my 65

[@MrChuntaro]

ZipTieAffair. I am going to put a diesel in my 1949 F1. Not sure what engine to use. How's the 4BT holding up? would you go with a different engine?

[@tonymontana6368]

how much did all that work cost you?

[@ziptieaffair9806]

tony montana I paid $2500 for the donor truck, but I've never added up all the small stuff.

[@fullsizetrucksbr]

How many inches is that exhaust?

[@fullsizetrucksbr]

Thanks, great sound. Here in Brazil we have a mwm 229 engine that is 4 cylinders 3.9L good looking like the 4bt but it is more economical and has cheaper maintenance

[@Losman666]

1:15

[@DavidAnderson-qj8id]

what turbo do you have?

[@ziptieaffair9806]

It's the stock Holset H1C.