Quote Originally Posted by Mechanic688 View Post
That's the same setup my old Chevy camperhauler was and if my friend/neighbor had not gotten badly sick, we were going to swap a Mercedes 6 cyl (with baby turbo) and a 6 speed out of a box truck in a junkyard. It only had 90, some thousand miles on the truck, and they drove it into the yard to part. I had the package bought for $700.00. We were going to use a combination on the motor mounts. My truck was already a diesel so it already had the h.d.radiator/dual batt./fuel pump setup.
Thing when it comes to a diesel truck....its always best to rebuild them until you can get a new body on the cheap...them motors last a good bit of time and when they die...you just find a new block. I am thinking of having the inside of the truck updated and the outside repainted and make it look all brand new. A shop next to me does that kind of work and he told me it could cost around 6grand for all new paint (under body to) and new seats dash and ect all done up.