'99 Safari 1Ton 4x4 Cummins power

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update: Its funny how things just keep getting in the way.
Its alive, here are a few new pictures.
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Here are a few 5" side pipe pics. Oops, I got cought polishing my pipe.. 8-[ I have not yet gotten any after fully poilshing the pipes pics. I have to do that, with a big black cloud come from them.
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Wow.Pro looking pipes. =D>
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1Gary wrote:Wow.Pro looking pipes. =D>
I'll have to say, that after shining the pipes, elbows, clamps, mis hardware I could hardly lift my arms! I see why they get the $$$ for polished stainless now. And that stuff gets hot and slick on the buffing machine.
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Roll out! I got a new finally computer that works. Well my van was put on the back burner again, but i do still get to tinker here and there on it. It rides right on out. Only 1st and 3rd in this video. I don't have the ecm figured out yet to get it to shift.

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When I read the title of your post, I was thinking what a great idea. I would love to have a diesel powered Astro. But after looking at the pictures, I'm blown away. That thing is a monster. I wish Chevy or GMC had made a diesel version. That would be a perfect towing vehicle. Your build is quite ingenious and I can't wait to see the finished project.
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=D> =D> =D> :cheers:
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BradleyT wrote:When I read the title of your post, I was thinking what a great idea. I would love to have a diesel powered Astro. But after looking at the pictures, I'm blown away. That thing is a monster. I wish Chevy or GMC had made a diesel version. That would be a perfect towing vehicle. Your build is quite ingenious and I can't wait to see the finished project.
Yea, there are a few that did a GM diesel swap. But lets face it the 6.2 was a joke, and and the 6.5 is not really much better. I would have loved to do a D-max but the cost of one put it so far outa reach that I could'nt even see it. My van has really gotten out of control. I never planed to go to such extremes..LOL I'll keep working on it.
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Now, that's a diesel Astro. I was thinking a 4bt might be a great swap into the Astro but that I've seen a 6bt... (-:}
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that has got to be the coolest thing i have ever seen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!......I WANT IT!
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