@@28stryper I believe you can. I think there’s a few companies out there that make adapter plate kits for 4l60e/4l80e transmissions. The problem is getting them to shift properly. However if you can figure out that issue it would work just fine. In fact there’s a guy on KZbin who put a BEW 1.9L TDI into a 90s Silverado mated to a 4l60E

Awsome thank you for that info. I've been thinking about what your doing but in a 2001 silverado. That little motor will look tiny under my hood of my silverado lol

Looking forward to more videos man keep up the good work love what your doing

@@HomesteadStructuresLLC-x6m Thank you! as far as I know only 5 other people on the internet have attempted a tdi swap into a Dakota. I bought the 4 door for space as well as a decent fuel economy truck. It’s about 1,000 lbs heavier than the vw I removed it out of, so I’m interested as well to see how a stock 90hp Alh will handle it. The good news though is I can always add more power through tuning if need be. Much more content of this project coming up soon👍

That would be awesome! A few more horsepower would come in handy lol

Ya I was surprised to see it that clean! For over a quarter of a million miles it looks pretty good. Wish I had better weather up here in the Northwest, would get things done a lot faster🤣

That’s good to know! Glad I kept it in the truck🤣. Just a little TLC and the truck really turned out great

That sounds like a great project truck. These OBS Fords will last as long as you want them to as long as their taken care of

@@beantooth thanks! It’s coming up soon!

@@EverythingElliott it would’ve saved me a lot more time LOL!

@@murphymmc ya there’s a lot of carbon buildup

@@gavynrich1034 turns out diesel swapping a truck is harder than I thought…🤣

@ fair enough haha. Makes for some great content though

That’s correct the lock cylinder should already be ready to install right out of the package. Line up the lock cylinder the way it should be oriented and install. Hope that helps👍

@ydocproductions5593 thx, someone told me if that button's already out that someone has already turned the tumblr, and I need to get a new one. This is ten minute job is turning into at nightmare

Nope clear exhaust 👍

Thank you very much!

It turned out to be a bad HPOP as well as a mechanical fuel pump. It runs great now!

@@graysonjohnson4746 it was a great suv!

@@BurtonChad turned out to be a bad HPOP as well as a bad mechanical fuel pump. Runs great now

Not to my knowledge but I’m sure someone out there has tried. The problem swapping a tundra would be finding an adapter plate that would mate up to a tundra transmission. I don’t think an adapter plate exists. The reason I chose the Dakota is that the stock NP-233d Dakota transfer case will bolt right up to my Jeep transmission as well as the same transmission cross member will fit my Jeep nsg-370. Also the driveshafts are long enough where I don’t think I’ll need to buy custom length shafts (which are about $1,000 a piece). Toyotas are great platforms to swap however I didn’t want to pay 5k or more for a broken beat up Toyota that I would need to tear apart anyways. I paid $1,000 for my Dakota with a working engine and transmission that I will sell to break even on the truck. It just checked all the boxes off my list for doing a swap with the least amount of major fabrication and most cost effective possible.

I’m not exactly sure. Ford made several changes to their gauge clusters over the years from 92-1997. You could try it, but what I tell everyone is to make sure it’s the same year as your truck otherwise the truck won’t charge properly and could cause some serious issues. Better safe than sorry. 👍

Thank you very much for the kind words. I try my best to put out quality clean content. I’m glad you’ve enjoyed the videos so far. Many more to come.

@@azfordzilla glad the video could be helpful. Thanks for watching

@@dorisy8804 thank you!

@@Leo-c8j9c some people just don’t want to deal with all the wiring

@@jcobra09 ya definitely a different process🤣!

Your exactly right. It was a bad HPOP with a worn out mechanical fuel pump. Replaced those parts and it runs fantastic now

@ perfect, I am glad you got up and going 🫵💪

Yup 7.3 IDI👍

I believe you’re right. From the lack of identification stickers it probably was the cheapest pump available. So happy to have the truck running great now.

It’s going great. Got the adapter plate in. Currently cleaning off the grease and grime off this decades old engine and will be replacing gaskets to take care of some oil leaks.

That idea probably would’ve worked fine, but more trouble than it was worth. The passenger seat handle that is used to fold forward would’ve been on the wrong side among other things.

Personally I’m not sure. The Dakota can only tow so much in stock condition. That being said Kyle over at “TDI swaps” tows a ton with his fleet of tdi swapped trucks and they handle towing trailers quite well.

@@EverythingElliott Ya they know what they’re doing! I’m really impressed with it. Without it I’d be trying to hack away at a steel plate with a tape measure and grinder🤣.

Thank you! I’m really impressed with the quality of it. Ya, I don’t know why he only has the Jeep adapter kit. His kits are very competitively priced compared to other adapter plate companies out there.

Getting closer and closer to mounting that engine into the truck! I’m looking forward to it. It’s been a lot of work to get to that point but I’ve been having a ton of fun with this project. Thank for watching J.C.!

It’s already 4wd however I’m going to keep the stock suspension up front. Keeps the build simple, low to the ground, and cost effective too. The transfer case off the Dakota will bolt right up to this 6 speed Jeep transmission of mine so I can keep my driveshafts.

Will do! Things are ramping up here!