RoadRanger Conversion

This is my 1990 Dodge W250 that I swapped a RTO6610 into. Its backed by an NP205 that's bolts to a tail housing that I designed and manufactured.

[@stevefoster5822]

You should install a sunroof, you would be able to make that gear stick a bit longer.

[@hashslingingslasher4215]

Steve Foster lol

[@jonathanrivera3480]

That was cold blood. Lmfao 😂

[@nauticofettuccineravioliss4863]

Too funny

[@Billy28376]

Lol thought the same thing

[@Nostradamus_Order33]

Someone could sit on the roof. Feet dangling into the cab, then shift for the driver. Like a boss. Copilot.

[@paulbains9152]

I put a Road Ranger in a pickup with the big truck clutch , first time pushed the clutch in it bent the dashboard .Transmission weighed as much as the truck , Ended up using an air assit clutch linkage ,have to go thru 3 gears to cross an intersection , nice to see Im not the only one who gets stupid ideas

[@timgreen4137]

Paul Bains You did it for the same reason the rest of us do stuff. "Cuz we can!!!"

[@DavidHutson-pt5pe]

The fact that the transmission has 10 gears DOES NOT mean that you MUST ALWAYS start out in the lowest gear. Even in an 18 wheeler with an empty trailer you can easily start off from a dead stop in at least 3rd or 4th. In a pickup you could probably start it off in 5th or 6th, and never harm the clutch or engine.

[@fastfoodcritic4353]

Ur a dumbass . thats why pickuos dont come with 10 speeds. Get a real truck.

[@seansutherland6270]

I'd do this for the crazy low range you'd have for offroading

[@justanotheraviator2357]

@@fastfoodcritic4353 F150s come stock with a 10 speed, Ford doesn't however have any manual option!

[@HomerEscobar1]

10 years later and this still puts a smile on my face

[@jeepinass]

I'll build another one of these days.

[@xxxmikeyjock]

@@jeepinass more info on the transfer case adapter please?

[@jeepinass]

@@xxxmikeyjock it was a one-off piece.

[@xxxmikeyjock]

@@jeepinass come on man share a bit. did you cut the output splines down? did you make a spud shaft? it was probably a lot of work , brag about it some :) this video is the most 12Valve thing ever

[@LeandroMuntendam]

11 years later and still puts a fuckin big smile to face. this is still awesome in 2023

[@1fffishy1]

That would really throw a thief off.... lol. Awesome.

[@dukwcapt]

THIS IS AWESOME. Yeah, it's a guy thing. I love inventive, creative DIY stuff like this! American ingenuity at it's best. I don't know this guy, but I wish he was my neighbor, I'd bet we'd be friends spending time building KOOL stuff in the garage! Diesel engines,High performance engines,even steam engines, did anyone see the guy that put a RADIAL AIRCRAFT engine in his vintage pickup truck? This is what Hot Rod guys, Custom car guys, bikers and bike builder guys are all about. Look how popular this stuff is now on TV! I was so disappointed to read all the negative comments below. I admire a guy that takes an old school bus and turns it into his dream motor home, or some of the wild builds you see on Leno's Garage. Negative people SUCK and are most often losers themselves, never let them put you down. Build your dream.

[@TheRaptorHornet]

As a mechanic.i loves swaps ., i just hate the way some people kill that feeling with a long ass shifter or the stupid bull balls in the rear , other than that swaps are awesome

[@jeepinass]

That shifter was a bone stock, unmodified Eaton fuller shifter.

[@randyruppel6727]

I still rewatch this video! love it man

[@LeandroMuntendam]

you're not the only one :P

[@racktastick6365]

this puts a smile on my face

[@jeepinass]

No tach so no idea on the RPMs. It will do about 90 though, wide open. Which is a little better than the stock gearing. I swapped the 4:10 Dana 70 out in favor of a 3:54 Dana 80. And it IS a regular cab. As for the compressor, I'm using an engine driven air compressor. It's a Bendix bx2150. 9.5cfm at 1200 RPMs and fed by oil and coolant from the motor, so it's a 100% duty cycle compressor.

[@dodgeman338]

What kind of flywheel housing and parts to do the swap ??

[@090faller]

That's pretty cool. I'm looking at building a dually single cab with a 18 speed in it for towing and fun at the sled pulls.

[@MrLavallet]

BADASS MAN...I LOVE THE SHIFTER!!

[@robmyers2521]

Love the turned around 10 speed, add a 13 spd splitter box and have a 15 spd double over

[@jeepinass]

If I ever build another, I'll start with an RTOO-9513.

[@robmyers2521]

Basically that is a rto 9513 that has been turned around. If you ever find one an rto6513 is physically smaller and will turn around too

[@BraddahsCuzin]

Badass swap! That must have been some heavy fabrication. Badass! It's all I can say.

[@iBackshift]

Buddy....that was entertaining. Nice smooth shifting.

[@jamesscherbenske5985]

definetly a conversation piece

[@kawscottyoung]

Absolutely Too Cool !!

[@jeepinass]

Thanks man.

[@huggyyz450]

I'm as hard as I diamond in an ice storm right now

[@chrisbroesky2932]

Who cares about the stick height, it's all personal preference. No different from bikers with ape bars. This is a neat conversion. Coming from someone who drives semi for a living. A vid on the summary on the instalation would be real awesome!

[@jeremybocko]

Top shelf mate, really talented to pull this off. I noticed the classic dodge steering, if you don't have Parkinsons you can't drive a straight line. I had a 92 W250 as my first rig and I cannot drive new pickups because I'm always trying to turn the wheel to drive straight.

[@Slackerjr92]

Sounds and shifts very smooth.

[@danielh4995]

Its astonishing how many stupid people are commenting on the height of the shifter. That is the stock height for that shifter, I had the same gearbox in my dump truck, the shifters in big trucks are on the floor and the transmissions are underneath the floor not in a tunnel like a pickup. If he wants to he can cut the shifter down but it is probably easier to drive with the tall one. The fab work and engineering to get one of those gearboxes to work in a pickup is quite extensive. Seems like Jeepinass did a very nice job on the conversion

[@KohalaIronWorksCase]

The Roadranger is a good idea for saving the clutch offroad...I'm more partial to the Spicer Brown-Lipe set up myself. Nice set up...shifter is a little to long for my liking...

[@TheCrustyFatCab]

Ha pretty cool... I'm a sucker for a twin stick setup just for the fun of struggling it a little, but this would be my second choice! Surprised how short the throw is on the shifter for it being so tall. Nice job.

[@goatsgarage2252]

Hell yea !! Love the tall boy rat fink shifter bangn gears!!

[@carreonj74]

Nice Shifter. Very good for shoulder workout....:)

[@michaelbergen4275]

That's one sirous shift knob lol I'm lovin it

[@Gonecheenin]

Freakin cool - though I would need to cut it down so my fingers didn't get numb!

[@daleolson3506]

Could put a strobe light on top of the shifter,that way if you get stuck in a snow drift we can find you.

[@mulletman5750]

Truck sounds good and so does the music!

[@peter2973]

He failed trucking school so he thought this would be the next best thing to do.

[@fastfoodcritic4353]

Lmfao. My guy. I say this all the time to people like this.glad to see someone else does this.

[@fastfoodcritic4353]

Wanna be truck driver who failed his road test.

[@brosknows1297]

that shifter has got to be the stupidest thing i have ever seen. LMFAO

[@panzerfaust5119]

Bros Knows its called old skool.Bros dont knows as much as he thought

[@shaneperkins3895]

Terry Franks no its called ugly as fuck

[@FirebirdCamaro1220]

Bros Knows At my company, a couple of our older Freightliner Centurys have this shifter in them, and it is JUST as tall in a semi as in this pickup believe it or not (meaning goes over a foot over the top of the dashboard)

[@fastfoodcritic4353]

Terry Franks Steve Foster his shifter is gay. He thinks hes driving a semi truck now since he has the transmission. He mosy likely tells people he drives a big truck becuase it has bigger tires

[@fastfoodcritic4353]

The shifter is not old school. Its plain out gay.d

[@mikeclay4666]

😎😎 Cool Stuff Brother...Keep it up. if you can give the fans an update on the truck when you can.

[@grizzlywintergreen7868]

that's a sick truck man

[@peterjohnson7710]

If it was me I would have made the sick shorter

[@jeepinass]

The engine is stock. A non-intercooled 5.9 cummins with some pump tweaks and an HE351 turbo, waste gated at 40psi.

[@Derek-pd4fc]

I wish dude would stop wreckless eyeballing all of us while we are watching.

[@kentbumgarner6798]

Thanks for vid. Shifter is awesome btw.

[@RubberDuckTrucking]

This is awesome, im jealous

[@TheBlueCollarPreacher]

Shifting like a boss, haven't seen him using his clutch.

[@mikegrazio5376]

+The Blue Collar Preacher That's because it is a large truck transmission. Those transmissions do not have synchroed gears. The only way to shift is by double clutching or not using the clutch and floating into gear.

[@keithmask9108]

Floating is terrible on a clutch and transmission. Most people who float have no understanding of how a clutch works and are usually rookies.

[@jeepinass]

+Keith Mask You sir, are a dumbshit.

[@keithmask9108]

+jeepinass No sir, you are the dumb shit

[@keithmask9108]

+jeepinass Haha you're funny bud. I'm sorry that there is a wrong way and there is a right way to shifting and you're doing it the wrong way. Did you ever think that there was a reason they put a clutch pedal down there.

[@alexstilwell7640]

I think i cam make out the song you started with on ur stereo lamb of god walk with me in hell:)

[@Tedkelvin]

Should put a hooded cobra gear knob on that shift lever. Hilarious. Nice truck man.

[@stanleykendziorski7964]

Other than the shifter makes me think you've seen a willy up close, not bad at all.. I'd be interested in seeing how you adapted a 205 to that transmission

[@jimkillen1065]

pretty amazing build . I like to do that to my 95 4x4 . Is there any details on the build . I like to drive my wench truck every now and then then that has a 13 speed in it and a dt466

[@codykennedy19]

Nice work on the video man can you do a longer one like this one only Revit up a little bit more in between shifts because that thing sounds like a beast

[@logancurry3835]

from what i seen he floated every gear

[@aftisafterme9736]

Someone couldn't pass pre trip lol pretty cool though.

[@JayJay-dn2sm]

Train Horns would top it off, you got the compressor for it!!!

[@jeepinass]

Lol, thought about it. Too late now though........

[@jimkillen1065]

Pretty slick shifting also lol

[@damienvardy1640]

thank you I'm taking the 90 Dodge Dually that I have ripping the body of putting a Willys pickup cab on it Jake brake and twin stacks 6 inch lift + body lift 37 inch tires just trying to make a really cool daily truck

[@billferris5292]

Cool it's a redneck version of ratfink in real-life.

[@jschmid]

it's cool. roll on brotha!

[@Freedomfab]

I am very interested in what it toke to adapt the 205 to the roadranger. I just bought a roadranger 9 speed for my 1st gen and was going to do a divorced 205 but after seeing your video I was wondering what it would take to convert it.

[@onebadcummins7049]

Need to cut down that shifter 3/4 of the way

[@drummer15kader]

+onebad cummins Need to fuck off i think. This guy did an awesome job with his truck. Dont like it dont watch the damn video

[@foolongtea]

+drummer15kader The shifter is a bit long. You'd look rediculous driving down the road like this, at least I'd laugh.

[@Icutmetal]

foolongtea Imagine the disappointment in seeing you laugh.

[@biggrigger332]

Ever want to play hockey, you sure got a stick for it.

[@tiggfigg2948]

That is very bad ass, except the shifter is kinda high.

[@hamsterattack1357]

That's the point. It's something that started in big rigs years ago

[@nite-owll]

Go to "my dad's dodge dually with eaton 10 speeed" to see what a 10 sp. shift gate should look like- a WHOLE lot shorter than this ape-hanger. Also some real down shifting instead of kicking into neutral and coasting around corners; but hey, whatever makes you happy and keeps you out of jail.

[@erickespinoza9155]

Ironically I just finish seeing that video and clicked on this video

[@jeepinass]

As stated before, this is a factory length, completely unmodified, bone stock, Eaton Fuller factory shifter. I'd say it's EXACTLY how the engineers decided it should be. As for the difference in driving style, uh, cool story I guess? Lol who cares? Glad you felt it relevant enough to comment. I find it amusing, the things that people find this false sense of superiority about.

[@jeepinass]

+jeepinass Lol just watched your dad's vid. Only saw two downshifting sequences, and he was literally raking it into every gear. Not something I'd be so quick to proudly point out as "real downshifting". But nice try bro.

[@capnskiddies]

+jeepinass if you were concerned about the way the engineers meant to have it, you'd have left in a semi, no?

[@kradlinks2880]

+ntstlkradams I agree I'm a 4th gen trucker dad has almost 40yrs otr and says if a driver says he never grinds he's full of shit. but I must say that shifter is stupid but to each his own😊

[@harvwit]

I hope this fella keeps his underarms clean. Could you imagine the torture a passenger would have to suffer if he didn't?

[@nova7041]

Hi nice job,, I have a 3500 first generation Dodge 5.9 cummins, I'd like to install an Eaton fuller super 10, what do you recommend, I live in California.. thanks..

[@bigbossman5969]

i have seen a video were a guy did

[@Rocking_B]

I would recommend anything but a super 10, see if you can find an RTO 16613. Super 10 is widely regarded as a dumb idea by all but one of the drivers I’ve ever talked to and the one guy that didn’t say it was dumb had never heard of it.

[@johnsheldon7716]

Screw all the automatic driving haters this is pretty cool

[@KevinRichards-rk3gp]

I bet that long shift stick makes you feel like you're driving a biggo semi.

[@Hellyeahbrother1993]

Have none of y’all ever been around big rigs the long shifter is pretty common it looks pretty sick

[@wayneflesh2924]

THAT SHIFTER IS CRAZY BUT ITS HIS TRUCK WHO CARES . ILL BET THAT TURNED AROUND 10 PROB HELPS GET GREAT FUEL MILAGE

[@TheRamdiesel]

and here is the new opening sequence to squidbillies

[@slrn832472577]

His truck... he can do what he wants, but if it were me I'd do some trimming on that shifter.

[@cottondude3914]

Is a nice job but the shifter is kinda ridiculous lol

[@bluebird5100]

Sounds nice!

[@redneckillinois2030]

Legendary

[@jpugh3076]

I wanna put a 10 speed in my 7.3 powerstroke just cause i hate the auto mostly and a 10 speed would cost less then the crazy prices on standard swaps these days

[@alvie2]

darwin award winner.

[@Icutmetal]

alvie2 Why? I think some people like you are missing the point of a build like this entirely.

[@chadholland6847]

da horse shoe pattern nice

[@markwood2389]

You did a good job,Id be happy with just1 extra gear,but my NV4500 in my CTD is supper sweet with low miles,maby a NV5600 ,I'll proball have it sold befor that time comes,I like to trade buy and sale more than wrenching anyways.

[@INTERNATIONAL_RDF-D]

I love all the hate comments from people about the fucking shifter height..... the man has said flat out its the stock eaton shift stalk...... in a semi the transmission is mounted much lower from the floor of the cab than it is in comparison to a custom truck build where space is limited.... and the cab is much smaller and lower slung as well..... having a trans tunnel dropping the cab about 6 inches to a solid foot lower Where a semi has a high mounted cab with a flat floor board.... that doesnt saddle the frame rails..... so all of this together Making the factory shifter length appear to be longer than stock when in reality it is stock length...... personally i would have shortened it to about level with the top of the dash..... im not a lanky person and shorty levers usually seem to have a further throw... so i made a 6" extension for mine bringing it level with the top of the dash board I find this to be the best hight Its the most comfortable for me Its easier to find And it shifts smoother with the added leverage.... but that is what works for ME this guy may like the long shifter...... its his truck he built the fucking thing and he built it his way. The fact you asswipes have to comment your distaste about something so fucking meaningless and irrelevant to your existence says a lot about how the sniveling whinny pissed off bitches you really are........ who gives a fuck. About the shifter in SOMEONE ELSES FUCKING VEHICLE ..... the fucking thing could have prosthetic leg.... a dildo..... a fucking tennis racket for a shifter and i wouldnt care..... why because its NOT MY TRUCK So shut up and quit bitching about someone else's toys that they put time effort money and work into...... As for mr "real downshifting".... i wouldnt be so quick to brag when you rake every gear...... .... personally i will never coast in a vehicle of any kind when trying to slow down..... i let my speed drop and shift accordingly then use the brakes..... only taken out of gear when its at a full stop..... i was taught to never be out of gear while moving.... its a quick way to loose control of a vehicle....

[@kyleturnwald5064]

My shifter is about that long and people give me shit for it and I just laugh

[@jeepinass]

exactly what I do. cheers or jeers, it's entertaining either way.

[@kyleturnwald5064]

+jeepinass Oh yeah watching people get butthurt over a long stick.

[@doeboy6237]

+jeepinass I did a swap just like this only in a Chevy with a RT6610 no overdrive, what is your transmission out of? I'm having a hell of a time finding a RTO6610 but i just cant find one anywhere. Can you please help me out!!!! I hate my non overdriven tranny!!

[@edlingja1]

I want a custom tall shifter for my sedan :) Keep the throw nice & short but have a super tall shifter :P That or a hardcore $10K sequential hahahahaha

[@hashslingingslasher4215]

Jay Edlington I seen something like this in another video. It was a Ford with a Cummins swap and a Super 10 transmission

[@monelfunkawitz]

I think it is pretty sweet. I'd like to see the build.

[@jeepinass]

I've got a photobucket with quite a few pics. Unfortunately, I have since sold the truck.

[@veggiepowered]

that is COOL AS F

[@ElForastero10287]

Nothing but pure torke low gears I wonder how fast it can go

[@kylemyers7457]

That's awesome dude totally get it lol

[@JonWeideman]

So, not sure if you're gonna see this comment or not, but thought I'd give it a shot. I dont suppose you could upload some pics or videos of the adapter you used on that 10 speed to np205?

[@MerlynAStern]

I love your conversion! But I have a question. You now have 4 or 5 extra gears. Wonderful ! And then I noticed you skipping gears. If you don't want to shift all those gears, why put 'em in. OK, full disclosure. I hate skipping gears! I even start off in low! If you don't like shifting all of 'em, just get a five speed of an automatic. I don't get it. If that was my conversion I'd be using all 10.

[@funshootin1]

like ape hangers on a bike.. you get used to it and then everything else is weird feeling

[@cableandchain]

hey every body i got big stick shifter lol

[@danielserna2901]

going to a 205 is the load blow factor for me

[@jeepinass]

That was the factory case

[@showack1]

Can you design that for my Ford Ranger would be awesome

[@focojeepr]

I see you need to replace your steering joint, I've been driving my '91 for four years now with that same slop, I need to replace mine with a borgenson soon.

[@jeepinass]

Yeah, shortly after the video, it got a new strong shaft, NWF crossover steering, and a set of Alcans and new shocks. Made the truck a whole new animal. A WORLD of difference.

[@wailnshred]

Nice! What engine?

[@EliteOps1]

What is the exact purpose of having such a long shaft for your shifter? Does this driver have a shoulder problem so he needs to get a little shoulder/arm stretching while driving? Or is it something deeply phallic that exists only in America? I ask because I've NEVER seen anyone have such a long stick in their car in Europe.

[@billybobjoe198]

+jeepinass WHOO WEE. GO BUCKEYES!

[@whynot9899]

+EliteOps1 It is unique. The question is not about practicality, it is a demonstration of capability.

[@MustangMania2001]

+Frank Garrett who r u and why did you tag me

[@bluefire87HN]

+EliteOps1 Extremely long shaft means extremely short dick!

[@omegarugal9283]

+EliteOps1 "What is the exact purpose of having such a long shaft for your shifter?" he is using a heavy duty trasnmission on a regular truck, that transmission is not meant to be there, it`s for a semi...

[@3304jake]

What's happens if you broke your right arm and you got that stick in top of cab

[@wyattulrich9604]

I want to do this to my 95 12 valve can someone run me through what the whole process is like (trans, bell housing, clutch) and how the range selector would work

[@jacobclubb5624]

Yea, the range selector is air shift, so an air system is required, the 12 valves in induatrial applications had a engine driven compressor where the vacuum punp is on your truck, or you could go electric compressor, you'll need an sae 2 or 3 flywheel housing, the part that bolts to the back of your engine that the trans couples to, a custom transmission mount is needed, these transmissions are not supported in the big trucks because of how the engine mounts, a custom driveshaft is needed, these yokes are a lot bigger than the yokes in your truck now. Its not a lot of work but it is, if that makes sense. Lots of little things. I just converted my chevy to a 12 valve 10 speed.

[@jacobclubb5624]

The clutch and flywheel wouldnt ve hard at all. Go to your local diesel shop and tell then what your doing and they can get you your clutch and flywheel.

[@DavidHutson-pt5pe]

That transmission in a 250/2500 truck seems pretty pointless. The transmission is SO heavy, and the rest of the truck chassis IS NOT strong enough to enable the truck to take any real advantage of that transmission. Okay, yes, it's a cool conversion, and a cool toy, but there is also no point in leaving the shift stick that long in the pickup, other than having it as an "attention getter", the fuller transmission do not require that much leverage to make the shifts, and the long shift stick is there because it is at the most comfortable height for the driver in the trucks for which the fuller transmissions are designed. A Spicer 7 speed would make a LOT more sense in the 250/2500, AND the 350/3500's.

[@jeepinass]

Care to elaborate on how much this transmission weighs?

[@humminzcumminz]

shifter is awesome dont add to it dont cut it down check out mine

[@drdeatha51]

Hello, just seen your build. Have more information on this.. i want to do the same thing with my 2008 6.7.. wonder what bellhousing combo you has to use... also, you said there a 205 bolted to the unit.. love to see what you did to get that to work.. any information you can send my way would be much appreciated

[@steelcity3474]

All you need now is a headset and fingerless gloves.

[@dodgeman338]

Ok so you can drive it so how the hell did you do the swap is what we need to know!

[@wyominghorseman9943]

Once I find everything I'm skiing this to my f150 replacing it with a good Detroit tired of overheating when I haul my horses

[@jacobsmith1105]

That’s awesome damn dude that’s lit as fuck, I wonder if I can put that in my 99 blazer 😂 seriously that’s cool next time play Lamb of God while your flooring it

[@reax2237]

Awesome

[@galpinspeedshop2591]

Need to preselect on the range shift, not hit the range when you come to neutral or your synchro won't last long

[@jeepinass]

It still has an interlock that prevents the range shift, until you leave the gate. I always hit the selector so fast coming out of the gate, that the timing for the actual range shift itself was exactly the same as if I had preselected. I tried both ways, plenty. As stated in another comment, occasionally, with the preselect, the range box would hang up between high and low, causing me to grind like Hell hitting sixth. I then had to move the shifter back to neutral, select low range, then back into high range, and try to rev match gears. A total pain in the ass, causing way more damage than this myth of preselecting. So, I always shifted just like in the video. Three years of DD duty and this trans was flawless in operation. Also, I have confirmed with several old timer truckers, that it was often placarded that it was NOT necessary to pre-select. This being, of course, back in the 80's when this trans would have been in service.

[@Livetowrench]

Sick

[@gunsmoke6463]

Why the hell would you want a shifter 10" from the roof of the truck for that's a little overboard...

[@502MS]

Sweet! Do you have pics or video of the truck from outside and also the engine bay?

[@novachevyguy]

uh, nigerian scammer?

[@WhistlerRider20]

novachevyguy chill out man hes a nigerian prince and he needs our help to get 10 mil into the country. just give him your bank details, and truck keys

[@JayJay-dn2sm]

novachevyguy You hab a bierus in you shipter we bill talk you true du remobal