Ive wanted to do this swap for so long! I think the titans are a damn cool looking truck and with the 12ver in there its perfect!!! Good work man!

Well,
Just an update but the wheels are still on backorder, tires are coming soon. May go with another wheel but i'm going to wait it out a little while longer. All that is left to do is...
1) Wire the motor
2) Install the Radius arms and coilovers when they come back from the powdercoater
3) Plumb the fuel lines
4) Install the grill
5) Plumb the Brake lines
6) Prime the clutch pedal
7) Install the sway bar
It will be the middle of next month before the wheels and tires come in. Till then, wait, wait, wait!

i STILL LIKE IT :)

let me know when you get dyno #s !!!

Ok,
Got home on wed. and got right to work on the Titan. II have the suspension done, and new brakes installed. I went with Radflo's to give them a try. The ride height is about 13" lower than before. Still waiting ont he custom wheels and Nitto Mud Grappler to show up. Really all that is needed to finsh the truck now is wirin, fule and a little tuning.
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swwwwwwwwweeeeeeeeeeeeettttttttt:tu:

For sure a sweet project!!!!


Also LOVE that work area!!!





Anyone want to take bets on the clutch lasting more than one dyno run????

give it only one

Come on,
Your starting to freak me out a bit! They are telling me it's good for at least 1000Ft Torque. I don't think I am going to be near that. It has a warranty!

Its not just engine power you got to take into account....spinning 38" tires can take a toll on a clutch!!!!!

I acually went with 40's, so worse. I did regear though 4.56's.

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Ok, so I am going to try to get all the wiring done in the next couple days. I know there are only a few wires to get the cummins runing, but does someone have the wiring harness diagram. I would like to get as much info as I can on the wiring to move forward. Thanks in advance!

Im sure your pushing pretty close to that 1000 ft lb limit

If it fails I'll just have to upgrade! I didn't think the 12V with 370's "non Marine" super B, fuel palet, intake, and exhaust made that much power. I was thinking in the 750 Torque range.

Dude that is just freakin SWEET:jump::tu::c: You better get a vid of the first start. Where in FL are you? I have family all over and plan on making a trip down there sometime after the first of the year, would love to come see it in person.

Thanks for the props, I'll try to do a video! I live in Milton, Fl near Pensacola.

Welcome. I will stay in touch and let you know what my plans end up being.

No problem, keep in touch!

Ok, it's alive! Here are the videos of the second and third start. Still no tires and wheels on the truck, sucks cause' the tires are sitting here waiting. So I need to clean up the wiring and put in the throttle cable, wheels and tires and some steering. Done!
Enjoy the vid!
http://s406.photobucket.com/albums/pp150/cnallick/?action=view&current=MVI_3018.mp4

sounds good man Looking forward to seeing some rolling vids of it man.

Ok, Dodge guys. Here is the problem, everything on the Nissan runs through the ECU EVERYTHING. So I cannot wire the gauges to work with the Cummins. Question is can I use the dodge cluster and wire right from the sensors to the cluster, or do I need the dodge ecu as well. I still have the dodge ecu, but would rather bypass if I can. If you know another way to make it work I am all ears.

you can use the nissan oil pressure and water temp gauge just use adapters to make them screw into the block thats what most people do. i cant help you on the tach since ive never used a nissan but voltage should be simple to figure out use the plug on the cummins alt and wire it to the nissan ecu. voltage is voltage so it should swap over faily easily. speedometer will probably be up to a speedometer shop or a very skilled electrical guy. that should cover most of your gauges

:tu:Nice. sounds good. I think the idle is a little low tho. Once you get the guages working you can set it right. Do like tltruckparts said or just use the dodge computer and cluster, thats what I would do. Then you know the guages will be accurate.

Here are my Fuel Octane wheels with the custom OMF Performance Paze 8 ring. This is the first Phaze 8 ring. Now just waiting for the powdercoating!
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Anyone have a wiring harness for the 97 they are willing to sell?

Well here is the last update for three weeks, Wheels are at OMF getting simulocks finished, 40" Nitto Mud Grapplers are sitting in the shop waiting on the rims! Everything else is done except the Driveshaft, Intake which is going to be custom from Injen, and the A/C getting charged. When I get home it should be on the road within a week. I wish I could take some vacation time! I go outside and fire it up every day just to hear it run, I will do some videos of the first drive. Here is a decent pic. of the engine compartment with the wiring finally done.
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:tu::tu::choochoo::rocking::c: VERY VERY nice job. Its gonna be so much fun!!!

Here is the final product from Fuel Offroad/ OMF finished!
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Ha I knew I would find you here! Known as bigkurt at titan talk. you are doing an amazing job on the beast! keep up the good work

Whats up buddy! Yea still hang out on TT, but these guys here know their s*it when it comes to the Diesels! And all that I have talked to are great guys! All I really lack is getting this thing timed right, I'm a cheap as* though I dont want to spend $250 for gages I'll use once! I pin timed it but I think it already slipped, and I need to go from 13.5* to 16*. NO ONE here in Pensacola, Fl does the timing on the Cummins except pin timing. So I guess I will have to suck it up and spend the money unless someone on here lives nearby and has the tools. So what did you end up getting for a diesel?

well since i am here in new york and cant convert my titan I grabed an '86 Chevy K10 short bed. Going to go with a 12 valve 6bt like you have with a stick. playing the axle and spring game now. not real sure how to configure the front end. looking to do one ton springs in the rear minus a leaf or two and adding air bags and traction bars of some sort. I am also a bit concerned with the strength of the frame rails. might have to try my hand at boxing them in. anyway its alot of shopping and reading at this point. all i know is that all that power on such a short wheel base should be a handful. cant wait to see your truck rolling!

Dude, this project is awesome!

Yea I would attempt to box the frame if it's thin, I got lucky as you know the Titan has a HUGE frame. I have the Dodge 2500 that the doner motor came from, it is only fully boxed in the front half of the frame. The Titan frame is a thicker guage, taller, and fully boxed. Heck where the motor mounts are the frame is 7" tall. I think the weakest part of the frame on the titan is in the rear 3 feet, but that is past the lead leaf spring perch. Leaves are the easiest with a spring over. I don't know how tall you are going to go, but if you are going for a lowered look with bags I would go radius arms with a trac bar. Then you wont need leaves, or traction bars the radius arm will eliminate the axle wrap.

well it will be lifted. going with a basic spring over with 35 inch tire. going to do air bags helpers in the rear. Just trying to find a smoking deal on a doner truck in my area now. So how about some videos of your Titan with a sled behind it!! I cant wait any longer

I still need to get the wheels and tires on it! SLED, I don't know it would look sweet though. I don't kknow if I have enough weight for a good sled pull! I am goig to take it to the dyno next week if I can get it timed and it passes the first test ride!

Sounds like an awesome build. I really like everything about the truck. Looking forward to seeing it all finished and rolling down the street!

Wow! What a cool project! I've always liked the way the Titans looked. You turned that thing into a beast.

As far as the timing with those injectors, I generally set them up at 16.5° and they tend to run a little cooler. 370's are pretty hot since the spray pattern doesn't match the bowl of the piston on the pickup engines. Have you checked with the local parts stores, Napa, O'Rilleys, Auto Zone? Our Napa here has the Dial Indicator tool that they rent out.

Might be worth a shot!

That is gonna be one sick ride!!!!!!!!!!!!!

chalk it up to my geezerhood, but, it looks like your tires are wearing a Nissan bobblehead. (running and hiding now)

I'm gonna suggest 16,5° timing... unless you've done something to hold your top down and lower your CR...

Well,
I drove it around today but forgot to shoot a vid! I will have one monday for you guys. For now here are some pics. of the truck lowered on 40's. It's got a hell of a lot more power!
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ok guys,
I drove the truck yesterday and it ran fine except when you punch it you sitting still it puffs a little white smoke and pops a little. First thing that comes to mind is slipped timing, but the fuel pressure is 15 PSI at idol and if you bring it up slow it goes to 23-25. If you stab it it goes from 15 down to 10 then slowly back up. I have not wired the pump in the fuel tank yet could this be the problem, starving it for fuel? Thanks fof the help in advance!

Taken together, white smoke and low pressure are absolute signs of fuel starvation. Remove the Nissan in-tank pump entirely, in favor of a "shower-head" style pickup fitting. Let the engine's lift pump do all the fuel movement. Diesel doesn't have the vaporlock characteristic of gasoline, so engine-powered suction is OK