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Got a lead on turbo parts for 855 Cummins - what should I grab?

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I met a guy who has an '82 Big Cam II 300 and he said I can take whatever I need off of the engine. I'm planning on grabbing the turbo, exhaust manifold, crossover air pipe, cross over coolant plumbing, after-cooler intake, and maybe even the injection pump. His brother also has a Big Cam ?? 444 cummins with jake heads that I might be able to grab. Are there other pieces that I am glossing over that I need to get? Small pieces, fittings or linkages?
 
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It sounds like the engine is shot. It's out of a Kenworth dump truck that lead a pretty hard life
 
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US6x4 said:
It sounds like the engine is shot. It's out of a Kenworth dump truck that lead a pretty hard life
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Then buy a master overhaul kit for it. Should be around $1000 for the whole kit. You will blow a small cam up putting all that crap on it after awhile. Basically pull your small cam and sell it for the cost the overhaul kit would be.
 
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It is very tempting to take an entire engine, especially the 444, but my 813 will just get driven around empty and a turbo would mostly be for fun, loud noises, and to compensate for larger tires when that happens.
 
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The brakes from the 444 will not fit/work on the NHC or the BCII.
 
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They will fit and work, but not as well as the ones made for small cam. IIRC, spool valves and lash screws are different, and, IIRC, BCIII was a dual x-head model, meaning the master piston pushed on the x-head with 2 feet, opened both exh valves, and the SC brakes used a pin type actuation, master piston pushed on a single pin through the x-head adjuster and opened only 1 valve.
 
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I picked up most the parts today. The engine was already missing the exhaust manifold, Jake heads, injection pump, and injectors. I came home with these pieces:
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I'm now wondering if the intake & crossover pipe will fit under the stock hood of my 813 - does anyone know?

A few shots of the parts engine...
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