{"id":130590,"date":"2025-04-17T11:37:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T16:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=130590"},"modified":"2025-04-16T16:32:57","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T21:32:57","slug":"1943-power-wagon-with-a-cummins-3-9-l","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=130590","title":{"rendered":"1943 Power Wagon with a Cummins 3.9 L"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Legacy Classic Trucks<\/a> built this 1943 Dodge Power Wagon at their company in Driggs, Idaho. In the engine bay they swapped a 3.9 L Cummins 4BT turbodiesel inline-four which is kept fed by a 50-gallon tank. Backing that is a GM 4L85E four-speed automatic transmission. A NP205 transfer case with 3:1 Lomax gears sends power to eight-lug axles with air locking differentials. The Power Wagon rides on Bilstein shocks with four-wheel disc brakes. The body is painted in mint green paint with a wood bed. Under the black fenders are beadlock wheels with Continental 40-inch tires. On the inside you find black power seats, power windows, Vintage Air AC system, and modern gauges. The truck found a new home thanks to Mecum<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Legacy Classic Trucks built this 1943 Dodge Power Wagon at their company in Driggs, Idaho. In the engine bay they swapped a 3.9 L Cummins 4BT turbodiesel inline-four which is kept fed by a 50-gallon tank. Backing that is a GM 4L85E four-speed automatic transmission. 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