How to tow a mullet - 95 GMC Yukon

So I picked up this little guy the other day and it’s a complete departure from what I’m used to and what I’ve been doing for the last decade… it’s actually not bad for being nearly 20 years old and is in pretty good shape.

So the plan is to check it over and tire up the loose ends and fix what’s broken.
Grab a 6bt and adapt it to the factory drivetrain and drive it for a bit before making some other drivetrain decisions to properly back up the Cummins. Most likely this will be my daily and will unfortunately depend most of its life on the highway.

Here’s some pics and yes, i did this from my phone… holy huge pics! :





Repaired the brake hose the other day:

Never thought id see you daily a Yukon! What’s the mileage?

um what

why

I saw this on Craigslist a few weeks ago

wait this has a cummins swap in it?
awesome

Lol, why? I’ve always wanted something like this.

This will get a Cummins in it in about a month or two. This has everything needed to be a good tow rig except the motor lol.

Lol it’s probably somewhere between 6 and 16… mostly 6 though lol!

6bt you say?

Yessir! Want to rock a Dzl for some more work capacity. I figure the 6bt is a good choice. I would like a 24v, but I’m just fine with a 12v because that’s about 300x better than the 5.7 gasser in this pig.

So what are the “TDI wizards’” thoughts on the 6bt, lol!
( Getting the feeiling this may end in DETROIT )

Yeah, ran out to Broadalbin for it. Not a bad truck. Been driving it daily since Friday.

6bt is a great engine. It’s the smallblock of diesels.

ROFL… that was you at advance yesterday evening, you bought washer fluid! LOOOOOL

I thought you looked familiar there, I was the creepy looking dude in the black carhart waiting in line for my LSx goodies.

LOLOL, that’s awesome! Yeah man, guess the washer pump had lost it’s seal too. Threw a new one in there so I could see again. I always park like I own the place, lol!

What goodies did you get?

You’ll have to falcon punch me next time so I know you’re there! I’m bad at that stuff too!

Good to know, it’s probably going to be hard to overwork the 6bt in this truck given it’s size. That and I think the drivetrain will give out before the engine. I was thinking even a 4bt, but I may actually tow some stuff and not just move the truck around.

LOL advance auto VIP parking! :number1

werd ill say hi next time, I am bad with faces man, I forget who I am sometimes when i look in the mirror.

hood and/or firewall clearance might be an issue with that swap. Most later model trucks dont have room under the hood for an I6

LOL, this is the first time in a decade that I have actually been able to walk in to one of these parts stores (even though I’ve worked for them on several different occasions) and get the stuff I need for a vehicle on the spot!

Yeah me too, well, I’m sure the same thing will happen again!

Thankfully there is much documentation on this swap for these full size Chevy/GMC trucks. Very simple and pretty painless.

Rims are horrible. Change them immediately