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Neede 370 Ford gas engine swap advice
Jeff, I've got a really easy solution for you.
I've got a 1980's F800 with a nearly new Detroit in it. Same setup as you by the sounds of it, 5 speed with a split rear end. It's got a 10' (?) dump box and a 18" tunnel box between it and the cab.
Let me know when you're coming for it.
Best of luck.
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Neede 370 Ford gas engine swap advice
I rarely get called Cupid.
Even more seldom do I get called Stupid.......
Reasonable yes, free no.
It's a nearly new DT466, the engine alone is worth $5k. It would however still be about the easiest & cheapest way to do it since you would have a complete donor vehicle, or could use yours as the donor and redo this one.
It has a bit of rust but belonged to a roofing company from new, they parked it for the winters and it was really only a rolling dumpster the rest of the year.
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Jeff, you won't get the conversion part of it done (not counting labour) for under a grand IMHO, let alone an engine.
You will have to completely replace the entire fuel system and add a bunch of stuff your gas truck won't have.
After all of that is done, you still have another problem, your truck will need an engine. A 'rebuildable core' of a tired out diesel for any truck will be over $1,000.
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Sorry, I read the OP too fast, could have sworn you said By going to diesel, not WITHOUT going that way. My bad.
The short answer then is, maybe.
If you can find a modern 'truck' gas engine, yes. Good luck doing so. The problem will be a) not many people are buying gas trucks in the last few years, and b) even less of them will be available from a wreckers or such.
In fact, I'd say it would be faster, easier and cheaper to go the diesel route.
That or ship your truck overseas, they love them in 3rd world countries and south & central america.
Best of luck.
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I wondered about that myself, but then guessed that after putting "five times the money in it than it's worth" it could be described as "mint condition".
Goodness knows I've dumped some pretty crazy sums of money into restorations myself.
Some of my aircraft (which are a good bit older than myself) are testaments to that. 
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Now where's the fun in that?
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