I did a similar swap. I put a Cummins 4BT into a 2000 Dodge Dakota 4x4 Crew Cab. The details are here:

4BT into a 00 Dakota 4wd

and here's a youtube video of it starting/idling:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeWeJOXowOc

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