Hi, Just thought I would share my build and see what feed back I get. Its still in progress. I'm putting a Mercedes 300sd engine in a 61 Chevy Apache I acquired. http://veg20.blogspot.com/
these engines are great. last forever with low maintenance cost.we used a 300D for pulling verry heavy trailers and never give use problems.
OM617 TurboDiesel Into C-10 Hi ! . I'm a Mercedes DieselHead too , I took the time to read your blog , no one has commented , that's too bad as the Mercedes OM617 engines are good , robust units that last forever with care and have a HUGE worldwide following . O.K. , not ' forever ' but 300,00 ~ 500,00 miles and that's a lot . I posted your blog address to my yahoo Diesel Groups so mayhap you'll get some good comments . My buddy Nate R. in Tennessee or Henry can give you all the pointers you'll ever need on home brewing fuel cheaply . it's _really_ critical as the engine will run on poorly made fuels but it WILL DIE before long ~ I just scored a killer deal on a Diesel Coupe because the tree hugging West L.A. nitwits ran incorrectly made bio fuels in it and they killed it deader that a doornail , I had to re sleeve the block to save it . Back to your truck ~ I really like the shortened bed thing a lot . I assume it has the standard GM 3.90 final drive ratio rear end ? . Keep up the good hard work and posting about it too , I don't get here often but I'm keen to see how this works out as I'd love to put an OM617 engine and tranny into a short bed GM pickup for my personal use . Lastly , to garner responses , always put your name or ' handle ' into each post as well as fix your information so it shows you're in Az.
