Gettin into Diesels.. So why not a 5.9?
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Gettin into Diesels.. So why not a 5.9?
Got a line on some engines and a couple of old Caddys and want to do a conversion to say a late 40's or early to mid 50's
ANY help with dimensions, weights, and most of all what's the best auto tranny? AND things like links to similar builds and such.
I really don't expect to be hauling over 5000lbs and really want a cruiser that I can make BIO-diesel for so ALL I have to pay is tags and insurance and maybe 1.20 a gallon. And if I can make only 200gal/month, I'd be having lots of fun.
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ANY help with dimensions, weights, and most of all what's the best auto tranny? AND things like links to similar builds and such.
I really don't expect to be hauling over 5000lbs and really want a cruiser that I can make BIO-diesel for so ALL I have to pay is tags and insurance and maybe 1.20 a gallon. And if I can make only 200gal/month, I'd be having lots of fun.
thanks E
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Got a line on some engines and a couple of old Caddys and want to do a conversion to say a late 40's or early to mid 50's
ANY help with dimensions, weights, and most of all what's the best auto tranny? AND things like links to similar builds and such.
I really don't expect to be hauling over 5000lbs and really want a cruiser that I can make BIO-diesel for so ALL I have to pay is tags and insurance and maybe 1.20 a gallon. And if I can make only 200gal/month, I'd be having lots of fun.
thanks E
ANY help with dimensions, weights, and most of all what's the best auto tranny? AND things like links to similar builds and such.
I really don't expect to be hauling over 5000lbs and really want a cruiser that I can make BIO-diesel for so ALL I have to pay is tags and insurance and maybe 1.20 a gallon. And if I can make only 200gal/month, I'd be having lots of fun.
thanks E
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BUT I'm kinda having nightmares already of the wiring fo the BMW and having to fab my own headers.. (the LS conversion headers are upwards of 1600/pr or more.) I might just use a 'stand alone' harness and just let it fly from there. Heck, I really don't need a speedo,(and the rest of their crazy instumentation for that matter) I've been driving machinery since I was 6 and kinda know what rpm sounds like at the given speed limit.
Check out some of the swaps in Bimmerforums.com | The Ultimate BMW ForumBimmerforums.com | The Ultimate BMW Forum under engine conversions. Some of these guys are just amazing!!
Or Youtube by searching LS BMW, or the like.
Yeah, I looked into a 4bt and since Memphis is LOADED with trucks of all kinds, you would think that they're all over.. Well there are a few and almost double the price of a 6bt. And if it came from a box van/delivery truck, it most likely will have to be rebuilt. So add rebuild costs to the initial price of said engine, throw in the correct adapter/trans, and it quickly outweighs the sensibility of the swap in the first place.
The 6.5 would seem the cheapest, but not too reliable and low powered from what I read..
The plus is that it really doesn't get too terribly cold here in the midsouth and have heard that making a heater using the header/exhaust to pre-heat the WVO (waste veggie oil) works well.
The main focus was to utilize a 5.9 (if i have enough hood clearance and dimensions, overdrive auto trans, and utilizing lots of sound deadening material where I can.
The big ol raised hood ended after '57, then started to flatten out as the years went by.
That's why I was asking of the dimensions (roughly adding an inch or so for good measure. NOT "just the end of water pump pulley to bell housing)
The grills are usually about a foot behind the bumper, so I can move radiators/condensers further forward to work.
The front will be riding on air bags (BIG ones) to help out. I would think that the oil pan can be fabb'd and sump relocated as needed.
BUT, untill I actually GET a Coupe DeVill that I like (or can afford..) and start measuring and weighing everything I really won't know. BUT those ol caddy motors and early trannys were cast, so it probably won't be over 2-300lbs difference. (the gas tank should already be large enough.
Take a look at this:
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