Mercedes Diesel To GM trans??
Anyone know of a company or individual building adapter plates to run a GM based transmission behind a 5 cylinder mercedes diesel? My local junkyards are fulll of the old 4 and 5 cylinder mercedes diesel motors and would like to mate one to a SM465 to put in my lil truck. Im new to the small displacement diesel scene but have been building cross-bred vehicles for many years. Any info would be appreciated.
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I've done some more research and have found one company but its still under development and the estimated cost is going to be $1000 which seems a bit high for an aluminum plate and a few holes drilled in a flywheel. I'm thinking about picking up one of the early 4 cylinders engines and trans' this week and having a talk with my machinist next door to my shop and seeing if I can get something underway. I guess this thread went from looking for more information to see what kind of interest is out there for such an adapter.
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Having a known machinist do it is going to be the easiest way.
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Ya my machinist is a funny old man who just refuses to retire. I asked him about it and he said it wouldnt be a problem at all. Figured I'd just check and see if anyone else would be interested.. it would help me keep my material and machining costs down. I'll be pulling a motor this week and hopefully be underway on a design early next week. I'll keep posting updates about progress and costs here and keep checking back for any possible interest.
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Keep us posted in your progress. Those little diesels are pretty common and your adapter idea could be pretty popular.
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Originally Posted by guitarman138
(Post 219748)
Anyone know of a company or individual building adapter plates to run a GM based transmission behind a 5 cylinder mercedes diesel? My local junkyards are fulll of the old 4 and 5 cylinder mercedes diesel motors and would like to mate one to a SM465 to put in my lil truck. Im new to the small displacement diesel scene but have been building cross-bred vehicles for many years. Any info would be appreciated.
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