S-10 Kubota Diesel Conversion
#331
02-04-2014, 07:49 PM
It's the spring that comes in the Carrier units. The other spring I posted was used in a bobcat. Kubota does not make a spring that will allow the engine to produce the RPM's we are looking for, the only way I've found is to make your own.
#333
02-04-2014, 08:48 PM
#334
03-03-2014, 08:05 PM
Making headway with the new truck, I forgot how much there was in building one of these conversions. Here's some pics of the heavily modified radiator support, I wanted to make the most of all the space available so I recessed it all the way forward. Painted frame, pulleys, and a replacement 3.08 rearend. 
#337
03-07-2014, 11:31 AM
i like your bell adapter nice job im thinking about doing the same with my v2203 yota swap
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i really like how you made your oil pan
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what nissan did you remove the radiator from?
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thank you that is an excillent idea
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Update: Put the turbo on the truck and as my Grandmother would say, and I quote, “Bless It!!” Wow did it make a huge difference in power; it will absolutely get down the road with the turbo on it. I hooked it up sort-a temporary so this test was without an intercooler, hoping the intercooler will give me even more power. I picked up an intercooler and new radiator/fan set up today. The Intercooler came off a Volvo and the radiator/fan setup from a Nissan, $80.00 for all of it at the local junkyard. Took some modification of the radiator support but got them fitted; now I just need to get some rubber for final mounting. For the more technical folks, the boost shuts down at 8psi with the wastegate hooked up, I pulled the hose off the wastegate and it popped 15psi, it would go higher but I was afraid it would hurt the engine. I thought I would eventually need a muffler but after installing the turbo the truck is very quiet, it also helped quiet down the intake drone noise. Very Very satisfied with the truck now, great power, fun to drive, and the turbo made all the difference in the world. I’ll give a MPG update when I get all back together.
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Squirter: I’ve been doing some research on how to add “squirters” to the 2203 engines and I think I’ve figured a way. It’s actually very simple, though I haven’t tried to drill a rod yet. Look at the pics below, this rod has an incorporated squirter. It’s nothing more than a hole drilled in rod with a matching hole in the rod bearing. As the crank turns and the hole lines up it shoots oil up towards the piston. The angle in which you drill the hole will determine where the oil hits the piston. Some of the ones I looked at didn’t hit the piston but actually hit the cylinder wall, I will aim mine into the bottom of the piston. Looks pretty simple to me what do y’all think? Y’all is a Tennessee term by the way! 
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#338
03-09-2014, 09:30 PM
#340
03-09-2014, 09:48 PM
