[Vwdiesel] New Topic:Off Topic, diesel transplant into a Hudson

[Terry Briggs]

I seem to recall that izusu had a nice 4 cylinder diesel with a 5 speed 
in some of their early '80s trucks , don't recall if it was a turbo or 
not. You would probably have an easy time getting a 6.2 ltr gm diesel, 
pretty reliable from what my friend says. his 3/4 ton 4x4 gets almost 
23 mpg on the highway in 2 wheel drive, or so he says, should get you a 
decent increase in mileage over that rolling brick of a truck if thats 
true.
On Dec 3, 2006, at 4:09 AM, William J Toensing wrote:

> I have thought about this but may never do it, but the discussionof 
> transplanting a VW diesel engine into a Suzuki Samari sparked interest 
> of an idea I have had in the back of my head. Installing a diesel into 
> an older American car, specifically a 1947 Hudson Commodore 6. I 
> bought this Hudson from a person who started a restoration many years 
> ago, lost interest 25 years ago & stored it in his garage until I 
> bought it a year ago. The prior restorer had done all the body work, 
> had left it in primer, & had rebuilt a 1952 Hudson Super 6 (not a 
> Hornet) but had not installed it in the car. This engine will match an 
> existing Hudson 3 speed transmission with overdrive, clutch & bell 
> housing. Using this engine & transmission would probably make the most 
> sence. I generally like to keep cars stock looking, especially when 
> looking at a car without opening the hood.
>
> Most street rodders, when making an engine swap will use a small block 
> Chevy V-8 & a late model automatic. However, fuel economy has always 
> been my thing & I have been attracted to diesels ever since I saw my 
> first M Benz diesel in the '60s.
>
> That said, what do you think would be the the best engine to use. My 
> first thought would be to use a 5 cylinder turbo diesel out of a 
> M.Benz 300D or 300SD but maybe there are others I should consider. 
> First, for those of you not familiar with the 1947 Hudson under 
> consideration. It weighes about 3150 to 3200 pounds including the 
> stock engine which in stock 6 cylinder form had 102 HP, has a 121 inch 
> wheelbase, & an open driveshaft. I want this conversion to be as easy 
> & inexpensive as possible with out being penny wise & pound foolish. 
> All the MB 300Ds & SDs that I have seen have an automatic with a floor 
> "shift". The Hudson has a column shift which I would like to retain 
> for appearance sake. I would also like to use a diesel that weighs 
> around the same or less than the stock Hudson did. This rules out 
> diesel engines from Chevy, Ford, & Dodge pickups. This also rules out 
> a VW Rabbit/Dasher diesel which is too small.
>
> That said, are there any other diesel engine & transmission 
> combinations I should consider?
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