[Vwdiesel] Diesel engine swaps

[Derek]

A Chevy ?!?!  in a Ford !?!?   I'd rather burn the car too the ground.  I 
figure if a 460 will fit without cutting the shock towers ....


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <pmdolan at sasktel.net>
To: "Derek" <weasel1 at sympatico.ca>
Cc: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 1:02 AM
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Diesel engine swaps


> The MouseTank may be a big, slob of a car, but the PowerJoke is wayyy too 
> big to fit in there.  Check the weights and dimensions.  A Chevy 6.5 will 
> fit, though, and isn't that much heavier than a big block Ford.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Derek <weasel1 at sympatico.ca>
> Date: Thursday, July 20, 2006 5:34 pm
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Diesel engine swaps
>
>> Well I have a 91 Mustang and if the engine ever dies in that, I'll
>> be
>> putting a Powerstroke diesel in it.  Gotta be different, right ??
>>
>> A VW diesel in a Mustang, definitely cool ....  Might even
>> consider that
>> swap too ...
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Ron Schroeder" <rjs at bnl.gov>
>> To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 9:14 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Diesel engine swaps
>>
>>
>> > Hi William,
>> >
>> > I drove a diesel Mustang about a year ago.  It was fantastic. ~
>> 2000
>> > yellow
>> > Mustang convertable with a VW TDI from a wrecked beetle brought
>> up to euro
>> > specs and chiped.  It was mated to a mid '80s Toyota pickup
>> tranny.
>> > Handled
>> > better than stock and was really strong on acceleration.
>> >
>> > He milled out the VW symbol on the engine cover and replaced it
>> with a
>> > Ford
>> > oval from a pickup truck grill.  Looking under the hood it
>> looked totaly
>> > factory, just like as if Ford had made it.
>> >
>> > Ron Schroeder
>> > WD8CDH
>> > '86 Golf diesel
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message ----- 
>> >> Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2006 23:19:54 -0700
>> >> From: "William J Toensing" <toensing at wildblue.net>
>> >> Subject: [Vwdiesel] Diesel engine swaps
>> >> To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
>> >> Message-ID: <00c901c6aa32$32756940$c6fc2946 at hcctower>
>> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>> >>
>> > <snip> I am probably one of the few that would be interested in
>> a Mustang
>> > converted to a diesel. If you do such a conversion, try to keep
>> it looking
>> > as stock as possible outside the engine compartment.
>> >
>> >
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