I made the decision on Tuesday to pull the plug on the Detroit diesel 6.5L project in favor of a 3.9L 4 cylinder Cummins. This is the engine I wanted from the start, but was unable to find for the right price. I will be officially named the Wonder Engine. It came from a Wonder Bread truck. I Wonder how many hundreds of thousands of miles it has on it. I Wonder if it has any compression at all. I Wonder how much blow-by it has. I Wonder if it will even consider starting for me.
He she is.....and before anyone asks, YES IT IS IN FACT TILTED TO THE PASSENGER SIDE. The Chevy transmission adapter clocks the engine 10 degrees to the right.
pay no mind to Ralph the painter in the background...
Plenty of transmission to floor clearance
If all goes well, I will get the HX35 bolted on this week, get some fuel to it and try to start it next week.