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chevymotocross · 10-01-2007, 07:21 PM

I'll try and post some pics tomarrow. My buddy picked up a 77 k10 stepside with a straight-six turbo diesel. I never saw anything like this and according to him, it's a nissan factory turbo that was offered on a few of the chevy trucks? Have any of you seen these before? Runs pretty darn good, lots of torque and gets about 22 mpg with the 4-speed granny.

77 350 Shorty Wide · 10-01-2007, 07:37 PM

I know you didn't state this in your comments, But Not original in a '77.
If I'm wrong... I'll eat my words

Maybe it was an export model or was an overseas thing like in Australia?
Just not in the States!

Terry

chevymotocross · 10-01-2007, 07:40 PM

I just spoke to him again. I guess it was a dealer installed option, not factory. Just a bellhousing adapter to make it bolt up. I will definetly be posting pics.

**N2TRUX** · 10-01-2007, 09:01 PM

Def something we want to see. Sounds pretty cool...

rfmaster · 10-05-2007, 01:21 AM

I saw straight 6 '99 Cummings installed into '70 Monte Carlo! There is a video on Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RO_kjaxIDzc

So it is possible to drop a big diesel into our truck chassis.

Ivan D. · 10-05-2007, 08:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rfmaster

I saw straight 6 '99 Cummings installed into '70 Monte Carlo! There is a video on Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RO_kjaxIDzc

So it is possible to drop a big diesel into our truck chassis.

Of course it's possible, someone here once posted pics of a red dually truck they saw at a car show, it had a Detroit Diesel engine and an Allison tranny with a splitter in the rear axle, looked amazing!

10-01-2007, 07:21 PM	#1
chevymotocross Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: East Haven, CT Posts: 882	Interesting truck my buddy picked up I'll try and post some pics tomarrow. My buddy picked up a 77 k10 stepside with a straight-six turbo diesel. I never saw anything like this and according to him, it's a nissan factory turbo that was offered on a few of the chevy trucks? Have any of you seen these before? Runs pretty darn good, lots of torque and gets about 22 mpg with the 4-speed granny. Last edited by chevymotocross; 10-01-2007 at 07:35 PM.

10-01-2007, 07:37 PM	#2
77 350 Shorty Wide Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Yakima, WA Posts: 325	Re: Interesting truck my buddy picked up I know you didn't state this in your comments, But Not original in a '77. If I'm wrong... I'll eat my words Maybe it was an export model or was an overseas thing like in Australia? Just not in the States! Terry

10-01-2007, 07:40 PM	#3
chevymotocross Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: East Haven, CT Posts: 882	Re: Interesting truck my buddy picked up I just spoke to him again. I guess it was a dealer installed option, not factory. Just a bellhousing adapter to make it bolt up. I will definetly be posting pics.

10-01-2007, 09:01 PM	#4
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10-05-2007, 01:21 AM	#5
rfmaster Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: OC CA Posts: 1,374	Re: Interesting truck my buddy picked up I saw straight 6 '99 Cummings installed into '70 Monte Carlo! There is a video on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RO_kjaxIDzc So it is possible to drop a big diesel into our truck chassis. __________________ "The Beast" 1975 Chevrolet C20 longbed 350/700R4! with 3inch body lift Dual Flowmasters Super 40's! TBI retrofit completed (2007-07-29) New 383CID (+030) 08-304-8 9.5:1CR x36,005 (2012-12-17)



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