Ha! That's how you coax her in to letting you get all the cool cars!
And that's why the IDI swap that I was going to do to my Red Truck would have been fine. The 2.47 gears it has are plenty steep.I don’t mind a 3-spd non lock up auto on the highway, as long as the diff gears are 2.XX
Yes. It's my 1981 F150. I hadn't even heard of axles that tall before I bought this one. I did buy a low stall convertor for it. I was also going to use the DN2 that's on the back of the diesel C6 that I have since I didn't really have another option.
That sounds like a great combo of “run-what-ya-have” to make a great daily when you don’t need 4x or a heavy hauler. I like it.
The frames are the same width. As for bolting in, I think that you may have to cut some extra holes in the crossmember so that the IDI motor mount studs will drop through (the gas engines have one stud on the bottom of the motor mounts while the IDIs have two). My plans for this were put on the back burner over 1 1/2 years ago and may not ever be carried out. All I know is that I have to get off my duff SOON and get the 351W I have waiting swapped in place of the 302 that's in it now. I'm SICK of paying $1+ more per gallon for diesel than gasoline! I actually have to get a four wheeler running foe a guy and then I'll be working on the Red Truck. That works in my favor. I need it to be a little bit warmer before I go cleaning parts off in solvent and porting heads.
Now you're on to something.......DID YOU SEE THE CUPHOLDERS IN THAT THANG!!!! WOOOOOOOO!!!
Do you think it might be an easy swap? Just add the middle piece or would need to do all 3 pieces?
