For a 4x4.. Not sure how to handle that one.. for rear engine.. find a
motor or get one with a GM bell pattern.. and use a Toronado tranny.
Aaron Wyse
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Pitz" <dakota@billpitz.com>
To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 12:56 AM
Subject: Re: DML: Diesel In a Dak? heh NOPE!
>
> On Wed, 21 Apr 2004 01:22:39 -0400, jon@dakota-truck.net wrote:
> > Either that, or put the engine in the bed, and use a marine
> >style V drive unit to get the power to the rearend. :-) (I
> >saw something similar to that on a Monster Garage, but I don't
> >recall what they were building at the time.)
>
> Hmm... Interesting idea. You'd have to work something out for the
> transmission, if course, as marine drive systems don't have multiple
> gears (at least not usually, and definitely not in the automotive
> sense).
>
> And then would come the daunting task of making it a 4x4.
>
> Sounds like a fun project if I had the $$$ :-)
>
> -Bill
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