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Detroit Diesel In A Cj3b?

Discussion in 'Builds and Fabricators Forum' started by Mr Vaughan, Dec 26, 2020.

  1. Jan 3, 2021
    todd hofsaess

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    Weirdest thing is when you do something your not supposed to and they start running backwards. Smoke starts coming out the air cleaner and have to stall it out to get it turning the right way again
     
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  2. Jan 3, 2021
    fhoehle

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    The skidders and trucks were the same way, let out the clutch and use the gas pedal like an on off switch. Hold it full throttle till you get where you are going. They are a rugged engine for sure.
     
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  3. Jan 3, 2021
    Ol Fogie

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    Been there, done that. they will not hold oil pressure either while running backward:shock:.
     
  4. Jan 3, 2021
    officer_friendly

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    I love seeing a unique build, but the more I've read about this I just don't see it. I think the shear weight is going to kill this project. I can't imagine a 1000 lb engine in a 3b. IMO, if you want to scratch the diesel itch, I think a Jetta TDI diesel is the way to go. 360 lbs, and with some mild modifications they put out 150 hp/260 ft-lbs torque. Also you only need like a 5 gallon fuel tank because the jeep would get ~30 mpg.
     
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  5. Jan 4, 2021
    Norcal69

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    I agree with the above suggested WV diesel swap if you gotta have a diesel......
    At your age I was looking to build rides that girls were comfortable riding in.....
     
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  6. Jan 4, 2021
    ITLKSEZ

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    :D

    I was more interested in the girls who could simply cope with what I was riding in.
    “Why is there no floor?”
    “Just put your feet there and there, strap in, and you’ll be fine.” :rofl:
     
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  7. Jan 4, 2021
    47v6

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    Yeah. Me too.
     
  8. Jan 4, 2021
    Mr Vaughan

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    sounds about right.
     
  9. Jan 4, 2021
    PeteL

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    BTDT. It worked, too.
     
  10. Jan 4, 2021
    Ol Fogie

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    It started to rain, she said where is the TOP? I handed her a rain coat. ( last date!)
     
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  11. Jan 4, 2021
    PeteL

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    There was that one time, my (ex)wife had just had her hair done, and we were caught in a thunderstorm. :rolleyes:
     
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  12. Jan 4, 2021
    Boyink

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    I took a date to a formal dance in the CJ5. She wore a hoop skirt. It was like squishing a balloon into too small of a space...I had to fight to get the door closed then prayed the latch held...
     
  13. Jan 4, 2021
    Norcal69

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    Listen guys...... the test isn't if she's willing to ride in the jeep..... the test is if she is willing to drive your cobbled together scrap iron..... :contract:
    Only then can the relationship move forward......
     
  14. Jan 5, 2021
    47v6

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    Did she melt like some character in a movie?
    I took my sisters (girl) friend to her high school prom in my open top 1977 CJ5 in 1993. She needed a date and I was an uninterested non judgmental guy. She was gay and was not allowed to bring her girlfriend. I, of course, wore my tuxedo and rolled up in my resale OD cj5 happy to oblige. Wasn't even my high school.
     
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  15. Jan 5, 2021
    PeteL

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    Her hair-do certainly did. :( Like a cat in a bath.

    But I have to say she was game about it. Crouched down in the floorwell to get the most shelter, while I whipped the jeep home through the lightning.
     
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  16. Jan 5, 2021
    Mr Vaughan

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    the only girls that'll be riding in it are my cousins :cry:
     
  17. Jan 7, 2021
    fhoehle

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    You can always get out, do some huntin' and find some nice Jeepy type girl to fill that seat!
     
  18. Jan 7, 2021
    fhoehle

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    And if you do get the Detroit in it, start hunting at the nearest deaf school!

    I couldn't resist.
     
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  19. Jan 7, 2021
    Mr Vaughan

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    :lol: it might still be too loud for them...
     
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  20. Jan 20, 2021
    Mr Vaughan

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    it's not that i gotta have a diesel, i just want a running jeep. i have an sbc to put in too... but i want that for another truck. too many things that i want to do. been awhile since this thread's been, going, lots has happened since (in the world, not the jeep).
     
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