tiresntracks said: (quoted from post at 19:38:18 12/23/07) If you use a 4BT Cummins, instead of a tractor engine, you can get bellhousings to bolt several different transmissions to them.
A tractor trans. case bolts directly to to the differential housing. There's no drive shaft in between, like on a car. You'd have to make a cover for the back of the trans. with a support bearing and seal in it and you'd have to make an output shaft that didn't have a pinion gear on it, but splines for a u-joint yoke instead. A lot of tractor transmissions don't have syncros, so they'd be hard to shift. I can think of a lot of reasons to use an automotive trans. instead of a tractor trans., but nothing's impossible if you have the talent, the tools, and the money.
OK, I like this idea but the weight of a 3.9 or 4.0 Cummins is 700+ lbs. I searched it and the good news is they bolt directly to a chevy bellhousing. Are these common?
I could do this with a different body style but wonder if anyone knows of a similar diesel that might weigh less. I do like the 3.9/4.0 Cummins. You guys do have some good ideas here.
Thanks for www.blastolene.com it gave me a few ideas
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