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would the diesels out of the older volkswagens have enough power for our trucks? how do you adapt the bellhousing?


My thinking was to find one of the early chevy small block diesels that Oldsmobile put out in the 70s and 80s.

Should be able to use Adv Adaptors kit to install it in the truck, and if not, then it can't be that hard to fab.

End Result: Space compact, but powerful.

Other than that, I'd be inclined to snag a vocational truck and get the motor out of it- Hino, Izuzu, UD, etc.