Clearly, I'm late to this party but let me jump on the bandwagon of Very Neat Build. This will be so cool.
I've been in trucking my whole life, and I'm a huge fan of diesels and torque. To reference the above, I'm following your build for ideas to drop a diesel into my D150. It's an 82, currently a slant/4-speed OD/8-1/4 with a bad engine. A diesel would turn this into a powerhouse with good mileage and a stick. What's not to like?
A photo of the truck on the way home.
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