Re: cut-out fender flares, etc.

["Chance & Rachael Welch" <welch@domain.elided>]

Yeah, a GMC. I don't plan on spending more than 2500 on a 7.3L I just
haven't had time to really search for it yet. I'm in the USMC stationed in
Japan and only come home for bear season each year for 30 days.

-----Original Message-----
From: Thomas J. Harais <tjhemh@domain.elided>
To: Chance & Rachael Welch <welch@domain.elided>; Daniel Nees
<cookiedan@domain.elided>
Cc: IHC LIST SUBMISSION <ihc-digest@domain.elided>
Date: Wednesday, April 14, 1999 11:25 PM
Subject: Re: cut-out fender flares, etc.


>Chance:
>
>A 14 bolt corporate and a Dana 60 front axle? Say, you stole a Chevy or GMC
>3/4 ton set up didn't you?
>
>$4,500 is a little steep. Oh, I agree, if you are going to see it through,
>the resulting vehicle would be well worth it. But still, forking out the
>$4,500 just for the motor before you even do the swap, the body work and so
>forth, is a little more than most of us Digesters spend on our Scouts. Of
>course, that might just be our problem. :-)
>
>How about the 6.9l? Bet you could get one far cheaper. Sure, you won't get
>electronic injection and can probably "only" tweak 500 ft lbs of toruque
out
>of one, but hey...........Of course, you'd have to install a turbo. Diesels
>just beg for turbos. Hmmmm........ Maybe the 7.3l is the way to go. You'll
>allready have the turbo and the modern injection system and all the
benefits
>of both.
>
>I know that I saw an article about an SII with the 6.9 many years ago - (no
>turbo yet). This was before I discovered the Digest so I thought I was the
>only Scout loving fool in the world. And, the 6.9l into the Scout seemed
>like the "cat's meow" to me. I wanted to find a way. (Diesel was still less
>than unleaded regular back then.) But of course, I've since lost the
>magazine and have no reference. I do remember that the owner put some "corn
>cob" decals on the front fenders near the doors and they called it "corn
>binder" or some such name.
>
>If your into diesels, check out the diesel section of the "Binder Bulliten"
>that our own Eldon Mcfarling set up and come to "Diesel Chat" on Thurday
>evenings at 8:00 PM Central time via the same website. You might want to
>check Eldon's own website too! Here's last weeks notice with some links for
>you.
>
>Eldon told us two weeks ago that you can get the stock, Ford transmission
>bellhousing for the 7.3l or you could get a SAE bellhousing from IH (used
in
>their applications).
>
>> Just a reminder for the chat session thursday evening at 8pm central time
>in
>> the chat lounge on the Binder Bulletin site.  Also I have added a links
>page
>> to the IH DIESEL PAGE, and a page with detailed spec's for the Nissan
>SD33T
>> engine.   I also added a page with condensed spec's for several popular
IH
>> engines.
>
>> See you tonite!
>
>
>> http://www.binderbulletin.com/chat.html
>
>>  Eldon McFarling
>>  Ceresco, NE
>>  IH DIESEL PAGE
>> http://members.aol.com/EldonMcf/
>
>
>
>Tom H.
>
>