I think this one's actually kinda neat...haven't seen one like it before. Even though the fender flares look like they're from an 80s C***y dually, there seems to be a lot of cool stuff on this one.

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I wonder, though...I know that the 53 series are screamers, but how strong could a 212 cubic inch 2 stroke diesel be in a truck like this? I also know that the Cummins 4BT conversion has been done in these trucks several times, and it's only about 238 cubes, but it's a 4 stroke.

 

If I was to sell a truck like that with an odd engine/drivetrain swap like that I'd be sure to put pics of the eninge/drivetrain in the posting.

 

X2. How come no pictures of the engine compartment?

 

X3 on no pics of the engine major FAIL!

Josh

 

Kinda wonder what a "Gear Benders" overdrive is too.
Not to mention the needs headwork note.
FAIL X2

 

there is also the fact that dually beds werent a factory option in 1979..

thus explaining the schmitty looking flares

 

them 4-53 detroits are awsome even in these trucks they do great!

 

Fail X3... I don't like the "custom" dually fenders on it and the cut up trim pieces. Oh, Gear BENDERS are probably because it has so much power it bends the gears on takeoff! On the other hand, if it's Gear VENDORS it's a 2 speed rear end most likely...
Dak

 

I wonder, though...I know that the 53 series are screamers, but how strong could a 212 cubic inch 2 stroke diesel be in a truck like this? I also know that the Cummins 4BT conversion has been done in these trucks several times, and it's only about 238 cubes, but it's a 4 stroke.[/quote]

Not sure how it would perform in a truck but I used to pump water with Detroits Diesels, a few 671s, alot of 471s and one 453, there was no comparison between what a 453 could pump to what the 71 series could pump. A 53 will sound like it is going to come apart at 2500 rpm. They are definately screamers. All the Detroits are one hell of an industrial powerplant though, reliable as hell. I bet he didnt post pics of the engine compartment because it is bathed in oil, lol, the DDs sling oil straight from the factory!

 

Lol I have a 453 in a 56 that still runs good.
And the gear bendors is suposed to be gear vendors, It is an overdrive unit. I have one in my dually and just traded for another one for my crew project.

 

I know about gear VENDORS but apparently the seller isn't too sharp on spelling. If I was going to sell something unique on ebay I would at least proof read the add or have someone else read it first.
Plus I would post a ton of pictures focused on the engine compartment not a few crappy pictures of the exterior.
Fail, Fail, Fail.....

 

Agreed, and it will affect the selling price I'm sure. But wiyh some installs I have seen he may get more by not showing it. lol

 

I did some research last night and it seems that the 4-53T was a pretty common transplant in 70s C***ys. It's rated at 170hp @ 2500 and 400 lb ft @ 1800. There is a YouTube video of a '79 C***y with at 4-53T twin stick. Sounds and smokes like an old Greyhound bus. The owner claims it gets 19mpg.

There's also a YouTube video of a '76 F250 with a 6V53. More than anything, I can't imagine the noise level in one of our trucks with a Detroit. There's virtually no insulation to block it out. When I worked for the Air Force I used to drive one of their '82 F700s with a four stroke 8.2N Detroit, and the lack of insulation in that made it necessary to wear earplugs above 50mph! The echo in that cab was awful. Radios must not have even been options, 'cause two people could barely hear each other if they were shouting.

Kinda laughed about that because I had to pass a hearing test before I got hired, but they didn't bother giving me one for my medical records when I left.

 

We used to have a 1986 F700 Welding Truck with the Detroit 8.2. Extremely reliable, but you'd swear it was going to explode when you were doing 50+ MPH!

Josh

 

The one I drove had a 5 & 2, no A/C, one non-functioning window, two non-functional mirrors, non-functioning wipers, and it was governed at around 60. Bout 2900 RPM at that speed, and deafening.

I liked to drive it at first because when I wasn't driving I was running a weed eater...but then driving it became pretty much my job description. Not long after that, motorpool's schedule restructuring indirectly resulted in my being in charge of its general maintenance also. They paid for the materials, but we (I) did the work. Pretty sure I'm the only guy who ever changed the oil, filters, air lines, hoses, belts, or anything else in that beast in ten years. Eventually I got to the point that I would look for a reason to stay out of that truck...I even offered to show a couple of the other guys how to drive it (you know, to get them out of running weed eaters all day ), but they all saw through that.

At that point, we had to load material manually, so whenever a tree went down, we would go out, cut it up, and throw it in the back. When we took out an old concrete dam, we busted it up with sledgehammers and loaded it by hand also. When I got to be a supervisor and oversee my own group of guys, I offered to show any of them how to drive it, but they all said they would rather load it than drive it.

Weird thing is, after I got my current job I went back out to visit some of the guys and just happened to see the truck sitting inside the fence. I asked how she was doing, and they said the "old junk box" was still running and driving fine, but was about to be retired in favor of a newer model hand-me-down GMC from the Air Force. It was going up for GSA (then still known only as DRMO) auction in a month, and the inspectors had said that it wasn't expected to bring but a couple hundred bucks, if that. I made plans to be at the auction so I could bid on this truck that had been the bain of my existence for three years. Unfortunately, I had another issue come up and was not able to be in town on the day of the auction. I felt like crap because I could just imagine the old girl sitting back behind the DRMO fence waiting for me to show up and buy her...the truck nobody (but me, strangely enough) ever liked or took care of.

I went over to the lot when I got back in town a few days later, and she was gone. The attendant there told me that nobody bid on her in the vehicle auction, and that the following day she had been sold without a 97 for scrap.

Still kinda feel like crap...