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Title: 76 GMC with Detroit Diesel(vid)
Post by: three8six on October 04, 2011, 08:36:51 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0o1o5W_f6o&feature=fvwrel

Title: Re: 76 GMC with Detroit Diesel(vid)
Post by: Big Katz on October 04, 2011, 09:22:56 am

I like it! I'm currently looking at putting a 6-51 into an '82. I have some questions for you. How loud is it in the cab? What kind of mileage do you get?
Are you running oversized injectors? How does it do towing heavy loads? I have always enjoyed stuffing large engines into pickups.

Title: Re: 76 GMC with Detroit Diesel(vid)
Post by: zieg85 on October 04, 2011, 02:21:34 pm

I have watched that video dozens of times over the years, simply awesome IMO.  I hope to do a similar swap some day, just have to talk my buddy out of the engine.  It is sitting in an old 67 that was an old steel mill truck that was retired before 1980.  We used it as a yard truck in a towing impound lot.  I loved the sound of it at idle...

Title: 76 GMC with Detroit Diesel(vid)
Post by: Isaac3384 on October 04, 2011, 02:35:46 pm

That's awesome!

Title: Re: 76 GMC with Detroit Diesel(vid)
Post by: bake74 on October 04, 2011, 11:09:15 pm

     Reminds me of the old semi's with 15 gears, had 3 stick shifts.

Title: Re: 76 GMC with Detroit Diesel(vid)
Post by: three8six on October 09, 2011, 11:01:52 am

It's not my truck, sorry I didn't post that, I don't know the guy who owns it. Just seen it, thought it was interesting?

Title: Re: 76 GMC with Detroit Diesel(vid)
Post by: Edahall on October 10, 2011, 06:55:56 am

The engine sounds really nice however, it doesn't seem to have much power.