I want this
in this
That's a Kohler (formerly Lombardini) KD625-2 two cylinder, air cooled diesel engine to install into a Chevette. For preference, I would want to use the Scooter model, as it's the lightest of the bunch at a mere 1843 pounds.
Power would be way down on this little rig, but let's be real - no one ever expected a diesel Chevette to win any drag races. So long as it moved under its own power, it was meeting expectations.
Another little tidbit: the Kohler, while delivering a lot less power than the 4FB1 Isuzu diesel it replaces, is also over 100 pounds lighter.
I just think it would be fun to approach a project like
Planejob's nicely put-together diesel Metro, except take it to that weird, what-the-hell-were-you-smoking place. Still (ostensibly) a GM product, still a diesel, and who knows? It might work.