Mer-Chevy Project: Biofuel 40mpg Pickup - Page 6 - Fuel Economy, Hypermiling, EcoModding News and Forum

The Atomic Ass · 11-29-2009, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Frank Lee

I like utes.

That makes two of us.

The Atomic Ass · 11-29-2009, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by bennelson

I have the entire shell of the 1977 Mercedes 240D

What kind of shape is the now glider in?

Frank Lee · 11-29-2009, 09:56 PM

I could use it but I know he would want actual money for it

RidgelineRookie · 12-03-2009, 01:24 PM

Maybe Chevy will pick up on your great idea!

ebacherville · 12-03-2009, 09:17 PM

this should be pretty much identical to my 300d Benz powered 2000 s10 blazer..

2000 Turbo Diesel Blazer Benz mash up thread - Blazer Forum - Chevy Blazer Forums

OM617 powered 2000 Chevy Blaser 4x4 build thread - Benzworld.org - Mercedes-Benz Discussion Forum

Was pretty simple, worked out really well. My second part of this conversion is to do a dual tank SVO setup.. just got the diesel conversion done before winter set in. Put a few thousand miles under dino diesel on it with no problems before winter set in.

The donar diesel drive train was previously a SVO setup in the benz.. but rust did it in body wise.

Andy · 12-03-2009, 11:45 PM

If I remember correctly, the Chevy luv had an optional diesel.

Christ · 12-04-2009, 12:55 AM

It did. Not sure which one, though. Probably the same engine that was available in the Diesel Chevette (1.8?)

bennelson · 12-04-2009, 03:09 PM

ebacherville, thank for posting those links to your project.

I searched the whole internet a while back for something as similar and couldn't find a darn thing!

I just breezed through all your project postings and got some good ideas/concerns that will need to be addressed.

Here's what I have been doing lately:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzIVK3ikzUQ

ebacherville · 12-04-2009, 09:12 PM

I used the entire benz engine and tranny.. didnt want to mess around with trany adaption and the benz trannies are pretty good.. All i had to do was get a custom drive shaft made and that was that..

My project was about making the best I could with what I had ( a rusted out 300d) for the least cash.. have about 1k into my build and that includes the rust free 2000 blazer I did the swap into.

Clev · 12-04-2009, 09:42 PM

Very cool. Love the sound.