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Originally Posted by Niloc
NF thanks for the links. I didn't find those earlier. So has anyone put a 617 or 603 in a old half-ton like a custom20 or something? Would that not have enough grunt? I think an 80s Dakota longbed could be a pretty good chassis for the 617. Hell there both Chrysler products right?  I guess it would be easier to bring over the MB tranny as well so you'd be stuck with an auto, but since it would be a work truck a think thats OK. Seriously you mechanics out there, how much would the swap cost ballpark?
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damned expensive if you have to farm out everything.
You want as light a chassis as you can find. 1/2 ton trucks 4WD in particular weigh more than the W123 on average.
You can pull off 4WD is you run a divorced transfer case you can make the benz trans work...or use a custom adapter.
I'd like to put one in a 1950's Willys wagon. But thats unlikely to actually happen.