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Old 04-10-2007, 11:28 AM
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The newbiest newbie-intro and lots o' questions!

Hey, my name is Don, I am not currently a MB owner but hope to be very soon. I am a hot rodder by nature, and have been doing some thinking on the future of it, with the gas prices the way they are. I guess hot rodding and environmentalism don't usually go hand-in-hand, but I'm gonna try to go against the grain. Please excuse me if I ruffle some feathers, but here's what I plan on doing. Basically, I am going to use a MB diesel for the powerplant in my next rod. It's a 31 Dodge, sitting on a Model A frame, cut into a chopped roadster pickup. I was thinking a 60s or 70s 4 cylinder diesel, along with the fuel system, trans, and rear, will all go into this with very little trouble, and with the light weight of the roadster, probably provide pretty adequate acceleration along with spectacular mileage. So, have I pissed off anyone yet?
Anyway, since I'm very new to the world of Mercedes diesels, I could probably use a quickie tutorial, like what problems I may encounter, what other parts I'll need to strip from the donor car, what the weight of the engine is, etc. I'm sure it's not as heavy as your average smallblock Chevy/Ford/Mopar V8, am I correct?
Once again, I apologize for coming on here and sounding like a total beginner. I'm not a beginner with mechanics, I have built more cars in my years than I can count, I just never messed with diesels, and this seemed like the best resource. Thanks to everyone who can help me out!
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