Powerstroke or Cummins in a car?

So I am curious if anyone has any knowledge of one of those diesel motors in a car that was not a race application? I know there is a guy who put a duramax in an old chevelle, I think he races and cruises it. But I am curious as the cummins and powerstroke (thinking a 7.3) are pretty heavy, does anything need to be done to the front suspension of a car to handle the extra weight? Boxed arms? Higher weight rating springs? Whole new front clip (suspension)? I have a 65 pontiac and was thinking it might be cool to do a swap like that and started thinking about the suspension and front end in general...

I have a 99 gt that I would like to turn into a diesel project, but money is else where at the moment

MINK said:

http://competitiondiesel.com/forums/showthread.php?t=96296

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That is actually incredibly helpful... Thanks!

A guy in Az I know has a Galaxy station wagon with a 6.0 in it. Was in diesel power.


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BigStroker said:

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

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Thats pretty cool, I wonder what he did for motor mounts. They almost look solid, the motor didnt budge when the starter hit it or while/after it fired up either. I am starting to look around for a donor truck, but I think im going to go with a 12v.

Jomax said:

A guy in Az I know has a Galaxy station wagon with a 6.0 in it. Was in diesel power.


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I will check it out and see what I can find on it. Thanks.

BigStroker said:

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

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This is badass! If you watch the burnout video its smokeless
i would like to see where this thread leads, i want to put a diesel in a car so bad, good luck to ya

Anyone ever drop a 6.4 in a car.. I'm currently in process of a build similar to that monte carlo in the video, no Cummins tho.

Saw a clean street cruiser/bruiser DuraMax 67 Camaro at Famoso last month. Looked like a factory install. Reinforced everywhere. Seemed to take up about as much space as a BBC. There's a writeup at CompDiesel under diesel conversions.

There is a 6.0 Honda hatch with a few videos on youtube

1967 Ford Falcon with a 7.3:

There's a guy on here with a 6.0 in a fox body.

A 6.0 in an old Galaxie, or Fairlane, or Torino, or Continental, would be badass.