Perkins 6-354 into CMP

[Lionelgee]

Originally Posted by hrpearce

Hi Lionel, My neighbours fitted a P6 in their Ford. Their solution to keeping the transmission in the right place was to move the front forward one bonnet length.

Hello Robert,

Thank you for posting the photograph. Hmmm, that is a good solution - however somewhat ugly.

Kind Regards
Lionel

[Bob McNeill]

Our local power company fitted one into their winch truck, no need for counter weight, but its easier to fit 4 cyl Toyota dyna motor and g/box, check for info on Qld,s Charlie,s truck from Mt Isa

[Lionelgee]

Originally Posted by Bob McNeill

Our local power company fitted one into their winch truck, no need for counter weight, but its easier to fit 4 cyl Toyota dyna motor and g/box, check for info on Qld,s Charlie,s truck from Mt Isa

Hello Bob,

Thank you for the reply and the suggestion of where to look.

Kind Regards
Lionel

[aj.lec]

This C60X has a perkins 354 installed
Same ugly mod on the front to accommodate radiator
Also have seen a 300 bedford motor fitted in one

[Lionelgee]

Hello All,

I took the liberty to doctor Robert's photograph by quickly using Microsoft Paint to grab sections of the nose cone from the fire wall and move these forward. Instead of extending just the engine compartment. The end result sort of looks in keeping with a CMP. Or maybe it does within just my own twisted mind. Gee it might even give people over six feet tall some leg room

The photograph would be the equivalent of getting a grinding wheel on the vertical face below the windscreen and cutting down to the floor. Then moving the cut off piece forward. The gap between the windscreen and the new located nose could be filled in using sheet of metal that follow the same lines.

I saw a Toyota camper van sitting in a supermarket car park here in Bundaberg, Queensland that someone must have put in a six cylinder diesel motor instead of the original four cylinder. I did not have a camera with me at the time. However they just followed the idea of putting a bigger nose over the engine section and it looked awful.

Yes it is a lot easier playing with Paint and moving stuff around than it would be to do the same job with a real-life truck.

Then there is the smaller Japanese diesel option too. Hmmm all food for thought

Kind Regards
Lionel

[Dianaa]

What about fitting one of the 4 cyl Perkins, like the 4-236?

The other option is to go with a 4.3 litre Isuzu 4BG1 or 4BG1-Turbo engine and leave it coupled to an Isuzu box.

My Mk3 International has a 6BB1 (5.393 litre) coupled to its original Isuzu box with a jack shaft to the Inter transfer box. It was done by Gloucester Shire Council when the truck was in RFS service, so happy to keep that part of its history.

Going to later common rail engines require a bunch of electronic gizmos to run them.

[aj.lec]

Toyota 2H diesel fits in allright too . Later 1HZ is a little wide on left side with pump and ancillaries

[Bob McNeill]

Richard may come in here ,but in the UK when we were there a lot of Ford Blitzs had Fordson Diesels fitted, down on top speed but allowed on Rego. Perkins 4/236 or 4/248 have trouble getting the revs and Hp for our conditions [ speed ] and most not designed for automotive use, unlike 3/152[ UK taxi,s ]

[Tony Wheeler]

Originally Posted by Lionelgee

The gap between the windscreen and the new located nose could be filled in using sheet of metal that follow the same lines.

Or you could simply discard the front shell and go for a more conventional look.


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[Private_collector]

Lionel,

I have a friend who has fit a Toyota (nearly sure it's Toyota) diesel into his Ford. He has travelled all over Australia in it, and continues to do so.

If you were/are seriously considering such a thing, I can see if he is happy for you to call him and discuss the mod.

He is near Warwick, QLD.