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Old 14-09-2006, 12:56 PM   #1
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in traffic yesterday on kings way (melb) i stopped next to a '78 rolls royce front LTD with diesel powered across the back window and listening to it take off it was definately a diesel. it also sat about 12" higher at the front. :

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Old 14-09-2006, 01:11 PM   #2
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Development mule for Orion I suspect hahaha
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Old 14-09-2006, 01:11 PM   #3
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Diesel conversion maybe?

I've seen an FC holden with a diesel conversion before. Dunno who would do it to an LTD though. Definitely one of a kind!
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Old 14-09-2006, 02:29 PM   #4
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It's just a clapped out clevo......
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Old 14-09-2006, 02:32 PM   #5
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Some old volvo's (well I think it's a volvo) use deisel powered sedans don't they?
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Old 14-09-2006, 05:29 PM   #6
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Hey wash your mouth out with soap :
I have seen a couple of F100's converted to run what I was told is a cadillac diesel? any way it was a big V8 diesel and seemed to go fairly well,the conversions were fairly good too,the engine looked like it had always been there.
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Old 16-09-2006, 03:57 AM   #7
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nah it sounded too good to be a clevo. lol.
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Old 16-09-2006, 04:45 AM   #8
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in traffic yesterday on kings way (melb) i stopped next to a '78 rolls royce front LTD with diesel powered across the back window and listening to it take off it was definately a diesel. it also sat about 12" higher at the front. :
it is a diesel it was for sale at melbournes cheapest cars a few years back was something like a 7.2 litre from memory enginered
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Old 16-09-2006, 04:55 AM   #9
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it is a diesel it was for sale at melbournes cheapest cars a few years back was something like a 7.2 litre from memory enginered
it would make a great tow car. 7.2 diesel would pull just about anything
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Old 17-09-2006, 09:58 PM   #10
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in traffic yesterday on kings way (melb) i stopped next to a '78 rolls royce front LTD with diesel powered across the back window and listening to it take off it was definately a diesel. it also sat about 12" higher at the front. :

If it was green I've seen it too. An older bloke drives it. A friend of mine spoke to him, and from memory it runs a 4 cylinder Perkins/Cummins (can't remember which). I think he had to change the diff ratio too as the diesel is quite low revving compared to the 351 it replaced. He didn't really answer WHY he did it though...
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Old 17-09-2006, 11:01 PM   #11
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there is a 2 door hq monaro going around with a turbo 4 cyl last time i saw it was in scumshine about 3 years ago
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in-law's old F350 cattle truck sounds like a diesel ... it's just a clapped out Clevo running straight gas ... LOL
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Old 18-09-2006, 12:17 PM   #13
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Imo a modern diesil will be a GOOD engine for heavier cars ...
Around 4 / 5 litres though...Our new trucks at work are quite quick for 10 / 15 ton, compared to older diesel motors. They have electronic injection similar to petrol engine with much - much higher fuel pressure..
Very good power to weight ratio when empty..With corect gearing fuel consumpsion would be great in passenger car...A turbo diesel would be nice and modern engines are NOT that noisy....
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Old 18-09-2006, 08:54 PM   #14
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Given that the outright winner of LeMans this year was a diesel, it's fair to say that they can be made to go too.
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