A Duramax in a 66 Jetfire on bags. I love it!

 

I've seen this car close up. It's a beast!! This company will put a Duramax in anything.

 

Oh yeah....

 

Aint it great that some folks just march to a different drummer !!!!

 

I have seen it too. It comes to OC MD for the spring show. Very Cool.

 

I’ll bet it halls a$$.

 

A guy down the road from me is doing that to a 71 Chevelle. Looking forward to seeing it!

 

66 Dynamic or Jetstar? Go for it. To each his (or her) own.

Was the hood modified to take all that engine height?

I’m a big fan of the ‘66’s, but who among us hasn’t at least pondered an LS, Tremec 6 speed or EV power train?

Here and there I wish my old 66 Big Cars shared more with their Chevy counterparts just so I could swap in better brakes & suspension without doing backflips.

No judgment from my corner.

Cheers
Chris

 

at least it’s not a belly-button LS swap.

 

chair, the dash plaque said "Jetfire", and yes, the hood had a huge bulge. Notice there isn't a pic of the hood.

 

Not originally it didn't. JetSTAR was the model name, though the original air cleaner might have said JetFIRE 330.

Personally I don't get the diesel swap motivation, but at least it's more interesting than an LS swap. I'm a fan of dare to be different.

 

I've considered this. The duramax is a beast and will get great fuel mileage..

I wonder if its hooked to the jetaway?

 

Something different and not a dam LS, sounds good to me.

 

4L80E and a 9".

 

I hope you read that as the joke it was intended to be.

 

So does a Tesla.

 

I have zero problems with it. Hell why not? Not like you are stripping a W car. Hell yes. Make that car fly.

 

Ha! I never know around here.

I threw it out there because there were a couple guys talking around the cat about how "it had to be out of a van with the 4L80 because the Allison would never fit in the tunnel"

 

Well it's a Duramax, but it is compression ignition. I guess an Oldsmobile diesel is never going to be a good candidate for a swap. Like others said, dare to be different.

 

Why did they assume the engine and trans had to come from the same vehicle?

 

Why are you assuming it's a trans?

....I'll see myself out.

 

I love it!

Whatever it takes to keep dying classic cars & the hobby afloat.

 

Maybe we can graft the bodyshell to a Prius platform.

 

i know a guy from Cuba and he says back home anything goes, if you need a new engine for your 57 buick and theres an extra 4 cylinder diesel tractor engine available its in there, lots of tractor powered cars there.

 

Yeah but a Tesla can't ROLL COAL!

 

Nor, does it have style or soul (outside of the AI)

 

And this is a feature why, exactly? I mean, is diesel fuel not expensive enough that you have to blow it out the exhaust without even burning it? Wouldn't it be easier to just set fire to dollar bills?

 

Are they finally self-aware?

 

They use this to spray for mosquitos?

 

Never say never............

The Corvegge Oldsmobile 350 diesel-powered C4 Chevrolet Corvette road racer burns vegetable oil. (autoweek.com)

 

I say no. If they were, they would know how ugly they are, would be embarrassed to be seen in public, and wouldn’t leave their garage.

 

Thanks for posting the link Doc! That's awesome!