Innholdsfortegnelse for September 2023 i Diesel World

We’ve all heard the expression that something is so clean you could “eat off it,” but it’s hardly ever true. Even in show trucks, there’s usually parts that are dusty, or oily, or have secret rusted bolts. We can confidently say that this is not the case for Jim Martin’s ‘72 K5 Blazer from Northern California. The paint is gorgeous, the engine bay is pristine, and even the underside is absolutely immaculate. It’s probably one of the cleanest Cummins swaps we’ve ever seen, and that’s saying something. Now Blazers are classics, but they’re also known to not have a ton of power, and to get horrible fuel economy with the factory gas engine. Guess what solves all that, a diesel! Jim’s Blazer has been swapped with a classic 12-valve Cummins…

For more than a decade, dealerships, independent shops, and private truck owners have been dealing with CP4.2 failures. The twin-piston, high-pressure fuel pump employed on the ’11-present 6.7L Power Stroke (as well as the ’11-’16 LML Duramax) has a long history of self-destructing and wrecking the entire fuel system when it lets go. In an instant, the CP4.2, high-pressure lines, fuel rails, and injectors can all become scrap, with a tank cleaning, potential lift pump replacement, and roughly 30 hours of labor all being part of what can easily amount to a $10,000 repair bill. Aftermarket disaster prevention kits and CP3 conversions have become common work-arounds, but only recently has anyone attempted to correct the inherent flaws in the CP4.2’s factory design. Meet the CP4.2 Bosch should’ve built: the CPX…

It’s been said that California is one of the best states in which to drive a hot rod, and one of the worst states to own one. The same could be said for diesel trucks, as in recent years the Golden State has cracked down immensely on all sorts of modifications to compression ignition engines. The real question though is, do these restrictions stop hot rodders from hot rodding? The answer is no! In the last couple years, we’ve seen a rise in early smog-exempt trucks swapped with diesel engines, as well as rat rods, and pre-1998 diesels. We’ve also seen some awesomely modified newer trucks, as lifting or lowering your ride to give it a change in attitude is a great way to show off your build. There’s also…

This month’s Shell Rotella Truck Of The Month winner is Silvan Squires. Silvan hails from Utah, a land of beauty and challenge. Trucks, especially diesel trucks are especially suited for this territory. Silvan took on the challenge to remake an OBS, 2 WD, gasser that suffered from low compression - turning it into this capable and admirable reader’s rig that was voted into the top spot. The rig is impressive, as is how Silvan decided to go for greatness on a budget. An ever-evolving project, Silvan has made changes to his 7.3L since entering the Shell Rotella Truck Of The Month contest. We decided to show both versions since we appreciate both. We caught up with Silvan as he was working through his college finals. He told us he is…

You can’t buy trucks like this anymore, but if you’re a dyed-in-the-wool second-gen fan, you can certainly do your best to preserve one, restore it, or even transform it into the ride of your dreams. With a preference for the ’94-’02 body style, a love of the VP44, and a background in truck pulling, Michael Asher recently treated his garage-kept ’01 quad cab to a cab-on resto and enough go-fast parts to make a cool 550 rwhp. His reason for breathing new life into the near-300,000-mile Dodge was both simple and honest. “I’ve always thought the 24-valve second-gens looked and sounded the best,” he told us. “Plus, I’ve always been a fan of the underdog—and a VP44 truck is definitely the dark horse there.” CAB-ON RESTO Not that the truck…

If you’re looking for a dare-to-be-different ride, you don’t need to look much further than Nate Wilson’s wild Cummins-powered ‘62 Lincoln Continental. The big boat is one of the few diesel-motivated cars we’ve seen, and for good reason; it’s hard to shoehorn a giant 900lb engine into cars! Nate put a bunch of work into making the diesel work in the Lincoln however, and it’s even backed by a manual transmission. It was just different enough we had to take a look. Nate makes no bones about the fact that the swap didn’t happen overnight. “I had a Cummins-powered ‘38 Dodge car hauler, and I always wanted a big diesel in something low and bagged,” recalls Nate. “The Lincoln turned out to be the perfect choice.” What started out as…

By the mid-1960s, Minneapolis-Moline had a long history of success behind it, but in all that history, they had not yet built a big, six-cylinder-powered row crop tractor. What’s a row crop tractor? Mainly, it means a tractor with an adjustable tread that can be set to match the spacing of the crops. The tractor also usually has a three-point hitch for mounting the implements used in row crop farming. Many row crop farmers need a PTO as well. In 1965, Minneapolis-Moline built a short pilot run called the G1000 Row Crop in versions fueled by diesel, LPG, and even a few by gasoline. These tractors were tested on farms, and a few changes were made before regular production started in November of 1965. M-M was slow to climb aboard…