Roadster with a Diesel engine...

[joel rapose]

I have a 31 Std Roadster that I drive every day...and long distances...sometimes I need to maintain freeway speeds...(night mostly)

So I installed an Opel Diesel... 60hp.. with a top end of about 3500rpm... it was not very hard and it gets 40mpg...goes faster than I want...sounds about right..is 100 pounds lighter than the original (that I kept) and it a ton of laughs at the gas station when someone says "Hey your putting diesel in your car, your gonna wreck it" and I always say....Nope these things love diesel..

I used a Model A bellhousing, a model A flywheel , clutch and transmission ...I did have to modify the nose piece of the transmission to fit into the rear of the crankshaft... she starts easy..and runs super.... I have almost 40,000 miles on it and have never had to touch anything....

I did need to make my own disk brakes ....I am a machinist so that was not hard....I ran 19" wheels for years, but changed to 16" and very high profile radial tires...

[joel rapose]

I made engine mounts in the front to bolt in just like the original mount and the rear mount the Bellhousing mount was fine... the fan is Opel as is the water pump...I had Brass Works make a stock looking radiator with 14 lb. of pressure...

The roadster will easily hold 65mph all day....but at 80 the front end gets air under the fenders and it gets light...so I don't do that..... I did have to take a leaf out of the front spring as it say too high...rides nice and soft now...very comfortable car..

[joel rapose]

oops screwed that up...

[Redbird]

Pictures!!!!!!

[Gary WA]

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