hi all
let me introduce myself
my name is geoff
i've dug myself a hole, and i'd like a hand rather than a rope!
i've got a 1946 International Harvester Metro Van.
picts can be seen here to get a sense of what i'm dealing with: METRO
I ultimately want to turn it into a camper-van that can cruise in the low-60s. While safety repairs are somewhat universal (disc brakes and telescoping shocks), the engine choice seems to be giving me nightmares. It has a 3.73 rear-end, so I think any decent overdrive transmission should work.
But again: WHAT ENGINE SHOULD I CHOOSE!?!?!?!
Either one will need frame-mounts, some re-plumbing, and some electrical enhancement...
things (in no particular order) that i'd like to get input on,
noise (is the 4BT too loud to be that close to my body???)
power (will the 4BT be able to keep me at 65 with any sort of incline???)
gas mileage (will the F300 get me from one gas station to the next?)
I know the 4BT will be a much more expensive build, but if I get 30% better mileage, then I may
PLEASE HELP ME!!!
thanks for your time
geoff
let me introduce myself
my name is geoff
i've dug myself a hole, and i'd like a hand rather than a rope!
i've got a 1946 International Harvester Metro Van.
picts can be seen here to get a sense of what i'm dealing with: METRO
I ultimately want to turn it into a camper-van that can cruise in the low-60s. While safety repairs are somewhat universal (disc brakes and telescoping shocks), the engine choice seems to be giving me nightmares. It has a 3.73 rear-end, so I think any decent overdrive transmission should work.
But again: WHAT ENGINE SHOULD I CHOOSE!?!?!?!
Either one will need frame-mounts, some re-plumbing, and some electrical enhancement...
things (in no particular order) that i'd like to get input on,
noise (is the 4BT too loud to be that close to my body???)
power (will the 4BT be able to keep me at 65 with any sort of incline???)
gas mileage (will the F300 get me from one gas station to the next?)
I know the 4BT will be a much more expensive build, but if I get 30% better mileage, then I may
PLEASE HELP ME!!!
thanks for your time
geoff