My name's Jeff, & I'm near Corpus Christi, Texas.

I found the site recently while researching the 6.2 diesels. The reason I'm here is to have a good resource of info for my Studebaker project.

1946 Studebaker M5 pick up truck (M5 was the 1/2 ton designation).
1969 F350 dually chassis has been swapped in under the Stude sheetmetal.

I was going to run a 300 six cyl Ford motor, but after cutting the firewall & placing the 6 in, I decided that it was just too long for this project. The firewall was going to be recessed 8" into the cab.

The search for another potential powerplant then ensued. Research showed that gasoline V8 motors just sucked too much fuel for my 1 ton application. Sure an OD trans behind a 351W would work, but I was looking at 12 mpg tops.

So I began looking to the 6.9/7.3 Ford diesels. I found pics of one swapped into a similar Ford chassis- way to big for my application, in my opinion. I need fairly compact size, cheap (relatively speaking), & fuel mileage.

So here I am- the GM 6.2 seems to fit the bill. I do not currently have a motor, but I'm on the lookout for one. I'm thinking an N/A 6.2 backed by an NV4500 OD manual.

Questions, comments, or amusing insults are welcome......