Engine Donor

Finally, this weekI picked up my engine donor. It's a 1980 Chevy P30 step van that I bought from http://www.dovebid.com/ . This van has the Cummins 4bt 3.9L turbo diesel engine I plan to use. I got the whole van for $1269, all taxes and fees included. Not bad conscidering the engine alone would get $2000 on e-bay alone!

I drove the van 2.5 hours back to my house from Charlotte, NC. The engine ran terrifically the whole way, although the top speed of 60MPH was a little slow. I actually got passed by a wide load, that's never happened before... Due to the sidewinds I encountered, I don't think I'd have wanted to go faster anyways. I started with a 1/2 tank of diesel and only burned about 1/8 tank on the 2.5 hour drive at near redline. I wonder how big the tank is???

The engine is very clean and doesn't appear to have much mileage on it. The van was shipped from the factory with a 350 gas motor, and only has 80k miles on it between both motors!!
I'll probbably begin removing the Cummins from the van soon, and will get some motor shots then.

That's all for now!