Let’s see some rides and loads

Ive seen them with the SD33,and I know a guy with a 186 Holden in one.....but never seen the 3l motor ,as far as I know,.....

JOHN.K. wrote: Ive seen them with the SD33,and I know a guy with a 186 Holden in one.....but never seen the 3l motor ,as far as I know,.....

Holden red motors were a common conversion in the day,and cheap as dirt.

235mack wrote: 1966-1970 Nissan / Datsun C80 3.5 ton truck. Petrol engine is a H30 2974cc 6 cyl. OHV producing 120 hp ( when new) also produced with a SD33 Diesel 3246cc with 95 hp

There it is, thanks Mack
C8o with a H30.......now the google search is working for me. Still not a lot of info or examples about to have a look at.
Trust me to pick up something else rare with unobtainable parts

Just got from picking this up for a mate




Paul

whats yer Dodge...by the turntable its a 361............so at least parts will be easy.....the 361 was a better motor than any of the IH V8s

Was told its a 361, dunno much about it as its not mine

And yeah I reckon the Chrysler was a much better than the 392 Inter sitting there as well

Paul

The 361 s have a little quirk you need to keep an eye on...............the valley cover is only a thin steel sheet,and if left sit will rust thru and dump rain water into the motor......How do I know this?

here's some of mine over the years

JOHN.K. wrote: The 361 s have a little quirk you need to keep an eye on...............the valley cover is only a thin steel sheet,and if left sit will rust thru and dump rain water into the motor......How do I know this?

Does this mean the engine in the Commer's toast?

Jarrod.

More than likely.......couple of characters spent several weekends trying to remove the cab to take the motor.........anyhoo,they said bad words and havent been back...........my theory is it doesnt affect the scrap value.Last V8 petrol I had was a bogie 1840 ACCO,straight door tipper...ate fuel....when petrol was 18c a litre it nearly sent me broke.....So,im not a big fan of petrol motors..............did I tell ya about the time we bought two NM Macks in Melbourne........towed one with the other.......was getting 2 gallons to the mile at times.Best was one mile per gallon......80 miles from a 80 gallon tank.Got back to Brisbane one week before Wran put a 8c a litre extra tax on NSW fuel......Sold one truck thru an auction to a guy who thought such a big motor must be diesel.