Notice everybody does the hemi 5.7/6.1 conversions, was wondering if anyone contimplated or has done a diesel conversion into their old a body? Be pretty cool and get wicked economy.
On top of the fact that it would be a *lot* of work, and cost a *lot* of money, just to acquire the donor drivetrain, what would the point really be? I never have been a big fan of doing something just for the sake of doing it, and this is a good example of that.
If you're driving your Early A every day, and you worry that much about fuel economy, then your priorities are out of whack, and you really need to just get a 91 Honda CRX that gets 50MPG. You can find a decent CRX for about $2500+/-.
If you want a diesel, go look on craigslist and find an old 300D Mercedes for about $2000 and have fun with it.
It's kind of like people who get musclecars or high-performance newer cars, and then complain about the fuel economy.
