CRD Diesel's

I've seen a few conversions where the donor diesel engine came from a 1985 Ford Tempo. Ford offered a diesel engine in the tempo for only 1984-6. It was a Mazda 2.0 liter RF engine, and you could occasionally find one in an Escort.

Later versions of the engine came with a turbo. They're around and fairly easy to deal with. It would physically fit into an A-body without too much difficulty except that you'll also need to get a transmission stuffed in somehow. I hope you enjoy fabricating all your own custom parts.

There's also a similar vintage Mitsubishi diesel engine used by Nissan and others, but its much larger.

Remember that you're also going to need a whole new fuel system (including tank, lines, pump, etc) and some wiring to the dash for glow plug starting and indicators.

I think it would be sweet to see such a conversion. Who cares about the money? Since when was Chrysler's jet turbine appropriate? Its just for fun.

-marcus