There is a '59 (I think) Willys Wagon for sale in my neighborhood. The body and suspension are good but the owner made some modifications, ie he swapped out the original motor for a Chevy 390 or something.. The guy wants about $4000 for it. I think I can talk him down quite a bit, but if I do I don't want the motor. What I'm wondering is: what's the feasability of dropping a diesel motor in there? I'm thinking somewhere in the neighborhood of a 2.7 or 3.1L. I'm looking for fuel economy, maybe even bio-diesel, dependability, reasonable torque. I'm NOT looking to build a rock crawler or anything too radical. I've swapped several motors and I'm not afraid of a little fabrication. Any body out there tried anything like this before ?
Thanks, Jim