Diesel Corvette

I made some 'bearing plates' to make it easier to check and set the alignment adjustments. They are made from 8x16 pieces of 1/4...

As expected it looks like all the suspension bushings, shocks and springs are original 1980 stuff. Not in bad shape considering the age but ...

In addition to the Fiero seats I installed a new gray carpet kit over the layer of 3/8 neoprene foam I had put down. Also, new inner door pa...

The original Corvette seats leave a lot to be desired. They are narrow feeling (at least for me!) and do not have any adjustment for the ang...

The new drivetrain needs a different combination of gauges. For the most part the original gauges are not functional due to age and corrosio...

The heater box has been rebuilt with a new heater core installed The old "wine" colored interior is definitely showing its age...

 Well, the project has been stalled for a while. The car needs a new heater core and I figure while I'm in there I'll also repla...

 In spite of being a diesel this car still has to be fun to drive like a sports car. That's where the aftermarket transmission control...

I've connected wiring for the lift pump and injection pump solenoid. It starts and runs! Yay!!

I've been putting this off because I didn't have a good plan for getting the oil drain from the turbo back to the motor. I thought I...

In the process of laying out the dump pipe for the turbo I realized that the steering idler arm was going to make the exhaust routing diffic...

It's more fun to work on stuff that shows. It makes it look like progress in being made. The turbo is in place and the intake tubing is...

The 6.5 has a big Y shaped casting to route water exiting the cylinder heads through the thermostat and on to the radiator. It also has hose...

It's taken quite a long time to get the most critical part of the exhaust system fabricated. There's just barely room for the necess...