1970 Bronco BMW Diesel Swap

[Speedrdr]

Looks killer, @Dylan_Shaffer ! Slick work.

Randy

 

[Dylan_Shaffer]

Been a while since I’ve made any progress but got the fuel tank back in over the weekend and made the fuel filter mounting bracket and got it installed. Next step will be running fuel lines.

 

[Dylan_Shaffer]

Made the fuel pump mount and am now running the fuel lines. Super stoked on how they’re coming out. Doing all stainless hard lines as I haven’t had the best of luck with rubber fuel lines in the past.

 

[Dylan_Shaffer]

Engine trans and transfer case came in at 680! Not too bad

 

[Dylan_Shaffer]

Pushing the firewall back a bit to make room for the intercooler, and radiator in front of the engine.

 

[VoltageDrop]

Are there any manuals that fit this engine? And low range transfer cases that fit those manuals?

Do you really need low range when you have a 4.7:1 first gear and 700 ft-lbs on tap?

This swap is rad!

 

[spap]

Pretty cool

 

[Qumanchew]

Looking good, keep at it!

 

[Dylan_Shaffer]

The block is narrow but the accessories are WIDE. It’s close but it’ll fit. Made engine mount templates and will try and get them cut and welded in next weekend

 

[Dylan_Shaffer]

Engine mounts complete

 

[ntsqd]

How smooth are these engines at idle? Were the OEM mounts oil-filled?

 

[Dylan_Shaffer]

How smooth are these engines at idle? Were the OEM mounts oil-filled?

They’re pretty smooth at idle for a diesel, the oem mounts were rubber with a vacuum cavity so that at idle they’re super soft and under load they stiffen up. My mounts do have poly bushings at the frame joint that are hard to see in the picture that’ll soften idle a bit but definitely won’t be a smooth at the Oem style mounts.

 

[ntsqd]

I've a little experience with those bushings in that application, they tend to be harsh. OK for a race vehicle, not great for anything street driven if the engine isn't really smooth running to start with. I suspect that they're not going to be soft enough or have enough deflection is this application. I used rubber bushings (FJ60 leaf spring eyelet bushings) in a similar mount lay-out for an abandoned project. I wish that I'd gotten to the point of being able to start that SBC because I was concerned that rubber wasn't going to be enough and I'd like to have known one way or the other.