Hey guys, I have a 1958 international a-110 that needs some help. It runs great and I've driven it everywhere with no problems, but the engine is getting sad. It rattles and knocks and leaks and smokes, I've put new rings and bearings in, which helped some, but it desperately needs rebuilt or replaced. It's the BD240. I've been tossing up two ideas, rebuild or replace it and turbo it, maybe adapt a t-5 transmission to it, or diesel. nikkinnutshop highly recommends the cummins 4bt, but sadly, so does everyone else, because they're expensive! But then, I saw this and made up my mind -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GowJeGcf_Kk. best of all, My BIL has a 1996(ish) F450 lying around with a 7.3 powerstroke and 5 speed transmission!
So now my question is, how feasible is this swap? I haven't actually taken a tape measure to it yet, but from what I see online, it looks like it will fit. And how will the rest of the truck hold up? If I do it, i'll definitely need a new rear axle (which sucks because I just swapped in an explorer 8.8 last year) but how about the front axle and frame? should I box it? I'll definitely fabricate some sort of disc brake conversion for the front, but I'm not sure if the axle itself will hold up to all that engine...
Thanks!
-Isaac