6V53 Detroit Diesel in 71 Chevrolet pickup

Took her out for the first time this year tought i would share !

[@hankeybillfred]

This man actually went and turned his pickup into a mini semi

[@JonBecker81]

A semi semi. Bad dum crash

[@chadkimmel8957]

Looks like the semi cab, notice the split windshield. My dad had a 1970 C70 gas job back in the day that used a modified version of the pickup cab, would have been the same as this on a tractor/semi frame.

[@mikegrazio5376]

A SEMI? Do you live in special people land. Looks like short bus

[@EssenceofPureFlavor]

​@@mikegrazio5376 Yes, a semi.

[@mattberg916]

Awesome job. Love the start button up high. Don't care what people say about all their opinions about this. You built what you wanted and its pretty damn cool.

[@tenorhowlermonkey3454]

This is what Riggs needed to pull down that house in Lethal Weapon 2.

[@zacharylafata5142]

Send em back to South Africa lmao

[@tedphillips1099]

What a great sound. During my teenage years we had a 1950 Oliver tractor with a 4-53 DD. It was the best sounding tractor ever.

[@Daschickenify]

If you haven't seen/heard this video of a 4-53, I highly recommend it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gWPdqJdnnsatrLc

[@wildrosegarage4208]

Thought Olivers ran a 3-71?

[@andrewking4885]

The 53 series didn't come out until 1957.

[@tedphillips1099]

@@andrewking4885 1950 was the model number of an ag tractor.

[@tedphillips1099]

@@wildrosegarage4208 I think you're right. I believe some earlier models did use the 3-71.

[@Zander_Hale]

Now this is a v6 in a pickup I can get behind

[@thevacuumtubejunky9774]

Damn that truck doesn't mess around, it gets up and goes. I guess that the beauty of the Detroit 2 stroke diesel engines . Thanks for sharing!

[@oceanmariner]

Sounds good.I have a Ford F-250 and thought about a Detroit change. The problem with current diesel pickups is reliability of the electronic sensors and components. I had to be towed 3 time in 2 months. I have 2 Detroit 671s from the late 1940s still going strong in my boat. I ran twin 6v53s in the Navy in Vietnam patrol boats. Good engine.

[@mikewood3528]

Ocean Mariner So much for “clandestine operations”! I bet those patrol boats sent them running before you even hit their channel!

[@fmagalhaes1521]

Yes, I am running into the same dilemma. I want a diesel truck but I want it with mechanical fuel injectors and injector pump. I would like to have a 4-53T Detroit in a pickup or a mini semi like in this video.

[@Saltysailor83]

Those 44 ft MLB’s I worked on in the Coast Guard had Twin 6v53’s. Great , reliable motor!

[@oceanmariner]

@@Saltysailor83 I ran 6v53s on PBRs in Vietnam. And many other 2 cycle Detroits commercial fishing, etc. Very reliable, especially compared to electronic diesels we have now.

[@Top5cring]

​@@oceanmarinerthis new junk is nothing but emissions and cheap quality.

[@jasperdomacena6491]

Man! that sound of a Detroit Diesel brings back memories.. back when weekends was going with my dad on one of his delivery routes! 😆 I can remember the smell of the combined diesel fuel in the cab and cigarette smoke! 😂

[@cll1639]

I drove a tracked deuce-and-a-half when I was in the Army back in the 70s - with this engine, some sort of automatic transmission and two joysticks to steer with. I couldn't get enough of it.

[@SoundwaveX7]

Thank you sir for your service. :)

[@cll1639]

@@SoundwaveX7 Thank you. I never did anything I'd call heroic during my six years but I still consider it an honor to have worn the uniform. And you know something? Our country is still worth defending today, a fact that escapes far too many of us.

[@SoundwaveX7]

@@cll1639 You're very welcome. 🙂

[@randykroells8049]

Its a Allison automatic just like a 113 .

[@idkwuisp7626]

That's the best diesel sound i think i've ever heard

[@224chingon]

Love the sound of it. You made it like a mini rig. Awesome.

[@VicsYard]

Was reading comments dude. Sorry to hear about your dad. Mine passed to. I know the feeling. Nice truck. My Dad and I have matching trucks 71 3/4 4x4, mines a 72... Real sweet trucks.

[@phsycopiano]

Dude your truck is .............. Too awesome for words

[@lsohweldfab6575]

Dude! My dude that looks like a blast! Nice, you made it your own!

[@Jean_1999]

Detroit Diesels sound good and also EMD Train Engines. Just love the sound from these engines doesn't matter if car, truck or train

[@Tallguy203]

Sounds pretty cool. Very nice. Looks quick too. Congrats. Wish I had it.

[@IrishWannabe]

That thing is absolutely amazing, like a mini semi truck, love it!

[@josephjoestar3275]

Man this is going straight to my favorites

[@Crazystuffyousee]

No dog??? Trucks like this require a dog in the passenger seat...

[@craigpennington1251]

No, I'm allergic.

[@Crazystuffyousee]

@@craigpennington1251 - Hypoallergenic dogs are great buddies too.

[@covid-mx9ng]

This type of truck does.....and a beer in the cup holder

[@BeatMower]

What about that custom seat though can't have no fur on that

[@jlo13800]

Sounds like a triple 2 stroke snowmobile!

[@kevinbourgeois9310]

That is one beautiful truck and she sounds awesome

[@user-nj1qo7cg8k]

A great little engine! Overhauled one of these as well as general repair. Very tough!! Love the old 2 cycles!!

[@kennysylvester8336]

I have a 6V 53 N I'm using in my 1946 ford ratrod. Truck. Gonna be cool. Love your truck

[@mmiracastro2347]

So cool !! Litteraly a mini rig ! I’m a youngster compared to these motors but I see why people to this day still talk about these motors … bad ass!

[@Imintune...]

Sweet sound of a Detroiter!! Drove my share of Briggs and general 5 stars.

[@jlo13800]

One thing i noticed is that all 2 strokes are a wet sump design! even a premix 2 stroke sucks in and compresses a gas oil mix and the oil pressure is made by the crank case pressure! i can keep the crankcase sump wet pretty good at 32:1 with klotz techniplate r50 in my yz-250, its a dynamic wet sump 2 stroke!

[@JesusSaves86AB]

I'm not big on diesels but this is an awesome swap, would love that beast in my RV. Well done.

[@twistiestv1718]

Not just any diesel That will outlive you tbh

[@rolliebear42]

wow that sounds great! Love Detroit Diesel.

[@DS-mm6fh]

Awesome friggin. Truck bro !!💯

[@skullfracture2]

These Detroit’s are happiest when they’re wound up

[@CodyBosch]

That’s awesome! Like a mini Semi!

[@Aaron2000Subaru]

Thanks for sharing! Love the way these diesels scream!

[@speedymitchy9401]

Aaron2000Subaru. more to come in the summer hopefully . its sittin in the snow and doesnt start below 32 without ether .

[@creedflynn7926]

I own 70 long bed & 71 lifted blazer my favorite body style of all times my daughter wants my 70 lol.

[@alna1287]

Sounds like a sports bike hahahaha!! Love these two stroke Detroits. Sweet build.

[@jlo13800]

Sounds like a real hard working 2 stroke bike not this 4 joke high revving irritating crap, love to see this thing run over these stupid 4 jokes with the retards on them! hehe

[@wpowerwagon]

Love them slobber Mattix, nice truck

[@cannonroberts5129]

Nice. I love that sound!!

[@tr497]

My dad had one of those engines in an old Chevy dump truck. It would run 50mph down hill loaded if you were lucky and it sounded like it was going 100mph. Neat old truck you got there.

[@gregg4164]

I absolutely love it man.

[@jlo13800]

I swear to god but 2 strokes can bend space time or the aetherr! nikola teslas impulse DC arc plams distruptor as a uni-flow 2 stroke and lightning is a 2 stroke. Nature uses the 2 stroke cycle and so can we. Now there is a nice 850 ETEC turbo and a Cummins ACE op 873 CID OP 2 stroke motor! The sun is a 2 stroke loop charged plasma and lightning is uni-flow 2 stroke plasma!

[@jacobbrewer1391]

Really cool. Sounds excellent

[@michaelwashington2682]

Sounds so sweet!

[@t18amgr]

This truck could tear the ass out of the earth if it had the traction. Hp is how fast you hit the wall. Torque is how far you move it. Beautiful truck and great work. Bless.

[@sbains560]

Beautiful Music to my ears

[@DrummerDelight]

Shifts beautifully

[@kimnielsenthewordyvikingett159]

Excellent machine you severely lucky dude you!!!!!!! Looks like it's got plenty of get up and gone!!!!

[@bryanbridges6905]

That’s awesome bro sweet sound of the screamin demon lol

[@chevroletcamaro3885]

Awesome sound man

[@sethw997]

That's a cool truck. Wish the Detroit I've been driving was as pissed as that one

[@marshallcollins8634]

Nice truck like everything about it keep on trucker

[@FlatBroke612]

Nice! I'm planning on a 6v53 in an 81' 1 ton dually, shortened the frame to short wheelbase with a widened and tubbed step side box. I'm looking for a good running 6v53 right now but I keep missing the deals. One sold not to far from me, missed it by a week :/ Awesome truck and POST MOAR!

[@FlatBroke612]

Update... bought a good running 6v53 powered international fire truck!

[@rexluminus9867]

FlatBroke612. Very cool. Lucky man.be safe.

[@JD-qv2dq]

freakin' awesome truck...!!! thumbs up !!!

[@charlesangell_bulmtl]

I miss the smell of the high sulphur diesel, man that DD could put the pretty on diesel exhaust smell! Mack too!

[@charlesangell_bulmtl]

@@arnenelson4495 Working on the asphalt road crew, I could always tell when a Greyhound had passed with the DD perfume and the ever present crapper fragrance. Some of you out there know that combo.....

[@jlo13800]

Klotz techniplate synthetic?

[@jlo13800]

what 2 stroke combo are you mentioning here?

[@jlo13800]

castor 927 maxima 2t or Motul 800 2t?

[@jlo13800]

Asphalt heated by 2.5 GHz Rf microwaves of 800kkw or more power!

[@leeketner6488]

Love it. Chevy truck , Detroit diesel and a Plymouth steering wheel. 😂

[@tverdislavrolensky3597]

Looks like an 80s Buick wheel to me

[@cannonballrepair7940]

That’s awesome!!

[@Anthony_therockstar]

Thats one epic truck

[@dieselchevette]

Nice truck, a real rarity to see one of those that far north.

[@speedymitchy9401]

yes indeed but i see a few original one 69 to 74. 2x4 tho

[@codyglover9317]

Too cool man, that's just plain ole badass

[@jlo13800]

i got 6 gallons of xd-100 brb 2 stroke oil for my 8v92 jimmy

[@deanm4138]

Can’t beat the sound of a 2-stroke diesel

[@jlo13800]

Hell yeah I got an 8v92 and omc small block 2 stroke v8

[@IKhanNot]

Fires up better than a new diesel or gas motor. Love it.

[@frankfirst6863]

Jirre that thing fucks off 😆

[@truckandtractorgarage740]

would love to see a new video of the truck.

[@chrislareau8110]

That little engine has so much torque I'm surprised it didn't crack the bellhousing to the transmission.

[@jeffreysheldrake7943]

Forget the chatter. I'd be happy to go for a spin around the block. Nice job

[@scottwilkins]

Thank GOD someone that knows how to use a traffic circle!

[@MC-gp9ke]

amazing engine swap. inspired for my next project.. a Detroit in a 1970 GMC

[@RommelCart]

Super driveable...cool man..I just got given a 6v53t today,so doing homework to see what I’ll put it in...choice

[@rancecraig8672]

0-60 in? Love it. Great radio station too

[@daver7465]

That's awesome!

[@greaser3069]

Wow that thing is awesome

[@kobusdutoitbosman6240]

just fantastic !!

[@ItalianMamba400]

Sounds good man. I’m big fan of Diesel engines 6V92 is used in transit buses

[@tombeyer375]

Sounds nice. Nice job. Would be fun to drive!

[@dougstohlmann7726]

Chrysler tilt and telescope steering column, Nice!!! I like it....

[@speedymitchy9401]

thanks . to be honest i never knew what thats out of

[@jorgefigueroa4437]

6v53 is like a 6v71 turbocharged. What a roar

[@CHIPNDEATH]

Awesome sound

[@shawnhampshirehick101]

Great homemade Hauler🇺🇸

[@georgescott7556]

that truck is badass!!!🖖🏻👍🏻😉

[@frankfirst6863]

Jirre that thing fucks off 😆 That Detroit Diesel sounds like a racing engine that belongs in Nascar 🥰🥰

[@danchamberlain6069]

Mitch I enjoyed your driving video make some more videos.

[@samazd4015]

Nice ride

[@nyshortline]

OMG!! Memories of riding in the old 1959 Seagrave K-series pump with its 6V-53. All you need is a siren and air horns!!! Was originally a V-12 gas, repowered in 1983.

[@ROTAXD]

Those old Seagraves with Detroits had a sound all their own. Even with the same detroit, they sounded different from American laFrance or Salisbury rigs.

[@nyshortline]

Yes the ALF's and WLF's with 6-71's all sounded throaty while the same engines in the Seagraves all screamed and had more supercharger sound. Factory-installed 6V-53's in Seagraves were loud and screaming. Philadelphia at one time had a dozen Seagrave tillers and several ALF tillers from the late 1960's that had 6V-53's in them. All screamers.

[@jlo13800]

they have a sports car sounds when they rev.

[@josephheston9238]

I wish Philly had some WLF rigs. Grew up watching _Emergency!_ , they were my favorite fire engines.

[@calvincrews3885]

It looks like a Factory option in that Chevy C10 all it needs is a Trailer Hitch and a Trailer if you want to Haul things

[@off_mah_lawn2074]

You put that thing together well!! Love the overhead switches. Would love to drive it

[@speedymitchy9401]

Thank my dad for alll of it

[@off_mah_lawn2074]

@@speedymitchy9401 Nice! My good wishes to your old man

[@michaelhatcher5264]

That's very smart combination

[@poppiesrule]

Great truck Mitch

[@speedymitchy9401]

poppiesrule thanks !

[@terrylbateman4030]

Heck back when I was in the Army and my first duty station was Fort Polk and I knew a guy who put a 3 cylinder gamagoat engine in his pick up truck an it was loud 😊

[@TIJoe-te9qu]

The only diesels that sound like exotic super cars.

[@PapaDuke_1]

love it!

[@joshhope9287]

NICEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE IT!!!!!!!

[@Brimstone667]

nice rig!!!

[@andrewking4885]

That's a really cool looking unit, a turntable would set it off. It would be a great removals/ horse float truck.

[@nicklikesradio]

Lp or 45 rpm? Just kidding!

[@H33t3Speaks]

Wow, what a machine...

[@gyffjogofl7676]

Thats stoopid and I love it.

[@NicolasT94]

That thing FLYES!!

[@tlfrantz1]

For a non-turbo'ed 6v53, I thought it was really peppy!!

[@BenjaminEsposti]

Yah ... picking the right transmission is key!

[@RJEvans-hn9ci]

Ben Sinner (love that name) had a company somewhere in Washington that built deep rippers. He had a little Chevy 1-ton with a 318 stuffed into it. Would have been about 1980-82 so probably a late 70's Chevy.

[@carlarodgers5011]

nice video. God bless Detroit diesel!!

[@speedymitchy9401]

Carla Rodgers Amen !

[@waynepickhardt4975]

Not an easy conversion. Nice job!

[@dixiedog1179]

Cool ride

[@gabrielvieira6529]

Nice high revvs!

[@glenbjack]

Lovely!

[@jamespinckard4210]

Very cool!!

[@geneheck]

Sweet!!

[@turbogrin]

Nice video but could you please do a walk around

[@chocolatte6157]

Very cool.