76 chevy diesel gets around 30 mpg highway speeds

I was looking for a high gas mileage pickup so I asked General Motors to build me a Chevy S-10 with a V-6 diesel engine, with overdrive transmission and a high gear ratio rear end. They said sorry we can't do that... So I did it myself. I restored a Chevy C-10 that had a 350 ci engine and installed a 6.2 diesel engine, 700r4 overdrive transmission, and 2.73 rear gear. My project truck gets around 30 mpg yet it will cruise on the highway 75-80 effortlessly. Why spend 30 thousand for a new truck that gets 15 - 19 mpg.

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[yamahonkawazuki]

you made your own doors?¿? i am THOROUGHLY impressed, by that alone, and to add, the diesel, gearing, well done sir. you are now officially a god in Gm truck land

[diesel6point2]

@yamahonkawazuki Thanks for the comment but I didn't make the doors I purchased them already made but I did have to cut all the openings and mount the hardware.

[pwarren1010]

I hear you all the way. My dad always bought GM and Ive have a few myself.But I had to buy a VW turbo diesel 5spd because of the cumuting I was doing.Gm pisses me off because they don`t build vehicles with people like me or you in mind.So when they cant sell cars in sluggesh times I don`t feel for them at all.

[diesel6point2]

@pwarren1010 I've been looking at the VW Jetta TDI Diesel I like it. I'm thinking about buying one but I'm going to wait a little longer because VW is suppose to come out with the blue diesel jetta that gets 60 mpg. They promised it would be available for sale in 2011 but it didn't happen.

[76ChevyC10]

What kind of rims are those?

[diesel6point2]

@76ChevyC10 The rims are simple chrome wheels from Jegs.

[heat1235]

hehe your truck gets almost the same MPG my skoda octavia 1.6liter gets:P

my car is at about 35mpg..

[pwarren1010]

@pwarren1010 Have you seen all these guys swapping the VW TDI into the Samari s.Anyway my 93 VW TDI 5spd was a Golf and It wasnt noticably different milage than 89 VW1.8L gas 5spd.By the way Ive been wanting to do what youve done to your 1/2 ton for years.Very cool and different.Nice job!

[Sarcasticscum]

Exactly what I'm going to do someday... Restore a classic, with modern components, which will be more efficient, at a cheaper price. Doesn't get much better than that.

[thedamnredneck]

very nice job!