The unusual story behind this 1987 Chevrolet Silverado began as the vision of one of DmaxSwap’s customers. His dream was to own a daily driven street truck with the power, handling and performance characteristics of a modern turbo diesel but with the look and capability of a classic 80’s Baja Truck! In short, he wanted a Baja-style Pre-Runner.
John Deere transformed itself on August 30, 1960, when it unveiled a completely redesigned line of tractors and a new focus. They called it the “New Generation of Power” and gone were most of the long running “Poppin’ Johnny” two-cylinders that had been the mainstream for decades. A few of the old generation stayed in production briefly but the new tractors featured inline engines and the larger units were new from head to toe.
The Model C had a long market life but when it got long in the tooth, Hill engineers worked over the basics to make the Model R. It was similar to the Type C but destroked to 5.5 inches and used individual, camshaft-driven Bosch APF injection pumps for each cylinder rather than the very imprecise inline Hill pump.
Kelly Pfledderer is a successful businessman on the verge of his second retirement. He appreciates a quality product and he also enjoys a good adventure—reason enough to drop a crew cab first-gen project in the lap of J.B.’s 4×4, a small yet first-class custom vehicle operation in Kingman, Indiana, and have them turn it into an overlanding rig.
Of course, it’s also no big secret that the commercial-grade Allison has its fair share of shortcomings, namely when it’s tasked with harnessing large increases in horsepower and torque. We’ll cover each of those failure points plus a few more this time, along with their appropriate aftermarket solution(s). Whether you’re looking to preserve the life of your stock Allison or build it right the first time you pull it, you’ve come to the right place.
As the Scheid Diesel Extravaganza opened for business for the 26th consecutive year, there was a feeling that the event had finally settled into its new venue at Wagler Motorsports Park. Now, hundreds of competitors and thousands of show-goers call the southern Indiana facility home for a few days each August.