{"id":3705,"date":"2014-06-08T18:11:52","date_gmt":"2014-06-08T23:11:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=3705"},"modified":"2020-07-27T23:08:17","modified_gmt":"2020-07-28T04:08:17","slug":"1957-chevy-truck-with-a-cummins-turbo-diesel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=3705","title":{"rendered":"1957 Chevy Truck with a Cummins Turbo Diesel Inline-Six"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=3711\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3711\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3711\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=3711\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1957_chevy_truck_with_cummins_inline_six_tubo_02.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,683\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"1957_chevy_truck_with_cummins_inline_six_tubo_02\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1957 Chevy truck with a turbocharged Cummins inline-six motor swap&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1957_chevy_truck_with_cummins_inline_six_tubo_02.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1957_chevy_truck_with_cummins_inline_six_tubo_02.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1957_chevy_truck_with_cummins_inline_six_tubo_02\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1957_chevy_truck_with_cummins_inline_six_tubo_02.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1957_chevy_truck_with_cummins_inline_six_tubo_02.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1957_chevy_truck_with_cummins_inline_six_tubo_02.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1957_chevy_truck_with_cummins_inline_six_tubo_02.jpg?resize=624%2C416&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When you spend a lot of time creating amazing hot rods, a modern truck pulling those creations might seem a little bland. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BSrods\">Brad Starks<\/a> is making sure his shop truck is far from bland. It starts with a 1957 Chevy 2-ton truck riding on a 1970&#8217;s GM panel-style truck frame. The engine is a Cummins six-cylinder engine with upgraded fuel pump and injectors connected to a Holset turbocharger. The engine and the four-speed Allison transmission were taken from a Bluebird bus. For more pictures follow the source link below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=3710\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3710\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3710\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=3710\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1957_chevy_truck_with_cummins_inline_six_tubo_01.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,683\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"1957_chevy_truck_with_cummins_inline_six_tubo_01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Turbocharged Cummins inline-six diesel engine inside 1957 Chevy truck&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1957_chevy_truck_with_cummins_inline_six_tubo_01.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1957_chevy_truck_with_cummins_inline_six_tubo_01.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1957_chevy_truck_with_cummins_inline_six_tubo_01\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1957_chevy_truck_with_cummins_inline_six_tubo_01.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1957_chevy_truck_with_cummins_inline_six_tubo_01.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1957_chevy_truck_with_cummins_inline_six_tubo_01.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1957_chevy_truck_with_cummins_inline_six_tubo_01.jpg?resize=624%2C416&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/bangshift.com\/general-news\/car-features\/car-feature-a-cummins-powered-laid-out-customized-1957-chevy-two-ton-hot-rod-shop-truck\/\">BangShift<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you spend a lot of time creating amazing hot rods, a modern truck pulling those creations might seem a little bland. Brad Starks is making sure his shop truck is far from bland. It starts with a 1957 Chevy 2-ton truck riding on a 1970&#8217;s GM panel-style truck frame. The engine is a Cummins&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=3705\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">1957 Chevy Truck with a Cummins Turbo Diesel Inline-Six<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3705","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chevrolet"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":149856,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=149856","url_meta":{"origin":3705,"position":0},"title":"Custom 1964 C60 with a Compound-Turbo Cummins 6BT Inline-Six","author":"swaptastic","date":"June 15, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Defiant Motorsports in Monroe, Georgia is responsible for this custom 1964 Chevy C60 truck. 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