how can i convert a 6-71 blower to work on a gas engine?

Question

i have 2 blowers that came off 6-71 diesel engines and want to use one of them on an engine im building for a car, i know you need to change the ends, but what else needs to be changed and where can one find the parts to do it

Answer 1

do you have about $7300- $9500 to convert and do the machine work, belt blower drive, tensioner, intake manifold, manifold to blower adapter, two carbs, linkages, pulleys, rebuilding the engine with blower pistons down to flat top 7.5 to 1 or 8.0 to 1 compression. install a new cam,getting rid of the power brakes or going to a vacuum pump, rebuilding the distributor to working on weights a lone (no vacuum advance) How to dial in the boost and over/under drive the blower, jet the carbs, playing with different mixtures of fuel, running oil supply and return lines, high volume oil pump. that doesn't even cover if the blowers need to be rebuilt. This is not a job for the inexperienced or those that have to ask "whats it going to cost". From the 1900's my family has been heavily involved with racing, I myself was involved in drag racing from the age of 10 changing plugs and mixing fuel. I would not touch this conversion it would be to risky for my wallet and face---one bad backfire in the intake can set you back to the bank for about $15,000. I would go to a pro-shop and have them take the blowers in on a core---and have them build a know set-up for what you are trying to do,