8.1 and Alley assembly line pic

[Larry]

Here is picture I took a while back of an 8.1L with an ally getting ready to be installed in a vehicle.

 

Wanna try to guess what vehicle it is headed for?

[Larry]

Well, I don't know why the picture will not work....so let's try a link

 

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[Larry]

I give up!

[Kansas Kid]

I think this should work.  I'm pretty sure I could guess what this assembly is going into, but that wouldn't be fair.  I want to see if anybody else can figure it out.    

 

[Larry]

Thanks Kyle...

 

You'll have to PM me and let me know what you did to make it work.

 

pictures

[chevyguy2001]

Silverado HD?

[Larry]

No, its not for a HD truck.  Notice the park brake on the rear of the Allison...HD trucks don't use that.

[MadFish]

Chevette?

[Greg]

Workhorse motorhome chassis?

[RyanbabZ71]

The new 4500's?

[ekonk]

MadFish Posted on Feb. 17 2002,07:14

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Chevette?  

 

If it is a Chevette, I want one .

 

I'll go with Greg's guess--motorhome.

[Larry]

Workhorse motorhome chassis?

 

Somebody cheated and looked at my pictures!

 

Yeah, the engine assembly is for a Workhorse Chassis.  We offer this powertrain package on RV chassis, commercial (Step-Vans), and school & shuttle bus chassis.  

 

Be careful of picking a race with a late model bread truck as it maybe packing 340 hp and 455 lb ft of torque along with 4.63 gears.  These step-vans with this engine and gearing will literally spin the tires from a dead stop without power braking and move out just as fast as a HD truck.   It is funny to watch the look on people’s faces when a big boxy step-van smokes them off the line.  We are also offering a Cummins 3.9L turbo 4 cylinder mated to the LCT1000 as well for commercial vehicles which also moves out surprisingly well once the turbo spools up.

[Greg]

Somebody cheated and looked at my pictures!

Nah, your hint about the brake jogged my mind.  I'm glad Class-A gas RVers have a choice other than the F*rd chassis and V10.

 

We'd like to get a handicap Class-B van motorhome in a few years and the combination of this engine and the demise of the Dodge van will improve our choices of a GM-based product.  Now if GM could just cram a Duramax and Allison in the G-van, that would give us even more choices.

[Larry]

Greg,

 

 

You’re in luck Greg, as GM will offer a Duramax/Alley in a G-Van this fall…sorta of.

 

The new C4500’s on up are based on the G-Van sheetmetal so that means the Duramax will be available in G-Cut RV’s. I have already seen a few of the new C4500 prototypes sitting on a RV body company’s property last time I was the Elkhart, Indiana area.   The bad news is that this combo will only be available from GM on C- class motorhomes…not B-Class motorhomes at least not in the next 2 model years anyway.  The Dmax will also will also be available on our A class Workhorse Custom Chassis but not until the 2004 model year though.  We will be the only the only RV stripped chassis provider of Class A front engine diesel RV chassis at that time.  

 

If you are in need of a handicap accessible RV, you may want to check with the major body builders (Winnebago, Fleetwood, National, etc.) and see what they have to offer.  I know these body builders can custom build pretty much anything you need on both A and C class motorhomes.  Sometimes they even have special mobility packages for handicap accessible coaches at a fare price.