I have been offered a 1988 Nissan King Cab 4x4 Automatic Pickup with a
siezed V6 (VG30??) Cheap. Timing belt went and the engine ate itself.
It's straight and pretty clean.

I have an affinity for diesels, my other two cars are diesel.

So I immediatley thought about converting it to diesel.

I did some looking around at the Jap/JDM engine importers websites and
there are a few different Nissan Diesel Engines available. I would like
to use a 4cyl Turbo Diesel.

I did some googleing and found that D21 4x4's of that era were
available in Japan with the TD27T 4 Cylinder Turbo Diesel engine and
Automatic Transmission.

I am not at all familliar with Nissans, I have been mostly a GM and VW
diesel user.

Anyone can help me with the following questions??

Would the swap be as easy as buying a TD27T import engine and bolting
it up to the V6 auto trans?? Is the bell housing is diffrent??

Would the Frame and engine Mounts be the same? Or would they need to be
fabbed??

Is the TD27T mechanical or electronic injection??

I called one of those places that import the JDM Front Clips for the
ricers, They can get me a Terrano front cut with the TD27T, 4x4 Auto
Trans, drive shaft, rear diff, and diesel fuel tank for around
$2000.00. That's not a bad price considering what it comes with and
it's a turbo diesel motor. Anything diesel isn't cheap. I have called
around some wrecking yards and have been quoted $600-$800 for a used V6
so I might got the diesel route.

Any help or input appreciated from anyone that's done a diesel swap in
a Nissan truck or is using the TD27T would be great. I would like to
particularly know about the reliability and parts availablity. From
what I have been reading it looks like quite a few have been imported
to New Zealand and Auctrailia, parts don't seem to be a problem there.
Thanks.