I say go for it, it sounds like a really cool swap and you would have tons of torque. there are too many people on this board who cannot comprehend trying something new, and they see it as a wast of money. If you have enough money to pay for the basics and some left over have fun with it, and if you want to build a deisel fairlane, do it. I always post questions on this site asking odd questions and lots of people will turn them down, because they dont see them done in magazines. It will be a lot of work, you will have to fabricate motor mounts, a new fuel system, new tranmission mount (not sure where you are going with our tranny, but a stick would be awsome) and you may have to clearence the engine bay/firewall. The electronis will be different too and you will also have to get an engine manegment system. I checked the weight of a ford powerstoke (7.3l or 444ci) and it wieghes 920 pounds with a turbo on it. so it would be wise to do some suspension strenghthening, as well and chassis work too. Put a big turbo on it and good engine manenement system and you will be hauling a$$ on old grease.