Testing new pic posting with pics of my new project! Not really old old, but it's definately old school! An all mechanical cummins 6bt 12valve, just like I have lusted after for years!
The Milkman
So, Gov, are you pulling the Cummins to rebuild it? That's got to be one of the better engines ever offered in a pickup truck.
Yeah, I replaced the main bearings, and the oil pan, which had a small dent and some rust starting. I drove the truck from Louisville Kentucky, (I went to the Knob Creek machine gun shoot!) to Phenix City Alabama on one tank of fuel, 510 miles, averaged 24 mpg@85mph
I'm gonna put new glass all around the truck, then run my exhaust through the hood, right off the turbo. But I'm still fixin the little things first, gauges, AC, etc, etc. Do you like my 78 dollar paint job?
The Milkman
So that's flat paint, not primer? Damn 24 mpg out of a full size pickup is outstanding. I wish my F150 got that kind of mileage.
Can't have an old car thread without the Charger:
"if you jokers can't handle Bluedog's comments you are nothing but a bunch of woosies. There's a real simple way of solving your frustration. There is a place for you to click on called "Log Out" in the upper right portion of your monitor screen while you are at this website. Just click on that and don't ever log back in here and your problems are solved." --Pogo
Yeah I remember your Charger Bluedog, that's probably the best body style for them IMHO.
Yours is a really nice example.
What's the drivetrain in it?
Over-bored 318 Polysphere "semi-hemi", with EDL 650, Mopar electronic ignition, dual exhaust, hi performance cam, 727 trans, Sure grip rear axle. Pretty much all new. It's not a 12 second car (more like a high 14) but it's fun.
"if you jokers can't handle Bluedog's comments you are nothing but a bunch of woosies. There's a real simple way of solving your frustration. There is a place for you to click on called "Log Out" in the upper right portion of your monitor screen while you are at this website. Just click on that and don't ever log back in here and your problems are solved." --Pogo
Gov, is that a '91 Ram?
After today, it's all historical.
Lol, yeah you'd have to force a lot of fuel and air through a big block to get a Charger to run a 12 second quarter. It's not exactly a Vega or something light. But to me that's cool because your car makes a much nicer cruiser and would be far more comfortable. At one time in the mid 80's I had a 67 Camero and a 63 Impala, the bigger Impala was much more comfortable to take on road trips and such. Yet another car I should have kept.
My car is no slouch, and handles surprsingly well, but anything I do to it, I can do the same to a RoadRunner or a Duster, and the later car will always be faster. Not as cool, but faster.
"if you jokers can't handle Bluedog's comments you are nothing but a bunch of woosies. There's a real simple way of solving your frustration. There is a place for you to click on called "Log Out" in the upper right portion of your monitor screen while you are at this website. Just click on that and don't ever log back in here and your problems are solved." --Pogo
"if you jokers can't handle Bluedog's comments you are nothing but a bunch of woosies. There's a real simple way of solving your frustration. There is a place for you to click on called "Log Out" in the upper right portion of your monitor screen while you are at this website. Just click on that and don't ever log back in here and your problems are solved." --Pogo
I wouldn't consider it old, mainly because it is quite a bit younger than me, but here it is.
1978 Ford E250 QuadraVan (Pathfinder conversion). It runs a 460, C6 with an NP205 and Dana 44's. I have added an Edelbrock performer carb and intake a crower cam and some long tube headers. It may not be the fastest thing on the road, but if I could get traction it will climb a wall.
bob
Here's a link you will enjoy. A 91 yr old woman has a car that she has been driving for 50 years! She's the original owner and it's STILL on the original motor with over 500,000 miles on it! (This is a video clip from the local news.)
http://news.yahoo.com/video/milwakee...y-old-20858533
Last edited by JTHunter; 07-16-2010 at 12:51 AM. Reason: grammatical error
“I have little patience with people who take the Bill of Rights for granted. The Bill of Rights, contained in the first ten amendments to the Constitution, is every American’s guarantee of freedom.” - - President Harry S. Truman, “Years of Trial and Hope”
Jefferson, have you tried Craigslist? www.craigslist.org
Bookmarks