As a Father I've tried to do the best I could. My Son is 40 and just finishing his first rod A 31 A. He bought it with a 327 small block and I was able to stop him from downgrading to a 350 that he has built with all the latest tricks. and useing a 330 DeSoto Hemi. Now he wants to build a custom. I gave him my 1948 Buick Roadmaster Sedanette (that I've owned and stored since he was 8 years old) He wants to build it close to my vision except that damn 350 again. well he called me yesterday and said he's selling the 350. I said COOL! then he ****ed me in by telling me that really likes the sound of a straight 8 and again I said COOL! then he dropped the bomb. He started out talking about sound, then said it reminded him everytime he drove his 2006 turbo diesel dodge ***mins. he's thinking 600 hp and 25 miles to the gallon What's a father to do? even if I shoot him I can't eat him!
Ok you shoot him I'll eat him. Tell you the truth, I've never considered a ***mins turbo for a custom, wouldn't that make it kind of like the mercedes of the custom world? I guess it could be worse, he could be thinking building a modified with a nisan mill. At least he's building american.
I'll call my friend Guido. Normally he charges $5K to shoot someone, but I'm sure he'll shoot him for nuthing over this. Maybe we could just get a bunch of HAMB'rs to beat the hell outta him. That might do it,,,ya think?
Ford owns ***mins and Dodge has the rights to use it, Mercedes own Dodge. My son is some what of a tight wad (comes from his mothers side) and MPG is high on his list. My fear is those 6 inch exhausts that they run on the trucks. it could end up looking like one of these
I'll probably get shot for this as well........but if was going to use a straight six I'd seriously consider the Atlas LL8......... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GM_Atlas_engine
Hey noname, when you get ready to kick that hemi to the curb, give me a call. They're nothing but trouble and it's best to give them to th e Aman. I don't think all hope is lost, your son at least picked the best diesel ever made. That ***mins is the ****!
I sold him that rebuilt 330 for a hundered bucks. just sold a 276 DeSoto for another hundered bucks. Hell I'll be rich before I run out of those old boat anchors.....Jim
Ford Doesn't own ***mins, they owned a lot of shares a while back and ***mins bought them back. I like your sons idea about the ***mins, find a 12 valve, the VE pumped 6BTs (1989-1993 Dodges) are easy to use in conversions, but a P7100 pumped ones (1994-mid 98 Dodges) would be cool also. I'am using a 4BT VE pumpe ***mins 4 cylinder in my truck build.
There was a nice couple at BTT50's last summer that had a ***mins powered '53 Ford PU rod. It was way cool, turbo, intercooler, fry the hides at real lowrpm. Tons of torque. They also had a '41 Ford shorty bus made into a camper, also way cool. I have seen one Model A with a 4 banger diesel but I do not remember the manufacturer. It was rough but tempting. Kermit
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