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today the old girl was working again ; [IMG] [IMG] this time dragging a somewhat ugly but rare 32+ foot Airstream trailer out of a field...
Vintage the dimensions with standard 22.5 x 8.25 rim and 11R front tires are roughly; - track 77.5" - outside thread to outside thread 86" -...
Vintage yes, i run single rear tires the two main reasons are comfort and offroad ability by replacing the bowlingball stiff little 245/70R19.5...
daddio so i guess your in St George ?!? ... your welcome to stop by and check it out anytime (especially if you bring a couple beers lol )...
nice writeup ! .... and NOT being a trailer queen makes the Rig even better !!! somebody on another board posted pics of your Truck when i was...
vintage i "think" it was originally tagged by U-haul for 18k gvwr / 26k gcwr (to be under CDL weight in all states) however, iirc the front axle...
thank you, vintage ;) got really tired of the ugly paint :confused: (some called it cool patina ... but there have been too many bad spots that...
Victorsam yes, the rear susp design was actually the reason why i went with the U-haul IH it is basically a "medium duty" version of the...
Rob she is looking great ! i really like the mid-engine setup so you made the engine subframe to drop out the bottom if major work is needed ?!?...
i didnt have the option of reusing the stock frame ... [IMG] all i got was the cab & front of the frame. but even if i had the frame i would...
starts very interesting !!! ... i will be watching ;) yeah, most of the time its just better (and cheaper) to sacrifice a running donor...
almost finished with the turbo conversion [IMG] here is a video of the first startup with the turbo and straight 5" stacks ; [MEDIA]
Love it !!! i like to see HotRods that actually get used ;) thank you for sharing btw do you have a build thread? ... would love to see more...
me too ;) .... i really enjoy driving it was working on the stacks & turbo conversion today ... [IMG] ... so hopefully she will be a little...
look at it as a long hood COE lol
you tell that to my dogs lol they love the side windows open at all times ... [IMG]
showing off my old girl at work went up into the mountains to cut some fire wood ... [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] ;)
Kscar lol ... i used to build desert/sand rails for a living, so that chassis was actually fairly "easy" to build ;) the main reason for the many...
CG right now i`m working on stuffing a complete C6 Vette drivetrain under a `54 chevy truck, so for your project i would look into a C5/6 as well....
is it later now ??? lol moar pics pleeease ;)
WcSteve yeah... i would also be interested in knowing about a forum where we could discus/post our stuff my truck is not a COE (.... well,...
awww ... :( i like HAMB , but imho its a little too conservative this is exactly the reason why i did not even bother posting a build thread of...
i`m working on a DIY full digital dash (arduino based) to display all my vitals my DiamondT was missing the gauges and the donor chassis is an...
Wolfcreek Steve i completely agree with Sluggish; hard wiring is preferable a camera at the back of the trailer is a excellent idea i think you...
i do have 'monster mirrors' (they are actually classic 'west coast' mirrors :p) ... [IMG] but like you i tow a lot and was also just...
mine is not a COE , but i used a international "low pro" MDT chassis (ex U-haul truck) for my 1952 DiamondT ; [IMG] [IMG] maybe way too large...
Quote; " ...After some time smoothing out the little dings..." yeah rrright ... little dings is a understatement :p i wish i could work...
ohhh... she looks downright sexy with that two tone :cool: i think two tone works especially well for COE`s (brakes up the tallness) ;) cant...
glad to see your build thread continues over here ;) i was very disapointed when it got locked in the main board ...:rolleyes:
65standard very inspiring work :cool: .... again ! i already followed your `53 chevy truck project with great interest ;) btw i will...
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