8literbeater
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I'm gonna give this build thread a good try. [S
I've been sorta hiding this project from the public. It saves me from doing a lot of explaining. Now I'm gonna put it on here in front of 11,000 some members of this forum, and see what happens.
I got 98% of the pipe for free, the engine (250ci) was free, the transmission was free, the rear end was 75 bucks. The front end was a Dana 44 off a Chevy, I got it for $20 because the axles were messed up. I cut the center out and made the rest to fit. The rear suspension top links were for a Kubota tractor or something, $16 each. The rear springs are the main leaves from a one ton dodge rear spring pack, free. I paid $500 for the donor '42 Chevy, and kept a few parts and scrapped the rest for about $250 back. The front springs are torsion bars off of some Japanese mini SUV like a Honda pathfinder or something. I found out that they're the same thing on the Isuzu rodeos, kinda strange. Anyway, that was about $40.
I'm sure you all don't really care what I spent on it, but hell, I might as well use this as a record for myself to check back on.
The whole thing is welded with a Lincoln AC225 welder.
Oh, and yes, that's a propane tank. I got that whole setup for $200. I plan to run it on propane only, and with a small turbo. I got a turbo from a Mazda for $60.
We'll see how it goes...
I've been sorta hiding this project from the public. It saves me from doing a lot of explaining. Now I'm gonna put it on here in front of 11,000 some members of this forum, and see what happens.
I got 98% of the pipe for free, the engine (250ci) was free, the transmission was free, the rear end was 75 bucks. The front end was a Dana 44 off a Chevy, I got it for $20 because the axles were messed up. I cut the center out and made the rest to fit. The rear suspension top links were for a Kubota tractor or something, $16 each. The rear springs are the main leaves from a one ton dodge rear spring pack, free. I paid $500 for the donor '42 Chevy, and kept a few parts and scrapped the rest for about $250 back. The front springs are torsion bars off of some Japanese mini SUV like a Honda pathfinder or something. I found out that they're the same thing on the Isuzu rodeos, kinda strange. Anyway, that was about $40.
I'm sure you all don't really care what I spent on it, but hell, I might as well use this as a record for myself to check back on.
The whole thing is welded with a Lincoln AC225 welder.
Oh, and yes, that's a propane tank. I got that whole setup for $200. I plan to run it on propane only, and with a small turbo. I got a turbo from a Mazda for $60.
We'll see how it goes...
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