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Gary

May 19, 2012, 03:02:00 AM
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Geoff

#1
May 19, 2012, 03:19:44 AM
 ;D  Sleeper??  That's a small house!
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DownUnderDeville

#2
May 19, 2012, 03:45:35 AM
Bloody hell!  :speechless:

Fins

#3
May 19, 2012, 05:26:42 AM
All of that glory. And the dumb-ass original buyer mounts it all on a friggin 'AntEater'. Put that behind a Pete 379 Hood, and you're doing business. Either that or a Premium Western Star.

Friggin rookies. I'll show them all how to build a truck. With an 18 and 3:36's it's only good for 115 mph. Shoulda speced 3:08's. 132 mph.   ;D
Fins
1976 Eldorado Convertible in Crystal Blue FireMist Poly with White interior and top
1969 Fleetwood Brougham in Chalice Gold FireMist with matching interior and top (Sold)
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madcaddyman

#4
May 19, 2012, 01:50:31 PM
Quote from: Fins on May 19, 2012, 05:26:42 AM
Friggin rookies. I'll show them all how to build a truck. With an 18 and 3:36's it's only good for 115 mph. Shoulda speced 3:08's. 132 mph.   ;D

:yikes:

Rene

Fins

#5
May 19, 2012, 03:42:50 PM
 :yes:  With a .63:1 double overdrive and 3.08:1 rears, that would be the capabilities.
Fins
1976 Eldorado Convertible in Crystal Blue FireMist Poly with White interior and top
1969 Fleetwood Brougham in Chalice Gold FireMist with matching interior and top (Sold)
Founder of The Misfits
CLC# 22631

It's hard to win an argument with a smart person, but it's damned near impossible to win an argument with a stupid person.

guidematic

#6
May 22, 2012, 02:33:03 PM

And what kind of power would be required to push that block through the air at that speed?

Mike

Fins

#7
May 22, 2012, 02:56:11 PM
A 16 Litre 600hp Cat should do the job real nicely.   :trucker:
Fins
1976 Eldorado Convertible in Crystal Blue FireMist Poly with White interior and top
1969 Fleetwood Brougham in Chalice Gold FireMist with matching interior and top (Sold)
Founder of The Misfits
CLC# 22631

It's hard to win an argument with a smart person, but it's damned near impossible to win an argument with a stupid person.

guidematic

#8
May 22, 2012, 03:27:46 PM

I think it would take more than that to push all that air out of the way. However 90 mph would be quite attainable.

Mike

Fins

#9
May 22, 2012, 04:30:34 PM
I had that set up in my truck, just a smaller emgine. 15 litre 550hp. The Pete speedometer went to 80mph. Coming across US 50 in Nevada, I brought to 80, then past that to the 0 digit, then caught 18th and pushed it up to the 20 mph mark.

So, looking at the distance in between the numbers on the gauge and I figure it was a solid 120 mph, and still had 400 rpm to go. On US 50, you come down one mountain on a straight away, go across the desert floor and look at the up side of another mountain.

Like a perfectly straight 25 mile stretch of absolutely nothing.
Fins
1976 Eldorado Convertible in Crystal Blue FireMist Poly with White interior and top
1969 Fleetwood Brougham in Chalice Gold FireMist with matching interior and top (Sold)
Founder of The Misfits
CLC# 22631

It's hard to win an argument with a smart person, but it's damned near impossible to win an argument with a stupid person.

Fins

#10
May 22, 2012, 04:57:42 PM
A few pics of past trucks. The Cabovers were company trucks. The black 85 Flattop and the 97 Platinum long hoods were mine.
Dark Blue COE was a 3406B 400 with a 13 speed.
Light Blue COE was a DD 8V92 435 with a 13 speed.
Black hood 3406B 425 with a 15 over.
Platinum hood 15 litre 550 18 double over with the XH pattern and 3.08:1.
Fins
1976 Eldorado Convertible in Crystal Blue FireMist Poly with White interior and top
1969 Fleetwood Brougham in Chalice Gold FireMist with matching interior and top (Sold)
Founder of The Misfits
CLC# 22631

It's hard to win an argument with a smart person, but it's damned near impossible to win an argument with a stupid person.

Fins

#11
May 22, 2012, 04:58:20 PM
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Fins
1976 Eldorado Convertible in Crystal Blue FireMist Poly with White interior and top
1969 Fleetwood Brougham in Chalice Gold FireMist with matching interior and top (Sold)
Founder of The Misfits
CLC# 22631

It's hard to win an argument with a smart person, but it's damned near impossible to win an argument with a stupid person.

madcaddyman

#12
May 23, 2012, 01:49:35 AM
WOW...you just became more interesting to me!

Rene

Fins

#13
May 23, 2012, 02:02:00 AM
Quote from: madcaddyman on May 23, 2012, 01:49:35 AM
WOW...you just became more interesting to me!

Rene

:yikes:  I'm not quite sure how to take that one.   :Muttley:
Fins
1976 Eldorado Convertible in Crystal Blue FireMist Poly with White interior and top
1969 Fleetwood Brougham in Chalice Gold FireMist with matching interior and top (Sold)
Founder of The Misfits
CLC# 22631

It's hard to win an argument with a smart person, but it's damned near impossible to win an argument with a stupid person.

madcaddyman

#14
May 23, 2012, 02:05:58 AM
As a kid I always liked the look of the cabovers but must admit I have no idea the difference in drive-ability between the two?

Rene
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