Dodge Diesel
Please post up how well it drives .
I see you've lowered it a bit , anything else done to suspension ? . |
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It handles well, especially for a truck, and has a nice ride. I used a Dodge Omni steering rack, which quickens up the steering. A friend who drove it described it as "slot car" handling, although that is an exaggeration ... The Jaguar IRS does not have ideal geometry by modern race car standards, but it is pretty darn good, especially for a slow "shop truck." The Jag suspension pieces are also very strong and over designed for a car that weighs much more than my truck. http://i832.photobucket.com/albums/z...3/IMG_0976.jpg |
THANK YOU !
For the details and photo .
I'm impressed . |
The frame should be capable of handling 900 hp or so.;)
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Patina preservation ... with PB Blaster. Lots easier and quicker than washing and waxing those shiny ones!
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Now all it needs is a W123 front bumper.
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Thanks for the idea, Bob |
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Love that hood ornament. My dad got one of those off and old guy he was buying farm equipment from for $30. It was pitted so he cleaned off the pits and sprayed it with "cast color" wheel paint. :)
Then he bolted it to his 92 Cummins truck. :P |
Update: Nothing but legendary OM617 reliability in a year and a half of driving the shop truck mostly around town.
The truck attracts a surprising and unexpected amount attention in normal use and at cruise-ins. Many people seem somewhat surprised at the MB turbo diesel engine but, so far, no negative reactions (unlike what I experienced with a Toyota 1JZ twin turbo that I installed in a 1936 Nash! Some thought it blasphemy to install a furrin engine in an American hot rod!) Only change I would make is to install an overdrive transmission and compete the A/C install. I continue to follow the forum. The Best, Bob |
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Thanx Bob ;
Feedback is very good . I need to leave feedback on my OM603 job but can't seem to find the tread where I asked for and received good help....:( . |
It just keeps rattling along, going on 6 years.
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I need to drive mine more.....if it had your patina perhaps I would.;)
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