While the execution isn't flawless, it would be a helluva lot of fun in a straight line with some more discreet wide steelies and hubcaps!

CL: 1965 galaxie Cummins diesel (yes super fast - $1 (hamptob)

Look Joosseppi, hood stack!

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looks like it already has your hood stack! What a deal!

(too many doors though);(

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

All that power and it still has 1965 non headrest seats and probably lap belts.

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Yeah, it's got a little nub of a pipe coming off the turbo.

A coupe would just make too much sense.
There's just so much wrong with it. I want it!

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'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

I think the 4 door was the right choice. Coupe anything from that era seems to be the highly desirable version.

I had a 4 door wildcat that was worth less than 1500 bucks all said and done when I came to sell it, despite its greatness all around. Just because it had the smaller motor and 4 doors.


This way you can take your kids to the market with you while you lay 700 feet of rubber behind an enormous black cloud of soot

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Wonder how it handles with that lump up front...

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Looks pretty well conceived mechanically, maybe they beefed up the suspension.

Though on the other hand, maybe the rear tires leave the ground when braking.

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Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeah baby! Now you just need to do that to Mrs. Swamp's Odyssey and you'll have matching rides.

Mind if I take for a spin after you buy it?

Is it meant to handle, or to go fast in a straight line? It looks like a drag king to me.

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1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

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Just about like you'd expect with an extra 6 to 700# on the front axle! Prolly nose heavy even before adding the Cummins. However with the dana 60 rear end you could tow a pretty big trailer with ease if the frame will take it.

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

Batteries look to be in the trunk so that's helpful. What's the difference in weight between a 6BT and a 427? OK--I checked. It's about 200lbs more.

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1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

We have too many twisty mountain roads for that thing around here. However, if you have a bunch of straight and level roads and a penchant for sick and twisted hotrods, why not?

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83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 401,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 26,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.
99 Mazda Miata 183,xxx miles.

We don't really have many fun roads for anything around here, straight or twisty. We need to get up into the mountains of western MA, VT, NH to find fun stuff.

I'm not sure that beast makes sense anywhere. But I do possess the penchant.

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'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

6BT weighs at least 1200#. Wiki says the ford 427 all iron is 650#. With aluminum intake and water pump it drops to 600. With aluminum heads maybe 550?

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

Where is Joe Friday when you need him?

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