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mrsmackpaul

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  1. The owners name was Trevor Ralls Had another B61 with a tipper body, earth works and subdivisions was his main stay Plus anything and everything else Paul
  2. I will have a look tonight and see what I find Will report back P
  3. I remember riding about in this truck, B61 as all B models were called a B61 pretty much in Australia Had a 8V71 and a quad box from new as far as I know Last time I saw the trucm was in the shed getting 671 instead of the 8V71 Went along okay with the 2 stroke jimmy
  4. Correct, first and reverse Paul
  5. If it's any consolation, Mazda gearboxes have been crap since they first arrived in this wide brown land Even today they still don't have their shit sorted Dunno how to put it politely, Mazda make shit transmissions, rest of the car/SUV/ute is fine Paul
  6. Also stops the diesel washing the oil fron the bores and extends engine life It does make them less revy and slower to respond until boost developed, however the benefits out way the apparent increase in performance Paul
  7. This may well be the case, I dunno, it gave me a chuckle Paul
  8. Yep, nailed it 🦘
  9. Not my piccie, but guess what happened here Paul
  10. Welcome aboard James Don't be shy to share questions and photos etc We (the forum) can help solve things and are only to willing to help Paul
  11. Yes, I think we all are Paul
  12. They pulled them (weeping willows) out in Australia as the choke our stream and rivers We had them on the farm but drought and laser leveling sorted them out
  13. Seriously, well done I dunno if Trump is any good or not, he does however have a proven track record I hope your country gets it's shit sorted now and gets back on track Good luck with the future Paul
  14. That's the go Paul
  15. 6 cylinder power, now your talking my language Thats a good time, faster than anything I have ever done Inline 6 cylinders were all the go in Australia up until the end of Australian manufacturing The barra Ford 6 cylinder was probably the freatest 6 cylinder ever made Anyway I do prefer the old 250 cross flow Ford 6 cylinders Impressive car and time, no good about your mates eye site Paul
  16. Great news, so well and truely worth pulling the transmission It is a big job if you haven't done it before, if you have done it, it is a big job Now you know a lot more about the truck and the transmission A great result Paul
  17. Im surprised no one has made a machine to push the leaves into tight bricks you can burn in the fire place There used to be machines baxk in the early 80s that people put their old news papers through Haven't seen them for years Paul
  18. This was a realisation a few years ago for me So I decided no more, no more asking permission, make sure the jobs are done and the bills are paid and so on The Princess was not impressed with my new attitude, she is much better now, I'm not a prick about I just don't ask permission anymore Paul
  19. Great to learn a bit of history, even better when it's family history Paul
  20. Need to take a step or two back and get a photo of the whole vehicle Paul
  21. I saw this a couple of weeks ago A great old film Paul
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