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  1. 10 minutes ago, mrsmackpaul said:

    I had never thought about that, yes we probably do have a lot of very tall gear sticks

    And mesh over the lower half of windscreens

    Most trucks have huge visors but they are like a verandah on a house, they allow you to see out and keep the sun out

     

    Paul

    Exactly.  It's purposeful and blends right in.   Some of the "custom" stuff here ????  I don't get it.

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  2. 3 minutes ago, mrsmackpaul said:

    Lucky for Australia, the super trucker look with visors covering the window and gearstick touching the roof and sitting on the floor has never caught on

    Looks ridiculous and I can't imagine it is comfortable to spend 14 hours a day sitting on the floor stretching my neck to look out under a visor

    Paul 

    Funny thing , your trucks have protection around the windshield (s) and I'd imagine extended shifters because of raised cabs.  Those things are functional and don't look silly .  The low visor / high shifter floor dwellers ???  IDK   to each their own, but I don't get it.

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  3. 3408 was a good horsepower engine. Where they were used weight and size weren't a huge deciding factor. They weren't the best for pumping out huge torque (think like when shifting a loaded truck) The crank shaft had two rods on each throw and they didn't share the same centerline.  Not a ideal setup for automotive use.  They did much better sitting at one steady rpm making horsepower.  You could get one ein a truck and they were impressive, but expensive and somewhat fragile if the horsepower was bumped up.  E9 was a much better design for use in trucks. A true 90 degree V8   not a 60 degree tricked into thinking it was a 90.  🤔  cram an MP10 in there (lol) that'd be different.

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  4. This wouldn't seem like a cost effective swap ( to say the least ) the E7 with a mechanical pump is your easiest path to a bigger horsepower swap, and I'm not sure that's gonna go without a hitch. Those 3408s are big, the 60 degree part really doesn't mean much as far as it's external dimensions.  They're big .

  5. Are they backwards compared to trucks made for The USA ? Or are they same thing but on right side of the cab ?   Looks like a nice fix for that problem.

  6. Yeah Mech, they're awesome. Sometimes they're made to such stringent tolerance there's not even enough air line to cut off a little bit. Jojo's initial response was spot on concerning the manifold in question. They're fantastic for the first couple years though, because you need to remove them so often.

  7. 11 minutes ago, mechohaulic said:

    enlarged the picture of green  COE with DD on back looking at the step assist on front wheel. question now is;; what / why the small multi leave spring on frame behind front wheel??? not cab  lift assembly ??

    If we're looking at the same thing, my guess would be that's the cab's suspension ???  ( this is a good question for Paul)   How about the compressor poke'n out the back on that truck ?  Lotta scream'n demon there on that unit.

  8. 18 minutes ago, mowerman said:

    OK now I’m gonna get balled out for changing the subject. I trained on a car just like this one even in 72. It didn’t look as good as this one does but I remember thinking to myself and this really surprises me at my age now I was only 16. I was looking at that car and thinking what a goofy little bastard 50 years later I think they’re pretty cool … bob

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    One of thos ewith a 340 woulda been a fun car.  You musta looked a little like Mannix in tht car.

  9. I sometimes wonder if I'm the only one who has that old saying coming to mind.  Plant corn......ya get corn.  This a$$hole probably has been on dope his entire life just like his shining star son 

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