Posted: 12/2/2009 12:27:24 PM EDT
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Thought Ya'll might like to see my latest project ( I know tweeders drooling )
It's a '68 M715 that got turned into a brush truck. I've got big plans for it and it should be a lot of fun. 
and the donor truck that's givin' up some parts (including the 14b rear w/detroit and the d60 front w/LSD  ) and my child labor...
getting a 3yo to run a angle grinder w/no gard on it was tough. Had to wait till mom was away from home... 
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oh, for fuck's sake......  . diesels: get it done quicker, cheaper, and with a LOT more torque and hell, it's a TRUCK! drop an engine in there with power you can actually USE.So you can't use the power a big block makes? But you can use the power a shit ass diesel like the cummins makes. ooooooooooooooooook 
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Quoted: Quoted: oh, for fuck's sake...... . diesels: get it done quicker, cheaper, and with a LOT more torque and hell, it's a TRUCK! drop an engine in there with power you can actually USE.So you can't use the power a big block makes? But you can use the power a shit ass diesel like the cummins makes. ooooooooooooooooook have you gone fuckin' ignorant on me? in order to make use of gas big block power, ya gotta have stupid low gears to get into the power band at a reasonable speed. that shit leads to driveline breakage issues. higher gears are much more forgiving, but ya gotta have yer torque down low in the rpm range. gassers just don't do that very well. yeah, they can if ya strangle the piss out of it. OR, you could run a diesel, gear it high, still have all your torque and still run the highway at 80+ |
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oh, for fuck's sake...... . diesels: get it done quicker, cheaper, and with a LOT more torque and hell, it's a TRUCK! drop an engine in there with power you can actually USE.So you can't use the power a big block makes? But you can use the power a shit ass diesel like the cummins makes. ooooooooooooooooook have you gone fuckin' ignorant on me? in order to make use of gas big block power, ya gotta have stupid low gears to get into the power band at a reasonable speed. that shit leads to driveline breakage issues. higher gears are much more forgiving, but ya gotta have yer torque down low in the rpm range. gassers just don't do that very well. yeah, they can if ya strangle the piss out of it. OR, you could run a diesel, gear it high, still have all your torque and still run the highway at 80+ Every farm truck my family has owned, and still owns are big block gas motors. Cowboy has at least one big block gas motor as well. Not everyone is looking to set up a totally badass fucking dedicated trail rig or rock crawler. It'll be ok. Britt is a smart guy, let him do what he wants. I've known him for over a decade, he likes to do things his own way, and it generally works just fine, even if the experts don't think it's perfect.
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oh, for fuck's sake...... . diesels: get it done quicker, cheaper, and with a LOT more torque and hell, it's a TRUCK! drop an engine in there with power you can actually USE.So you can't use the power a big block makes? But you can use the power a shit ass diesel like the cummins makes. ooooooooooooooooook have you gone fuckin' ignorant on me? in order to make use of gas big block power, ya gotta have stupid low gears to get into the power band at a reasonable speed. that shit leads to driveline breakage issues. higher gears are much more forgiving, but ya gotta have yer torque down low in the rpm range. gassers just don't do that very well. yeah, they can if ya strangle the piss out of it. OR, you could run a diesel, gear it high, still have all your torque and still run the highway at 80+ Every farm truck my family has owned, and still owns are big block gas motors. Cowboy has at least one big block gas motor as well. Not everyone is looking to set up a totally badass fucking dedicated trail rig or rock crawler. It'll be ok. Britt is a smart guy, let him do what he wants. I've known him for over a decade, he likes to do things his own way, and it generally works just fine, even if the experts don't think it's perfect. +1.0 My uncle has a big block that's older than me and still whoops ass when need be. |
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oh, for fuck's sake...... . diesels: get it done quicker, cheaper, and with a LOT more torque and hell, it's a TRUCK! drop an engine in there with power you can actually USE.So you can't use the power a big block makes? But you can use the power a shit ass diesel like the cummins makes. ooooooooooooooooook have you gone fuckin' ignorant on me? in order to make use of gas big block power, ya gotta have stupid low gears to get into the power band at a reasonable speed. that shit leads to driveline breakage issues. higher gears are much more forgiving, but ya gotta have yer torque down low in the rpm range. gassers just don't do that very well. yeah, they can if ya strangle the piss out of it. OR, you could run a diesel, gear it high, still have all your torque and still run the highway at 80+ Every farm truck my family has owned, and still owns are big block gas motors. Cowboy has at least one big block gas motor as well. Not everyone is looking to set up a totally badass fucking dedicated trail rig or rock crawler. It'll be ok. Britt is a smart guy, let him do what he wants. I've known him for over a decade, he likes to do things his own way, and it generally works just fine, even if the experts don't think it's perfect. +1.0 My uncle has a big block that's older than me and still whoops ass when need be. My grandfather still has the original big block and manual tranny in his 60s something Ford. And we still haul around our 1975 Ford Backhoe with it. Damn fords 
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Her is a BBC for ya. With a little added help though.
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Her is a BBC for ya. With a little added help though. http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y29/rdta/100_0967.jpg That's not a big block. This is a big block. 
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Needs Cummins. It's gettin' a flame belchin' 468 BBC... screw black smoke, I want fire. my man!  Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile big blocks suck. admit it you wear panty hose don't you.  and red lipstick also i think... both of ya'll keep dreaming. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Needs Cummins. It's gettin' a flame belchin' 468 BBC... screw black smoke, I want fire. my man! Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile big blocks suck. admit it you wear panty hose don't you. and red lipstick also i think... both of ya'll keep dreaming. So what you are really trying to say it that you in fact DO wear pany hose and red lipstick.....just so long as your honest about it. I'm sure you probably like MOEpar stuff too. |
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Needs Cummins. It's gettin' a flame belchin' 468 BBC... screw black smoke, I want fire. my man!
Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile big blocks suck. admit it you wear panty hose don't you. and red lipstick also i think... both of ya'll keep dreaming. So what you are really trying to say it that you in fact DO wear pany hose and red lipstick.....just so long as your honest about it. I'm sure you probably like MOEpar stuff too. me like that garbage that falls apart if you look at it wrong? HELL no! Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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didnt the 715 come with a D60 or D70 front and D70 rear? Why the donor? neg reasons: m715 did come w/D60 front, D70 rear 6 lug wheels (no commonality w/anything else mainstream) smaller axles inside the housings (fine for a hauling truck, but I'm going to wail on this one) limited brake upgrade very deep gears (too deep for freeway) pos reasons: Both axles use common 8x6.5" bolt pattern wheels 14b rear w/Detroit locker alread installed, upgrades easily to rear disc D60 front w/Limited Slip alread installed, has power/disc brakes also donating: partial spring pack power steering top hanging pedal assembly steering column turbo400 (not 100% sure on swapping this yet or going divorced) Np205 w/pto (based on trans decision, or swapping pto to divorced 205 yet to be found) Radiator and I still have the low milage (7,800) 6.2 diesel to sell from the CUCV as well as the body parts doors/fenders/hood/grill/bumpers/bash gard etc etc, and the driveline and axles from the m715 (already sold the seats) to help finance wheels/tires and finishing touches like the water cannon and flame belching bed stacks. and I'm sure various other bits/bobs to help update the m715 and, I just made a deal today w/the donor seller to get the 12kw generator that is pto driven, as well as a 4cyl engine driven air compressor (the donor was an M1031 contact truck (tool truck) so, it made good sense to me to go ahead and get the donor
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Quoted: Quoted: didnt the 715 come with a D60 or D70 front and D70 rear? Why the donor? neg reasons: m715 did come w/D60 front, D70 rear 6 lug wheels (no commonality w/anything else mainstream) smaller axles inside the housings (fine for a hauling truck, but I'm going to wail on this one) limited brake upgrade very deep gears (too deep for freeway) pos reasons: Both axles use common 8x6.5" bolt pattern wheels 14b rear w/Detroit locker alread installed, upgrades easily to rear disc D60 front w/Limited Slip alread installed, has power/disc brakes also donating: partial spring pack power steering top hanging pedal assembly steering column turbo400 (not 100% sure on swapping this yet or going divorced) Np205 w/pto (based on trans decision, or swapping pto to divorced 205 yet to be found) Radiator and I still have the low milage (7,800) 6.2 diesel to sell from the CUCV as well as the body parts doors/fenders/hood/grill/bumpers/bash gard etc etc, and the driveline and axles from the m715 (already sold the seats) to help finance wheels/tires and finishing touches like the water cannon and flame belching bed stacks. and I'm sure various other bits/bobs to help update the m715 and, I just made a deal today w/the donor seller to get the 12kw generator that is pto driven, as well as a 4cyl engine driven air compressor (the donor was an M1031 contact truck (tool truck) so, it made good sense to me to go ahead and get the donor got it. good luck with the project.  |
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Her is a BBC for ya. With a little added help though. http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y29/rdta/100_0967.jpg That's not a big block. This is a big block. http://www.detroitdiesel.com/images/engines/hero-dd15.png The last time I was in something that had an engine this big it had a captain. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Her is a BBC for ya. With a little added help though. http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y29/rdta/100_0967.jpg That's not a big block. This is a big block. http://www.detroitdiesel.com/images/engines/hero-dd15.png The last time I was in something that had an engine this big it had a captain. i like it. Captain dan. Has a nice, if unoriginal ring to it. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |