nice :tu: but that engine should of been black or beige:w2: painting it yellow will make it leak oil and be gutless:tttt:
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That's an old gold Cummins color. After it was painted I thought it looked like a Cat. My Dad's 1964 Diamond T had a 220 in it that was the same color. Of course It did scatter.... I was trying to make the engine look like one from the 1950's. Keep the comments comming.
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I remember when all the Cummins you ever saw were that color. That's a beautiful rig. I have driven probably a greater variety of rigs in my life than almost anybody since I had another career and mostly drove part time which I still do. Being part time I got whatever rig happened to be left and available in the yard. Sometimes that was a good thing sometimes not. However I never had the opportunity to drive an Autocar. Quite a few KW's and Freightliners, some Peterbilts, a few Internationals, several Diamond Reos and probably a couple hundred Macks. Or more.
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Thanks for the comment.It's a fun truck to drive. The original engine was 145 HP when it was brand new. It's pretty tired now. The 8.3 is 250 hp so it should be a blast to drive when it's completed. I also think the 7 speed will be easier to shift than the Autocar 5 sped that's in it now.
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That will be a really sweet rig when you git r done! Just don't lose heart and let it get to you. It looks like you are quite a ways along so that may not be an issue.
I restored/restified my Dad's '67 W200 which I had wanted since he bought it new. Took about 4 years to tear every nut and bolt off and put it all back. There were times I never wanted to see that rig again but after I got it on the road it was all worth it. It's been rolling almost 12 years now and needs some work again but not like back then. |
Thanks. I've had the truck for 12 years. I did a frame off restoration of it and put over 2000 miles driving it,I know what you mean though. It's time to update it so It's more reliable . I also have a 1926 John Deere D that I want to restore and haul with the truck.
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That will be very cool. I like seeing that kind of stuff. Myself I'm an AC guy and have a '59 D-14 that needs quite a bit of work which I hope to get done someday. Also have '69 340/4 speed Swinger that I have not started in probably 20 years but at least it's under cover. I have been told I don't have enough life left to finish all the things I need/want to do and while that may be true I'm going to keep at it. Pretty slow since I have a real rambunctious 2 1/2 year old grandson that I am caring for and he leaves me very little time. He does love being with his Poppy and mechanical things so maybe eventually he will be giving me a hand. I wish you were closer as I would love to eyeball that rig. BTW, not this one but Dad also bought new one of the very last D-14's built and I had more seat time on that rig cutting/raking hay than I like to think about. Only good thing about that was it beat hauling the hay. :tu: :w2:
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I'm a John Deere guy, but if I ever found an unstyled AC WC that needed a good home... Thanks for the reply.
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This is a pretty good AC site and seems like a lot of the guys are over on your side of the world. I see WC talk fairly often.
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Thanks, Todd
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