TerryG wrote:I was assuming with it being part of GM
breakdown truck
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B.A.Y. 
J
"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..
"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..
Re: breakdown truck
OK, google tells me that I know even less about American vehicle manufacturers than I thought.
Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
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Meh, American V8s are, he wrote, preparing to run, much of a muchness.. 
Funny thing is that America sold what may well be its best ever V8 to Rover!
Funny thing is that America sold what may well be its best ever V8 to Rover!
J
"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..
"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..
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I am a big tart for Rover v8s. I now have almost everything I need to build myself a 5.0 (I did debate a 5.2 until I was warned that they have a habit of detonating at high RPMs and they can't be turbo charged).
Anyway, are there any other Roadkill fans out there?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/111400230359?fo ... 9&viewitem
Anyway, are there any other Roadkill fans out there?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/111400230359?fo ... 9&viewitem
Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
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Loving the Suburban but can't help feeling that somewhere, there's a helicopter mourning the loss of its tyres. I'd enjoy putting one of those into the arena of automotive death (AsDa's car park) against a Wagoneer. 
J
"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..
"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..
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you know more than meTerryG wrote:OK, google tells me that I know even less about American vehicle manufacturers than I thought.
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Re: breakdown truck
That Merc 280 is a gift at 1500 Euros - you could break it for spares at that money and have a decent return - not that I would break it that is !! 
then again a big block Chev takes some beating
- I can but fully agreeFunny thing is that America sold what may well be its best ever V8 to Rover!
then again a big block Chev takes some beating 1937 Jowett 8 - Project - in less pieces than the Jupiter
1943 Jowett Stationary Engine
1952 Jowett Jupiter - In lots of peices http://Jowett.org/
1952 Jowett Javelin - Largely original
1973 Rover P6 V8 - Original / 22,000 miles
1943 Jowett Stationary Engine
1952 Jowett Jupiter - In lots of peices http://Jowett.org/
1952 Jowett Javelin - Largely original
1973 Rover P6 V8 - Original / 22,000 miles
Re: breakdown truck
I fancy a big block in a 1958 Plymouth Belvedere. One American car that I do know a reasonable amount about.
Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
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Why on earth would you want a GM engine in anything Mopar though? Chrysler had some very strong V8s of their own, many of them substantially more advanced than GM's engines.TerryG wrote:I fancy a big block in a 1958 Plymouth Belvedere. One American car that I do know a reasonable amount about.
J
"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..
"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..