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While visiting a local garage I ran into some old Willys pickup.. thing? I dont know anything about them really but I thought you guys might. Maybe from the 50s? The guy was trying to get it inspected for road worthiness but they had some problems with stuck clutch. The thing had metal on the outside and wooden interior which I have never seen before.     
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Feb 28, 2022 12:09
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Some kind of custom one off recovery vehicle? Setup looks similar to a tow truck from the 50s before everyone switched to that giant crucifix mechanism
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Feb 28, 2022 15:32
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Add lightness plz. https://twitter.com/midnightdorifto/status/1498299653632106498?s=20&t=iiiR3Mu_qENqmYdwIPmrog
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Feb 28, 2022 16:40
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Feb 28, 2022 17:33
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Hadlock posted:Some kind of custom one off recovery vehicle? Setup looks similar to a tow truck from the 50s before everyone switched to that giant crucifix mechanism Yeah its possible. Considering the colour I was thinking maybe some old firefighter truck, but then there were no markings that would indicate that. 
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Feb 28, 2022 18:07
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Looks like it's just a CJ-3B with an aftermarket, drop-on cab.
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Feb 28, 2022 18:39
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Some of the hardware on the front reminds me of old snowplow mounts I've seen on old trucks. The blade is raised/lowered by the winch, and the winch can be used for recovery when the snowplow isn't mounted.
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Feb 28, 2022 18:54
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BigPaddy posted:Boost goes in, seals come out, that is what the wankle rotory engine is all about. You put your boostu in you put your seals out you put your boostu in and you spin it all about You do the wankel dankel and you swap the drat thing out That's what it's all about E: oh great now that's the most boomerish thing I've ever said Phy fucked around with this message at 19:14 on Feb 28, 2022 |
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Feb 28, 2022 18:55
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Olympic Mathlete posted:Add lightness plz. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDu0Istm9PU
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Feb 28, 2022 20:57
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BigPaddy posted:Boost goes in, seals come out, that is what the wankle rotory engine is all about. "Wankel" And it's pronounced "Vahn-kel", just for reference, because German. edit:  told you I had them handy. Hey! It doesn't need a taillight when its running. Neat. He definitely needs a camera mount so he can drive with both hands. That thing is awesome. bad_fmr posted:While visiting a local garage I ran into some old Willys pickup.. thing? I dont know anything about them really but I thought you guys might. Maybe from the 50s? The guy was trying to get it inspected for road worthiness but they had some problems with stuck clutch. The thing had metal on the outside and wooden interior which I have never seen before. That looks like a variation on the arctic cab Willys my neighbor had. His covered the entire Jeep, but was otherwise very similar. Aluminum outside, wood inside, insulation in between. If I'm not mistaken that contraption just barely seen under the passenger dash is a Kerosene heater that accompanies the cab. The snowplow guess sounds reasonable in context.
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Mar 1, 2022 01:03
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I would love to know exactly what this was used for.  Extremely optimistic speedometer, and a poo poo ton of miles for something that does half a mile per gallon at 20mph 
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Mar 1, 2022 03:33
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Fornax Disaster posted:Found in a LS6 Chevelle project I've been helping with - Update - we have discovered that the front passenger side body mount bolt is broken. We're speculating that this was due to twisting forces.
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Mar 1, 2022 03:48
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Powershift posted:I would love to know exactly what this was used for. At a guess, clearing runways, or even ice runways? Salt or grit spreader in the back?
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BuckyDoneGun posted:At a guess, clearing runways, or even ice runways? Salt or grit spreader in the back? That's a fuel tank. I found its sister truck which was a water wagon set up for a spray bar and a similar size plow. I'm guessing they were the first units out onto the ice roads every winter. Or possibly repairing them.  e: they appear to be support vehicles for arctic island drilling. they seem to be in Panarctic colors. that lead me to this https://vimeo.com/499403635 Calculated angle and direction to iap the well bore from a relief well from 700 feet away with a slide rule. Powershift fucked around with this message at 05:55 on Mar 1, 2022 |
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Mar 1, 2022 05:12
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Darchangel posted:
Dude is loving nuts and I love him. I was wondering why there was less engagement, I didn't realize the video didn't embed.
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Mar 1, 2022 20:49
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7X85nVErXgU
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Mar 1, 2022 20:54
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I subscribed!
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Mar 1, 2022 23:25
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZbukanCnu0
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Mar 3, 2022 10:14
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I don't think he's thought through the steering. He wanted to use the original steering box, like it was, but not sure how you would do that with the tilt body without some sort of disconnecting link that would be annoying. Then again, he may not plan to tilt it very often.
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Mar 3, 2022 19:53
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Darchangel posted:I don't think he's thought through the steering. He wanted to use the original steering box, like it was, but not sure how you would do that with the tilt body without some sort of disconnecting link that would be annoying. Then again, he may not plan to tilt it very often. Splined shafts?
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Mar 3, 2022 23:05
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trouser chili posted:Splined shafts? Sure, but they'd either be very long ones, or involve the aforementioned annoying disconnect. He mentioned that he didn't want to go hydraulic simple because typical hydraulics would be too strong for what they actually need to do, which is to activate the brake bands on the tread drive, but I don't think that's really much of a problem. Small cylinders and/or lower pressure with positive stops would probably handle it. The DIY solution involving the factory Chevy steering box was pretty backwoods ingenious, but there are better ways. I still want to see how he handles it though. That truck/tank is silly fun.
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Mar 4, 2022 01:19
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Local to me 1958 Ford Mainline Ute       
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Mar 4, 2022 11:33
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Man, that's cool. Too bad we never got anything like that in the US until the '60s.
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Mar 4, 2022 18:25
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Darchangel posted:Man, that's cool. Too bad we never got anything like that in the US until the '60s. The 1959 El Camino is a thing of beauty. I saw one in the wild, I found the shelf that is created from the little fin at the bed corner to be a charming detail. The kind of car I'd want to ride in the back of on a float trip down the creek.  Edit: hot drat  Edit2: these cars always make me chuckle when I think about the suspicious vampire meme. StormDrain fucked around with this message at 18:48 on Mar 4, 2022 |
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Mar 4, 2022 18:43
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OK, technically late '50s, and yeah, the '59 Elco is gorgeous. How about this '58?: https://www.throttlextreme.com/el-nomado-1958-el-camino/ https://www.mecum.com/lots/FL0114-178747/1958-chevrolet-el-nomado/    Chevy never built a '58 El Camino - this is a custom built from a wagon, which is even cooler. Dig the opening rear window.
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Mar 4, 2022 18:54
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Darchangel posted:How about this '58?: That is one of the rare examples of customs that are indistinguishable from the reality of what OEs actually built. It’s just superbly done.
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Mar 4, 2022 19:09
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This pretty French-registered 992 (I think?) has been parked on the pavement in my UK town for a week. The thing that elevates it to awesome is that the back starts are taken up by a wicker picnic hamper. Not a super-rare spot, but I liked it.
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Mar 4, 2022 19:59
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https://twitter.com/ohgodwhatdoiput/status/1499709033883832320 I don't really see an issue with this tranlsation
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Mar 5, 2022 13:10
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If only it was a wagon
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mobby_6kl posted:https://twitter.com/ohgodwhatdoiput/status/1499709033883832320 Hell yeah. I love this stuff. Have this on the back of our car at this very moment:  Galler posted:If only it was a wagon Then it wouldn't be a convertible which makes it a Radical Pussy 
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Mar 5, 2022 20:37
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what the hell is a "mustle"
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slidebite posted:what the hell is a "mustle" Jesus gently caress why did I Google that
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MrYenko posted:Jesus gently caress why did I Google that Why did I Google that even after reading your post?
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Mar 6, 2022 01:28
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0FHMYvCzUg
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Mister Kingdom posted:Why did I Google that even after reading your post? slidebite posted:what the hell is a "mustle" MrYenko posted:Jesus gently caress why did I Google that It's a mistake, it's supposed to be 'muscle'. Like a lot of engrish it was meant to sell to Japanese people at the time when english was 'cool'. I have no idea why anyone would google 'mustle'. Don't google 'mustle'. (I have not googled mustle)
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Darchangel posted:Man, that's cool. Too bad we never got anything like that in the US until the '60s. Beaten to the punch on the El Camino, but how about the originator of the breed (in the US at least) the 57 Ford Ranchero? Q_res fucked around with this message at 03:46 on Mar 6, 2022 |
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Mar 6, 2022 03:42
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KakerMix posted:It's a mistake, it's supposed to be 'muscle'. Like a lot of engrish it was meant to sell to Japanese people at the time when english was 'cool'. its just a modified felch, nothing too weird my favorite thing about that spare tire cover is the uh interesting compass rose
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Mar 6, 2022 03:49
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Raluek posted:its just a modified felch, nothing too weird I have never noticed that, goddamn.
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Mar 6, 2022 04:06
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From the south pole, every direction is north
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KakerMix posted:I have never noticed that, goddamn. now you will notice it every time 
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