Write up of my truck in an Aussie car mag
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Write up of my truck in an Aussie car mag
hey guys
I submitted a 'readers rides' story in the Australian 'Unique Cars' mag...It's a bit of a classifieds but with quite a lot of feature articles and the like
My story and pic got published - kinda pleased with that...I reckon the old girl (or man in this case) has come up well
Plus I got some nice Sidchrome spanners for the effort!!
Rock on
Chris
I submitted a 'readers rides' story in the Australian 'Unique Cars' mag...It's a bit of a classifieds but with quite a lot of feature articles and the like
My story and pic got published - kinda pleased with that...I reckon the old girl (or man in this case) has come up well
Plus I got some nice Sidchrome spanners for the effort!!
Rock on
Chris
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Re: Write up of my truck in an Aussie car mag
Congratulations and great write up in the article!
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1970 F100 Sport Custom Limited LWB, 302cid, 3 on the tree. NO A/C, NO P/S, NO P/B. Currently in 1000 pcs while rebuilding. Project thread: http://www.fordification.com/forum/view ... 22&t=59995 Plan: 351w, C4, LSD, pwr front disc, p/s, a/c, bucket seats, new interior and paint.
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Re: Write up of my truck in an Aussie car mag
Congrats on the cool article Chris! You're another member I always forget about when the subject of propane comes up, (as it seems to more and more here).
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SOLD-71 F-350 dually flatbed, 302 / .030 over V-8 with a "baby"C-6, B & M truckshifter, Dana70/4.11 ratio, intermittent wipers, tilt steering, full LED lighting on the flat bed, and no stereo yet (this way I can hear the rattles to diagnose)! SOLD!
Many Ford bumps / one 76' EB / and several dents through the years.
A lot of "oddball" Ford parts collected from working on them for 34 years now!
2008 Ford Escape 4 x 4
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Re: Write up of my truck in an Aussie car mag
Damn wish I read this thread earlier! Would of bought the mag.
What economy are you getting with the impco 425 Chris?
What economy are you getting with the impco 425 Chris?
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Congrats! It's great to see the bumps getting public recognition. They are a great looking body style. Next step: A cover!
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Hey mate - about 20 litres per hundred highway/light putting about.cheek wrote:What economy are you getting with the impco 425 Chris?
Pretty happy with that...it got 23 litres per hundred with the stoock manifold / 350 holley with gas ring / points dissy - and didn't make as much power !
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Damn that's really good, I'm getting about 26l per 100, highway driving. That's with the duel fuel setup. Suburban driving I'm getting about 31 litres :/ kinda sucks coz I only get about 200km from my 90l tank haha
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I remeber reading this! Where in Brisbane are you located mate?
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Awesome! I love the part about the Toyota having to be pulled out by an old Ford. Classic!
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great write up and thanks for sharing!
wanting to buy a mercury tailgate!
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