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I have a homemade adapter for the ford tranny to mb diesel. it is a little crude looking so I am going to check it out carefully before installing. The coupe express is simply the nicest looking best engineered car/pickup (for its day) ever built, imho.
It is built on the rugged commander frame which is about the same size as a short bed ford 150 of around 1985 or so. The studey also has fully independent front suspension using a transverse leaf like the 289 cobras and rotary shocks. I plan to install a ford 9" out back and am hoping for low to mid twenties fuel economy. I'll also plan to install ac and modern brakes and a full frame mount hitch so I can tow moderately large trailers with it.
I'll include pics of a restored one and mine.
Mine is shown ten years ago before the po disassembled it. It is not so nice now but it is a solid truck with minimal rust to repair.
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