[talking to myself because I'm impatient]
From that thread:
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I don't think it's worth the effort to finish.With a weak slant six and all the mods I'd done she peaked at 21.5 mpg @ 65 mph,which is 3.5 mpg worse than the T-100 'naked'.
A long block is $1,400 and even with a fresh engine I'm not confident that she'd do much better than low 20s.
A spare T-100 bed for experimentation is $800 minimum.That's not going to happen.
If I didn't have to drive the truck I could do a wood-based bed/cover,but the Insight's been...
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That's a shame. I like the slant six; I had one in my Cortez. If that Chrysler block is worn, that just means bigger bearings and more displacement, right?
I just came across this:
Just A Car Guy : Deus Ex Machina - 66 Plymouth Barracuda with 480hp 273 on a 4 speed.
Massive air scoops in the lower front quarters and a hot 3" pipe for a rear wheel spat on the driver's side. Does the Barracuda backlight fit the Template?
Apropros of the
http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...tml#post514606 thread; don't count the slant six out until you've tried a four-barrel carburetor.
PlyMetal™ Swing Door - PLYWOOD CORE WITH INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR ALUMINUM LAMINATES
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Standard Sizes
49" x 110.5"
49" x 121"
Nominal
Thickness
Plywood
.500"
.750"
1.000"
1.250"
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I can get this stuff [almost] right across the street for something like $100 for 4x8ft (if I had $100
), maybe only skin on one side. So say $200 for 1 1/4" stuff. You'd cut your taper on the back half and add the scraps back on with cabinetmaker's biscuits.
Cab swap! There's got to be an old 1938 Dodge pickup cab in Texas.