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Old 10-29-2012, 02:19 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Talking "Diesel" A..... (Ford Model A)

Buddy's rod that he built with a forklift motor. Says 43mpg, cruising the Vegas strip! Thought I would share.

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Old 10-29-2012, 07:48 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Buddy's rod that he built with a forklift motor. Says 43mpg, cruising the Vegas strip! Thought I would share.
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Old 10-30-2012, 07:24 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Old 10-30-2012, 09:33 PM   #6 (permalink)
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The old looking car is the Ford model A
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Why is it a "diesel"? Is it some sort of pseudo-diesel or what?
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Transplanted a diesel forklift motor into it.
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Old 11-06-2012, 01:54 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Wouldn't be bad to slap a Kubota V-2203 or an Isuzu C223-T on that.

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